WooCommerce: Custom Fields
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WooCommerce: Custom Fields
- 2. "Custom Field" "Custom Fields (post meta, metadata) allow you to store additional information with each WordPress post. They can then be displayed/used anywhere" CustomizeWoo.com
- 3. WC Product = WP Post + CF CustomizeWoo.com
- 4. Some WC Product Custom Fields! CustomizeWoo.com ● '_visibility' ● '_sku' ● '_price' ● '_regular_price' ● '_sale_price' ● '_sale_price_dates_from' ● '_sale_price_dates_to' ● 'total_sales' ● '_tax_status' ● '_tax_class' ● '_manage_stock' ● '_stock' ● '_stock_status' ● '_backorders' ● '_low_stock_amount' ● '_sold_individually' ● '_weight' ● '_length'
- 5. Custom Fields Benefits CustomizeWoo.com ● Target specific post/product ID (conditional behavior) ● Store information forever ● Use it or return it to screen whenever/wherever you like: alter behaviour (price) or add data (e.g. RRP)
- 6. (1a) Add Custom Field Manually CustomizeWoo.com
- 7. (1b) Add Custom Field By Code CustomizeWoo.com update_post_meta( $post_id, $meta_key, $meta_value ); update_post_meta( 456, 'packaging_weight', '2' ); (codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/update_post_meta)
- 8. (2) Get Custom Field By Code CustomizeWoo.com get_post_meta( $post_id, $meta_key, $single = false ); echo get_post_meta( 456, 'packaging_weight', true ); echo get_post_meta( 789, 'total_sales', true ); echo get_post_meta( 123, '_regular_price', true ); echo $product->get_regular_price(); (developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_post_meta/)
- 9. Custom Fields Workflow CustomizeWoo.com 1. Project specs e.g. "Display packaging weight @ product ID = 556" 2. Add custom field name=>value @ product ID = 556 3. Get post meta and return it to the screen