updating the attribute name in the URL on the fly?

Hi,

Thanks for reaching out to us. You can simply edit the attribute title from the attribute edit page.

Note: It is not recommended to change the slug, because, the attribute type stored depends on the slug of an attribute. By changing the slug, you will lose your attribute setup.

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Hi fizanzvai,

Thanks for the reply.

Just want to ask if changing the attribute title will have disrupt any links? like maybe on menu,product pages/other related links

Regards,

Frans

Hi,

Thanks for getting back to us.

Changing only the title(name) of the attribute will not affect your settings. But, please don’t change the slug – https://paste.pics/S6933

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Hi fizanzvai,

I have done so, but when i click on product variation in the website, it is still using ‘attribute_testatr1’ in the URL.

Is there any possibility that the code were updated somewhere by my other colleague (who left the company earlier this year)? If i browse the database (particularly in postmeta table), i am seeing lots of ‘testatr1’ meta_value in ‘_product_attributes’ meta_key

Kindly advise,

Frans

Hi,

Changing the title/name will not change the URL. The URL is displayed based on the slug you have entered.

If you want to change the slug you have to do it carefully on your own. You have to change all the testatr1 found in all the tables of the database. As I said in my last replies, the Swatches data are saved using the slug. I think this article will help you to change the testatr1.

I recommend trying it first by creating a staging site. If you think everything is working well on the staging then apply it for your production site.

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Hi fizansvai,

Thanks for the reply.

I have just checked, there is really a lot of instances of ‘testatr1’ in the database.

Coming back to my initial question, is there a way to update the attribute name in the URL?

So for example, if i key in this URL:
https://madeandmake.sg/shop/brands/new-works/kizu-table-lamp/?designer=Lars%20Tornoe&variation_name=Small%20-%20Black, then it will work and show the correct variation on the page itself?

Thank you in advance,

Frans

Hi,

For your information, the attribute slug and the URL is a feature of WooCommerce itself. Our plugin just uses it when you click on a swatch. The link https://madeandmake.sg/shop/brands/new-works/kizu-table-lamp/?designer=Lars%20Tornoe&attribute_testatr1=Small%20-%20Black will still work even without our plugin.

As far as I know, it is not possible. Still, you can contact WooCommerce support, if you have further queries.

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Hi fizanzvai,

Thank you for the info.

Ok then, i will try to contact them. If it is not possible as well, then i will follow your suggestion to update the slug.

Thank you,

Frans

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Hi fizansvai,

I have tried to contact woocommerce and attempted the setting, but it does not work. It seems like our website’ code was modified (probably in the variation swatches’ files) so that the permalink is not showing as per the woocommerce/wordpress’ permalink page.

That is fine, so now we are just thinking to find a way to update the word ‘attribute_testatr1’ in the parameter (not the permalink structure) into ‘attribute_variation’.

Btw, the parameter is showing when this ‘Generate variation url’ is ticked inside page ‘Swatches – Advanced’. So would you be able to let me know which file(s) that i should be looking at?

Alternatively, not sure if this is fine, but since we have purchased the plugin (even the pro version), are you able to send me the original plugin code so that i can compare with the current code that i have here now?

Kindly advise,

Frans

Hi,

Alternatively, not sure if this is fine, but since we have purchased the plugin (even the pro version)

Sorry for the inconvenience. The query is not related to our Free version.

As per this support forum rule, we can only provide support for the free version. We can’t provide any support for our commercial product, even any pre-sale-related discussion is not allowed here. Please check this forum guideline. If you have any questions related to the commercial product, please knock us directly here: https://getwooplugins.com/tickets/

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Knock us from the live chat.

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