How to Add Variable Products to Woocommerce
Log in to your WordPress dashboard., Fill in the title for your product as you would do in a normal blog post., Scroll down the page, then by Product Data you have to select Variable Product. , Add product details., Fill in product custom...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Log in to your WordPress dashboard.
This assumes that you already have the WooCommerce plugin installed.
You then need to have a look at your left hand menu and click on Products>Add Product -
Step 2: Fill in the title for your product as you would do in a normal blog post.
Also add a description in the text body. ,, Under the General tab you can fill a SKU number in for your product.
Then select the Inventory tab and do not select Manage Stock.
You can say the item is in stock if it is, and you can allow back orders if you want to. , Click the attributes tab and then we will select custom product attribute and then click the add button.
After that you can fill give your variable a name.
For example, you might choose size, length or whatever your variable is. , It is they key next to the left shift button on UK keyboards.
If your variable is length then you just fill in the length increments your product comes in, or dress sizes, you will know what sizes your product comes in.
Remember to tick the "used for variations" box.
You can then click on the save attributes button before proceeding. , You then click on the variations tab, and then you will click on the add variation button.
You can then select the relevant variation, in this case the shoe size, and then fill in all the relevant boxes such as your price.
Each variable can have a different price, so if you are selling something per meter, you can increase the price for each meter. , You can select the variable (size) and then fill in the details again.
You do this for as many variables your product might have that you want to sell. , You can then click on the right hand side to add a product image. ,, If you did it correctly you should be able to select the different variables for your product.
In my case it is the different sizes for the golf shoe. -
Step 3: Scroll down the page
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Step 4: then by Product Data you have to select Variable Product.
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Step 5: Add product details.
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Step 6: Fill in product custom attributes.
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Step 7: Fill in your variables
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Step 8: and you separate them using the vertical bar.
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Step 9: Fill in product variations.
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Step 10: Click on the add variable button and it will add the same box again.
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Step 11: Add product image and publishing.
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Step 12: Select the relevant product category for your variable product you just created.
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Step 13: Hit the publish button and then have a look at your product on your site.
Detailed Guide
This assumes that you already have the WooCommerce plugin installed.
You then need to have a look at your left hand menu and click on Products>Add Product
Also add a description in the text body. ,, Under the General tab you can fill a SKU number in for your product.
Then select the Inventory tab and do not select Manage Stock.
You can say the item is in stock if it is, and you can allow back orders if you want to. , Click the attributes tab and then we will select custom product attribute and then click the add button.
After that you can fill give your variable a name.
For example, you might choose size, length or whatever your variable is. , It is they key next to the left shift button on UK keyboards.
If your variable is length then you just fill in the length increments your product comes in, or dress sizes, you will know what sizes your product comes in.
Remember to tick the "used for variations" box.
You can then click on the save attributes button before proceeding. , You then click on the variations tab, and then you will click on the add variation button.
You can then select the relevant variation, in this case the shoe size, and then fill in all the relevant boxes such as your price.
Each variable can have a different price, so if you are selling something per meter, you can increase the price for each meter. , You can select the variable (size) and then fill in the details again.
You do this for as many variables your product might have that you want to sell. , You can then click on the right hand side to add a product image. ,, If you did it correctly you should be able to select the different variables for your product.
In my case it is the different sizes for the golf shoe.
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Jerry Gonzalez
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