wp2print makes heavy use of WooCommerce attributes. When your site is first created, it will come populated with a large set of attributes. You can then create new attributes and edit existing attributes as required.
With wp2print, all attributes are classified as either Printing attributes or Finishing attributes. The set of Printing attributes is essentially fixed and you cannot create new Printing attributes yourself. You can edit the text labels of the Printing attributes and you can add, edit and delete items within each of the Printing attributes. The set of Finishing attributes is completely editable. Any new attributes you create will appear as new Finishing attributes.
The image below illustrates the full set of attributes from a typical site. The set of Finishing attributes in your site will be different from those depicted below:
¶ Creating new attributes
Creating a new attributes is straightforward: From the WooCommerce menu, select the menu item "Attributes". Then click the button "Add Attribute". Enter the name for the new attributes.
The process of creating a new attribute is illustrated in the video below:
¶ Editing existing attributes
Editing an existing attribute is straightforward: From the WooCommerce Products menu, select the menu item "Attributes". In the right side of the page you will see a list of the existing attributes. Click the name of the attribute you would like to edit.
The process of editing an existing attribute is illustrated in the video below:
¶ Attribute sort order
The attributes sort order controls the order of the items in the attribute dropdowns displayed in the product page. To modify the attribute sort order, locate the menu item Products >> Attribute Sort Order in the left-side menu. Next, select the radio button for the attribute for which you want to edit the sort order.
The image at left below shows the configuration of the sort order for attribute "Folding". At right, the image shows items within the attribute folding shown to the customer are sorted according to the configuration:
¶ Attribute help text
Within the attribute configuration, you're able to add a help text. A help text is used to make it easier for the customer to fully understand what an attribute does. It will be displayed directly on the products page, by the attribute dropdown menu.
Adding an help text to an attribute is very simple.
Start by navigating to Products -> Attributes. Next open the attribute you would like to add a help text to.
On the left, you will find a text box labeled "Help text". This is where you can add your help text. Keep in mind that you can use HTML to its full extent within this box.
To display the help icon within the product pages, navigate to the wp2print settings page and check the box to display them:
You will then see the help text icons appear next to the attributes they were added to:
¶ Attribute images
For certain Attributes, your customer may not understand the printing terminology you are using. In these cases, a picture is worth a thousand words and wp2print can now display a set of images underneath the attribute dropdown.
In the screen capture below, attribute images are displayed for the attribute "Folding" and the customer sees small images illustrating the different folding types:
¶ Uploading attribute images
The first step to enable attribute images is to upload the attribute images.
If we take the example of the Folding attribute, there are multiple folds to choose from and it's a good idea to have an image to demonstrate how each fold looks.
Click the fold you want to upload an image for.
The attribute editing page will pop up, and near the bottom there is an option where you will be able to upload an image for that fold.
Simply click Upload and select an image you wish to display for that attribute.
¶ Displaying attribute images
In order to display the attribute images, it's only a matter of enabling the option in the attribute editing page:
