Title: WCBoost &#8211; Variation Swatches
Author: WCBoost
Published: <strong>2021 年 8 月 21 日</strong>
Last modified: 2025 年 12 月 15 日

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# WCBoost – Variation Swatches

 作者：[WCBoost](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wcboost/)

[下载](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wcboost-variation-swatches.1.1.3.zip)

 * [详情](https://cn.wordpress.org/plugins/wcboost-variation-swatches/#description)
 * [评价](https://cn.wordpress.org/plugins/wcboost-variation-swatches/#reviews)
 *  [安装](https://cn.wordpress.org/plugins/wcboost-variation-swatches/#installation)
 * [开发进展](https://cn.wordpress.org/plugins/wcboost-variation-swatches/#developers)

 [支持](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wcboost-variation-swatches/)

## 描述

[WCBoost – Variation Swatches](https://wcboost.com/plugin/woocommerce-variation-swatches/)
is a WooCommerce extension that enhances the appearance and functionality of variable
products. By replacing the default dropdown menus with visually appealing swatches,
this plugin allows customers to quickly view and select product variations such 
as colors, sizes, and styles at a glance.

WCBoost Variation Swatches elevates your store’s aesthetic and simplifies the selection
process for your customers. With this plugin, you can showcase your products in 
a way that’s not only pleasing to the eye but also intuitive to use.

[Live Demo](https://demo.wcboost.com/) | [Documentation](https://wcboost.com/docs-category/wcboost-variation-swatches/)

Whether you’re selling clothing, accessories, electronics, or any other type of 
product with variations, this plugin empowers you to showcase your offerings in 
a visually stunning and user-friendly manner, helping you stand out in today’s competitive
e-commerce landscape.

### Why you need variation swatches for your store?

The default WooCommerce dropdowns are not very appealing and user-friendly. They
can cause some problems for your customers, such as:

 * Default variation dropdowns do not provide any visual feedback of the product
   variations, making it hard for customers to find the right option.
 * They can reduce the conversion rate of your product page, as customers may lose
   interest or get confused by the dropdowns.

### How this plugin can help you improve your store?

WCBoost – Variation Swatches can solve these problems and provides some benefits
for your customers:

 * They provide a visual representation of the product variations, making it easy
   for customers to see and select the right option.
 * They can increase the conversion rate of your product page, as customers can 
   be more engaged and satisfied by the swatches.

### Key features of the WCBoost Variation Swatches plugin

This plugin has all the features that other WooCommerce variation swatches plugins
have, and more. It also includes many features that make it the best plugin to display
WooCommerce product variations in style.

