Since version 2.0 of YITH Product Add-ons, you will be able to use the totally new redesigned and refactored version of this powerful plugin, which includes now not only a more user-friendly design, but also lots of new amazing features.
If you’re installing version 2.0 (or a greater version) of this plugin, you can skip this page.
If are using any previous version of this plugin and you have configured at least one add-on before, as soon as you switch to the new 2.0 version, all the add-ons created in version 1.x will be automatically copied.
From a technical point of view, the plugin will create 2 new tables in the database that will be independent from the ones used by the 1.x version.
Database tables in v. 1.x
Database tables in v. 2.0
wp_yith_wapo_groups
wp_yith_wapo_addons
wp_yith_wapo_types
wp_yith_wapo_blocks
As the tables are independent between the two versions, in case of any issue with the new version (due to incompatibilities with other plugins or similar cases), it will be possible for you to switch again to the 1.x version and restore the older settings without the changes.
So, just make sure you update to version 2.0 (or greater) first. Then, go to YITH > Product Add-ons: you’ll see the old settings page here (please, refer to the legacy settings here).
To switch to the new version, then, go to Products > Add-ons and click on the button Switch to the new 2.0 version.
This is the start screen you will see, but no worries, you can always switch back to version 1.x at a later stage, if needed.
In the Populate options, you will be able to add as many options as you wish. For example, if you choose a Checkbox options set to display the available pizza toppings, every option will be one topping.
To add more options in this set, just click on + Add a new option:
The Populate settings of every option vary based on the type selected. Let go through all of them one by one below.
As opposed to radio buttons, checkboxes let your users select more than one option for the same set. For every option you can set:
Label
Tooltip
Description
Image
Price: the option price can be calculated as a fixed or percentage amount from the product price:
product price doesn’t change – set option as free
increase the product price (on-sale available as well)
discount the product price
Selected by default
Required: if enabled, the customer cannot add the product to the cart without entering a text in this option.
Example: add extra paid options to your custom box delivered at home like order tracking and insurance.
Radio
For every option you can set:
Label
Tooltip
Description
Image
Price: the option price can be calculated as a fixed or percentage amount from the product price:
product price doesn’t change – set option as free
increase the product price (on-sale available as well)
discount the product price
Selected by default
Required: if enabled, the customer cannot add the product to the cart without entering a text in this option.
By its very nature, users can only select one option in a radio input. Use checkboxes if you want to let users select multiple options instead.
Example: I can create a radio add-on for the Delivery with two options: 1. pick up in store is free of charge and is the default selection 2. delivery at home has an additional cost of $29.99
Input text
For every option you can set:
Label
Tooltip
Description
Image
Price: the option price can be calculated as a fixed or percentage amount from the product price:
product price doesn’t change – set option as free
increase the product price (on-sale available as well)
discount the product price
Required: if enabled, the customer cannot add the product to the cart without entering a text in this option.
Limit input characters: if enabled, you can set a minimum and maximum number of characters allowed.
Example: let your customer have a custom text printed on a T-shirt for extra $5. The text can be no more than 20 characters. Explain what this is for in the option description. The screenshot above shows these specific settings and below is how it appears on the frontend.
Select
For every option you can set:
Required: if enabled, the customer cannot add the product to the cart without entering a text in this option.
Label
Description
Image: if enabled, you can upload an image for the add-on.
Price: the option price can be calculated as a fixed or percentage amount from the product price:
product price doesn’t change – set option as free
increase the product price (on-sale available as well)
discount the product price
Selected by default
Example: you write copy and you offer two standard lengths for a blog post: 1. up to 500 words is the basic product price 2. 501 to 1000 words has an additional cost of $10. Settings are in the screenshot above, frontend is below.
The conditional logic is extremely useful if you want to hide or show some options based on what the customer selects in another options set.
After enabling the creation of display conditions, you will be able to set up the display rules.
You can choose whether to show or hide the current options set (add-on) if either All of the following rules or any of them match.
You can create unlimited rules and for each of them, you can pick as a condition:
either the entire set of options
or one specific option selection
or a specific product variation.
