WooCommerce custom fields for variations for better variable products

Custom fields for simple products and variations can surely improve WooCommerce and enhance the built-in features of this e-commerce plugin. Read the article to learn how to add new advanced product options without programming a line of custom code yourself.

Key points

In this article, you may learn:

• about WooCommerce variations,
• how to add a custom field to WooCommerce variations,
• to configure advanced custom fields for simple and variable products,
• about additional pricing and conditional fields.

Table of contents

• What are WooCommerce variations?
• Custom fields for simple and variable products
• 4 steps to configure custom product fields
• Custom field pricing for advanced variations

What are WooCommerce variations?

As you probably know, WooCommerce has 4 default product types.

Usually, simple products with attributes may suffice, but you may also decide to use variable products. Why? Because attributes will show in the additional information:

Variable products can show attributes but also come with variations that users can select.

The point of variations is to give more options per product. You’ll see in the next section how to add customized fields in WooCommerce both for simple and variable products.

Custom fields for simple and variable products

When attributes are not enough, you can build advanced product fields with the plugin to further customize WooCommerce products.

What’s possible with the plugin?

• Add 20 field types (18 in free)
  
• Show labels and field values in the cart summary and checkout page
• Mark custom product fields as required or optional
• Configure placeholders and tooltips
• Assign CSS classes for better products and customized styling
• You may also add custom fields for subscriptions with a free plugin

4 steps to configure custom product fields

In fact, adding custom fields with the right tool is quite easy!

1. Start with the plugin

   I will use Flexible Product Fields to customize WooCommerce products.

   Flexible Product Fields PRO WooCommerce €59

   Create a product wizard to sell engravings, gift wrapping, gift messages, business cards, stamps and optionally charge for it (fixed or percentage).

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   💡 You may also choose the free version of the plugin to add custom fields.

2. Add new fields

   After installing and activating the extension in WordPress, go to the plugin settings.

   

   Add a new group of fields for WooCommerce products.

   You may choose the specific products:

   

   With Flexible Product Fields PRO, it’s possible to assign fields per specific variations, entire categories, tags, or all products.

   

3. Configure custom product fields

   Inside the newly added group, you can choose multiple field types.

   

   Of course, you may add more groups to show more fields depending on the products viewed.

4. Custom fields on the product pages

   Let’s take a look at the example of new fields for a WooCommerce variable product.

   

Custom field pricing for advanced variations

Is there more to mention when you add custom product fields in WooCommerce? Of course. The flexibility of the plugin allows customizing stores with:

• additional price per field (fixed or percentage)
• variation image switcher based on custom fields
• conditional fields depending on more options and for better ux
• assigning fields for entire categories, tags, all products, or specific variations

WooCommerce custom fields for variations - summary

As you can see, adding a new field per product (and variations) is quite easy with this extension for WooCommerce. Without any programming skills and custom code!

Advanced product fields and dynamic variation options may help improve WooCommerce products. Try the plugin for 30 days with professional technical support.

Or start with Flexible Product Fields free.