 * **Auto convert all variation dropdowns to button swatches**
 * This plugin can automatically convert all your variation dropdowns to button 
   swatches by default, without having to create swatches for each attribute manually.
   If you want to restore the default dropdown, you just need to disable this option.
 * **Supports color, image, label, and button swatches for product attributes.**
 * You can use swatches of color, image, label, or button to show the different 
   options of your products. For example, you can use color swatches to show the
   available colors of a shirt, image swatches to show the different patterns of
   a dress, label swatches to show the sizes of a shoe, or button swatches to show
   the styles of a hat.
 * **Customizable style of swatches, such as shape, size, tooltip, etc.**
 * You can control the style of swatches, such as shape, size, border, spacing, 
   alignment, etc. You can also enable tooltip for swatches, which can show the 
   name or description of the attribute.
 * **Enable tooltip for swatches**
 * You can enable tooltip to show more details of your swatches. The tooltip feature
   will show the attribute name and the option name when the user hovers over the
   swatch.
 * **Allows global or individual management of attribute swatches.**
 * You can create and display swatches for both global product attributes and custom
   attributes in each singular product. Global product attributes are the attributes
   that you create and manage in the Products  Attributes, and apply to multiple
   products. Custom attributes are the attributes that you create and assign to 
   each individual product. You can use both types of attributes to create swatches
   for your products, and customize them separately.
 * **Allow customizing swatches per product**
 * You can use the plugin to customize swatches per product, and override the global
   settings for swatches of each product attribute. You can change the style, size
   of your swatches for each product.
 * **Hide/blur invalid swatches**
 * Hiding invalid swatches is essential for a streamlined user experience. Invalid
   swatches are the ones that do not match the current selection of the other attributes.
   For example, if you have a product with two attributes, color and size, and you
   select red as the color, the plugin will hide or blur the swatches that are not
   available in red, such as XL or XXL. This will help you to avoid confusing your
   customers with unavailable options, and improve your conversion rate.
 * **Easy to use with the simple interface**
 * Never mess up the admin area with additional menus. The plugin does not add any
   additional menus to your admin area, and integrates seamlessly with the WooCommerce
   settings and product pages. You can create and manage your swatches from the 
   same place where you create and manage your products and attributes, and use 
   the plugin’s settings to customize your swatches globally or per product.
 * **Seamlessly integrated with all themes and easy to customize**
 * You can use the plugin with most WordPress themes, and it will work flawlessly.
   The plugin is designed to adapt to your theme’s style and layout. You can also
   use the plugin’s settings or custom CSS to further customize your swatches to
   match your theme’s design. It also supports multilingual and RTL websites.
 * **Provide API that allows themes and plugins to extend easily**
 * You can use the plugin’s API to extend its functionality and compatibility with
   other themes or plugins. The plugin provides hooks and filters that allow you
   to modify or add your own code to the plugin, and create custom features or integrations.
   You can also use the plugin’s documentation and support to learn more about the
   plugin’s API and how to use it.
 * **Completely integrated with the WooCommerce plugin**
 * You can use the plugin with the WooCommerce plugin, and it will work perfectly.
   The plugin is built to enhance the WooCommerce plugin, and does not interfere
   with any of its features or settings. You can use the plugin to create and display
   swatches for your WooCommerce products, and enjoy all the benefits of the WooCommerce
   plugin, such as inventory management, order processing, payment gateways, shipping
   methods, and more.
 * **Support the default exporter and importer of WooCommerce**
 * Swatches data will be included with other product data when you export or import
   with the default tool of WooCommerce. This will save you time and effort, and
   ensure consistency across your WooCommerce store.
 * **It is lightweight and has minimal impact on your website’s performance**
 * The plugin is lightweight and optimized for speed. The plugin does not load any
   unnecessary files or scripts, and uses caching and minification techniques to
   reduce the load time and bandwidth usage. The plugin also follows the WordPress
   coding standards and best practices, and ensures the security and stability of
   your website.

### Unlock Premium Features to Elevate Your WooCommerce Store to New Level 🏆

Upgrade to [WCBoost Variation Swatches PRO](https://wcboost.com/plugin/woocommerce-variation-swatches/)
and unlock a treasure trove of advanced features and customization options to take
your WooCommerce store to the next level. With the PRO version, you’ll supercharge
your product variation display capabilities and provide an unparalleled shopping
experience for your customers.

 * **Display swatches on catalog and singular pages**
 * Besides the single product page, swatches are supported on the product catalog
   pages, such as the shop page. You can also choose to show swatches of simple 
   products, if they have attributes you chosen.
 * **Allow purchasing variable products on archive pages**
 * You can enable your customers to buy variable products directly from the archive
   pages, such as shop, category, or tag pages. By enabling the swatches selection
   on the archive page, your potential customers can preview variations right on
   the archive page and add variations to the cart. This feature can help you increase
   your sales and conversions by reducing the number of clicks and page loads.
 * **Auto convert default dropdown into image swatches**
 * The plugin can automatically convert the default WooCommerce dropdowns to image
   swatches. It uses your variation images to create the swatches, so you don’t 
   have to do any extra work.
 * **Create stunning dual-color and multi-color swatches**
 * You can easily create swatches that display multiple colors at once. Perfect 
   for items like multi-colored shirts, patterned dresses, or gradient designs. 
   Just pick the colors you want, and the plugin will display them in a split swatch.
   It helps your customers easily to see exactly what they’re getting.
 * **Show variation swatches in the desired position of archive pages**
 * You can choose where to display your swatches on archive pages, such as before
   or after the add to cart button.
 * **Limit the view if there are too many swatches**
 * You can set a limit on how many swatches to show on archive pages, and use a “
   show more” button to toggle the rest of the swatches. This will help you to avoid
   cluttering your pages with too many swatches, and improve the user experience.
 * **Disable out-of-stock swatches**
 * You can disable out-of-stock swatches but keep them visible on your product or
   archive pages. You can also customize the appearance and behavior of the out-
   of-stock swatches.

