Complete Guide to WooCommerce Product Variations in 2024

Want to make your WooCommerce product variations stand out? This complete guide video will teach you everything you need to know about how to set up variable products.
1. Show ALL Variations in a grid layout - barn2.com/wordpress-plugins/w...
2. Express Shop Page for WooCommerce - kestrelwp.com/product/express...
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3. List products in a table layout - barn2.com/wordpress-plugins/w...
4. Change the variation price format - barn2.com/wordpress-plugins/w...
5. Use product options instead of variations - barn2.com/wordpress-plugins/w...
6. Filter variable products - barn2.com/wordpress-plugins/w...
Research by Baymard Institute - baymard.com/blog/combine-vari...
In this video, we'll start from the basics, walking through how to manually add attributes and variations to transform a simple product into a customizable one. You'll see the step-by-step process for assigning custom prices, images, and details to variations in WooCommerce. Then we'll dive into advanced topics, like using plugins to display variations, add them to shop pages, show them in a grid, display them in a table, filter by attributes, and even create entirely new product options. Whether you're just getting started with variable products or looking to improve an existing WooCommerce setup, this video will take you through the A-Z of product variations to grow your ecommerce business.
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Video Chapters:
0:00 What you'll learn today
1:04 Step 1: Create attributes
2:04 Step 2: Assign attributes to WooCommerce products
2:54 Step 3: Add WooCommerce variations to products
4:25 How to add variations in bulk
5:35 Let customers buy variable product in bulk
6:28 Let customers select variations on shop pages
7:52 Display variations in a product table
8:26 How to change the variation price format
9:25 Use product options instead of variations
10:57 Pro tip, add product filters
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[@Barn2Plugins]

Thanks for watching the video, any questions? Leave us a comment!

[@LunaGuinevereStudio]

Thanks so much! You are a great teacher/tutor as you have walked us through the whole process seamlessly. Your instructions are clear and direct to the point. I spent about 45 minutes setting up the product variables on my page and nothing worked until I watched your video. I really appreciate your effort in this video :)

[@Barn2Plugins]

Hi Luna, you are most welcome! Reading this comment has made my whole day, so thanks for letting us know that we helped you out! 😀 - Sam

[@LunaGuinevereStudio]

@@Barn2Plugins aww you're most welcome, I'm happy to hear that! 😊

[@prokletakostka]

Thank you so much, saved me a lot of time and nerves figuring this out!

[@Barn2Plugins]

Hi, Akemi. Thanks for your comment. I'm glad to hear our tutorial is helpful! Please let me know if you have any questions about any of our plugins for WordPress and WooCommerce ( barn2.com/wordpress-plugins/ref/1075/ ). You can also get in touch via our dedicated Support Center at barn2.com/support-center/ . Best regards, -Edge

[@fiqihalfarizy4843]

awesomel straightforward! subscribe!!

[@Barn2Plugins]

We're so glad you found the video helpful and straightforward . We put a lot of effort into making complex topics easy to understand. Don't forget to hit that subscribe button so you don't miss our future videos on WooCommerce: We've got tons of great content coming up! - Nikki

[@francocolombo2468]

Good video! thank u for that! I dont have the "Add new filtering value" button in Product Variations (min 4:51) how could I get it?

[@Barn2Plugins]

Hey @francocolombo2468 thanks for your comment! Please could you send us a support request via our dedicated Support Center at barn2.com/support-center/ so we can check this for you? Best regards, -Nikki

[@MannyNieves]

It will be good to do a video on how to upload an excel list of products variable, because one by one is easy, but multi- items, I can't find a basic video on how to do it... Great video by the way..!

[@Barn2Plugins]

Hi Manny. Thanks for your kind words and suggestion. We'll look into creating a video tutorial on how to bulk upload variable products. In the meantime, what I can suggest is to utilize the built-in WooCommerce importer, or any import plugin such as Product CSV Import Suite to bulk upload variable products. The exact process will depend on whichever you choose to use so I recommend referring to their documentation. Thanks! -Keza

[@ahmadraza4152]

Thank you so much! I have a question that can we add custom design option on product page so that customer can design the product with respect to size, color, weight?

