<h2><b>Replace dropdown fields on product variations with the swatches plugin</b></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">By using variation swatches for WooCommerce, you can turn product variations into eye-catching swatches that suit your theme perfectly. Display radio buttons in the form of text labels, images, or colors instead of the default dropdowns. You can also share the variation link of the specific attribute and allow customers to find the exact variation they are looking for.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Variations swatches can be displayed on the product page and shop page. Also, set different swatch sizes for both pages. It provides a simplified experience for your customers. For out-of-stock product variations, you can hide the radio buttons, cross them out, or blur them. You can show radio buttons on all variable products or selected ones. With this plugin, you can also customize the radio button shape, tooltip, and border.</span></p>
<h3><strong>Features</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Display swatches as radio buttons, colors, images, or text labels</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Customize the size of each swatch</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Set variation swatches at the product level</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Display dual color swatches </span><b>(New)</b></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Change product images on the shop page when users click or hover</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Hide, blur, or cross out variations that are out of stock</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Add radio buttons to all or selected variable products</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Display all attributes on the shop page </span><b>(New)</b></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Edit attributes on Cart Page </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Generate product variation Link</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Change radio button shapes</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Enable tooltips and borders</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Map product attributes with swatch types</span></li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>Show Product Variation Swatches as Radio Buttons</strong></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Display variation swatches as radio buttons on the shop and product pages to enhance user experience and navigation. You can add different types of attribute swatches such as radio buttons, images, colors, or text labels, instead of the default dropdown selection.</span></p>
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<h3><strong>Variation Swatches as Color, Radio Button, Images, or Text Labels</strong></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Variation swatches as radio button lets you showcase product variations in radio buttons, color swatches, images, and text labels. These swatches provide a more user-friendly and interactive way for customers to select product variations, such as choosing the color of a t-shirt or the size of a pair of jeans.</span></p>
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<h3><strong>Highlight Product Variation Image</strong></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Variation swatches for WooCommerce enable you to highlight product variations in the form of images. You can place image radio buttons on the shop page beneath the product image. Users can preview product variations when they hover over or click on the buttons. Allow users to quickly see the product variations without leaving the shop page.</span></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-8830860 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/3-2.gif" alt="Highlight product variation images for quick preview and selection." width="600" height="338" /></p>
<h3><b>Display All Attributes on Shop Page</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Display all variation attribute swatches on the shop page so customers can quickly select options like size or color and add products to the cart without opening the product page.</span></p>
<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-18734006360529 aligncenter" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Display-All-Attributes-on-Shop-Page.png?w=896" alt="Display All Attributes on Shop Page" width="896" height="492" /></p>
<h3><b>Dual Color Variation Swatches (New)</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Dual Color Variation Swatches let you showcase two colors within a single swatch. This feature is perfect for products that come in dual tones, as it allows you to represent both shades in one variation. Instead of creating multiple swatches, you can easily assign two colors to a single attribute, giving customers a clear view of multicolored product options.</span></p>
<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-18734005795868 aligncenter" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Dual-Color-swatches.png?w=832" alt="Dual Color swatches" width="832" height="467" /></p>
<h3><strong>Customize the Variation Swatches for Specific Product</strong></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">You can customize the product variations swatches for specific products in the product settings. You can add or remove the variation attribute and set the shape. Variation swatches plugin also enables you to customize the size of specific swatches for the product page. However, product-level settings take precedence over general settings.</span></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-18734002956781 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Customize-the-Variation-Swatches-for-Specific-Product.png" alt="Custom swatches with adjustable size and shape" width="1414" height="507" /></p>
