SysBasics AI Variation Swatches For WooCommerce

== Changelog ==

Version 4.3.3 - 22 November 2024

- Version 4.3.3 - Fix - Hover image removal and change not being reflected in preview.
- Version 4.3.2 (22 November 2024) - Enhancement - New Bulk Action: Use first variation match image as swatch image.
                                   - Enhancement - Use first variation match image as hover image.
                                   - Enhancement - Use first variation match image as swatch and hover image both.

- Enhancement - Use first variation image match as hover image.
- Enhancement - Use first variation image match as swatch image.
- Enhancement - Easily Change display type to all values using bulk actions. 
- Enhancement - Introduction of Bulk Actions for attribute at WooSwatches tab.
- Ehnancement - Let User set colors using OpenAI API. AI can decide color from your attribute texts. 

Version 4.2.2 - 20 November 2024

- Fix - Removed licensing popup form in license activation tab.
- Fix - More debug warnings.
- Fix - Compatibility issues with latest WC and WP release.
- Fix - Bug related to crossing out of stock options. 
- Fix - Bug related to disabling out of stock options.
- Enhancement - Improved theme compatibility for shop swatches.

Version 4.1.0 - 07 November 2024

- Fix - Debug errors related http_user_agent.
- FIx - Debug errors with php 8.1 
- Fix - Confirmed compatibility of all features.

Version 4.0.0 - 19 June 2024 

- Fix - critical fatal error. 

Version 3.9.26 - 13 December 2023

Version 3.9.26 - 13 December 2023
- Version 3.9.26 (13 December 2023)      - Fix- Issue with plugin update.
- Version 3.9.25 (13 December 2023)      - Enhancement - Backend Ui Improvement.
- Version 3.9.24 (10 December 2023)      - Enhancement - UI improvements in backend. 
- Version 3.9.23 (03 December 2023)      - Enhancement - UI improvements in backend. 

- Version 3.9.22 - 02 December 2023 -  - Enhancement - Added interval check to auto update to improve perfomance. 
                                        - Enhancement - Updated Get domain validation url.
- Version 3.9.21 - 01 December 2023 - Fix - Debug errors.
- Version 3.9.20 - 01 December 2023 - Enhancement - Added update check interval.
- Version 3.9.19 (30 December 2023) - Fix - Debug errors.
- Version 3.9.18 (30 November 2023) - Fix - Debug errors.
- Version 3.9.17 (30 November 2023) - Fix - Added readme.txt for changelog with autoupdate.
- Version 3.9.16 (30 November 2023) - Fix - debug errors.
- Version 3.9.15 (30 November 2023) - Fix - domain mismatch issue.
- Version 3.9.14 (25 November 2023) - Fix - bug that breaks outofstock crossing.
- Version 3.9.13 (24 November 2023) - Enhancement - Improvement in backend admin menu styling.
- Version 3.9.11 (22 November 2023) - Fix - Debug errors on license activation tab.
- Version 3.9.10 (19 November 2023) - Fix - Some UI improvements.
- Version 3.9.9 (18 November 2023) - Fix - Github token issues causing automatic update fail.
- Version 3.9.8 (17 November 2023) - Fix - Some Debug errors.
- Version 3.9.7 (15 November 2023) - Fix - Added inbuilt auto update feature.
- Enhancement - Added HPOS Compatibility. 
Version 3.8.0 - 15 August 2023

