WPSSO Product Metadata for WooCommerce SEO

Provides additional fields in the WooCommerce Product data metabox and the product webpage Additional information section:

GTIN GTIN-8 GTIN-12 (UPC) GTIN-13 (EAN) GTIN-14 ISBN MPN (Manufacturer Part Number) Depth Volume

The product global identifier values (ie. GTIN, GTIN-8, GTIN-12, GTIN-13, GTIN-14, UPC, EAN, ISBN, MPN) are searchable from both the front-end and back-end WooCommerce Products admin page.

The WPSSO Product Metadata for WooCommerce SEO add-on provides Schema (aka Schema.org) mpn, gtin14, gtin13, gtin12, gtin8, gtin, productID isbn, depth, and additionalProperty fluid_volume values to the WPSSO Core plugin for Google Rich Results, Rich Snippets, and Structured Data.

The SSO > WooCommerce Metadata settings page allows you to enable or disable product metadata with a simple checkbox, along with customizing the label and placeholder for different languages (aka WordPress locales).

Includes WooCommerce Fluid Volume Units

The add-on includes a Fluid volume unit option in the WooCommerce > Settings > Products settings page:

• ml
• cl
• l
• kl
• US tsp
• US tbsp
• US fl oz
• US cup
• US pt
• US qt
• US gal

Includes Meta Tags and Schema Markup

Automatically creates Open Graph product meta tags for the enabled product metadata:

• product:ean
• product:isbn
• product:mfr_part_no
• product:upc

Automatically includes Schema Product and Offer properties for the enabled product metadata:

• mpn
• gtin14
• gtin13
• gtin12
• gtin8
• gtin
• productID isbn
• depth
• additionalProperty fluid_volume

WPSSO Core Required

WPSSO Product Metadata for WooCommerce SEO (WPSSO WCMD) is an add-on for WooCommerce and the WPSSO Core plugin.

Install and Uninstall

• Install the WPSSO Product Metadata for WooCommerce SEO add-on.
• Uninstall the WPSSO Product Metadata for WooCommerce SEO add-on.

Frequently Asked Questions

• None.

1. 

   Information shown under the "Additional information" section changes as different variations are selected.

2. 

   Enabled product metadata fields are added seamlessly under the product inventory tab.

3. 

   Enabled depth and volume metadata fields are added seamlessly under the product shipping tab.

4. 

   Enabled product metadata fields are added seamlessly under the product variations tab.

Version Numbering

Version components: {major}.{minor}.{bugfix}[-{stage}.{level}]

• {major} = Major structural code changes and/or incompatible API changes (ie. breaking changes).
• {minor} = New functionality was added or improved in a backwards-compatible manner.
• {bugfix} = Backwards-compatible bug fixes or small improvements.
• {stage}.{level} = Pre-production release: dev < a (alpha) < b (beta) < rc (release candidate).

Standard Edition Repositories

• GitHub
• WordPress.org

Development Version Updates

WPSSO Core Premium customers have access to development, alpha, beta, and release candidate version updates:

Under the SSO > Update Manager settings page, select the "Development and Up" (for example) version filter for the WPSSO Core plugin and/or its add-ons. Save the plugin settings and click the "Check for Plugin Updates" button to fetch the latest version information. When new development versions are available, they will automatically appear under your WordPress Dashboard > Updates page. You can always reselect the "Stable / Production" version filter at any time to reinstall the latest stable version.

Changelog / Release Notes

Version 1.13.2 (2022/05/23)

• New Features
  • None.
• Improvements
  • None.
• Bugfixes
  • Fixed the admin product search query to match variations, but avoid including variations in the product search results list.
• Developer Notes
  • None.
• Requires At Least
  • PHP v7.2.
  • WordPress v5.2.
  • WPSSO Core v12.3.0.
  • WooCommerce v5.0.

Version 1.13.1 (2022/03/07)

• New Features
  • None.
• Improvements
  • Shortened the SSO menu item name from "WooCommerce Metadata" to "WC Metadata".
• Bugfixes
  • None.
• Developer Notes
  • None.
• Requires At Least
  • PHP v7.2.
  • WordPress v5.2.
  • WPSSO Core v11.5.0.
  • WooCommerce v5.0.

Version 1.13.0 (2022/01/19)

• New Features
  • None.
• Improvements
  • None.
• Bugfixes
  • None.
• Developer Notes
  • Renamed the lib/abstracts/ folder to lib/abstract/.
  • Renamed the SucomAddOn class to SucomAbstractAddOn.
  • Renamed the WpssoAddOn class to WpssoAbstractAddOn.
  • Renamed the WpssoWpMeta class to WpssoAbstractWpMeta.
• Requires At Least
  • PHP v7.2.
  • WordPress v5.2.
  • WPSSO Core v9.14.0.
  • WooCommerce v5.0.