[@Barn2Plugins]

Hi, @ahmadraza4152! You can certainly use WooCommerce Product Options to add simple extra options to your product based on any attribute you want, providing your customers with a simple way to customize the product. To provide you with a clearer understanding, feel free to explore our demo page below. See: productoptions.barn2.com/product/design-your-own-pizza/ Also, see other use cases: productoptions.barn2.com/ I hope this helps! For further details or assistance, don't hesitate to reach out to us at our Support Center: barn2.com/support-center/. Thank you! ~ Adrian

[@linux82]

Great tutorials from the Barn2 plugin . I would just wish all plugin companies to follow suit. A question I always had: Is there a way to see the order first when clients check out (and without making payment) until the website owner manually send them a proforma invoice for payment ( just incase the supplier had a increase in pricing) is there a plugin for that? Thanks a lot. Tbh. Wholesale Pro is much better than B2B king

[@Barn2Plugins]

Hi there! Thank you for your kind words. You can achieve what you described by using any of the of the offline payment methods that are built into WooCommerce, such as 'Direct bank transfer', 'Check payments' or 'Cash on delivery' and rename it into Pay by invoice within 30 days or whichever you prefer. This way, customers will not be charged right away and website owners can still review their orders then bill them accordingly. Hope this helps. Should you have further questions, please reach us via our Support Center - barn2.com/support-center/. Cheers! - Keza

[@prof.ismailaydin]

Hi! Could you make a long video for selling fonts. Thank you.

[@Barn2Plugins]

Hi, Prof. Ismail. Thanks for your comment. Your request is quite niche/specific and creating such a video would take time. You can get in touch via our dedicated Support Center at barn2.com/support-center/ and we'll be happy to discuss your requirements and guide you with what you'd like to achieve. Best regards, -Edge

[@cgc2300]

hello I installed the plugin then I created a variable product with multiple images on each of the variations then I exported this product to a CSV file then I deleted this product from my store and then I imported the CSV again containing the variable product the import goes well I mean that the variable product imports correctly but the problem is with regard to the variations because it no longer includes the images, do you know why? anyway thank you very much for your videos

[@Barn2Plugins]

Hi, @cgc2300. Thanks for your comment. I'm sorry to hear you're having difficulty with what sounds to be variation images missing from a product that was exported to CSV, deleted, and then added back via CSV import. Please could you submit a support request about this through our Support Center at barn2.com/support-center/ so that we can assist you best and as quickly as possible. Many thanks, -Edge

[@ArdhenBracero]

Hi, What if I want to add two attributes for sizes let's say Men size and Women size, tried it but it's not possible or there's another way?

[@Barn2Plugins]

Hi Ardhen! Thanks for your comment. You can achieve this by creating a Gender attribute for Men and Women and adding them as variations apart from the sizes to your products. This will how it would look like (see: share.zight.com/KouKXn4L ). Should you have further questions, please reach us via our Support Center - barn2.com/support-center/. Cheers! - Keza

[@jaxttuff]

What do I do if I’m selling parts of something like a cologne in decants. So let’s say I have a bottle of 50ML and I’m selling 2 ml 5 Ml and 10 ml and 20 of the 2 ML sell so the bottle only has 10 Ml left but before I can adjust the stock someone buys 2 10ML and I don’t have enough to make one of them. How can I automate this

[@Barn2Plugins]

Hi, @jaxttuff. Thanks for asking. If I understand what you described correctly, I believe you should add/create your cologne as a composite product. For full details, please see: woo.com/document/group-bundle-products-woocommerce/ . I hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any more questions. You can also get in touch via our Support Center at barn2.com/support-center/ . Cheers, -Edge

[@alejandraguevara804]

Hello, I want to create a color variation. For example, there are 3 colors of t-shirts, I want these 3 products to appear on the main page separately, but when entering the product these variations also exist. Please can you explain to me how to do it?

