Change "add to cart" button in category to product description.

Turn off the ‘ajax add to cart’ option in WC > Settings > Products, and add this to theme functions.php

https://gist.github.com/mikejolley/d1e0a267afeedd9232b7

Mike – Thank you! Unfortunately, that didn’t work either.

-Am I entering the code in the correct section of the functions.php file? (at the very bottom, above the final } and ?> code)

-I noticed there are two WooCommerce php files that are out of date with my theme:
woocommerce/single-product/add-to-cart/variable.php
woocommerce/single-product/review.php

Are these out of date files possibly to blame for none of the functions.php code I’ve tried working? The author of my theme assures me they will be updated with the next update. (I know there’s a way to update them manually, but I’d rather not muck around in the WooCommerce code unless I have to.)

If you don’t think that’s to blame, any other ideas? Thank you again for your help.

Not certain about the theme; you could add the code to Twenty Twelve theme and switch temporarily to do some testing.

Mike – it’s not the theme I’m asking about (I understand you don’t have anything to do with that.) I’m asking whether you think those WooCommerce php files being out of date might account for the code you gave me not working and/or if I were to update to the recent WooCommerce php files if that might solve the issue.

Also, will you confirm for me that I’m adding the code in the correct spot, and to the correct file? I’ve been adding it to the end of the functions.php file right before the final }? code. Is this correct? Should I put it in another file (ie: woocommerce-functions.php) or in another place in the code?

If I switch to another theme, I will lose all of my customization of the theme I’m using (which has taken me months to build, since I’m new at this.)

Does anyone else have any other ideas?

Switching themes does not delete content – the only thing that may disappear are widgets, which are easy to put back. The bottom line is, I cannot guess whether or not a theme file is responsible for breaking things – I’m not running said theme, I don’t know whats inside the file, I cannot test this for you.

The code I gave seems to work my side.

Mike – I’m so sorry for not understanding. Just to confirm: are you saying that the files listed in my dashboard as being outdated WooCommerce.php files are actually theme files? I have the ability to download them from WooCommerce and change them manually (I’m just worried about doing so.) The changes/new code is coming from WooCommerce (I would just need to apply it to my theme.) I can’t tell if you’re saying that the outdated WooCommerce files are not the problem, or if you can’t answer that question because it depends on the theme.

Also, you haven’t answered my question about where to put the code you gave me. I am very new at this, so I just want you to confirm that I’ve entered it into the correct file and place.

Finally, my theme is highly customizable, and the last time I switched over and switched back, I lost all the changes I made – not content- but layout, colors, fonts, etc. So that really isn’t an option unless I want to redo the entire thing.

Mike – I’m so sorry for not understanding. Just to confirm: are you saying that the files listed in my dashboard as being outdated WooCommerce.php files are actually theme files?

Yes -themes bundle certain WooCommerce template files in order to customise them. When they do this, they need to ensure they are kept up to date in case core changes them over time.

Also, you haven’t answered my question about where to put the code you gave me. I am very new at this, so I just want you to confirm that I’ve entered it into the correct file and place.

Theme functions.php anywhere in the file.

Finally, my theme is highly customizable, and the last time I switched over and switched back, I lost all the changes I made – not content- but layout, colors, fonts, etc. So that really isn’t an option unless I want to redo the entire thing.

Why not do a test on another install then?

Mike (and anyone else who reads this in the future): I was able to get some help from someone in another forum, and as I suspected, I was indeed putting Mike’s code in the wrong spot in my functions.php page (I had pasted it *within* the last function, so before that final } rather than at the end of the page, just before ?> ) I’m sure this is obvious to someone who knows what they’re doing, but as a newbie, I was lost.

Anyway, it works! So thank you for your help. One more related question: Is there a way to change the text of the button from “add to cart” to “view product”?

Rebecca

There is a similar filter for the text- woocommerce_product_add_to_cart_text. You can use the same function/filter method for that.

Hi Mike,

I tried your method above, and it seems to be working. However, the “Read More” only flashes briefly, then disappears. Any ideas as to why this might be happening?

Regards,
Terry

Mike –

Unfortunately, with the recent update to Woocommerce the code is no longer functioning properly (I’ve included the code below.) When in a category or subcategory, when you click on a product it still takes you to the individual product page (which is what I want.) However, it *also* adds the product to the cart – which I do not want. Can you help with this?

Note: I am getting an error notification from WooCommerce that some of my theme files are out of date – it appears that what is out of date is the PHP file: “5.4.43 – We recommend a minimum PHP version of 5.6.” I am contacting my host (per the instructions) to see if they will update – could this be the issue?

My website is https://www.lavenderconnection.com

The original code that we added to functions.php (that used to work successfully):
//change button in category view to go to product description rather than add to cart

add_filter( ‘woocommerce_product_add_to_cart_url’, ‘custom_woocommerce_product_add_to_cart_url’, 10, 2 );

function custom_woocommerce_product_add_to_cart_url( $url, $product ) {

if ( $product->is_type( ‘simple’ ) ) {
$url = get_permalink( $product->id );
}
return $url;
}

UPDATE: I have contacted my host and updated the php file (to 7.1.12), and it did not resolve the issue. There are no other outdated files or issues showing on my system status page.

I also forgot to add that I’m running the most updated versions of WordPress (4.7.4) and Woocommerce (3.0.4)