Version 1.12.0 (2022/01/11)

• New Features
  • None.
• Improvements
  • For comformity, disable the product attribute names of enabled and disabled metadata (ie. custom fields) instead of just the enabled ones.
• Bugfixes
  • None.
• Developer Notes
  • None.
• Requires At Least
  • PHP v7.2.
  • WordPress v5.2.
  • WPSSO Core v9.13.0.
  • WooCommerce v5.0.

Version 1.11.0 (2021/12/16)

• New Features
  • None.
• Improvements
  • None.
• Bugfixes
  • None.
• Developer Notes
  • Renamed the disabled option key suffix from ":is" = "disabled" to ":disabled" = true.
• Requires At Least
  • PHP v7.2.
  • WordPress v5.2.
  • WPSSO Core v9.12.0.
  • WooCommerce v5.0.

Version 1.10.2 (2021/11/16)

• New Features
  • None.
• Improvements
  • None.
• Bugfixes
  • None.
• Developer Notes
  • Refactored the SucomAddOn->get_missing_requirements() method.
• Requires At Least
  • PHP v7.2.
  • WordPress v5.2.
  • WPSSO Core v9.8.0.
  • WooCommerce v5.0.

Version 1.10.1 (2021/10/06)

• New Features
  • None.
• Improvements
  • None.
• Bugfixes
  • None.
• Developer Notes
  • Standardized get_table_rows() calls and filters in 'submenu' and 'sitesubmenu' classes.
• Requires At Least
  • PHP v7.0.
  • WordPress v5.0.
  • WPSSO Core v9.1.0.
  • WooCommerce v3.8.0.

Version 1.10.0 (2021/09/24)

Maintenance release for WPSSO Core v9.0.0.

• New Features
  • None.
• Improvements
  • None.
• Bugfixes
  • None.
• Developer Notes
  • None.
• Requires At Least
  • PHP v7.0.
  • WordPress v5.0.
  • WPSSO Core v9.0.0.
  • WooCommerce v3.8.0.

Version 1.9.0 (2021/08/27)

• New Features
  • None.
• Improvements
  • Added a filter hook to enable the "Additional information" tab if the product or its variations has a metadata value.
• Bugfixes
  • Fix to show product metadata if the main product value is empty but one or more variations has a value.
• Developer Notes
  • Added checks with WpssoUtilWooCommerce->has_meta() to include/exclude showing product metadata under the "Additional information" tab.
• Requires At Least
  • PHP v7.0.
  • WordPress v5.0.
  • WPSSO Core v8.36.1.
  • WooCommerce v3.8.0.

Version 1.8.1 (2021/02/25)

• New Features
  • None.
• Improvements
  • Updated the banners and icons of WPSSO Core and its add-ons.
• Bugfixes
  • None.
• Developer Notes
  • None.
• Requires At Least
  • PHP v7.0.
  • WordPress v5.0.
  • WPSSO Core v8.34.0.
  • WooCommerce v3.8.0.

Version 1.8.0 (2020/11/30)

• New Features
  • None.
• Improvements
  • None.
• Bugfixes
  • Fixed a "Call to a member function get_enabled_metadata_key() on null" error.
• Developer Notes
  • Included the $addon argument for library class constructors.
• Requires At Least
  • PHP v7.0.
  • WordPress v4.5.
  • WPSSO Core v8.16.0.
  • WooCommerce v3.8.0.

Version 1.7.0 (2020/11/29)

• New Features
  • None.
• Improvements
  • Updated information and help messages in the SSO > WooCommerce Metadata settings page.
• Bugfixes
  • None.
• Developer Notes
  • None.
• Requires At Least
  • PHP v5.6.
  • WordPress v4.4.
  • WPSSO Core v8.14.0.
  • WooCommerce v3.6.4.

Version 1.6.1 (2020/10/17)

• New Features
  • None.
• Improvements
  • Refactored the add-on class to extend a new WpssoAddOn abstract class.
• Bugfixes
  • Fixed backwards compatibility with older 'init_objects' and 'init_plugin' action arguments.
• Developer Notes
  • Added a new WpssoAddOn class in lib/abstracts/add-on.php.
  • Added a new SucomAddOn class in lib/abstracts/com/add-on.php.
• Requires At Least
  • PHP v5.6.
  • WordPress v4.4.
  • WPSSO Core v8.13.0.
  • WooCommerce v3.6.4.