## 屏幕截图

 * [[
 * Variation swatches with StoreFront theme
 * [[
 * Attribute swatches type “Color”
 * [[
 * Attribute swatches type “Image”
 * [[
 * Attribute swatches type “Label”
 * [[
 * Manage attribute swatches in each variable product

## 安装

#### Automatic installation

Automatic installation is the easiest option as WordPress handles the file transfers
itself and you don’t need to leave your web browser.

 1. Log in to your WordPress dashboard, navigate to the Plugins menu, and click Add
    New.
 2. In the search field type “WCBoost – Variation Swatches” and click Search Plugins.
 3. Once you’ve found it, you can install it by simply clicking the Install Now button.

#### Manual Installation

 1. Download the WCBoost – Variation Swatches plugin to your desktop.
 2. Extract the plugin folder to your desktop.
 3. Read through the “readme” file thoroughly to ensure you follow the installation
    instructions.
 4. With your FTP program, upload the Plugin folder to the wp-content/plugins folder
    in your WordPress directory online.
 5. Go to Plugins screen and find the “WCBoost – Variation Swatches” in the list.
 6. Click Activate to activate it.

#### Config attributes

Even if this plugin has been installed and activated on your site, variable products
will still show dropdowns if you’ve not configured product attributes.

 1. Log in to your WordPress dashboard, navigate to the Products menu and click Attributes.
 2. Click on the attribute name to edit an existing attribute or in the Add New Attribute
    form you will see the default Type selector.
 3. Click on that Type selector to change the attribute’s type. Besides default options
    Select and Text, there are more than 3 options Color, Image, and Label to choose
    from.
 4. Select the suitable type for your attribute and click Save Change/Add attribute
 5. Go back to the Attributes screen. Click the cog icon on the right side of an attribute
    to start editing terms.
 6. Start adding new terms or editing existing terms. There will be a new option at
    the end of the form that lets you choose the color, upload an image, or type the
    label for those terms.

## 常见问题

### Will this plugin work with my theme?

Yes, it will work with any theme, but may require some styling to make it match 
nicely.

### Does it work with Multisite?

Yes, it does work with WordPress multisite.

### How to configure attribute swatches?

By default, this plugin will convert all variation dropdowns to buttons (Of course,
you can disable this feature with a single option in the Customizer > WooCommerce).
You are able to change them to other swatch types.
 You just need to log in to the
admin dashboard, then navigate to Product > Attributes menu to edit product attributes
and change the type. You can change it to Color, Image, Label or Button. Then you
need to edit/add attribute terms to set a color, upload an image, or set the label
the present for that attribute term.

### Where are the plugin’s options

Following the standards of WordPress and WooCommerce, you can find all the settings
that relate to the appearance of your website in Appearance > Customize. The settings
of this plugin are in the Customize > WooCommerce > Variation Swatches section.

### How to disable out-of-stock swatches

WooCommerce has an option to hide out-of-stock products from the catalog, it works
for the variation swatches too. You just need to enable this option in WooCommerce
> Products > Inventory. It is the option “Out of stock visibility”.

## 评价

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This plugin is amazing! Super easy to use – just install and set up in minutes. 
My customers can now configure swatches themself. It works great on all my online
stores without any problems. Thank you to the developer for making shopping easier
for my customers. Definitely 5 stars!

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Agree with the first 2 reviews – Simple, lightweight, does the job just perfect!
Well done to the author!!

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I tested 7 plugins from the wordpress.org repository and out of 7 plugins, only 
2 turned out to be good. Of the 2 remaining plugins, this one turned out to be the
best, and all because it: Does not contain ads (customer sites should not see ads)
Doesn’t add any new menus Works perfect Does not contain unnecessary settings Many
thanks to the authors, keep up the good work, you made a great product. I recommend
this plugin to everyone and I myself will now use it on all sites with WooCommerce.

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This is a great plugin that adds only adds, what should be available by default 
in WooCommerce. No unnessesary settings or upsells. Thank you.