<h3><strong>Customization of the Image Radio Button</strong></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Variation swatches for WooCommerce lets you customize the image radio button on the shop page. You can choose to display product variation images by clicking on image swatches or hovering over them depending on your store theme. This adds extra appeal to product variations.</span></p>
<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-18734005795875 aligncenter" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Customization-of-the-Image-Radio-Button-1.png?w=896" alt="Customization of the Image Radio Button" width="896" height="480" /></p>
<p> </p>
<h3><b>Variation Swatches for Out-of-Stock Products</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Variations swatches as radio buttons enables you to display the radio buttons for out-of-stock products. You have multiple options such as hiding the out-of-stock product swatches to minimize any confusion. However, you can also blur or cross out the variations that are not available.</span></p>
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<p> </p>
<h3><b>Edit Product Variations Directly from the Cart</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Swatches for WooCommerce allows your customers to change product variations like size, color, or style without leaving the cart page. They can update their selections instantly, making the checkout process faster, smoother, and more convenient. This feature improves user experience, and helps minimize cart abandonment.</span></p>
<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-18734006060310 aligncenter" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Edit-Product-Variations-Directly-from-the-Cart.png?w=896" alt="Edit Product Variations Directly from the Cart" width="896" height="574" /></p>
<h3>Show Radio buttons for All or Selected Products</h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Increase store engagement with the variation swatches for WooCommerce. You can choose to display variation swatches on selected product variations. Whether you want to add radio buttons to all products or selected variations, this plugin gives you the flexibility to display variations swatches on all or specific variable products.</span></p>
<ul>
<li class="li2">All variable products</li>
<li class="li2">All variable products except for X</li>
<li class="li2">Specific variable products</li>
</ul>
<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-18734005795888 aligncenter" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Show-Radio-buttons-for-All-or-Selected-Products-1.png?w=896" alt="Show Radio buttons for All or Selected Products" width="896" height="663" /></p>
<p> </p>
<h3><b>Generate Product variations URL</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Generate a unique URL for any product variation and its attributes, allowing you to share direct links with customers. Customers land instantly on the selected variation without reselecting options, making their buying journey faster, smoother, and more engaging.</span></p>
<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-18734005994908 aligncenter" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Generate-Product-variations-URL.png?w=855" alt="Generate Product variations URL" width="855" height="836" /></p>
<h3 class="p1">Change Radio Button Shapes and Sizes</h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Variation Swatches as Radio Buttons offers the freedom to customize the shape and size of the variation swatches. You can choose round or square button swatches and adjust the size by entering the width and height. This way, you can create radio button swatches that complement your website design. Both the shop and product pages can be customized to have different shapes and sizes for the swatches.</span></p>
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<h3><b>Add Button Border and Enable Tooltips</b><b></b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Color swatches for WooCommerce allow you to customize swatch styles by adding borders and adjusting the border radius to match your store design. You can also change the shape of the radio buttons for a consistent look. To enhance the shopping experience, you can enable tooltips on product variation swatches that display either text or an image.</span></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-8830865 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/8-2.png" alt="Swatches with borders, rounded edges, and tooltips" width="873" height="486" /></p>
<h3><b>Replace Dropdown Selection with Multiple Swatches</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Use the Variations swatches as radio buttons instead of the default dropdown selection to display products with multiple variants, more interactively and user-friendly.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Map attributes to different swatch types and display product variations in the form of swatches. Highlight your product variations more effectively.</span></p>
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<h2><b>Benefits of Using the Variation Swatches for WooCommerce</b></h2>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Displaying product variations in a limited space boosts conversions</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Provides an improved user experience (UX), allowing customers to select their preferred variants easily</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Enhanced user engagement through interactive WooCommerce variation swatches and photos</span></li>
</ul>