[@Barn2Plugins]

Hi, Alejandra. Thanks for asking. You can use our WooCommerce Product Table plugin ( barn2.com/wordpress-plugins/woocommerce-product-table/ref/1075/ ) to display variations separately on the main shop page of your website. Please let me know if you have any more questions. We can also discuss your requirements in more detail via our dedicated Support Center at barn2.com/support-center/ . Best regards, -Edge

[@resourceserp]

​@@Barn2Plugins Is there a free plugin?

[@TheGoldbags]

How can I add sizes and colour options to my Tshirt combos? Means I have a combo of 5 dot design tshirts and I want customers to select as per their size and colour choice.

[@Barn2Plugins]

Hi, @Akash27111992. Thanks for your comment. You can use our WooCommerce Bulk Variations plugin ( barn2.com/wordpress-plugins/woocommerce-bulk-variations/? ) to allow your customers to quickly enter the quantities of different variations (i.e. combinations of size and color attributes) in bulk and add them to the cart with just one click of the Add to Cart button. You can try this out in our plugin's front-end demo at bulkvariations.barn2.com/ . I hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any more questions. You can also get in touch via our dedicated Support Center at barn2.com/support-center/ . Best regards, -Edge

[@TheGoldbags]

@@Barn2Plugins thanks will try once

[@Barn2Plugins]

Hi, @@TheGoldbags. Thanks for your reply and interest in WooCommerce Bulk Variations ( barn2.com/wordpress-plugins/woocommerce-bulk-variations/? ). Please let me know if there's anything else that we may assist you with - or get in touch at barn2.com/support-center/ . Cheers, -Edge

[@demomike11]

So what if i have 20+ colors, 2 styles, 3 types of other options?

[@Barn2Plugins]

Hi, @demomike11. Thanks for your interest in our WooCommerce plugins. Please could you describe what you'd like to achieve in more detail, so that I can better understand your concern and assist you best. You can also get in touch via our dedicated Support Center at barn2.com/support-center/ where we can discuss your needs. Thanks! -Edge

[@016rajeev]

Is there a way to Create Variations to existing Products?

[@Barn2Plugins]

Hi Rajeev! Thanks for your comment. I would recommend creating product options instead since managing variations can be very time-consuming as you will need to create a separate variation for every possible combination of options. It's much simpler to use product options instead of variations as each option is managed independently. You can use our WooCommerce Product Options plugin (barn2.com/wordpress-plugins/woocommerce-product-options/) to do that. If you want to know more about this plugin and how you can use it in your store, feel free to reach out via our Support Center - barn2.com/support-center/. Cheers! - Keza

[@demomike11]

Ok well I tried this out, Hours of trying nothing worked at all. Then I canceled and it said it would run till the subscription expired So the 30day moneyback guarantee is not true. Also like every other tech company anymore no one to contact.

[@Barn2Plugins]

Hi, @demomike11. I'm sorry to hear you're having difficulty with what sounds to be setting up one of our WooCommerce plugins, and so would like your money back as a result. We're happy to give you a refund, albeit I wonder if I can help you first. Would you like to send me details of the issue you’re experiencing, and perhaps I can advise on whether there’s a solution? I’m happy to advise you on how to set up the plugin for your exact use case. We can discuss your concerns via our Support Center at barn2.com/support-center/ so that I can also pull up your account and purchase info. Note that merely canceling your plugin license subscription is not a refund request (see: barn2.com/kb/annual-subscription/#if-i-cancel-my-subscription-can-i-keep-using-the-plugin and barn2.com/kb/refund-policy/#how-can-i-get-a-refund ). Best regards. - Edge

[@dipjyotiboro-hw1zl]

Sir variation color and size hide

[@Barn2Plugins]

Hi there! Thanks for your comment. Can you please provide more details about your inquiry so I can assist you better? - Keza