How Can I Disable the Reset Variation Button on WooCommerce Variable Products in WordPress?

Understanding the Reset Variation Button in WordPress

Conceptually, WooCommerce allows website owners to sell products with multiple variations. For instance, a product, say a t-shirt, can have size variations such as Small, Medium, and Large or color variations such as Black, White, and Blue. Each one of these size or color options is a product variation.

Sometimes, you might want to disable the “”Reset variation”” button on your WooCommerce website for a variety of reasons. You might want to control the purchasing options presented to your customer or customize the appearance of your product pages.

Let’s tackle how you can do this.

The Tools You’ll Need

To make this happen, you’ll interact with a PHP function. PHP is the backbone of WordPress, and accessing and editing PHP functions allow you to customize aspects of your site.

The file you’ll be working with is the ‘Functions.php’ file. This file is part of your theme and contains definitions for different functionalities or features of your theme.

Before you start, ensure that you are working with a child theme, or make sure you are clear on how to use a theme that you’re comfortable with adjusting. Modifying the main theme can cause problems if things go wrong, so having a child theme can save you headaches.

Code to Disable the Reset Variation Button

This is the code you would use to disable the reset variation button:

add_filter(‘woocommerce_reset_variations_link’, ‘__return_empty_string’);

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. To get started, navigate to your active theme or child theme directory. This might be something like “”wp-content/themes/your-theme-name”” in your WordPress files.
2. In this directory, look for a file named ‘functions.php’. If it doesn’t exist, create one.
3. Open the ‘functions.php’ file and paste the following PHP filter:

add_filter(‘woocommerce_reset_variations_link’, ‘__return_empty_string’);

1. Save the file and exit.
2. If you visit your site, the ‘Reset variation’ option should be gone from your product pages.

What is This Code Doing?

This PHP filter uses Woocommerce’s ‘woocommerceresetvariationslink’ hook to modify the ‘Reset Variation’ feature. The ‘returnempty_string’ function is a core function of WordPress that simply returns an empty string.

So, when you add this piece of code into your functions.php file, the ‘Reset variation’ option on your website will be replaced with an empty string, effectively disappearing from your product pages.

Remember, modifications like these allow you to customize your WordPress website, providing visitors with a unique and optimized user experience. Always make sure to test changes in a secure environment first before applying them to your live site, to avoid any disruptions or unexpected results!