Variation Swatches as Radio Buttons

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Replace the default dropdown with variation swatches for WooCommerce, like buttons, text labels, images, or colors, for a better shopping experience.</span></p>

<div class="woo-sc-box info" style="margin-top: 0px">WooCommerce Subscriptions is compatible with <a href="https://woocommerce.com/checkout-blocks/">Cart and Checkout blocks</a> — a customizable, conversion-optimized checkout experience available in WooCommerce core.</div>
<ul class="wccom-tick-list-primary">
<li>Multiple <a href="https://woocommerce.com/document/subscriptions/creating-subscription-products/#payment-schedule">billing schedules</a> available to suit your store’s needs.</li>
<li>Integration with <a href="https://woocommerce.com/document/subscriptions/payment-gateways/">over 25 payment gateways</a> for <a href="https://woocommerce.com/document/subscriptions/renewal-process/#section-3">automatic recurring payments</a>.</li>
<li>Supports <a href="https://woocommerce.com/document/subscriptions/renewal-process/">manual renewal payments</a> through any WooCommerce payment gateway, along with automatic email invoices and receipts.</li>
<li>Supports <a href="https://woocommerce.com/document/subscriptions/failed-payment-retry/">automatic rebilling on failed subscription payments</a>, so you never lose revenue.</li>
<li>Give subscribers the ability to manage their own plan, including <a href="https://woocommerce.com/document/subscriptions/switching-guide/">upgrading or downgrading</a>, without needing to wait on you for help.</li>
<li>Built-in <a href="https://woocommerce.com/document/subscriptions/subscription-emails/">renewal notifications</a> and automatic emails let you — and your customers — know when subscription payments have been processed, so there are never any surprises.</li>
<li><a href="https://woocommerce.com/document/subscriptions/reports/">Detailed reports</a> allow you to keep track of recurring revenue, number of active subscribers, and more.</li>
<li><strong>New!</strong> Allow shoppers to <a href="https://woocommerce.com/document/subscriptions/customers-view/gifting-a-subscription/">gift subscriptions to each other</a>, helping you reach new shoppers and grow recurring revenue with less effort.</li>
<li><strong>New! </strong>Include <span style="font-weight: 400"><a href="https://woocommerce.com/document/subscriptions/store-manager-guide/#downloads-settings">simple and variable downloadable products with your subscriptions</a>. Link new downloadable products and manage existing ones directly from within WooCommerce Subscriptions.</span></li>
</ul>
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<h2>Capture residual revenue with recurring payments</h2>
<p dir="ltr">Can you guarantee how much money your store is going to make this month? If you offered subscription-based products, you could do just that.</p>
<p dir="ltr">With WooCommerce Subscriptions, you can <strong>create and manage products with recurring payments</strong> — payments that will give you residual revenue you can track and count on.</p>
<p dir="ltr">WooCommerce Subscriptions allows you to introduce a variety of subscriptions for physical or virtual products and services. Create product-of-the-month clubs, weekly service subscriptions or even yearly software billing packages. Add sign-up fees, offer free trials, or set expiration periods.</p>
<p dir="ltr">A subscription-based model will allow you to <strong>capture more residual revenue</strong> — and all you have to do is ship the orders.</p>
<h2>WooCommerce Subscriptions features</h2>
<div class="twocol-one">
<h4>Free trials and sign-up fees</h4>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full" style="border: 1px solid #e3e3e3" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/themes/woo/images/wc-subscriptions/free-trial-sign-up-fee@2x.jpg" alt="subscriptions-thumb-slots@2x" width="310" height="118" /></p>
<p>Charge an initial amount to account for customer setup costs, or allow customers to try before they buy, by adding sign-up fees and free trials to any subscription product.</p>
<h4>Subscription management</h4>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full" style="border: 1px solid #e3e3e3" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/themes/woo/images/wc-subscriptions/manage-subscription@2x.jpg" alt="subscriptions-thumb-slots@2x" width="310" height="118" /></p>
<p>Store owners get full-featured subscription management via the <a href="https://woocommerce.com/document/subscriptions/add-or-modify-a-subscription/">WooCommerce > Edit Subscription</a> screen in your WP Admin dashboard. You can <strong>suspend</strong> or <strong>cancel</strong> a subscription, change the trial expiration, add items, shipping, fees or taxes to the subscription or modify the recurring total for future payments.</p>
<h4>Synchronized payments</h4>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full" style="border: 1px solid #e3e3e3" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/themes/woo/images/wc-subscriptions/sync-renewal@2x.jpg" alt="subscriptions-thumb-slots@2x" width="310" height="118" /></p>
<p>If you only want ship on certain days of the month, or align all customers to the same annual membership term, you can with WooCommerce Subscriptions’ <a href="https://woocommerce.com/document/subscriptions/renewal-synchronisation/">renewal synchronization</a> feature. You can even <a href="https://woocommerce.com/document/subscriptions/renewal-synchronisation/#prorate-first-payment">prorate the first payment</a> of a synchronized subscription purchase.</p>
<h4>Flexible product options</h4>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full" style="border: 1px solid #e3e3e3" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/themes/woo/images/wc-subscriptions/subscriptions-main@2x.jpg" alt="subscriptions-thumb-slots@2x" width="310" height="118" /></p>
