Title: Reusable Product Description for WooCommerce
Author: mjke87
Published: 18. maj, 2016
Last modified: 10. maj, 2020
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# Reusable Product Description for WooCommerce
Af [mjke87](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mjke87/)
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* [Installation](https://da.wordpress.org/plugins/woo-product-attribute-tab/#installation)
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## Beskrivelse
This plugin allows you to reuse descriptions and dynamically display them on your
products. Add pieces of descriptions to your categories and product attributes,
which then are added to your product description or displayed as separate tabs.
This allows you to reuse any descriptions that are specific to certain attributes
or categories without rewriting all information for every applicable product again
and again.
The plugin creates a new field for each product category and attribute taxonomy
that can be used to add and display additional information related to a specific
category or attribute.
The extra information will be displayed in a separate tab by default with the product
attribute taxonomy name as the tab title. The content of the tab will show all applicable
attribute tab descriptions. The extra field lets you also use HTML, shortcodes and
special placeholders that are replaced with product information.
#### Features
* Display WooCommerce product category and attribute information in a separate
tab or in the product detail
* Control display type for each WooCommerce attribute taxonomy
* Swap between default attribute description field or use the default plugin field
* Control the tab order using priority values for each product taxonomy
* Set an alternative tab title via attribute settings
* Support for placeholders within the description (see below) that are replaced
with product data
#### Placeholders
**Product properties**
The `{product:property}` placeholder can be used to replace
certain parts of the text with a product property:
* `{product:name}`: get the product name
* `{product:sku}`: get the product SKU
* `{product:weight}`: get the product weight
* `{product:height}`: get the product height
* `{product:width}`: get the product width
* `{product:length}`: get the product length
Additionally, it is possible to truncate the resulting string before or after a
given substring with the syntax `{product:property:string}`. For example:
* `{product:name:-}` would display the product name but cut of everything after`-`
* `{product:name::-}` would display the product name but cut of everything before`-`
If both cases the `-` character is also removed.
**Product attributes**
The `{attribute:taxonomy}` placeholder can be used to replace
certain parts of the text with a product attribute. Replace the taxonomy part in
the placeholder with any product attribute that you wish (slug).
For example, if you have an attribute _color_, you could use the following placeholder
to insert the color of the product into the text: `{attribute:color}`. If more than
one color is attached to the product, they are listed and separated by a comma.
It is therefore also possible to select only one term by using the syntax `{attribute:
taxonomy:index}`. Replace the index part with a number. For example `{attribute:
color:1}` will show the first color of the product.
**Product meta data**
The `{meta:key}` placeholder can be used to replace parts
of the text with product meta data. Replace the key part in the placeholder with
any meta data from the database.
Product meta data can also be trimmed just the like the product properties.
#### Use Cases
**Use Case 1 – Size guide**
Let’s say we have a product attribute taxonomy named
_Size_. For all products that are using this attribute type we wish to display a
size guide on the product page, which helps the customer to find the right size.
We use the plugin to specify a tab description for every size that we configured(
e.g. XS, S, M, L, XL). The tab description for a size attribute could for example
explain the recommended body measurements that fit this size. Finally, we create
a product where we assign the size attribute and select the attribute values S,
M and L. On the product page of this product we will now see a new tab named _Size_
that shows the tab descriptions of the size attributes S, M and L.
**Use Case 2 – Brand information**
We might have products of different brands and
for each brand we’d like to display a short description about the brand in the product
description. Normally we’d have to copy paste the brand description to every product
of this brand. If every something changes… well, it’d be pretty cumbersome. Now
let’s say we have a product attribute taxonomy named _Brand_. With this plugin we
can instead add the brand description on attribute term level and automatically
display it for every product with that brand assigned. We only manage the description
once and display it everywhere.
**Use Case 3 – Dynamic product descriptions**
We create a new product taxonomy “
Product Type” and add the reusable product descriptions there. We configure it to
append the description to the main product description. We assign our product type
attributes to the according products, but do not display the attribute on the product
page. One product can even have more than one product types assigned to dynamically
build up a product description. You could also use product categories instead.
