WooCommerce Product Add-Ons Ultimate - custom fields and options plugin

It's easy to add extra product options in WooCommerce using the Product Add-Ons Ultimate plugin. You can add extra fields per product or global. Here's a quick guide to adding fields to a specific product.

Step #1: Edit the product

First you need to add a field to your selected product:

• Edit the product where you want your extra products options to appear
• Click on the 'Product Add-Ons' tab in the 'Product data' section
• Click 'Add Group' then click 'Add Field'
• The settings for your new field will appear

Step #2: Choose your field type

Now you can set up some key information for the field:

• In the 'Field Label' setting, enter a label for the product option that will appear on the front end
• Select the type of option you're adding from the 'Field Type' setting. There are over 20 different types of field you can add. See this article for a guide to all the different field types.

Step #3: Configure the field

Finally, you can set some other parameters for your extra product option:

• Click on the 'Pricing' tab to enter a price for the field
• If you've chosen a field type like radio buttons or select field, click on the 'Options' tab to enter each option label and price

That's it - how to easily add extra product options to your WooCommerce product. If you'd like to add fields 'globally' so that you can create them once and apply them to multiple fields, just go to Product Add-Ons > Global Groups in your WordPress dashboard and follow the same steps as above.

Our WooCommerce product add-ons plugin includes over 20 different types of extra product options. The custom add-on fields that you can add to your products include:

Text input fields

These are extra product options where the user can enter free text.

• Text fields allow users to enter text of their choice - ideal for engravings, personal messages, etc
• Textarea fields allow users to enter longer format text

User choice fields

Custom product fields where the user can choose from one or more options.

• Checkboxes allow users to select simple addon options
• Checkbox groups allow users to select one or more options from a group of checkboxes. You can specify a minimum and maximum number of checkboxes that must be selected by the customer
• Radio buttons allow users to select one option from a set of options
• Select fields (dropdown lists) allow users to select one option from a list of possible options
• Image swatches are clickable images for the user to select one or more options
• Text swatches (buttons) allow users to make selections from clickable text labels

Upload fields

• Upload fields allow users to upload images and files (including PDFs) to a modern drag and drop interface directly on the product page

Number input fields

These are extra product options which allow the user to enter or choose numeric values.

• Name Your Price fields allow customers to set custom prices
• Number fields allow users to enter numbers
• Number range slider fields allow the user to drag a slider along a range to enter a numerical value

Calculation fields

• Calculation fields allow you to set values with formulas that can use the values of other fields, global variables, product quantity and prices. Use the results to set the product parameters like price or weight or just as simple values

Child product fields

Child products are a unique type of product add-on. They allow you to use other products on your site as custom options.

• Products fields allow you to include specific products as add-ons within your ‘parent’ product - perfect for when you want to track inventory or SKUs of your extra fields or if they should be part of shipping calculations
• Product categories fields allow you to Insert all products within specified categories as child products quickly and easily

Date and time fields

You can add custom product options for users to select dates:

• Calendar List fields allow users to pick dates from a limited range - great for delivery dates
• Date Pickers allow customers to select a date - specify minimum / maximum dates

Color choices

• Color Pickers allow customers to select a color value from a color chart
• Color swatches allow users to choose a color from a set of different colored buttons

Information

• Information fields are custom product add-ons that display additional information - ideal for meta data, additional technical information, nutritional values, etc.

WooCommerce Product Add-Ons Ultimate is a custom product add-ons plugin which allows your customers to personalize your products. You can add extra products options like text boxes, dropdowns, checkboxes and radio buttons - and you can add as many additional fields as you like, giving you and your customers fine-grained control over configuring products.

Every field can be assigned a price, which either adds or even subtracts from the original product price, so you can charge your customers extra for personalizations. This allows you to add value to each of your products and increase your profitability.

Certain fields, like dropdowns and radio buttons, can have different prices associated with each option.

Features

20+ different field types

• Add-on fields include checkboxes, datepickers, file uploads, information fields, text and textarea fields, number fields, radio groups, select fields, name your price fields, image swatches, child products, checkbox groups and calculation fields

Add prices to fields and field options

• Optionally assign prices to your product add-on fields
• Choose whether to multiply the cost of add-on fields by the quantity ordered or just charge a flat rate one-off fee
• Add price per character costs to text fields
• Assign negative (discount) prices
• Accept custom prices (name your price fields)
• Add percentage prices (Pro only)

Insert custom product options per product or globally

• Add fields to specific products
• Create global fields and assign them to multiple products or categories

Conditional logic

• Show or hide fields based on the value of other fields

Variation specific fields

• Show or hide fields depending on which variation is selected

Upload files - beautifully

• Allow the customer to upload single or multiple files
• Display thumbnails and upload progress
• Set permitted file types and size
• Download all uploaded files per order in single zip
• Optionally rename file names

Child products

• Use other products as add-on fields, allowing customers to add multiple products to their cart from one page
• Perfect for complete the look, product bundles, gift boxes, etc

Calculation fields

• Create formulas to calculate cost, area or other values
• Include field values in the calculations
• Set product prices using calculations

Image swatches

• Display product images as image swatches
• Set minimum and maximum number of selections
• A picture is worth a thousand words

Checkbox groups

• Create groups of checkboxes
• Optionally set minimum or maximum number of checkboxes to be selected

Percentage based pricing

• Set the cost of add-on fields as a percentage of the product price
• Charge for extra options based on the value of the product and/or variation

Group toggles and tabs

• Organise your fields into groups
• Display groups as tabs or accordions

REST API integration

• Add-Ons Ultimate supports the WooCommerce REST API so you can create, edit, get and delete add-on fields and groups using the API

Yes, with our WooCommerce Product Add-Ons Ultimate plugin you can add an unlimited number of extra product options to any product.