Then set if it has to be:
Selected
Not selected
Empty
Not empty
Let’s give an example to clarify how these rules work.
Example — show X if set of options Y is selected
You offer copy writing as a paid service, but SEO keywords can be added optionally and at an extra cost.
So, use a checkbox to let the user add the extra paid service for SEO keywords, and only if it is flagged, show a textbox where the user can type them in.
Create both add-ons, and then from the Textarea conditional logic, set the display rule like in the following screenshot:
This is what your customers will see on the frontend.
In this post we will cover all price options, the general ones available in all types of options and the extra ones available for specific options sets:
For every option, you can choose one of the following:
product price doesn’t change – set option as free
increase the product price (on-sale available as well)
discount the product price
When you select either increase or decrease, you can choose the price as:
fixed or
percentage
Also, you can set not only the regular price for the option but also a sale price.
Example: you sell customizable baby towels, with 4 different options. 1. The baby dragon discounts the base product price of 10% 2. The pink mermaid would generally cost $10.00 more, but it is on sale for +$3.00 3. Sweet lamb and 4. Teddy bear will not change the base product price.
Below you find the settings of the Pink mermaid option and the frontend of all 4 options.
Pro tip: if you want to offer a certain number of options as free, but charge the users if they select more, you can do that from the Advanced settings (option available only with the premium version).
Custom price options for Product type
Whenever you create a Product type option (so, include an existing product as add-on of another product), you have some extra options concerning the price.
use the price of the linked products
discount price of linked product: this discount will be available on the product only if the user buys it as an add-on.
Example: you sell a customized print and want to offer a frame as an add-on with a special 30% discount.
Extra price options for Text inputs and Textareas
Do you offer a custom ring with engraving options and want to charge the user $1 for every letter?
Text input and Textarea options include this extra feature and allow you to multiply the cost of the option by the number of characters typed in by the user.
When you choose to Increase the product price, besides fixed or percentage, you will be able to choose also Price multiplied by string length:
Example: in the screenshot below you can see that the cost of the engraving is €1 per character, so a total of €7 as the word foreveris made of 7 letters.
Extra price options for Number
If you create a Number option type, you will have a couple of more options at your disposal to control the price.
Multiply by product price
In the Price dropdown, besides the standard options, you will be able to select also the Value multiplied by product price option.
This allows you to multiply the price of the product by the number entered by the user.
Example: if you sell fabric by the meter, you may want to let the customer use this option, enter the number of meters needed and get the product price updated based on that value (decimal values are supported). If the fabric is €15/meter and the user selects 4,5 m, it will cost €67.50.
Multiply by option price
The Number options set includes this extra feature and allows you to multiply the cost of the selected option by the value entered by the the user. So, for example, 2 cokes at €2 each will add €4 to the total.
When you choose to Increase the product price, besides fixed or percentage, you will be able to choose also: Price multiplied by value.
Example: you offer drinks as extras on a pizza and want the user to enter a quantity for each drink: 2 cokes for €2.00 each and 1 beer for €4.00 each will add €8.00 to the total.
Additionally, you can also limit the input number and set a minimum and maximum value for every option:
In the General settings tab, you will find two sections, the first of which is about General options, let’s check them one by one.
General options
Options position in product page:
Before “Add to cart”
After “Add to cart”
In WooCommerce pages show:
“Select options” button
“Add to cart” button
Both of them will take the user to the product page, where the user can configure the add-ons.
Label for “Select options” button: customize here the text of the “Select options” button that shows on archive pages when a product has add-ons to be selected.
Change the product base price with the calculated total: enable to replace the product base price (below the title) the the newly calculated total of the selected options.
Hide “Add to cart” until the required options are selected: if your product includes required options to be selected, enable this to make sure the “Add to cart” button is hidden until they are selected. Leave it to OFF, if you want to show the “Add to cart” button but keep it disabled until the required options are selected.
Total price box:
Show product price and total options
Show the final total but hide options total if the value is 0
Show only the final total
Hide price box on the product page
Hide titles and images of options groups: enable to hide all titles and images set in the “display” tab of the options.
Hide images of all singular options: enable to hide all the images uploaded in the “populate options” tab of the options.
