Impossible Dreams Network

Yakov Shafranovich

Adds basic support for external products to WooCommerce 
variations/variable products. This plugin allows you to define an external 
URL on any variation and will then open that link when the user 
clicks on the Add To Cart button. Because the Javascript is used for this, 
any adding to cart that is done via the backend such as with APIs will not 
redirect properly.
Note that as of 03/2023 this plugin is not longer under active development.
<h4>Shortcode support</h4>
This plugin provides two shortcodes that you can use within your site: 
1. [wcev_product_attr] – allows you to display an product attribute, use the “name” attribute to find the right attribute. 
2. [wcev_var_field] – allows you to display a custom field, attribute or data element for a variation, use the “id” attribute to point to the right field. 
The order of precendence is as follows: custom fields, attributes, then data elements. 
3. [wcev_var_postdate] – displays the formatted post date and time for a variation, doesn’t take attributes.
<h4>External SKU and status fields</h4>
In addition to the external URL field, a second field called “External SKU” is provided for each variation. 
You can set this field and then use the provided shortcode to display it. 
The purpose is to track the external SKU separately from the internal one.
There is now ability to specify the ‘Add to Button’ text in a specific variation. If the global setting is set, the variation-specific field will override it.
<h4>Settings</h4>
To change settings, go to WooCommerce Settings -> Products -> External Variations. The following are available: 
* Ability to change if links open in new or same window 
* Ability to change if links open when the ‘Add to Cart’ button is clicked or when the variation is selected 
* Ability to override the ‘Add to Cart’ button text for all external variations
<h4>More Details</h4>
Please note that this plugin has only been tested in a vanilla WordPress / WooCommerce 
installation without any other plugins. If you have other plugins that modify 
the functionality of the Add to Cart button, this plugin may not work or 
cause unintended consequences.
Source code for this plugin can be found at <a href="https://github.com/impossibledreams/wc-external-variations" rel="nofollow ugc">Github</a>
You can find this plugin at <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wc-external-variations/" rel="ugc">WordPress.org</a>
<h3>Known Issues</h3>
When the number of variations exceeds 30, the plugin stops working. This is due 
to a WooCommerce limit and can be bypassed by using a filter as described here: 
https://docs.woocommerce.com/document/change-limit-on-number-of-variations-for-dynamic-variable-product-dropdowns/

WC External Variations

A WordPress plugin that adds basic support for external products to WooCommerce variations/variable products. No longer under active development as of …

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All The Same Variations for WooCommerce is a simple, lightweight plugin which is really helpful when a variable product has a lot of options, but the user wants to select the same option for them all.
When activated at individual product level, this plugin simply inserts an ‘All the same’ checkbox (label can be changed) below the first variation in the list. Once the user selects the first option and ticks ‘All the same’ it will then set the rest of the options to the top option value and hide the rest.
Example use: You have a product which is a pick and mix x12 multipack. You provide 12 variations (options) for selection to make up the multipack. However, your shopper wants all 12 options to be the same. All The Same Variations allows the shopper to select the first option and then simply tick a box to fill the remaining 11, rather than having to make 11 further selections before adding to cart.
NOTE: Attribute values are case sensitive so please consider this when setting up attributes.
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All The Same Variations for WooCommerce

Helps user experience when variable products have a lot of options, but the user wants to select the same option for them all.

WC External Variations vs All The Same Variations for WooCommerce