How to set the new unit of measure for WooCommerce products

Ever wonder if selling products by weight, volume, or other unit of measure is possible in WooCommerce? Let’s take a look at a free plugin to set a new unit of measure for simple and variable (soon) WooCommerce products.

Table of contents

1. WooCommerce unit of measure
2. How to set a new unit of measure?
3. Additional plugin features

WooCommerce unit of measure

By default, WooCommerce does not allow setting a different unit of measurement for products. It’s possible to add weight or dimensions details in the Additional information section but products are still sold per item.

WP Desk has built a free plugin to change the WooCommerce product unit of measure.

The WooCommerce extension allows configuring products by weight, volume, area, dimensions, etc.

How to set a new unit of measure?

1. Flexible Quantity – Measurement Price Calculator for WooCommerce

   First, one needs a plugin.

   Flexible Quantity Calculator for WooCommerce

   Enable product price calculation based on dimensions on the product page. Set price and shipping thresholds for product quantities. Support for product variations.

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   Works with WooCommerce 9.1 - 9.4

   It can also be found in the WordPress repository with a search bar.

   

2. Setting the new unit of measure for products

   After activating the extension, it’s possible to set the product unit of measure for simple and variable WooCommerce products. Justo go to the plugin's settings and create a news measuurement template:

   

3. WooCommerce products with a new unit of measure - examples

   Let’s take a look at the final effect on the product pages.

   

   

   

   

    

4. Settings templates

   What’s more, the plugin allows  the use of templates for settings. So you don't have to open each product separately, you just do everything in one place.

   

5. PRO features for custom units & variable products

   It’s also possible to use the PRO version of the plugin to add customized units of measure.

   

    

   The plugin also works for variable products.

Additional plugin features

After showing how to set a new unit of measure, let’s see additional plugin options for WooCommerce products.

• Unit field label, prices, increment value, and mix/max quantity
• Inventory settings
• Unit dimensions (PRO)
• Pricing table (PRO)
• Shipping class table (PRO)

  

Summary

Today, you’ve learned about the plugin to set the unit of measure for simple and variable (soon) WooCommerce products. As you’ve seen, the extension is an advanced tool for managing the product quantity and price calculation. You may check out the free version of the plugin and compare its free/ PRO features!