Complete Guide to setting up custom taxonomies on WooCommerce (2023)

In WooCommerce, you can use attributes, tags, and categories to add product details and organise them in the back end. Similarly, you can use these “taxonomies” to group multiple products based on common characteristic data such as colour, size, or dimension.

A custom taxonomy is typically used to store additional data and display more details about the product on your online store. This way, customers have an easier time finding what they’re looking for. In addition, by using custom taxonomies, you can create a more personalised shopping experience for your customers.

This article will show you how to create custom taxonomies for WooCommerce and create product catalogues that accurately describe your products. As a result, you can improve your online store’s SEO and conversion rates.

How to create custom taxonomies in WordPress using Product Add-Ons Ultimate

The WooCommerce Product Add-Ons Ultimate plugin is an all-in-one solution for personalising your products and offering your customers an enhanced shopping experience.

It lets you add multiple fields to your WooCommerce products, including text boxes, dropdowns, checkboxes, text fields, and much more.

Here, we’ll show you step-by-step how to create custom taxonomies for your WooCommerce products using the plugin.

Step #1: Add custom fields to WooCommerce products

Go to Product Add-Ons → Global Groups from the WordPress dashboard and click on the Add New button to get started.

Give your custom field group a new name using the Group Title text field and select whether you want to add the custom fields to all WooCommerce products, specific products, or by product category.

You can add common custom fields and apply them to specific products, by category, or globally on your WooCommerce site. You can also add custom field prices when offering additional product options.

This is a great way to let customers personalise their orders before checking out from your store. As a result, it helps increase the average order value and generate more revenue for your business.

Step #2: Display product variations better

The WooCommerce Product Add-Ons Ultimate also lets you display your product variations options better by letting you use advanced fields such as photo and color swatches, dropdown lists, and checkboxes.

Navigate to the Edit Group page and click on the Add Field button. Select Image Swatch for displaying product colours better with image selectors. Click on the Add Option button and upload the product colour image and give it a name. Once you’re done, make sure to click on the Update button.

This makes your single product pages look more professional and helps your customers better visualise the product option they are selecting.

Step #3: Showcase product details

Showcasing more details about your product and product options makes it easier for customers to make quicker and better purchase decisions. This is where the WooCommerce Product Add-Ons Ultimate shines.

It lets you display Information custom fields for WooCommerce products. For instance, you can display a Sizing Guide information field for clothing products.

Create a new Information field by following the steps outlined above. Add information using the Add Option and enter the sizing measurements for the t-shirt using the Data text field. Once you’re done, click on the Save Changes button to continue.

This will allow you to display additional information about the product in easy-to-read rows.

Step #4: Offer special pricing

You can also offer special pricing for specific user roles on your WooCommerce site and enable dynamic price changes when users select multiple product options.

To do this, enable the Update price label checkbox by navigating to WooCommerce → Settings →  Product Add-Ons and entering specific user roles that you want to offer a special price to using the Roles text field below.

Once you’re done, click on the Save changes button to continue.

This will display an additional field for setting special pricing for specific user roles on your WooCommerce site.

Step #5: Offer personalisation options to customers

The WooCommerce Product Add-Ons Ultimate plugin is the perfect solution for offering advanced personalisation options to customers.

You can fully customise how “ordinary” product options appear on the front-end of your WooCommerce site and offer an enhanced shopping experience.

Take this one step further: Use the Product Table Ultimate plugin to display products better

If you’re looking to take things a step further, we have the perfect solution for you. Using the WooCommerce Product Table Ultimate plugin, you can showcase your products much better in a table-style format.

It’s the perfect option if you have a lot of product variation options or are looking to sell WooCommerce products in bulk or wholesale on your online store. Each product is displayed in a row, and users can add multiple products to their cart from a single page. This includes variable products and products that have add-on fields.

You can set up your products in a table-style format within a few clicks as the plugin is ultra-quick to set up and intuitive to use, even if you’re not very tech-savvy. It also gives you full control over how your product tables look on the front-end. You can include multiple columns to your product tables for displaying details such as:

• Product thumbnails
• Product titles
• SKUs
• Stock level attributes
• Categories
• Tags
• Quantity
• Add-to-cart buttons

In addition to this, you can also let your customers add multiple products to their shopping carts at the same time by displaying a checkbox next to each product row. Users can quickly scan down each product row while selecting the ones they need to add to their cart. Then, with one click of a button, all selected products will automatically be added to the customer’s cart.

How to display products better using WooCommerce Product Table Ultimate

Let’s quickly take a look at how you can display your WooCommerce products better in a product table. Once you’re done activating the plugin, click on the General link to start configuring plugin settings.

You can add as many columns as you like using the Columns text field. Select which products to display in a table-style layout using the Products Source dropdown menu.

You can also choose how variations are displayed for products using the Variations Display dropdown menu.

In addition to this, if you have the Product Add-Ons Ultimate plugin set up with custom fields, you can enable its integration by selecting Yes using the Enable Integration dropdown menu. Select the Enable quickview for add-ons checkbox to let customers quickly view product custom fields from the same page. Click on the Save changes button once you’re done.

All specified products will be displayed in an attractive product table that’s easy to navigate and select multiple products from.

Customers can quickly select product custom fields using a pop-up window from the same screen. This helps them quickly purchase products and make informed purchase decisions.

Create WooCommerce custom taxonomies today!

WooCommerce Product Add-Ons Ultimate and the WooCommerce Product Table Ultimate are perfect for eCommerce websites that sell customisable products or services.

If you offer customers a personalised shopping experience that also helps them quickly make purchases, there’s a high chance you will see an increase in sales and generate more revenue for your business. Using both plugins, you can leverage the benefits of adding custom taxonomies to your products without putting in the effort to write code.

Ready to start easily setting up WooCommerce custom taxonomies and displaying your WooCommerce products better? Get the WooCommerce Product Add-Ons Ultimate and WooCommerce Product Table Ultimate plugins today!