How to Make Your Custom WooCommerce Product Column Sortable

Описание: Learn how to easily add and make a `custom column` sortable in the WooCommerce product list view with this step-by-step guide.
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How to Make Your Custom WooCommerce Product Column Sortable

Have you ever wanted to add a custom column to your WooCommerce product list in the admin dashboard? It can be quite useful for displaying additional product data, such as a Reference ID. However, once you've added this new column, you might find yourself facing a challenge: making it sortable. In this guide, we'll walk through the steps necessary to create a custom column and make it sortable so that you can efficiently manage your products.

Understanding the Problem

When you create a new column in WooCommerce, the typical scenario is to display additional information for each product. The snippet provided earlier successfully creates a column in the WooCommerce product admin table, adds the required data, but lacks the sorting functionality. The question arises: How can we make this newly added column sortable?

Creating Your Custom Column

Before we dive into making the column sortable, let’s ensure that the column is set up correctly. The basic steps are:

Add a Custom Column:
You use the manage_edit-product_columns filter to add your new column. Here’s the code you would use:

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Populate the Column:
Next, you need to get the necessary data for this new column using the manage_product_posts_custom_column action. Here's an example:

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Making Your Custom Column Sortable

Now that we have our custom column in place, let's make it sortable. Here’s how to do it step-by-step:

Add Sortable Column:
You can make your column sortable by using the manage_edit-product_sortable_columns. Here's how:

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Modify the Query for Sorting:
To handle the sorting logic when the user clicks the column header, you need to modify the query by adding a custom function to pre_get_posts. Here’s the modified version of the initial code:

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Conclusion

By following the steps outlined above, you should now be able to add a custom column in the WooCommerce product list and make it sortable. This feature can significantly enhance your product management capabilities by allowing you to easily sort product data based on your custom fields. Customizing your WooCommerce experience like this can lead to better organization and efficiency for your online store.

To summarize, the key points are:

Use the correct action and filter hooks to add and populate your custom column.

Set your column as sortable and adjust the query for proper sorting mechanics.

If you run into any issues, don’t hesitate to refer back to this guide and adjust the code as necessary to fit your specific WooCommerce setup. Happy coding!