{"id":1101,"date":"2021-05-12T11:48:59","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T11:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-product-editing\/?p=1101"},"modified":"2025-10-20T09:44:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T09:44:51","slug":"how-to-change-multi-simple-products-to-variable-products-faster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-product-editing\/how-to-change-multi-simple-products-to-variable-products-faster\/","title":{"rendered":"How to change multi WooCommerce simple products to variable products faster?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Convert simple product to variable in WooCoomerce maybe need sometimes when you want to add a new attribute to your product. To change multi simple products to variable products in <a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/plugins\/woocommerce-bulk-product-editing\/?utm_source=kb&amp;utm_content=bulk-simple-to-variable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PBULKiT &#8211; Bulk Edit WooCommerce Products plugin<\/a> very fast and easy you have two ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bulk edit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bind edit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This methods help you to speed up WooCommerce variations changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before using \u201c<strong>Bulk Edit<\/strong>\u201d or \u201c<strong>Bind Edit<\/strong>\u201d, you need to filter simple products by doing below actions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong>WordPress Dashboard<\/strong> > <strong>iThemeland<\/strong> > <strong>PBULKiT<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on \u201c<strong>Filter Form<\/strong>\u201d&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to \u201c<strong>Type<\/strong>\u201d tab&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open the list of \u201c<strong>Product Type<\/strong>\u201d by clicking on the combo box in front of it&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose \u201c<strong>Simple Product<\/strong>\u201d from the list&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on \u201c<strong>Get products<\/strong>\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-product-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/type-tab-3.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1520\" height=\"838\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-product-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/type-tab-3.png\" alt=\"display Simple Product in WooCommerce product bulk editing plugin\" class=\"wp-image-2731\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bulk convert simple products to variable products Using bulk edit form<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, all WooCommerce simple products are filtered and we can bulk edit their type by clicking on \u201cBulk Edit\u201d button and continue as following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to \u201c<strong>Type<\/strong>\u201d tab<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open the combo box in front of \u201c<strong>Product Type<\/strong>\u201d&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select \u201c<strong>Variable Product<\/strong>\u201d from the list<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on \u201c<strong>Do Bulk Edit<\/strong>\u201d&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-product-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Variable-Product.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1517\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-product-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Variable-Product.png\" alt=\"simple products to variable products bulk edit\" class=\"wp-image-2733\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Done! You have changed multi WooCommerce simple products to variable products in a few seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Change By bind edit&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To use bind edit, you need to add product type column to the product table as below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on \u201c<strong>Column Profile<\/strong>\u201d&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mark \u201c<strong>Product Type<\/strong>\u201d&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on \u201c<strong>Apply To Table<\/strong>\u201d&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-product-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Product-Type-2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1508\" height=\"837\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-product-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Product-Type-2.png\" alt=\"support all product type in WooCommerce bulk product editing\" class=\"wp-image-2734\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, you just need to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select all products in this page by marking checkbox next to ID<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mark \u201cBind Edit\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open the combo box of \u201c<strong>Product Type<\/strong>\u201d in front of one of the products&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose \u201c<strong>Variable Product<\/strong>\u201d from the list&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-product-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Variable-Product-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1700\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-product-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Variable-Product-1.png\" alt=\"change simple to Variable Product\" class=\"wp-image-2735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-product-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Variable-Product-1.png 1700w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-product-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Variable-Product-1-1536x482.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1700px) 100vw, 1700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>All of selected product will be changed to variable products and it&#8217;s possible to add some variations for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And see the result as below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-product-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/result-5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1699\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-product-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/result-5.png\" alt=\"simple products to variable products in WooCommerce bulk product editing\" class=\"wp-image-2736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-product-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/result-5.png 1699w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-product-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/result-5-1536x482.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1699px) 100vw, 1699px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-product-editing\/create-a-new-products-in-woocommerce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to create new products in WooCommerce very fast and easy?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Convert simple product to variable in WooCoomerce maybe need sometimes when you want to add a new attribute to your product. To change multi simple products to variable products in PBULKiT &#8211; Bulk Edit WooCommerce Products plugin very fast and easy you have two ways: This methods help you to speed up WooCommerce variations changes. 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