* Fix - debug errors with php 8.3

Version 3.7.3 - 17 March 2023
* Version 3.7.3 - 17 March 2023 - Fix - Compatibility issue with previous release.
* Version 3.7.2 - 17 March 2023 - Fix - Compatibility issues with Flatsome quick view feature
* Fix - Compatibility issues with YITH Quick View Mode Plugin
Version 3.6.6 - 17 February 2023
* Version 3.6.6 - Fix-issue with plugin setting not getting saved.
* Version 3.6.5 - Fixed php 8 related error. 
* Version 3.6.4 - Added support for HTML5  tags.
* Version 3.6.3 - Optionally you can show attribute description in tooltip.
* Version 3.6.2 - Option to show price along with text swatches.
* Version 3.6.1 - Fix - styling issue with admin menu.
* Fix         - Styling issues of textblock on shop page.
* Enhancement - Compatibility with webp images on shop page.
* Enhancement - Moved settings from WooCommerce Settings to WooMatrix/Wooswatches Menu.
Version 3.5.1 - 10 november 2022
* Version 3.5.1 (10 november 2022) - Fix javascript console error which breaks crossing of outofstock options.
* Enhancement - Verified compatibility with WooCommerce 7.0
* Fix         - Prevent crossing out of option when not opted for in case of single attribute.
* Enhancement - Added textdomain to missing strings in settings tab.
* Enhancement - Supports custom texonomy for shop swatches.
Version 3.4.12   - 04 October 2022
* Version 3.4.12   - 04 October 2022  Fix - fatal error on page edit with php 8.0 when direct variation link is activated.
* Version 3.4.11  - 30 September 2022 Fix - fatal error with php 7.4.30 when direct variation link is activated.
* Version 3.4.10  - 19 August 2022 Fix - Shop hover not working with avada theme.
* Version 3.4.9   - 19 August 2022 Enhancement - Added options to just disable outofstock options.
* Version 3.4.8 - 15 July 2022  Fix - replaced two instances of jquery.fn.load with .on("jquery" .
* Version 3.4.6 - 03 March 2022 Fix - crossing of out of stock options not working on single attribute products.
* Version 3.4.5 - 17 February 2022 Enhancement - Added support for is_tax("product-collection") for shop swatches.
* Version 3.4.4 - 10 February 2022 Enhancement - restore original image on mouseleave.
* Versopm 3.4.3 - 22 January 2022 * Enhancement - Added support for is_tax("collections") for shop swatches.
* Versopm 3.4.2 - 20 January 2022 * Fix - textswatches not working by default with global values.
* Version 3.4.1 - 08 January 2022 * Enhancement - added wcva_disable_unselect_on_click hook. 
* Enhancement - Show textswatches by default on global values. 
* Enhancement - Textblock are prefered as default option for custom swatches. 
Version 3.3.12  - 03 January 2022
* Version 3.3.12 - Fix - Debugg error when variation image are used as swatches.
* Version 3.3.11 - Enhancement - Added hook to override default shop swatches shape.
* Version 3.3.10 - Enhancement - crossout only last row when attribute number is greater than 2.
* Version 3.3.9 - Fix - bug with crossing out of stock options. 
* Version 3.3.7 - Fix - crossing of out of stock options not working properly when attribute         number is more than two.
                - Fix - full size images used for shop swatches when variation images are used as swatch image.
                - Fix - bug with shop swatches not getting disabled when variation images are used as swatch image.
                - Enhancement - Made cross out image more opaque.
* 3.3.6 - Fix - issue arised after update 3.3.5.
* 3.3.5 - Fix - issue arised with older php version (below 8.0) after 3.3.4 update.
* 3.3.4 - Fix - fix for debug error on shop page. 
* 3.3.3 - Fix - issue with crossing outofstock option when attribute number is greater than two.
* 3.3.2 - 08 June 2021 - Fix - Shop swatches not working with finnish text. 
                       - Fix - debug errors on shop page when main image was not set.
* 3.3.1 - 07 June 2021 - Fix - Variation image not working with finnish attribute text. 
* Enhancement - Cross Out of stock options. 
* Enhancement - Updated iris,slick and powerTip library to latest. 
* Enhancement - all jquery code wrapped into noconflict mode. 
* Enhancement - all instances of __() & _e() replaced with escaping functions.

Version 3.2  - 19 may 2021
* Enhancement - Added option to chose custom height and width for each attribute swatches.
* Fix - Outline not perfectly visible on ios safari.
* Fix - text below swatches visible when outofstock options are made hidden via CSS. 
Version 3.1.5 - 26 march 2021
* 3.1.5 - 26 march 2021 - Shop swatches height option gets hidden on admin page load.
* 3.1.4 - 24 february 2021 - Shop swatches now works when display type is set as "use variation images".
* 3.1.3 - 24 february 2021 - updated tested upto attributes for WP and WC.
* 3.1.2 - 22 december 2020 - fix - Fix - first image not changing when avada WooCommerce Product Images Layout is enabled.
* 3.1.1 - fix - pricing template duplication with avada.
* Fix - compatibility issue with php 8.0
* Fix - debug issue arised after wordpress 5.6
* Enhancement - Updated add-to-cart-variation.js according to latest WooCommerce release.

