Automatically replace attribute dropdown with variation thumbnails

If you check the attached screenshot you can see that the Colour attributes for variations are shown in a drop-down. Is there a way to automatically replace the drop-down with thumbnails for each option?

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Hello,

There are settings allowing to show attributes as featured images of the variations, however, some part of work is done manually.

Please navigate to Dashboard -> Products -> Attributes -> Color -> Configure iterms, enable swatch as shown http://prntscr.com/jskm29

Navigate to Theme Settings > Shop > Attribute swatches > choose pa_color (your color attribute) and enable “Use images from product variations”

Make sure each variation in a variable product has an image: http://prntscr.com/kk870w

Best Regards

Excellent, do you know of a way I can automatically tick that option for ALL products, either via phpMyAdmin or ideally through WP-ALL-IMPORT

Hello,

No, there is no trick. Product filling is a manual process.

Best Regards

OK, thank you.

Finally, when the products are displayed on the homepage, you will see no images are displayed. Do I have to add the images manually via the attributes?

If this is the case, is there a way this data can be implemented via my wp-all-import system.

We work off a Google Sheet that is automatically imported with potentially 1000s of products being imported/updated daily.

Hello,

Read and follow the instructions: https://docs.woocommerce.com/document/managing-products/

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What about the issue where variation/attribute images are displayed on the product page but not the category page or homepage?

Hello,

What do you mean? I see the variation product works properly: https://gyazo.com/4ef19d4b3657917ff87c42e86f93700d

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They should be product thumbnails like you’ll see on the product page.

Please, provide us your admin access so we can check the configuration.

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Hello,

Navigate to Products > Attributes > Color > Configure items and add the default images into each color value: http://prntscr.com/l08hbs

Best Regards

I have to ask, is there anyway to automate this? I’m trying to automate the update of the website so everything can be imported automatically.

The WP ALL IMPORT website says:
Technical Details: Full Support For Custom Fields, Custom Post Types, Custom Taxonomies

WP All Import can import to Custom Fields (post meta), Custom Post Types, and Custom Taxonomies. WP All Import can even import to serialized Custom Fields. And if your theme or plugin stores data in custom MySQL database tables, our API hooks let you import there as well.

Would this apply to editing the attributes that you referenced in your last reply? I understand this might be outside the scope of your support but if I am to speak to a developer I need to understand what I am asking them to do.

Many thanks

Hi,

Yes, we use custom fields and term meta table so you should be able to automatize it.

Regards

Would you be able to tell me which custom fields need to be edited in order to import data to the two fields shown in the attached image?

WP-ALL-IMPORT allows taxonomies to be imported with Term META, its auto detect feature is pulling up the following data:

product_count_product_cat
thumbnail_id
category_icon_alt
category_icon
woodmart_chosen_sguide
stretch_slider
height
height_tablet
height_mobile
arrows_style
pagination_style
pagination_color
autoplay
animation

I believe, if I can find out the name of the fields I need to import data to (see attached image) I can use WP-ALL-IMPORT. At the very least could you please direct me to which file I need to review to find this info?

I appreciate your help and assistance, thank you.

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After further testing, I have got the attribute images working correctly on the homepage, category page but not on the product page, it displays the attributes as a drop down box.

When I edit the Attribute Terms and tick the box titled “Enable Swatch” it makes the attributes display as a thumbnail but stops displaying the thumbnails on the homepage and category page (it displays the attribute name as text).

This seems to be a bug, are you able to review and help me fix this?

We still don’t see that you uploaded default images for your color terms https://gyazo.com/36e5b5c2e3bc663ca51e4ec43e7c691e
They are required even if you are using images from your variations.

Term meta is called image and it is for you your attributes terms, not for the product itself.

I have resolved this issue, I am now able to import product data and the custom attribute data automatically using WP-ALL-IMPORT.

Thank you for your help.

Great, you are welcome.

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