## Skærmbilleder
[⌊The extra product tab description field in the product attribute edit screen.⌉⌊
The extra product tab description field in the product attribute edit screen.⌉[
The extra product tab description field in the product attribute edit screen.
[⌊Two product attribute descriptions displayed at once on the product detail page.⌉⌊
Two product attribute descriptions displayed at once on the product detail page.⌉[
Two product attribute descriptions displayed at once on the product detail page.
[⌊The extra attribute tab settings on the Attribute Edit Screen.⌉⌊The extra attribute
tab settings on the Attribute Edit Screen.⌉[
The extra attribute tab settings on the Attribute Edit Screen.
## Installation
1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/plugin-name` directory, or
install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
3. Make sure that WooCommerce is installed and activated, otherwise the plugin won’t
work
4. Go to Products -> Attributes -> Add/Edit -> Use the fields provided by the plugin
to configure how the attribute is being displayed
5. Go to Products -> Attributes -> Select a attribute taxonomy -> Use the _Product
Tab Description_ field to make use of the plugin
6. Add attributes with descriptions to products to display them in the tabs on the
product page
7. Use the plugin filter and action hooks to configure the plugin as needed
## FAQ
### Why does the product tab description not show up on the product page?
The description will only be visible if the product is associated with that specific
attribute where you added your description. Every available attribute description
will be wrapped in a separate paragraph by default. Also check the attribute settings
and make sure you selected the correct description source and display type.
### Why does the plugin not use the default description field?
The plugin creates a new meta field to avoid conflicts with the existing attribute
descriptions, as they might already be used for other purposes. Furthermore, the
default term description field does not support shortcodes and also the HTML support
is inconsistent.
If you still wish to use the default attribute description instead, proceed as follows:
Navigate to Products -> Attributes -> Edit -> Description source -> Select “Term
description” and save your changes.
### How can I change the tab title?
Navigate to Products -> Attributes -> Edit -> Alternative Tab Title -> Enter a tab
title or leave blank to use the default attribute title and save your changes.
### How can I translate the tab title?
This plugin is equipped with native support for [Polylang](https://wordpress.org/plugins/polylang/)
and [WPML](https://wpml.org/). The strings can be translated using the string translations
functionality of the two plugins. Strings are registered witht the following domain/
group: `woo-product-attribute-tab`. First, see the FAQ section _How can I change
the tab title?_ to learn how to set a custom attribute tab title. Then, proceed
as follows to translate your tab title:
**Polylang**
1. Navigate to Languages -> String translations 2. Select `woo-product-
attribute-tab` from the groups dropdown and press _Filter_ 3. Translate your tab
titles and save the changes
**WPML**
1. Navigate to WPML -> String Translation 2. Select `woo-product-attribute-
tab` from the domains dropdown and press _Filter_ 3. Translate your tab titles and
save the changes
### How can I change the tab order?
The default ordering mechanism of tabs depends on the order of the attributes you
assigned to a product and is controlled by a priority number. The default WooCommerce
tabs have the following priority numbers assigned:
* Description: 10
* Additional Information: 20
* Reviews: 30
The plugin will try to display the product attribute tabs between the Additional
Information and Reviews tab. However, if you have many attributes assigned to a
product, this does not work reliably. The product attribute position starts to count
at 1. The plugin will add an offset of 20 (default behavior). For example, if you’re
displaying the 5th attribute in a separate tab, the calculated priority number becomes
25, in which case the new tab will be displayed at the third position of your tabs(
between the Additional Information and Reviews tabs). However, your attribute is
at position 11, the final calculated priority number becomes 31 and displays the
tab after the Reviews tab.
If you wish to set an absolute priority for certain attributes, proceed as follows:
Navigate to Products -> Attributes -> Edit -> Tab Priority -> enter any numerical
value you like (small numbers means high priority, large number means low priority)
and save your changes.
### How can I hide the description of a certain attribute?
If you wish to hide the description of a particular attribute, proceed as follows.
Navigate to Products -> Attributes -> Edit -> Display Type -> Select “Do not display”
from the dropdown and save your changes.
