Tag: Custom Fields

Need to hide one or more products from your shop page loop? There’s 2 steps involved.

1. The input value for true or false
2. Code to modify the default shop loop query

STEP 1 : There’s at least 3 ways to deal with the input.

1. You can use the default WordPress custom field meta box located on every Edit screen with the exclude_product custom field key and a value of 1 like this :

2. You can use a custom field plugin like ACF and import this json file to create a switch which displays on your Edit Product screen and looks like this :

3. You can hand code a meta box using the WooCommerce Meta Box Functions API which looks like this :

STEP 2 : Then there’s PHP code you need to modify the default shop page loop.

Download Folder

Installation

There’s only 1 step : Copy & paste the PHP code to the end of your child themes functions file or custom functionality plugin.

Note : There’s 3 code snippets in the download folder. If you’re using ACF or WordPress custom fields, only use the 3rd snippet. If you want to add the custom checkbox to the product Data section, use all 3 snippets.

This PHP code enables you to add custom content before and/or after your WooCommerce products.

You can use this code to add any type of content including custom fields on your :

• Single Product Page
• Any Archive Page Type Using The Shop Loop

There’s 2 steps to adding custom field content. The input & the output.

1. Step 1 – Input – Create a custom field using the custom fields box native to WordPress OR use a plugin like ACF.

 


2. Step 2 – Output – Add PHP code to your child themes functions file or custom functionality plugin to print your custom field content on the front end.

Single Product Page

Use this code to add content before your single product on the single product page.

Use this code to add content after your single product on the single product page.

Here’s the result on the single product page showing your custom field content added before and after the single product title :

Shop Loop Archive Page Types

Use this code to add content before your single product on any shop loop archive page type.

Use this code to add content after your single product on any shop loop archive page type.

Here’s the result on shop loop pages showing your custom field content added before and after your product on the shop loop :

Outside Shop Loop – Archive Page Types

You can also add custom fields before or after your product loop on taxonomy type archive pages.

There’s 2 steps :

• Step 1 – Create a custom field named wc_taxonomy_custom_field
• Step 2 – Add PHP code to your child themes functions file or custom functionality plugin.

Step 1 – Using a plugin like ACF, create a custom field named WooCommerce Taxonomy Custom Field using these settings :

Step 2 : Use this code in your child themes functions.php file to add content before and/or after your product taxonomy archive title on any taxonomy term archive page type.

Download Code

Here’s the result showing your custom field text displaying before the term archive page title.

Change the WooCommerce hook in the code to control where your custom field content shows before & after your single products.

Shop Loop Hooks

You can change the shop loop hooks to control where your custom field content displays on archive pages.

woocommerce_before_shop_loop_item
woocommerce_before_shop_loop_item_title
woocommerce_shop_loop_item_title
woocommerce_after_shop_loop_item_title
woocommerce_after_shop_loop_item

Archive Page Hooks Outside Shop Loop

You can change the hooks to control where your custom field content displays on archive pages outside your shop loop.

woocommerce_before_main_content
woocommerce_archive_description
woocommerce_before_shop_loop
woocommerce_after_shop_loop
woocommerce_after_main_content

Related Code

• Add Text Field To WooCommerce Product Category Pages
• Custom Title for Each Product on Shop Loop Archives WooCommerce

The code in this download folder adds a custom field to the WooCommerce Product Data meta box on the Single Product edit screen. This field enables you to add a 2nd product title which is only displayed on the checkout, my account > orders, email receipts for PayPal & credit card payments as well as order confirmation emails as seen in the demo video below.

No plugins are required when using this code to hide the real name of the product or service you are purchasing.

The real name for your product still appears on the single product page, shop page and other archive page types in WooCommerce but is changed once you complete the order. The order number stays the same for future reference and tracking.

Payment Gateways Email Notifications

This is how your custom product name will appear on payment gateway emails like PayPal, Stripe credits cards etc for the seller:

And for the buyer :

Demo Video

Shows Product 1 which is the real name of the product title changed to Special Product Title which is displayed at the checkout, under My Account Orders and on email order confirmations.

Tested using WooCommerce, Genesis Sample and custom code from the download folder.

Installation

There’s only 2 steps :

1. Copy the PHP code from the functions.php file to the end of your child themes functions file or custom functionality plugin.

2. Upload the woocommerce folder to your child theme folder.

Download Folder

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