Unable to drag and drop attribute values on product pages

Hi @terrim

If attributes have been added from Products > Attributes there are some automatic sorting options available for attributes which can be set at the time of creation.

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If custom ordering is selected the Attributes can be dragged and dropped into a specific order which would display across all product they have been added to.

With Custom Attributes added directly from the Edit Product screen those would need to be manually ordered like described in this topic below.

https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/sorting-of-attributes/

2- These are the global attributes(https://ibb.co/3ytwF9M) that added through Products > Attributes.
And these (https://ibb.co/WWnzfH2) are the custom Attributes added directly from the Edit Product screen

Hi Amir

Thanks for the reply.

The strange thing is that the attributes always displayed as custom attributes until we did a huge import where we changed some of the attributes and added some custom meta to our products. Would this then change the custom attributes to global attributes?

We would really like to revert back to custom attributes as we are struggling to reorder the values. Strange enough not all of the global attributes can be found here Products > Attributes. Which I don’t understand, do you perhaps?
And is it possible to revert back and make it custom attributes?

Thank you

Hi @terrim

The strange thing is that the attributes always displayed as custom attributes until we did a huge import where we changed some of the attributes and added some custom meta to our products. Would this then change the custom attributes to global attributes?

Can you please share how did you import the attributes on your site as this is not part of the core functionalities of WooCommerce?

If this was added thru a third-party plugin or a custom code, it would be best to reach out to the developers for further assistance here.

We would really like to revert back to custom attributes as we are struggling to reorder the values. Strange enough not all of the global attributes can be found here Products > Attributes. Which I don’t understand, do you perhaps?And is it possible to revert back and make it custom attributes?

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• This reply was modified 2 years ago by xue28 (woo-hc).

Hi @xue28

I imported the products using the normal WooCommerce import functionality (Products> Import). The attributes were changed in this product import.

Is there an easy way to reorder our global attributes values? We have over 1000 values under one attribute which is making it very difficult to reorder.

Thank you

Howdy @terrim

Thank you for reaching back, clarifying things further.

Is there an easy way to reorder our global attributes values? We have over 1000 values under one attribute which is making it very difficult to reorder.

If you’ve created attributes from Products > Attributes, this blog post may help when sorting those:

https://devanswers.co/change-woocommerce-variations-attributes-custom-sort-order/

I trust that points you in the right direction, but if you have more questions, let us know. We’re happy to help.

Hi @anastas10s

Thanks for the reply.

As I mentioned we have over 1000 values under one attribute which is making it very difficult to reorder the values within Products > Attributes and they are listed in alphabetical order. How would I go about reordering the values here? Could you perhaps recommend a plugin which will make it easier to reorder?

Also when I did the product import (via the standard csv file – WooCommerce import) why would most of my attributes which were previously saved as custom attributes change to global attributes? I checked the csv import file and the Attribute 1 global column was set to “0” so I’m not sure why they are displaying as global attributes?

Thank you

Howdy @terrim

How would I go about reordering the values here?

My suggestion would be to input them in the Value(s) field, found under the Attributes tab of a Variable product. A screenshot, showcasing this, can be found linked here.

Kindly note that, while in the screenshot, I went ahead with setting them in alphabetical order, you are free to set them in the order you desire. Also, the ... found there are an abbreviation, instead of writing down a thousand sample attribute values.

Subsequently, make sure that Custom Ordering is selected in the Default Sort Order drop-down menu, in the options for that Attribute, as showcased in the screenshot linked here.

why would most of my attributes which were previously saved as custom attributes change to global attributes? I checked the csv import file and the Attribute 1 global column was set to “0” so I’m not sure why they are displaying as global attributes?

From what I understand, most, not all, of the custom attributes were set as global after the import.

Could you elaborate further on the differences you could identify between the ones that stayed as custom and one that was set to global afterward, please?

Perhaps share a copy of that .CSV file, so we could run tests from our end?

Hi @anastas10s

Thanks for the reply.

My suggestion would be to input them in the Value(s) field, found under the Attributes tab of a Variable product. A screenshot, showcasing this, can be found linked here.

