{"id":2568,"date":"2023-06-27T13:37:03","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T13:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation-editing\/?p=2568"},"modified":"2023-08-07T08:43:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T08:43:50","slug":"make-a-downloadable-variation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation-editing\/make-a-downloadable-variation\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make a downloadable variation by WooCommerce variations bulk edit plugin?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"How to make a downloadable variation by WooCommerce variations bulk edit plugin?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pY7thXqJ_PU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most time-consuming tasks for managing WooCommerce products is to convert some of them to downloadable products. It is especially more exhausting when you have a large number of variations and you just want to make some of them downloadable. Without a powerful plugin, you have to open the page of each product individually and change the variable type to downloadable one by one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this tutorial, you can find out how easy is to make some downloadable variables by using the <a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/plugins\/woocommerce-variations-bulk-edit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">WooCommerce variations bulk edit plugin<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-make-individual-variation-of-all-products-downloadable\">Make individual variation of all products downloadable<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Generally, our plugin enables you to make any changes in the product variations through three simple steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Filter the products you need.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select some of them in the table.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use a comprehensive bulk edit form to edit variations.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>In this example, suppose that you have a big online store selling different clothing products in different colors and sizes. You want to facilitate the purchase process for customers and attach a catalog to each product. The easiest way to do this is to make one of the variations of each product downloadable and attach the catalog to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now let\u2019s proceed with the above-mentioned steps to see how you can make a downloadable variation as fast as possible in your online store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-step-1-filter-products-in-specific-category\">Step 1: Filter products in specific category&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the first step, you need to use <strong>Filter Form<\/strong> to filter clothing categories as below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on the <strong>Filter<\/strong> icon on the toolbar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to the <strong>Categories\/Tags\/ Taxonomies<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose clothing from the drop-down list of <strong>Product Categories<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Press <strong>Get Products<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/06\/10-01-filter-products-by-category.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"967\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/06\/10-01-filter-products-by-category.png\" alt=\"filter products by category\" class=\"wp-image-2572\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also filter some specific attributes in this form or use other WooCommerce fields such as product price, product type, etc. Limit the products as you need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, you can go to the <strong>Type<\/strong> tab and select <strong>Variable product<\/strong> from the combo box of <strong>Product Type<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/06\/10-03-filter-products-by-type.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"996\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/06\/10-03-filter-products-by-type.png\" alt=\"Filter products by type\" class=\"wp-image-2573\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-step-2-select-products-in-the-table-and-choose-the-manage-variations-option\">Step 2: Select products in the table and choose the Manage Variations option<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As soon as filtering products, you can see a list of filtered products in the table. Now, you can mark some of them in the table and click on the <strong>Manage Variation<\/strong> icon on the toolbar to choose the <strong>Manage Variations<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/06\/10-05-select-product-and-manage-variation.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1043\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/06\/10-05-select-product-and-manage-variation.png\" alt=\"select filtered product and click manage variation\" class=\"wp-image-2574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/06\/10-05-select-product-and-manage-variation.png 1043w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/06\/10-05-select-product-and-manage-variation-280x180.png 280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1043px) 100vw, 1043px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-step-3-make-product-variations-as-downloadable\">Step 3: Make product variations as downloadable<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can use three methods to make downloadable variations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Edit one variation in the table.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Edit some selected variations.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Edit all variations&nbsp;.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Here, we are going to describe them in detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-make-one-variation-as-downloadable\">Make one variation as downloadable<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you just want to change the type of one variation, first, use navigators (1) or the list of products (2) to find the right product. Then under the ID of your desired variation, click on the <strong>Edit icon<\/strong> (3).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/06\/10-07-navigate-between-selected-products-and-edit-indvidual-variation.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1130\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/06\/10-07-navigate-between-selected-products-and-edit-indvidual-variation.png\" alt=\"navigate between selected products and edit individual variation\" class=\"wp-image-2575\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the <strong>Bulk Actions form<\/strong>, you have to:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Choose <strong>Yes<\/strong> from the combo box of the <strong>Downloadable <\/strong>field.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open <strong>Downloadable<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/06\/10-09-edit-downloadable-field-on-one-variation.