Automattic

Claudio Sanches

Peter Fabian

<p>This plugin adds a “product type” column (with icons) on the products admin screen in WooCommerce which was removed in version 3.4.0 as a result of feedback in <a href="https://woocommerce.wordpress.com/2018/02/28/what-should-happen-to-the-product-type-column-on-the-admin-products-screen/" rel="nofollow ugc">this post</a>.</p>
<p>If you’d like the column back, simply install and activate this plugin and you’re set.</p>
<h4>Requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li>WooCommerce 3.4 or later.</li>
<li>WordPress 4.7 or later.</li>
<li>PHP 5.2 or later.</li>
</ul>


WooCommerce Product Type Column

Didn't realise there was a poll about this column and thought it was gone for good.

I came across it when i got fed up not having it and tried to find a solution to restore it.

Based on number of active installs, i'd imagine only a few people know about this plugin and WooCommmerce should probably notify people who have bought Composite Products, Bundled Products or Subscriptions as i suspect they will be the ones who need it most.

I agree it might not be the prettiest solution and hope it will be improved in the new admin, but for now it works well for businesses that have more than one product types, especially if they have a lot of products.

Please don't abandon this code.

Useful plugin

Displays a "product type" column (with icons) on the products admin screen in WooCommerce.

Daniel Nordh

<p><strong>Sortable Columns</strong> is the easiest way to take control of the WordPress admin list tables.<br />
With just one click, you can sort posts and pages by Title, Author, Date, Categories, Tags, and Comments – no coding required.</p>
<p>By default, WordPress only lets you sort by a few columns. With this plugin, you can override those limits and fully customize your editorial workflow.</p>
<p>If you’re searching for “WordPress sortable columns”, “wp sort posts”, or “wp sort pages”, this plugin is for you.</p>
<h4>How is Sortable Columns different from other plugins?</h4>
<ul>
<li>Most plugins focus on reordering posts or pages with drag-and-drop. Sortable Columns is different: it lets you sort posts and pages by any admin column – instantly, with a single click.</li>
<li>You get fast sorting by Author, Categories, Tags, Date, or Comments, right in the admin list view.</li>
</ul>
<h4>What you can make sortable</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Posts:</strong> Title, Date, Comments, Author, Categories, Tags  </li>
<li><strong>Pages:</strong> Title, Date, Comments, Author  </li>
</ul>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Make any admin column sortable: title, author, categories, tags, comments, date  </li>
<li>One-click sorting in the WordPress admin  </li>
<li>Restore to WP default sortable columns with a single button  </li>
<li>Lightweight, fast, and easy to use – no coding required  </li>
<li>Clean, modern settings page  </li>
<li>Future support for custom field (meta) sorting (Pro version coming soon)</li>
</ul>
<h3>License</h3>
<p>GPLv2 or later</p>


Sortable Columns

Easily make any admin column sortable for posts and pages in your WordPress admin. Fast, flexible, no coding!

WooCommerce Product Type Column vs Sortable Columns