Avoid Short Description Additional Text in WooCommerce Product Variations

Описание: Learn how to eliminate short description messages from appearing in WooCommerce product variations with this simple guide. Perfect for enhancing user experience!
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Avoiding Additional Text in WooCommerce Product Variations

When managing an online store using WooCommerce, you might want to display important messages alongside your product descriptions. However, when it comes to variable products, you may run into a common issue: the additional text appears not only in the main product description but also in each variant's description, which can lead to confusion for potential customers.

In this guide, we'll explain how to modify your WooCommerce short description functionality to ensure that your additional text shows only in the main description, while avoiding duplication in the variable product variations.

Understanding the Problem

You’ve added a message to your products that appears after the primary description, but in the case of variable products, you only want this message to show once. Unfortunately, due to the way WooCommerce handles variable products, the message may appear in both the overall product description and in each selected variant.

The core issue lies within the WooCommerce filter function you're using. While you’ve attempted to create an exception for variable products, it seems the method needs a more robust approach to completely avoid displaying the message in the variations.

Solution: Code Modification

To resolve this issue, follow these steps. We will provide an updated code snippet that ensures your additional short description text only appears in the main product description.

Step-by-Step Code Update

Open your Theme Functions File
Locate functions.php file in your active child theme (or active theme) directory.

Insert the Following Code Snippet

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Explanation of the Code

First Function: ts_add_text_short_descr

This function checks if the product belongs to any categories where you don’t want the additional text.

If it’s not in those categories, it appends your specified message to the main product description.

Second Function: filter_wc_available_variation_description

This ensures that the variation descriptions are modified without your additional text, thus preventing duplication when a variant is selected.

Final Steps

Once you’ve added the code, save the functions.php file and refresh your WooCommerce product pages. The message should now only appear in the main product description and not in the individual variations.

Conclusion

By implementing the provided code, you can enhance your WooCommerce store's user experience by ensuring that important product messages are visible only in the context they are needed. This approach not only maintains consistency but also helps reduce redundancy, allowing customers to focus on the details of each variant without distraction.

Feel free to reach out if you encounter any issues or have further questions regarding WooCommerce customizations!