WC External Variations
A WordPress plugin that adds basic support for external products to WooCommerce variations/variable products. No longer under active development as of …
5(8 reviews)
·300 active installs·Updated 4 months agoAs of April 2026, WC External Variations is a WordPress external plugin with 300 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 8 reviews. It has been downloaded 7.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.7+ and PHP 5.6.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Top alternative: Simple Iframe.
5/58 reviews
300active installs
7.3K+total downloads
8 yearssince 2018
Overview
Adds basic support for external products to WooCommerce
variations/variable products. This plugin allows you to define an external
URL on any variation and will then open that link when the user
clicks on the Add To Cart button. Because the Javascript is used for this,
any adding to cart that is done via the backend such as with APIs will not
redirect properly.
Note that as of 03/2023 this plugin is not longer under active development.
Shortcode support
This plugin provides two shortcodes that you can use within your site:
1. [wcev_product_attr] – allows you to display an product attribute, use the “name” attribute to find the right attribute.
2. [wcev_var_field] – allows you to display a custom field, attribute or data element for a variation, use the “id…
Ratings & Reviews
58 reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.7+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | 5.6.0+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.0.18
- Updated to confirm testing with latest versions
Contributors
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