Managing Categories, Products, Variable Products in WooCommerce

1. How to Manage Categories

Categories organize products into manageable groups; this makes the work of finding products by customers quite easy.

1. Go to: Products > Categories in the WooCommerce dashboard.

 


 

2. Add New Category: Add the Category Name and optional Slug, Parent Category (for subcategories), and Thumbnail image.

 

 

3. Assign Products: When creating or editing a product, assign it to relevant categories under the Product Categories section.

2. Managing Simple Products

Simple products are individual, standalone items without variations.

1. Go to: Products > Add new product.

 

 

2. Enter Product Information: Fill in the Product Name and Description.
3. Set Product Data: In the Product Data section, select Simple Product, then enter the Price, SKU, and Stock Status.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Set Product Image and Gallery: Add an image and additional gallery images.
5. Publish: Once all details are added, click Publish.

3. Managing Variable Products

With variable products, it’s possible to allow the customers to select different options – size and color for example – to vary pricing accordingly. At first, create the attributes. Go to Products > Attributes. Add an attribute (ex. Size) and select options (Small, Medium, Large).

1. Create Variable Product:
   • Go to Products > Add new product.
   • Within the Product Data section, select Variable Product.

    
   
    

2. Add Attributes:
   • In the Attributes tab, select the attribute (ex. Size) and enable Used for variations.

    
   
    
   
    

   • Click Save Attributes.
3. Add Variations:
   • Click the Variations tab, then click Generate variations.

    
   
    
   
    

   • From here, set a price, SKU, stock status, and imagesfor each variation.

    
   
    

4. Publish:Once the product variations have been set up, click Publish to publish the product.