You can configure the fields per product or you can create 'global' fields which allow you to assign fields to multiple products from a single location.

Yes. Product Add-Ons Ultimate allows you to create extra product options 'globally'. You organize your options into groups and groups can be assigned to all products, all products in specific categories, or specific products.

So if all your products in a certain category require the same custom options, you can create them globally and assign them to that category. That means you can create and edit options from a single location and apply all changes across multiple products.

Yes. Our extra product options plugin has a number of simple and advanced pricing features:

• Each field can be assigned a price that will be added to the overall product price if the field is selected - so if the customer enters some text in a text field that has a price associated with it, that price will be added to the product price
• Custom fields with options - like select fields or radio buttons - can have prices associated with each option. So if the customer chooses 'Option A' then the price for that option will be added to the product price
• Quantity-based pricing - this means that the price of the add-on field will be multiplied by the quantity of product selected by the customer
• Flat fee (or fixed rate) - this means that the price of the add-on field will only be added once to the product price regardless of how many items the customer has selected
• Add or subtract costs - you can positive or negative values for field prices
• Percentage pricing - choose to increase or decrease price as a percentage of the product's base price
• Price by file upload - charge customers to upload one or more files; or charge them per file
• Calculate prices through formula - set pricing according to formulas based on user input
• Charge by character count - see a price per character for text fields
• Customer-defined pricing - allow customers to set their own prices or leave a tip
• Role-based pricing for add-on fields - set different prices for each add-on field for different user roles

You can choose whether to display prices for each add-on field or hide them from the customer. A summary of all selected options and their prices can be displayed above the add to cart button.

Tax will be added in line with your store settings.

The Product Add-Ons Ultimate plugin allows you to hide or show custom product options conditionally. You can set conditions according to:

• The value of other fields
• Attributes
• Product quantity
• Product cost
• Log-in status
• User role

You can also apply conditional logic to groups - so you can hide or show multiple add-on fields with a single condition on their parent group.

Variation-specific add-ons

The plugin also has a unique feature that allows you to show or hide fields when specific variations are selected by the customer. Or you can just set a condition on an entire attribute - so if the customer selects any 'Red' item, you can display a certain set of fields.

Conditional logic for fields options

The plugin also supports conditions for swatch options - so you can hide or disable options in one swatch field unless options in another swatch field are selected.

Chained dependencies

Chained dependencies just means that you can make a series of fields dependent on each other. So if Field A is selected, then Field B will be displayed; if Field B is selected, then Field C will be displayed.

Yes. The WooCommerce Product Add-Ons Ultimate plugin allows to add file upload fields to your product pages so your customers can upload images and other file types, including PDFs.

By default, customers are able to upload .gif, .jpeg and .png files and you can specify any other file types by simply picking them from a list. You can also control the maximum file size permitted for uploads.

Uploaded files are listed as part of the order and you can download them direct from the order page in a zip file. You can also rename uploaded files with product ID, field ID, the time and date, and several other parameters.

Is it possible to upload multiple files?

Yes, you can allow the user to upload multiple files to the same field - or you can add multiple upload fields to the same product. If you allow multiple files to the same field, you can set a maximum on the number of files permitted.

Is it possible to charge for uploading files?

Yes, you can assign a price to the upload field so that the user will get charged for uploading a file. Or you can set an option to charge per file.

Can customers upload PDF files?

Yes, you can enable the option to allow PDF files to be uploaded. Using the Advanced Uploads extension, you can also count the number of pages in an uploaded PDF (and charge accordingly, if you wish).

Can customers edit their uploaded images?

If you have the Advanced Uploads extension installed, you can allow users to crop and rotate their uploaded images. You can also specify additional parameters like minimum and maximum width and height, image quality, aspect ratio and so on.

Can users preview their uploaded images?

If you have the Image Preview extension installed, customers can upload images and preview them as part of the main product image.

How can I manage uploaded files?

Files are uploaded to and stored on your server. In order to ensure that your server doesn't get full with uploaded files, you can manage and delete them. Options included deleting all files from completed orders or deleting all files uploaded before a certain date.

It's also easy to manage uploaded files by deleting them from your server when you no longer require them.

Can I offload uploaded files to third-party cloud storage?

Yes, Add-Ons Ultimate allows you to offload files uploaded through front-end upload fields to Amazon S3, Dropbox, Google Drive, etc, and save space on your own server.

Yes. 'Child products' is one of the most innovative features of Product Add-Ons Ultimate. You can add other products from your store as custom options - either as upsells or as components of a single product. So if you are selling clothing, you can offer accessories on the same product page as additional upsell options. Or you could offer mix and match products, like gift hampers, where users select a certain number of items that are products from your store and add them to their cart from one product page.

Using other products as options allows you track inventory for product options, assign SKUs to product options, even apply different tax classes to custom options from the main product tax class. You can also easily assign dimensions like weight and size to your product options which can be crucial when calculating shipping costs.

You can add child products individually or you can assign an entire category of product as options.

You can choose whether to allow your child products to be purchased separately on your site.

As a general rule, extra product options do not have stock/inventory. However, if you need to track the stock level of some or all custom options, you can use the 'Products' field. This allows you to use other products on your site as options - meaning you can update their inventory, manage SKUs, or even apply different tax classes for options.

Yes, you can set default values for product options. So for example, you can provide default text for a text field or pre-select an option in a select (dropdown) field.

Yes, you can use variations and add-on fields together - you don't need to replace your variations with add-ons fields if you don't wish.

Yes, you can import and export groups and fields from one product to another. You can also import/export groups between global groups and products.