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What Are Product Attributes WooCommerce?

Last updated on October 1, 2022 @ 8:38 pm

Product attributes in WooCommerce are extra data fields that you can use to add information to your products. Attributes can be used for product variations, such as size or color, or they can be used to provide additional information, such as material or care instructions. You can even use attributes to create custom fields for products, like a “personalized message” field for a gift card product.

Attributes are set up in the WordPress admin under Products > Attributes. Here you can create new attributes, edit existing attributes, and add values to attributes.

When creating a new attribute you will need to set a few options:

PRO TIP: Product attributes in WooCommerce are settings that you can configure for each product in your store. These settings include things like the product’s price, weight, and SKU.

Be careful when configuring product attributes, as they can impact the way your products are displayed and priced on your website.

Name – this is how the attribute will be displayed on your site
Slug – this is the URL-friendly version of the name (no spaces, all lowercase)
Type – this determines how values are entered for the attribute. Choose from select (a dropdown list), text (a text field), or textarea (a larger textarea field).

Once you’ve created an attribute, you can add values to it. For example, if you have an attribute for “color” you might add values of “red”, “blue”, and “green”.

These values will be displayed on your product pages when adding or editing a product that uses the attribute. If you have variable products, then the values will be used as options for customers to choose from when adding the product to their cart.

Product attributes are a powerful way to add extra data to your products in WooCommerce. By default, they can be used for product variations or additional information, but you can also use them to create custom fields for products.

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