How to create more than 50 variations for execution

Usually define statements go in wpconfig.php

it seems not working if added to wp-config.php

any help?

i have noticed maybe i need to ask my hosting some server PHP.ini modifications, can some one tell me what to ask them?

Hi @bassplayer84,

You shouldn’t need to get your hosting company involved. The code that you have is correct, you can place it either in your functions.php file or your wp-config.php file. You will need to make sure it is after the first <?php tag and before any closing ?> tag, if there is one. If it is not included within the tags, then it will just be printed out on the screen.

You would only need to get your hosting company involved if you are wanting to do a very large number of variations at a time, this is due to memory limits. There’s more information here about it.

the problem is that i have a lot of variations, something like 7.000 or more.
This is due the presence of 3-4 product attributes, sometimes with 20+ values each.

I’ve set the WC_MAX_LINKED_VARIATIONS to 500 each passage.
Sometimes it loops the creations.

How should i set the memory limit?

I’ve read this but i do not know exactly what to ask to my provider to do.

thanks

Remember if you don’t need/have a separate price/sku/stock, you don’t actually need to generate all those variations. You can use ANY.

Some attributes can be exposed as “add-ons” to reduce the number of variations.
https://codecanyon.net/item/woocommerce-extra-product-options/7908619
There are other “add-on” type plugins.

7000+ sounds like it would wind up being extremely hard to manage over time. I will have to agree with @royho about the ANY option, or you could go the add-on route like @lorro mentioned.

HEllo and thanks for your replies first.
I have not understood some points..

I can not have less product variations, technical informations for the contact lenses shop are a must.
Costumers have to select the attributes before placing the order via the e-commerce, such as gradation (there are about 30+ selectable values in the dropdown menu) that need to be combined each with other values. This is the real scanario with 3-4 dropdown menus of the attributes on the frontend, with selectable values of each lens / product.

I have not understood what you mean with “ANY” value, maybe this could be a solution insted of creating each 7.000+ linked variations.

My understanding is that ANY can be used if the price and SKU are the same.

What is this “ANY”? i can not understand..

I have 1 product, with 1 SKU and price.
The product is not set as “simple” but “variable”.
I added 4 attributes, with tons of values each.
Then i create all linked variations.

This is what i did for each contact lens product on my e-commerce catalogue.

I still find difficult to understand what you mean with “use ANY”.

If you add the Attributes, set them to be used in the Variations, then manually create one variation with “Any” selected in the attributes, all options will show under the product. See this doc.

I sell T-shirts.

Product Data section, Attribute tab:
Attribute name: Size
Attribute values: Small | Medium | Large
Visible on the product page: checked
Used for variations: checked

Product Data section, Variations tab:
Add variation – click Go
Leave topmost drop-down to show: “Any Size”
Set a price (this will apply to all variations)
Optionally set a SKU (same SKU will apply to all variations)
Save Changes

Only 1 variation is created.

Front-end: shows 3 variations.

Cart page and Checkout page will show the size selected by the customer.

Thanks guys, this is a real good and final solution!!
thank a lot!!

U have 1 beer paid! ??

This is not resolved whatsoever, more like a compromise. I have same issues. I NEED many variations, 300+, all with their own sku and price. Woocommerce comes to a halt with over 50. The ANY “solution” does not work for exclusions. Example:

In the T-Shirt scenario above sizes S,M,L are used. On one site we need s,m,l,xl,xxl,xxxl,xxxxl and several garment styles and colors many of which DO NOT come in XXL, XXXL, and XXXXL.

The only way to exclude as far as I can tell is to have all possible variations explicitly entered, which is correct for accounting as well. This way ordering a garment that doesn’t come in XXXL would not be possible. It would be possible in the ANY scenario.

So, again there is no solution for ACTUALLY needing more than 50 variations. And yes, server has 32gb ram, php and mysql optimized, max inputs set, etc. etc.

Fact is woocommerce looks like it just fails with many options and can’t handle it.

Anyone? Would love to be proven wrong ??

RJB