WooCommerce Color or Image Variation Swatches Version 3.0.20 - 29 November 2020
* Version 3.0.20 - 29 November 2020 - Fix - remove enabled attribute while detecting disabled options.
* Version 3.0.19 - 27 November 2020 - Fix - disables options based on enabled attribute only.
* Version 3.0.18 - 27 November 2020 - Fix - pricing issue with avada theme.
* Version 3.0.17 - 20 November 2020 - Enhancement - option to enable click on disabled options.
* Version 3.0.16 - 04 November 2020 - Fix compatibility issue with perfect brands plugin.
* Version 3.0.15 - 14 October 2020 - Added two hooks wcva_before_shop_swatches and wcva_after_shop_swatches
* Version 3.0.14(12 October 2020) - Fix-Limiting crossout to one attribute for sometime. 
* Version 3.0.13(08 October 2020) - Fix-issue with previous update.  
* Version 3.0.12(08 October 2020) - Added hook to crossout out of stock options on single product page.  
* Version 3.0.11(07 October 2020) - Enhancement -  added wcva_shop_outofstock_output hook to optionally show outofstock options on shop page. 
* Version 3.0.10(06 October 2020) - Fix - "use variation images" not working when space is used in custom attribute text. 
* Version 3.0.9(24 September 2020) - Fix - Wrong direct variation link url when used with global settings. 
* Version 3.0.8(04 September 2020) - Enhancement- Show live preview of color,image,textblock on backend. 
                                   - Fix        - Wrong enqueue of script on shop/archive page. 
* Version 3.0.7(03 September 2020) - Enhancement- Backend metabox tab design improved.
* Version 3.0.6(29 august 2020) - Added textdomain in plugin info.
* Version 3.0.5(28 august 2020) - fix- remove duplication with multiple variation images plugin.
* Version 3.0.4 - Fix- plugin activation notice not dismissible.
* Version 3.0.3 - Added plugin info link.
* Version 3.0.1 - Added notice on how to enable dashboard updates after plugin activation. 
                - Added plugin settings link.
* Fix - Jquery conflict on product edit page. 
* Fix - Jquery conflict on wooswatches settings page.
* Enhancement - Replaced background-image with --bg-image on swatch output.
WooCommerce Color or Image Variation Swatches Version 2.8 - 22 november 2019
* Version 2.8.7 (22 november 2019) - Fix- debug error on attribute edit page.
* Version 2.8.6 (19 september 2019) - Fix- update_woocommerce_term_meta replaced with update_term_meta.
* Version 2.8.5 (23 july 2019) - Fix- slick slider js conflict in shop-frontend.js.
* Version 2.8.4 (17 july 2019) - Fix- slick slider css conflict with elementor.
* Version 2.8.3 (15 july 2019) - Added hook-wcva_restore_product_image_on_mouseleave.
* Version 2.8.2 (13 july 2019) - Fix-issue with flatsome theme sliders.
* Version 2.8.1 (12 july 2019) - Fix-Tooltip not working.
* Added - Show more link if swatches number are greater than defined.
* Fix   - Hide out of stock options on shop page.
* Added - Slider for shop swatches if swatches number is higher than set value.
* Fix   - Styling issues on term pages.  
Version 2.7 - 16 june 2019
* Version 2.7.11(16 june 2019)     Fix - Bug with admin options.
* Version 2.7.10(17 may 2019)      Fix - Bug with direct variation link.
                                   Add - Hooks to change custom size and shape.
* Version 2.7.09(15 may 2019)      Fix - Bug with disable unavailable options.
* Version 2.7.08(13 may 2019)      Add - attribute_name parameter to wcva_attribute_display_type hook.
                                   Add - Hook to add extra  for global display type.
* Version 2.7.07(21 april 2019)    Fix - Bug with colorpicker for hex typing. 
* Version 2.7.06(21 april 2019)    Fix - Bug with global shop swatch attributes. 
                                   Add - Added hooks to globally manage shop swatches.
* Version 2.7.05(11 april 2019)    Add - Added span.wcva_attribute_sep class into variable.php
* Version 2.7.04(21 march 2019)    Fix - Debug error related to direct variation link.
* Version 2.7.03(15 february 2019) Fix - wooswatches filter widget title not changing in backend.
                                   Fix - add class to attribute name on widget frontend.
* Version 2.7.02(06 february 2019) Add - Option to change clear selection text.
* Version 2.7.01 Fix - Issue with rowurlencode while using variation images as swatch images.
* Version 2.7.01 Fix - Close iris color picker when focus is lost.
* Fix - Bug with using variation images as swatch images.
* Fix - Color picker issue with latest wordpress. 
* Fix - Media Upload issue with latest wordpress.
WooCommerce Color or Image Variation Swatches Version 2.6 - 25 october 2018
* version: 2.6.03 - fix - restore available options on clear selection.
* version 2.6.02 - removed woocommerce_after_add_to_cart_button hook from variable.php .
* version 2.6.01 - Added option to hide unavailable options.
Version 2.5 - 10 june 2018
* version 2.5.9 - Fixed disable variation issue on clear selection.
* version 2.5.8 - Fixed issue with previous update.
* version 2.5.7 - Disable unavailable options on page load.
* version 2.5.6 - Removed console log entries on single product page.
* version 2.5.5 - Fixed bug related to hiding unavailable options.
* version 2.5.4 - Fixed js error.
* version 2.5.3 - Updated add-to-cart-variation.js
* version 2.5.2 - Fixed malware warning.
* version 2.5.1 - Removed //do_action( ‘woocommerce_before_add_to_cart_button’ );  from variable.php .

