I’ve been working on a large Woocommerce site recently. Woocommerce gets updated regularly and unfortunately the documentation doesn’t always cover the new features.
Generally when I come across a new problem I ask Google. It’s easier to adapt code than it is to write it from scratch. To be honest, I find the attribute system a little confusing. I came across this Stack Overflow article, which helped. Then I realised there was a much easier way.
Step 1 – Create a Woocommerce action
Edit functions.php in your child theme. Add the following:
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//show attributes after summary in product single view add_action('woocommerce_single_product_summary', function() { //template for this is in storefront-child/woocommerce/single-product/product-attributes.php global $product; echo $product->list_attributes(); }, 25); |
Reload the page for a product. You should now see the table of attributes.
Step 2 – Customise the output (optional)
The design I was working with showed the attributes in columns, not rows. I wanted the attribute name above each value. The Woocommerce template uses a table, which means I needed to edit the output.
If you haven’t already, create the directories woocommerce/single-product in your child theme. Copy the file product-attributes.php from the templates/single-product directory in the Woocommerce plugin. You can now edit this file to control the output.
Here’s the code that I used:
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<?php /** * Product attributes * * Used by list_attributes() in the products class. */ // Instead of showing the attributes in a left-right table, // we show them as columns with the name above each value. if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) { exit; // Exit if accessed directly } $has_row = false; $attributes = $product->get_attributes(); ob_start(); ?> <div class="product_attributes"> <?php foreach ( $attributes as $attribute ) : if ( empty( $attribute['is_visible'] ) || ( $attribute['is_taxonomy'] && ! taxonomy_exists( $attribute['name'] ) ) ) continue; $values = wc_get_product_terms( $product->id, $attribute['name'], array( 'fields' => 'names' ) ); $att_val = apply_filters( 'woocommerce_attribute', wpautop( wptexturize( implode( ', ', $values ) ) ), $attribute, $values ); if( empty( $att_val ) ) continue; $has_row = true; ?> <div class="col"> <div class="att_label"><?php echo wc_attribute_label( $attribute['name'] ); ?></div> <div class="att_value"><?php echo $att_val; ?></div><!-- .att_value --> </div><!-- .col --> <?php endforeach; ?> </div><!-- .product_attributes --> <?php if ( $has_row ) { echo ob_get_clean(); } else { ob_end_clean(); } |
If you compare this to the original you can see I’ve removed the code for displaying weight and dimensions and made some other simplifications.
That’s it – now you’re good to go!
Did this post help you out, or just confuse you? Let me know in the comments!
Comments 12
Great post!
Is there a way to modify the display order of the attribute labels (att_label)? I have Googled it thoroughly but I can only find methods to sort the attribute values (att_value) when there are multiple values.
Author
I’m not sure – try creating an intermediate array that contains all your att_labels and att_values. Sort that array by att_label, and then once it’s sorted, loop through it again to display it.
Thanks so much. Your article teaches me how to modify functions.php for the first time!!! I am a newbie.
Great post!
How do I not display the empty attributes?
Tks
I am not good with CSS. Can you help me display a bulleted list like this?
* Lot No.: MG01-008
* Size: 20x30in
* Subject: Medieval, Nature, Scenic
* Year of Creation: 1979
* Medium: Oil on Canvas
* Medium Description: Mounted Canvas Used
* Available Types: Original
* Framing: Framed, Removable
* Status: Available
Also, what will be the full path for the file as per step 2?
Author
Hi Mohit
To answer your other comment, the full paths would be something like /path/to/site/wp-content/plugins/woocommerce/templates/single-product/product-attributes.php which gets copied to /path/to/site/wp-content/themes/your-theme/woocommerce/single-product/product-attributes.php
It did give me a bulleted list but, one small change needed:
Current:
* Lot No.
TEST-1101
Wanted:
* Lot No. : TEST-1101
Hi Friend, will you be able to help me?
David Nash,
Great post no doubts this is for single product page but I want to display same information or attributes on the product page can you help me for that. Hopes you will.
Thanks in advance!!
Rahul,
Thank you for your post. I have got the same question like Mohit
one small change needed:
Current:
* Lot No.
TEST-1101
Wanted:
* Lot No. : TEST-1101
Thank you ))
Thank you so much David – This was very helpful. I tried using the Woocommerce Show Attribute Plugin but it would only show one attribute even when I had made all the attributes visible on the product page.
Your code is wonderful as it solved my problem 🙂