Are you saying that I should retype them? Or is there an easy way to convert the global attributes into local/custom attributes?

Subsequently, make sure that?Custom Ordering?is selected in the?Default Sort Order?drop-down menu, in the options for that?Attribute, as?showcased in the screenshot linked here.

Custom ordering is currently selected but it’s still quite a mission to reorder the values because they are listed so far apart (it’s literally 100’s that I need to go through). So I really need a better way of reordering the values.

Perhaps share a copy of that .CSV file, so we could run tests from our end?

It actually looks like all custom attributes have now become global attributes. Please find the export here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kDoMJhJEb2h_NkMBdijN1_iES77qhZ0E-KpCXp0yzhE/edit?usp=sharing

Thank you

Hi there @terrim

Are you saying that I should retype them? Or is there an easy way to convert the global attributes into local/custom attributes?

Entering them in the?Value(s)?field, found under the?Attributes?tab of a?Variable?product, anew. That is correct. I suspect that, with that high number of values, they are saved someplace elsewhere, like a text file, ready to be input again, when needed.

Custom ordering is currently selected but it’s still quite a mission to reorder the values because they are listed so far apart (it’s literally 100’s that I need to go through). So I really need a better way of reordering the values.

As this is an edge-case scenario, it is suggested to keep the value number down to a more manageable one, for starters.

Feel free to share further details about your store’s setup, and why such a number of values is needed, as this would probably open the path to discussing alternatives.

It actually looks like all custom attributes have now become global attributes. Please find the export here

How good of an example product is the one with ID 41465, taken from the exported file you are sharing here with us?

A couple of things standing out:

• Its SKU value is not unique.
• The values in the AO column, for the 5078 line, are numerous

Looking forward to your response, thank you. ??

Hi @anastas10s

Feel free to share further details about your store’s setup, and why such a number of values is needed, as this would probably open the path to discussing alternatives.

We recently integrated a POS system into our WooCommerce store. According to the POS instructions, the setup is a fundamental part of linking up the two data sets. Having only 3 attributes (Specification 1, Specification 2, Specification 3)with all the values listed under them.

How good of an example product is the one with ID?41465, taken from the exported file you are sharing here with us?

That is a good example. I just double checked and can’t seem to find a duplicate SKU of this item (omega), where do you see it?

The values in the AO column, for the 5078 line, are numerous

Is this a bad thing? These are all the values listed in our variations dropdown.

Thank you

Howdy @terrim

We recently integrated a POS system into our WooCommerce store. According to the POS instructions, the setup is a fundamental part of linking up the two data sets. Having only 3 attributes (Specification 1, Specification 2, Specification 3)with all the values listed under them.

Thank you for elaborating further. From what I gather, this refers to the need of interoperability of the POS functionality with WooCommerce, rather than explain why such a high number of values per attribute, for variable products at your store.

Just to clarify, have you already clarified with the support channel of the POS system all aspects of its interoperability with your WooCommerce installation?

That is a good example. I just double checked and can’t seem to find a duplicate SKU of this item (omega), where do you see it?

To clarify, SKU, or?Stock Keeping Unit?number, is a unique number assigned to a product for, amongst other things, the purpose of keeping track of inventory.

Feel free to learn more about it at the related documentation section, linked here.

Is this a bad thing? These are all the values listed in our variations dropdown.

As I understand, from an online store’s customer point of view, it is overwhelming to have all these variation options.

Let’s take a scenario of a clothing item, offered in two colors, with 6 different sizing options for each color. That would “translate” to having 6 values maximum per attribute, and 12 possible variations to enter pricing and the rest of the details for, in the store’s back-end.

Could you share a link to such a product, with a >50 variations (over 1000 you have already mentioned) needed, so we could investigate further, please?

Furthermore, while researching this further, I stumbled upon this thread, and this one.

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Hi @terrim ,

We haven’t heard back from you in a while, so I’m going to mark this as resolved – we’ll be here if and/or when you are ready to continue.

Cheers!