A WooCommerce Variable Product offers brilliant options to manage multiple variations of the same product. A T-shirt, for example, can come in multiple colors and size options, and store owners can manage those choices under a single variable product. In this post, we will explore how you can use Product Variation Table for WooCommerce PRO (PVT PRO) to easily select and add to cart multiple variations in WooCommerce simultaneously.

WooCommerce offers a solid base to create and manage variable products. Unfortunately, when you need to select multiple variations in WooCommerce or add multiple variations to the cart in WooCommerce, there is no default solution. Under this situation, the light of hope is that WooCommerce is highly extensible and enhancing a default feature is easily achievable. Using a select multiple variations plugin in WooCommerce like Product Variation Table for WooCommerce PRO (PVT PRO), you can effortlessly reach this goal.

Select and Add to Cart Multiple Variations in WooCommerce

Before we jump into more details on how to select and add to cart multiple variations in WooCommerce, let’s have a brief discussion on WooCommerce Variable Products to ensure that we are on the same page.

WooCommerce and Variable Products

Hopefully, you already have a decent knowledge of WooCommerce Variable Products. Apart from the brief description here, you can learn the ins and outs of WooCommerce Variable Products from this article.

Back to t-shirts 😎️. T-shirts are one of the most common examples of a variable product. This is because t-shirts usually have multiple color and size variations (choices). It would be a nightmare if you had to manage all of those color and size choices separately. For example, if there are four(4) color choices and three(3) sizes, it still becomes twelve(12) products.

Luckily, with WooCommerce Variable Products, you can manage all variations under a single (variable) product. That means, you can set image, price (including sale price), stock status, shipping class, description, and other essential information from the same back-end interface. In addition to that, you can bulk update most of these details for all variations.

By default, WooCommerce offers drop-down select options to switch between variations. You can use the drop-down to view, select, and switch between the available options. Once you have found and selected your desired variation, you can cart it using the Add to Cart button.

You can transform the default drop-down into attribute swatches, radio buttons(variations as radio buttons), or a table with all available variations.

The default drop-down requires more clicks to find what is available. On the contrary, attribute swatches, radio buttons, or a variation table improves user experience and requires fewer clicks. While using the default drop-down selections it is not possible to select and add to cart multiple variations in WooCommerce

You must agree that having variable products is highly beneficial for bulk product management and productivity. What if you want to empower your customers to select multiple variations and add multiple variations to cart in WooCommerce in one shot?

We have already mentioned that the Variation Table for WooCommerce PRO will allow you to select multiple variations in WooCommerce and add multiple variations to cart at once. Let’s get into the details of how to seamlessly integrate the bulk add to cart feature for variable products in your WooCommerce store.

Steps to Select and Add to Cart Multiple Variations in WooCommerce

To select and cart multiple variations in WooCommerce, you need to follow some steps. First, you need to transform the product page into a table using an extension. At this point, people can purchase a variation just by clicking on the Add to Cart button. Finally, with PVT PRO, you can enable the bulk cart feature. Let’s organize these steps and explore the required details.

• Product variations as a table of options
• Add to cart variations one after another
• Cart Multiple Variations at the same time
• Personalize bulk cart for your customers

Product variations as a table of options

Product Variation Table for WooCommerce (PVT) replaces the default drop-down selection of your WooCommerce Variable Products with a perfectly formatted variation table. It’s a well-formatted and customizable table which displays all available variations as a table.

PVT is the best Variation Table plugin for WooCommerce. PVT’s plug-and-play functionality transforms all of your variable products drop-down selection into a responsive table. All variations of a product are displayed as a row in the table. As a result, it becomes easier for your customers to glance over the available options and purchase their desired variations.

You will love PVT’s customization options to personalize the variation table. Most importantly, it offers an intuitive way to add, remove, or rearrange the table column. Apart from the customizability, you will also love its device-specific responsive options.

Just by installing and activating PVT, your product variation will appear as a table of product options. You can refer to the PVT’s documentation section to learn about setting customization or address any confusion.

Add to cart variations one after another

If you are following along, as of now, your product variations should appear as a table of options. Your customers should be able to purchase them right from the table. They can increase the quantity and purchase an item using the Add to Cart button. At this point, they can only purchase one variation at a time.

To enable bulk purchasing (select and add to cart multiple variations in WooCommerce) of variations, you will need Product Variation Table for WooCommerce PRO. If you don’t already have a license, you can get it from visiting the product page. Finally, ensure that you have PVT PRO installed on your site.

Cart Multiple Variations at the same time

The option to select and add to cart multiple variations of a WooCommerce Variable Product is listed as Bulk Cart. You can enable it from navigating to the Advanced tab of PVT settings.

