WooCommerce Product Table - Full list of options
The WooCommerce Product Table plugin lists products in an interactive table view. This article contains a complete list of all the plugin options, with links to full instructions for each option.
* indicates options that can be set as defaults on the plugin settings page. Other options can only be controlled directly in the [product_table] shortcode.
Choosing the columns
Add to cart
cart_button* - sets the style of the add to cart buttonsquantities* - shows or hides the quantity selector next to the add to cart buttonvariations* - controls how variable products appear in the tableajax_cart* - disables or activates AJAX add to cart behavioradd_selected_button* - controls the location of the multi-select 'Add to Cart' buttonbutton_text- changes the button text if you are using the button column to show a link to the single product page
Choosing which products appear in the table
There are lots of ways to create a table listing specific products only:
Categories / tags / terms / custom fields
category- lists products from a specific categorytag- lists products with a specific tagterm- lists products with a specific custom taxonomy termcf- lists products with a specific custom field value
Exclude / include
exclude- excludes specific products from the table based on IDinclude- lists specific products in the table based on IDexclude_category- excludes entire categories of products from the table
Product status
status- lists products with a specific post status (e.g. publish)stock- lists products with a specific stock status (e.g. in stock) in stock, out of stock, discontinued or on backorder
There is also a Show hidden products option which is only available on the plugin settings page.
Dates
year- lists products published in a specific yearmonth- lists products published in a specific monthday- lists products published on a specific day of the monthdate_format- sets the date format for any date columnsdate_columns- specifies which columns contain dates, so that the column can be sorted by date correctly
Table size
rows_per_page* - sets the number of products on each page of the tableproduct_limit* - sets the maximum number of products that can appear in the table
Sorting
sort_by* - controls how the products are sorted when the table first loadssort_order* - sorts the table in ascending or descending order
Filtering / searching
filters* - add filter dropdown lists above the table (also see filter widgets)search_term- filter the products by search term when the table loadssearch_on_click- controls whether clicking on a category, tag or custom taxonomy will filter the table or link to the relevant archive page
Elements above & below the table
search_box* - shows or hides the keyword search boxreset_button* - shows, hides or positions the reset linkpage_length* - shows, hides or positions the “Show <x> per page” dropdown listtotals* - shows, hides or positions the product totals, e.g. “10 products (50 in total)”pagination* - shows, hides or positions the pagination buttonspaging_type* - sets the pagination styleno_products_message- controls the text that appears if no products are found when the table first loadsno_products_filtered_message- controls the text that appears if no results are found when a user searches or filters the table
Images
image_size* - sets the size of product images in the tablelightbox* - control whether your images open in a lightbox
Content
description_length* - sets the length of the description columnshortcodes* - displays content generated by other shortcodes in the product table (e.g. buttons or embedded audio or video players)links* - sets which columns in the table are clickable
Mobile visibility & responsive options
priorities- controls which columns are hidden on screen sizes when there are too many to fit on the pagecolumn_breakpoints- choose which columns are shown/hidden on different screen sizes and devicesresponsive_control- controls the + icon which shows hidden rowsresponsive_display- sets whether hidden rows are visible or hidden, or open in a modal window
Performance
lazy_load* - improves performance by loading the overall page before the product table, and loading 1 page of products at a timecache- whether to use caching to speed up table load time
Miscellaneous
widths- sets the width of each columnwrap- controls whether or not content is wrapped onto multiple linesshow_footer* - shows or hides the footer row of the tablescroll_offset* - changes the height that the page scrolls to when you move between pages in the product tablenumeric_terms– fixes any issues if you’re using numeric slugs for your categories or taxonomies
Product table shortcode examples
To get you started, here are some popular examples of different ways to use WooCommerce Product Table.
Basic usage displaying all products (see below for full list of columns):
[product_table columns="name,summary,tags,price,buy"]
Display products from a single category (use the category slug or ID):
[product_table columns="sku,name,description,tags,price,buy" category="ebooks"]
Display products from several categories. This example shows products in the “ebooks” category or the “audiobooks” category:
[product_table columns="id,name,categories,price,buy" category="ebooks,audiobooks"]
Display products that belong to several categories. This example shows products that are in the “featured”, “course”, and “health” categories:
[product_table columns="name,summary,tags,price,buy" category="featured+course+health"]
Exclude products from a category. This example excludes products in the “clients” category:
[product_table exclude_category="clients"]
Display product image. Defaults to 50 by 50 pixels, but you can specify a custom image size if you wish:
[product_table columns="image,name,price,buy" image_size="80x80"]
Choosing custom column headings:
[product_table columns="name:Product Name,reviews:Rated,date:Added On,price:Unit Price"]
What else can I do?
Please also see our articles on advanced usage, which include advice on adding product tables to the main shop page or category archives, translating the product table into other languages, developer documentation, and more. We've also published a list of compatible third party plugins that you can use with WooCommerce Product Table.