No descriptions will be displayed for this attribute anymore.
### How can I display the description in the main tab?
If you wish to display the term or tab description after the main description, rather
than in a separate tab, then proceed as follows:
Navigate to Products -> Attributes-
> Edit -> Display Type -> Select “Append to main description” from the dropdown
and save your changes.
The descriptions will be appended to the main description for this attribute.
## Anmeldelser
### [Incompatible error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incompatible-error/)
[devcom5155](https://profiles.wordpress.org/devcom5155/) 14. marts, 2025
When activating this plugin, I got an error stating that it is incompatible with
the HPOS requirements and should not be used! I also see that there has been no
updates for more than four years. Is this going to be attended to?
### [So happy this exists](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/so-happy-this-exists/)
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Perfect plugin. Easy to use and does exactly what it says without any headaches
or hoops. Thank you!
### [Must have plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/must-have-plugin-422/)
[smartsmell](https://profiles.wordpress.org/smartsmell/) 29. november, 2023 1 svar
Hello! Perfect plugin, thank you for it. Would you
mind to update it to meet HPOS requirements?
### [Easy and practical](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/easy-and-practical-11/)
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This pluging is a must, very simple but very useful.
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Plugin works and I love it! Thank you for your great job!
### [Awesome](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/awesome-2607/)
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## Ændringslog
#### 1.3.0
* [New Feature] Add product descriptions for categories (limited)
* [New Feature] Add new product, attribute and meta placeholders
* [Update] Rely on `wpautop` rather than custom format
* [Update] Add WordPress 5.4.0 compatibility
* [Update] Add WooCommerce 4.1.0 compatibility
#### 1.2.1
* [Fix] Fix a warning when rendering taxonomy fields
* [Fix] Fix an error when fetching the current WooCommerce product
* [Update] Improve the readme documentation; add more use cases and feature list
* [Update] Update the WooCommerce and WordPress supported versions
#### 1.2.0
* [New Feature] Add possibility to specify placeholders in the attribute tab description
that will be replaced with dynamic values.
* [Fix] Display the product description tab if no description is available, but
attribute description are defined.
* [Fix] Catch fatal error if the global product is not yet set.
* [Fix] Fix unnecessary and excessive logging if `display_type` variable is undefined.
#### 1.1.3
* [Fix] Switch back to `do_shortcode`. Although using `the_content` works in many
cases, it can break the site in certain setups. `do_shortcode` works for most
cases except for the `embed` shortcode. Sorry about that.
#### 1.1.2
* [Fix] Switch from `do_shortcode($content)` to `apply_filters('the_content', $
content);` to make shortcodes work in all cases.
#### 1.1.1
* [Fix] Ensure consistent support of shortcode and HTML for attribute descriptions.
Previously didn’t work when displaying contents in the main description.
#### 1.1.0
* [New Feature] Native support for Polylang and WPML to translate attribute meta
data.
* [Fix] Add more checks to avoid a fatal error if WooCommerce is not available.
* [Dev] Improved source code and filter documentation.
#### 1.0.0
* WooCommerce 3.0 compatibility
* [New Feature] New display types for tab descriptions: display as separate tab(
default and formerly the only option), append to main description (new), hide(
new). You can change the display type via attribute settings in the Backend.
* [New Feature] Set a tab description source (term or tab description) via attribute
settings in the Backend (old hooks still work).
* [New Feature] Set an alternative tab title via attribute settings in the Backend(
old hooks still work).
* [New Feature] Set an absolute tab priority via attribute settings in the Backend(
old hooks still work).
#### 0.0.3
* Fixed the problem where tabs of empty product attribute descriptions would be
displayed.
* Fixed the problem that product tab descriptions cannot be unset/deleted.
#### 0.0.2
* Fixed the problem with the not working updating of product attribute descriptions.
#### 0.0.1
* First stable release.
## Meta
* Version **1.3.0**
* Senest opdateret **6 år siden**
* Aktive installationer **100+**
* WordPress-version ** 4.4.0 eller højere **
* Testet op til **5.4.19**
* PHP-version ** 5.6 eller højere **
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