Here is a visual representation of how customers can select and purchase multiple variations in WooCommerce with PVT PRO:

Personalize bulk cart for your customers

PVT, as the leading variation table plugin, offers a rich set of options to ensure store owners can offer a tailored experience for their customers. It offers the following options to tweak the bulk cart:

• Layouts for Bulk Selection
• Preselect Variations
• Bulk Button Position
• Bulk Button Appearance
• Bulk Cart Note
• Bulk Cart Message

Layouts for Bulk Selection

PVT PRO offers a choice of two layouts to select and add to cart multiple variations in WooCommerce at the same time.

Available layouts to select multiple variations in PVT PRO are as follows:

• Checkbox
• Quantity

Checkbox

The checkbox layout allows customers to select multiple variations by clicking on the checkbox displayed before each variation. After selecting the desired variations, you can click on the Bulk Cart button to Add to Cart all variations at once. For checkbox layout quantity field for all variations is set to 1.

Quantity

The quantity layout offers a different user experience. While exploring the product variations, increasing the quantity field will automatically select the variations. Once you are done selecting the variations, you can use the Bulk Cart button to add the selected variations to the cart with just a single click.

🎉️ Nothing is better than a hands-on trial, right? You can check PVT PRO’s bulk cart feature (select and add to cart multiple variations in WooCommerce) from Product Variation Table for WooCommerce’s demo site. Access the demo pages for CheckBox Layout and Quantity Layout.

Preselect Variations

One of the most exciting features of PVT PRO is the ability to preselect all variations in the variation table. If you have selected the Checkbox layout, you can preselect all variations using this option. As a result, all variations from the table will be selected, and your customers will just have to click on the Bulk Cart button. How awesome is that?

The preselect variations offer the quickest way to select multiple variations and add them to the cart with a single click. Customers can deselect an item from the table before they proceed to bulk cart the variations. So, if they do not like any items from the pre-selected variation table, they can easily skip them.

Bulk Button Position

With this option, you can set the position of the Bulk Cart button to your desired position. You can place it at the bottom, top, or on both top and bottom of the variation table. The whole idea behind this is to allow your customers to select multiple variations and add them to the cart in the shortest possible time.

Bulk Button Appearance

In addition to positioning the bulk cart in your desired position, you can also customize its appearance. You can represent the bulk cart only with text or by an icon. Moreover, you can set both text and icon to represent it.

Bulk Cart Note

As selecting multiple variations and adding them to the cart is not a common (normal) WooCommerce behavior, there is an option to display a note for the customer. The note offers a hint on how the bulk cart works.

By default, PVT PRO displays the following message:

Note: Please click the checkbox/checkboxes from the listed variations, to cart them in one click using the Bulk Cart Button.

You can customize the text using the following option (Bulk Cart Message).

Bulk Cart Message

Personalize the default Bulk Cart Note with custom text or translate it to make the hint clearer.

While allowing your customers to select and Add to Cart multiple variations, utilizing the above-mentioned customization will further enhance the user experience.

That is how easy it is to enable the selection of multiple variations and add them to the cart at the same time with PVT PRO.

In addition to the bulk cart (select and add to cart multiple variations in WooCommerce) feature, Product Variation Table for WooCommerce (PVT) and Product Variation for WooCommerce PRO (PVT PRO) offer lots of exciting features. We recommend visiting the product page to explore the values they can bring to your store.

Frequently Asked Questions – FAQs

What is the best way to select and add to cart multiple variations in WooCommerce

Product Variation Table for WooCommerce PRO (PVT PRO) offers the simplest and straightforward solution to select and add to cart multiple variations in WooCommerce.

Is there any free version of the Product Variation Table for WooCommerce (PVT) plugin?

Yes, the plugin has a basic version. You can get it from here or install it right from your WordPress dashboard by searching for “Product Variation Table for WooCommerce“. Follow our documentation to relieve any confusion.

How can we make the variation table more user-friendly for products with more variations?

PVT PRO offers attribute filter, pagination and search option inside the table to ensure elegance and convenience. In addition to that, you can adjust the variation thumbnail width to make the table more appealing. Moreover, you can set thumbnail pop-up for the product variation images and include the product gallery too.

Is it possible to switch layout while enabling add to cart for multiple variations simultaneously?

PVT PRO comes with two layouts for bulk cart named checkbox and quantity. You can choose any of them depending on the experience you want to promote on your site. We have shared some details about the bulk cart layouts here.

How will allowing customers to select and add to cart multiple variations in WooCommerce improve my store’s performance?

In addition to improving the user experience, the most appealing benefit of the bulk cart option is its time-saving feature. We live in a fast world, and even saving a few clicks means a lot.

If you are running a membership or wholesale site, bulk cart is an inevitable feature for your store. It makes purchasing multiple items very convenient for your customers.

Is PVT PRO’s bulk cart feature the same as “select and add to cart multiple variations in WooCommerce”?

It is just a short name for the long text. The bulk cart feature of Variation Table for WooCommerce PRO allows you to choose and cart multiple variations of a WooCommerce Variable Product. So, it refers to the same thing.

Final Words

We believe that this will boost the overall user experience and become a game changer for your store. You are welcome to share any thoughts on how to select and add to cart multiple variations in WooCommerce simultaneously.