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1357\" height=\"774\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/06\/10-09-edit-downloadable-field-on-one-variation.png\" alt=\"Edit downloadable field on one variation\" class=\"wp-image-2576\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the downloadable tab, you can find all fields related to the downloadable products of WooCommerce which are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Download limit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Download expiry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Files<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For the first two fields, it is possible to use one of the below functions to make changes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Set new<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clear value<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Formula<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increase\/ Decrease by value\/ %<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/06\/10-011-edit-download-expirey-date-on-one-individual-variation.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/06\/10-011-edit-download-expirey-date-on-one-individual-variation.png\" alt=\"Edit download expiry date on one individual variation\" class=\"wp-image-2577\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, to fulfill the purpose of this example, you need to click on <strong>Add<\/strong> <strong>Files<\/strong> in front of the <strong>Files<\/strong> field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, click on <strong>Choose File<\/strong> button and upload the catalog from your computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/06\/10-013-edit-download-files-to-individual-variation.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1162\" height=\"487\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/06\/10-013-edit-download-files-to-individual-variation.png\" alt=\"Edit download files to individual variation\" class=\"wp-image-2578\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, by pressing the <strong>Do Bulk <\/strong>button, the variation will be converted to the <strong>Downloadable<\/strong> and the catalog will be attached to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bulk-edit-multi-selected-variations-to-downloadable\">Bulk edit multi selected variations&nbsp;to downloadable<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To make some downloadable variations, the process is much the same. The only difference is that you have to mark some variations in the table, then click on the <strong>Edit<\/strong> icon on the toolbar above the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see in the below picture, two options are available here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select variations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All variations of selected products.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/06\/10-015-bulk-edit-multi-variable-download-fields.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/06\/10-015-bulk-edit-multi-variable-download-fields.png\" alt=\"Bulk edit multi variable download fields\" class=\"wp-image-2571\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you choose <strong>Selected Variations<\/strong>, the <strong>Bulk actions<\/strong> form is displayed again and just those variations that you have already marked in the table are editable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can repeat the steps we described above to convert them to downloadable and attach the catalog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bulk-edit-all-selected-product-variations-to-downloadable\">Bulk edit all selected product variations&nbsp;to downloadable<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to convert all variations of selected products to downloadable, there is no need to mark them in the table. You just need to choose the second option when clicking on the <strong>Edit<\/strong> icon above the table then repeat the steps mentioned above in the <strong>Bulk actions<\/strong> form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/06\/10-015-bulk-edit-all-selected-products-to-downloadable.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/06\/10-015-bulk-edit-all-selected-products-to-downloadable.png\" alt=\"bulk edit all selected products to downloadable\" class=\"wp-image-2587\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You may notice that in the <strong>Downloadable<\/strong> tab of the <strong>Bulk action<\/strong> form, you have access to the <strong>Download<\/strong> <strong>limit and Download expiry<\/strong> fields. Now let\u2019s see how you can bulk edit the values of these two fields for all variations of selected products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bulk edit download limit and download expiry of all variations&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to bulk edit all variations of selected products, there is no need to mark them in the table. You just need to choose the second option \u2013 <strong>all variations of selected products<\/strong>&#8211; when clicking on the <strong>Edit<\/strong> icon to see the <strong>Bulk actions<\/strong> form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the <strong>bulk actions<\/strong> form, as we mentioned above, at first you have to set the <strong>Downloadable<\/strong> field to <strong>Yes<\/strong> then open the <strong>downloadable<\/strong> tab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this tab, some default functions have been set in the condition box of the <strong>Download limit and expiry<\/strong> fields to help you easily edit their values as you need. These functions include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Set new<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clear value&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Formula<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increase by value<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Decrease by value<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increase by %<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Decrease by %<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, suppose that you need to change the <strong>Download limit and expiry<\/strong> as below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Download limit: <\/strong>Double the current value minus 5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Download expiry: <\/strong>Increase the current value by 5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To make these changes happen, follow the below steps in the bulk actions form:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the combo box in front of the <strong>Download limit<\/strong> field and choose <strong>Formula<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Write <strong>2*x-5<\/strong> in the <strong>textbox<\/strong> (x is the current value).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open the drop-down list of the <strong>Download expiry<\/strong> field and select <strong>Increase by value<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Type <strong>5<\/strong> in the textbox.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/06\/10-019-bulk-edit-download-limit-and-expiry.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"979\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/06\/10-019-bulk-edit-download-limit-and-expiry.png\" alt=\"bulk edit download limit and expiry date\" class=\"wp-image-3248\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By pressing the <strong>Do bulk<\/strong> button, the changes will be applied to all variations of selected products.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most time-consuming tasks for managing WooCommerce products is to convert some of them to downloadable products. 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