Adding dimension attributes and using them for search/filtering

  • Resolved RitoRawling

    (@mchotzinoff)


    4 years, 3 months ago

    Hello. We are setting up a woo commerce store and have products that have 3 different widths in addition to a length and thickness (we can use height for that if needed). These widths are not standard and could be any numerical value so it did not seem that just the attribute name/value would do what I want. We would like to be able to do three things:

    1. Import/update new records from our product database (created in Knack) and be able to insert/update these values. We can customize a CSV to include this- just not quite sure how that is done.

    2. Search by attribute (ie. products with a minimum/maximum width or length or thickness)

    3. Display these attributes on the individual product page.

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  • Plugin Support tijosh

    (@tijosh)

    Hi there @mchotzinoff,

    1. It’s possible to update attributes by CSV file. We have a guide on it here.

    2. WooCommerce includes a “Filter Products by Attribute” widget which can help customers search by the sizes. A filtering extension/plugin like Product Filters for WooCommerce can bring additional flexibility beyond the widgets’ capabilities.

    3. Attributes can be displayed on a single product’s page by enabling “Used for variations.” More on that here.

    Thread Starter RitoRawling

    (@mchotzinoff)

    Thank you. I did figure out how to get the CSV updated to save the attributes. I tried the Filter by Attribute and saw the headline show up on the page, then disappear. And there did not seem to be a way to search by an attribute’s value. I might just stick to my embedded search for now but would like to further customize the product page. Is there a way to get the “Additional Information” to just show without having to click the tab? Is there a setting for defining this or is just a modification to the php?

    Thread Starter RitoRawling

    (@mchotzinoff)

    I also am having an issue where I have products with categories and tags (they show when previewing the product pages), but if I try to add a product widget to show by category or use shortcode to display products with certain tags, it says I have no categories and the tags page shows a count of 0.

    Plugin Support tijosh

    (@tijosh)

    @mchotzinoff the product tabs can be renamed and reordered with either custom code or the WooCommerce Tab Manager extension.

    As for the missing categories/tags, I’d suggest first clearing any cache on the site, then trying the “Recount terms” tool at WooCommerce > Status > Tools.

    We haven’t heard back from you in a while, so I’m going to mark this as resolved – if you have any further questions, you can start a new thread.

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