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## 贡献者及开发者

「WCBoost – Variation Swatches」是开源软件。 以下人员对此插件做出了贡献。

贡献者

 *   [ WCBoost ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wcboost/)

「WCBoost – Variation Swatches」插件已被翻译至 1 种本地化语言。 感谢[所有译者](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wcboost-variation-swatches/contributors)
为本插件所做的贡献。

[帮助将「WCBoost – Variation Swatches」翻译成简体中文。](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wcboost-variation-swatches)

### 对开发感兴趣吗?

您可以[浏览代码](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wcboost-variation-swatches/)，
查看[SVN仓库](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wcboost-variation-swatches/)，或
通过[RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wcboost-variation-swatches/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss)
订阅[开发日志](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wcboost-variation-swatches/)。

## 更新日志

#### 1.1.3

 * Ensured compatibility with WordPress 6.9
 * Ensured compatibility with WooCommerce 10.4

#### 1.1.2

 * Add a new invalid swatches display setting with improved visual feedback.
 * Enhance invalid swatches styling with better visibility and CSS effects.
 * Fixed various display issues to make swatches look more consistent
 * Ensured compatibility with WordPress 6.8
 * Ensured compatibility with WooCommerce 9.9

#### 1.1.1

 * Fix custom swatches update issue in product data meta box.

#### 1.1.0

 * Improve accessibility for swatches.
 * Fix the issue with swatches height is not set properly.
 * Fix security issues reported by the plugin checker.
 * Ensured compatibility with WordPress 6.7
 * Ensured compatibility with WooCommerce 9.3

#### 1.0.17

 * Fix a CSS issue with Divi builder.
 * Ensured compatibility with WooCommerce 8.9

#### 1.0.16

 * Improve compatibility with themes and other plugins.
 * Fix issues with disabled swatches.
 * Ensured compatibility with WordPress 6.5

#### 1.0.15

 * Tweak the CSS for swatches to improve the accessibility.
 * Change the label of the swatche shape option.
 * Fix the error when unstalling the plugin.
 * Ensured compatibility with WordPress 6.4
 * Ensured compatibility with WooCommerce 8.3
 * Dev – Adds more actions and filters to support themes and plugins.

#### 1.0.14

 * Added support for the WooCommerce HPOS feature.
 * Ensured compatibility with WordPress 6.3
 * Ensured compatibility with WooCommerce 8.0

#### 1.0.13

 * Improve the accessibility

#### 1.0.12

 * Fix missing files issue

#### 1.0.11

 * Add a new filter hook for swatches output
 * Fix js error when the attribute slug contains double quotes

#### 1.0.10

 * Tested the compatibility with the latest version of WordPress and WooCommerce.

#### 1.0.9

 * Improve the compatibility with multilingual plugins

#### 1.0.8

 * Fix wrong spelling keywords

#### 1.0.7

 * Update WordPress and WooCommerce compatibility
 * Tweak the js function to control swatches items state independently

#### 1.0.6

 * Compatible with plugin WooCommerce Product Bundles

#### 1.0.5

 * Fix the issue of incorrect swatch data with custom attributes

#### 1.0.4

 * Fix the compatibility issue that cannot map the option of another plugin
 * Fix the issue of attribute type is not reset to “Select” when deactivating the
   plugin

#### 1.0.3

 * Add a new option to show the label of selected attributes
 * Fix the style of round button swatches
 * Fix some security issues with the translation of the plugin

#### 1.0.2

 * Fix the issue of incorrect swatch display

#### 1.0.1

 * Add a new JS event to support third-party plugins.

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release.

## 额外信息

 *  版本 **1.1.3**
 *  最后更新：**5 月前**
 *  活跃安装数量 **50,000+**
 *  WordPress 版本 ** 4.5 或更高版本 **
 *  已测试的最高版本为 **6.9.4**
 *  PHP 版本 ** 7.0 或更高版本 **
 *  语言
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wcboost-variation-swatches/) 和 
   [Portuguese (Brazil)](https://br.wordpress.org/plugins/wcboost-variation-swatches/).
 *  [翻译成简体中文](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wcboost-variation-swatches)
 * 标签
 * [product attribute](https://cn.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/product-attribute/)
   [product color](https://cn.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/product-color/)[Variable Products](https://cn.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/variable-products/)
   [variation swatches](https://cn.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/variation-swatches/)
   [woocommerce](https://cn.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/woocommerce/)
 *  [高级视图](https://cn.wordpress.org/plugins/wcboost-variation-swatches/advanced/)

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## 贡献者

 *   [ WCBoost ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wcboost/)

## 支持

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