<p>When <a href="https://woocommerce.com/document/subscriptions/creating-subscription-products/">creating a subscription product</a>, you can make the product downloadable, virtual or physical, charge renewal payments weekly, monthly or annually, limit the product to one-per-customer and even charge shipping only on the initial order.</p>
<h4>Subscription coupons</h4>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full" style="border: 1px solid #e3e3e3" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/themes/woo/images/wc-subscriptions/subscription-coupons@2x.jpg" alt="subscriptions-thumb-slots@2x" width="310" height="118" /></p>
<p>Offer customers a discount on their monthly payments or only the sign-up fee. Subscriptions includes both <a href="https://woocommerce.com/document/subscriptions/subscriptions-coupons/">recurring discount coupons and sign-up fee coupons</a>.</p>
</div>
<div class="twocol-one last">
<h4>Variable subscriptions</h4>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full" style="border: 1px solid #e3e3e3" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/themes/woo/images/wc-subscriptions/variable-subscription@2x.jpg" alt="subscriptions-thumb-slots@2x" width="310" height="118" /></p>
<p>Create variable subscription products and allow your customers to choose a subscription that suits their needs. You can even allow customers to choose their own <a href="https://woocommerce.com/document/subscriptions/creating-subscription-products/#variable-subscriptions">billing schedule</a>.</p>
<h4>Subscriber account management</h4>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full" style="border: 1px solid #e3e3e3" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/my-subscriptions.png" alt="subscriptions-thumb-slots@2x" width="310" height="118" /></p>
<p>Your customers can also manage their own subscriptions. With the <a href="https://woocommerce.com/document/subscriptions/customers-view/">My Account > View Subscription</a> page, subscribers can <em>suspend</em> or <em>cancel</em> a subscription, change the shipping address or payment method for future renewals and upgrade or downgrade their subscription.</p>
<h4>Upgrades/downgrades</h4>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full" style="border: 1px solid #e3e3e3" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/themes/woo/images/wc-subscriptions/subscription-switch-settings@2x.jpg" alt="subscriptions-thumb-slots@2x" width="310" height="118" /></p>
<p>Allow customers to <a href="https://woocommerce.com/document/subscriptions/switching-guide/">upgrade, downgrade or cross-grade</a> between different subscription products. With flexible proration options for the recurring amount, sign-up fee and length, you can also customize the costs of switching to a new subscription product to suit the needs of your store.</p>
<h4>Multiple subscriptions</h4>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full" style="border: 1px solid #e3e3e3" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/multiple-subscription-totals.png" alt="subscriptions-thumb-slots@2x" width="310" height="118" /></p>
<p>Your customers can also purchase <a href="https://woocommerce.com/document/subscriptions/multiple-subscriptions/">different subscription products in the same transaction</a> and Subscriptions will group the products to reduce the payment gateway fees and logistical overhead for their future renewals.</p>
<h4>Customer emails</h4>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full" style="border: 1px solid #e3e3e3" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/themes/woo/images/wc-subscriptions/renewal-email@2x.jpg" alt="subscriptions-thumb-slots@2x" width="310" height="118" /></p>
<p>Automatically notify customers when a subscription renewal payment is processed, a subscription is cancelled or when a subscription has expired with built-in <a href="https://woocommerce.com/document/subscriptions/subscription-emails/">subscription emails</a>.</p>
</div>
<div class="woo-sc-box info" style="clear: both">Looking for a way to make your products available for purchase one-time, or on subscription? <a href="https://woocommerce.com/products/all-products-for-woocommerce-subscriptions/">All Products</a> is a powerful add-on for WooCommerce Subscriptions that lets you add optional subscription plans to your existing products.</div>
<h2>Capture more residual revenue</h2>
<p>Whether your goal is to ship a surprise bundle of products to faithful customers every month or bill them for an in-person service provided by your small business, <strong>WooCommerce Subscriptions can take the stress out of capturing that all-important residual revenue</strong>.</p>
<p>You’ll be able to track how many subscribers you have, when they’re being billed, and how much revenue you’re generating — meaning you’ll always know how much revenue your store can count on as you continue to grow.</p>
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<h2>How to get started</h2>
<ol>
<li>Download, install, and activate this extension in your WooCommerce store.</li>
<li>Set up your first <a href="https://woocommerce.com/document/subscriptions/store-manager-guide/">subscription-based product or service</a> and take it live.</li>
<li>Check out our <a href="https://woocommerce.com/document/subscriptions/">detailed documentation</a> to help you customize your subscription products, renewal options and more.</li>
<li>Sit back and enjoy earning more revenue!</li>
</ol>

WooCommerce Subscriptions

<p>Let customers subscribe to your products or services and pay on a weekly, monthly or annual basis.</p>

Variation Swatches as Radio Buttons vs WooCommerce Subscriptions