How to Replace WooCommerce Product Short Description with Selected Variation Description

Описание: Discover how to seamlessly replace WooCommerce short descriptions with variation descriptions for products, enhancing user experience.
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Enhance Your WooCommerce Product Pages: Replace Short Descriptions with Variation Descriptions

When managing a WooCommerce store, maintaining clear and engaging product descriptions is crucial for conversion. If you're dealing with variable products, you may have noticed that the short description remains static while your variation descriptions change. This can be confusing for customers and might lead to questions like, "Can I hide the WooCommerce short description if the variable product description is visible?" If you've found yourself struggling with this issue, you’re not alone!

Problem Overview

The problem arises when buyers select different variations of a product—say, color or size—you want the description displayed to change accordingly. However, the default behavior of WooCommerce is to keep the short description visible, which can lead to an overload of information or, worse, confusion if the product descriptions don't align. So, how can we resolve this?

In this post, we will guide you through a solution that allows you to hide the WooCommerce short description and display the relevant variable description instead. With a little bit of coding, you can keep your product pages clean and user-friendly.

Solution: Implementing the Code

To replace the variable product's short description with the selected variation description when it is not empty, we will use a combination of PHP and jQuery. Below is a step-by-step breakdown:

Step 1: Access Your Theme Files

You’ll need to add custom code to the functions.php file of your active child theme (or the active theme if you’re not using a child theme). Always remember to back up your site before making changes to theme files.

Step 2: Add the Code

Insert the following code snippet into the functions.php file of your theme:

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Explanation of the Code

CSS Block: The line <style>.woocommerce-variation-description {display:none !important}</style> ensures that the variation description will not show by default when the page loads.

JavaScript/jQuery Block:

The script captures variations using jQuery and listens for user interactions with the variable product selections.

show_variation event: When a variation is selected, it checks if there is a specific variation description available. If there is, it updates the short description accordingly.

hide_variation event: If no selection is made, it resets the short description to its original state.

Step 3: Test the Changes

After you've added the code and saved your changes, head over to your WooCommerce product page and test it out. Select various product attributes and ensure that the description swaps as expected. If everything works smoothly, congratulations—you’ve just enhanced your product page.

Conclusion

By implementing this straightforward solution, you can improve the usability of your WooCommerce store, provide a better customer experience, and ultimately help increase your conversion rates. Now your customers will see relevant description changes that match their product selections, instead of a generic short description that might confuse them. Happy selling!