Variation Swatches for WooCommerce Version 2.4 - 5 June 2018
* version 2.4.12 - Fix-extra space between swatches and clear selection link.
* version 2.4.11 - Fix-use of slug when default option is chosen.
* version 2.4.10 - Fix-use of label as selected option instead of slug.
* version 2.4.9 - Added version check tags for woocommerce 3.2+.
* version 2.4.8 - Added option to use variation image as swatch image in case of single attribute.
* version 2.4.7 - fix- Removed default dark color for attribute label.
* version 2.4.6 - fix- clear selected attribute upon swatch deselect.
* version 2.4.5 - fix- clear selection link appears before swatches.
* version 2.4.4 - Show selected attribute name on single product page.
* version 2.4.3 - fix for avada pricing issue with update 2.4.1.
* version 2.4.2 - added support for category shortcodes.
* version 2.4.1 - fixed pricing issue with avada theme.
* Fix - Removed display:none; property on single_variation_wrap into variable.php template.
* Fix - Direct variation link issue arised after 2.3.9
Variation Swatches for WooCommerce Version 2.3 - 08 April 2017
* version 2.3.9 - fixed debug error on wooswatches tab.
* version 2.3.8 - fixed bug with direct variation link.
* version 2.3.7 - fixed debug error.
                - fixed debug error on [product_page ] shortcode.
                - fixed direct variation link incompatibility issue with WC 3.0 .
* version 2.3.6 - Removed plugin update library. Use http://envato.github.io/wp-envato-market/ instead.
                - Fixed Js output bug on simple products. 
                - Fixed debug errors on single product page. 
* version 2.3.5 - Bug fixed with previous release.
* version 2.3.2 - Fixed debug erros.
* version 2.3.1 - Fixed bug related to previous release.
* Fixed WooCommerce 3.0 Compatiblity Issue
Variation Swatches for WooCommerce Version 2.2 - 04 Octomber 2016
* version 2.2.9 - Fixed debug errors on my account page.
* version 2.2.8 - Added- rel="nofollow" to filter widget links.
                 
* version 2.2.7 - Added- wcva_after_attribute_swatches hook
                  Tweak- Change in textblock CSS
* version 2.2.6 - Fix- Filter widget swatches showing css output. 
* version 2.2.5 - Fix- hover image not getting removed under product/attributes. 
* version 2.2.4 - Fixed bug with previous update. 
* version 2.2.3 - Removes unavailable options in default dropdowns and disables unavailable option swatches.
* version 2.2.2 - Replaced smallipop with powerTip, Show shop swatches in related products and you may also like.
* version 2.2.1 - Replaced minitip with smallipop,Fixed bug with previous version.
* Fix   - Swatches not showing under private mode.
* Added - Inbuilt swatches product filter.
* Added - Shop swatches now works with global values as display type.
* Added - wcva_show_hidden_dropdown hook to show dropdowns along with swatches.
* Added - Option to change hover image size.

Variation Swatches for WooCommerce Version 2.1 - 07 September 2016
* version 2.1.8 - Fixed minor css bug. 
* version 2.1.7 - Disables unavailable options.
* version 2.1.5 - removed disabled="disabled" attrabute on add to cart button. 
                - Fix for debug errors related to shop swatches.
                - CSS tweak for round swatches.
* version 2.1.4 - Fixed shop hover swatch border issue.
                - Fixed shop swatches wrong order issue.
* version 2.1.3 - Added border on hover on shop swatches.
                - Fixed bug with direct variation link.
                - Fixed below name CSS issue.
                 - Fixed shop hover image dimension issue.
* version 2.1.2 - some CSS tweak,fixed fatal error due to class conflict.
* version 2.1.1 - added class to hidden select element,option to replace hover with click on shop swatches.
* Added option to disable tooltip on iOS devices to avoide double click.
* Added wcva_attribute_swatch_display_type and wcva_attribute_swatch_image hook.
* Added inbuilt direct variation link feature.
* Added textblock option as attribute display type.

Version 2.0 - 28 june 2016

* Version 2.0.4- Fixed debug errors. 
* Version 2.0.3- Fixed debug errors, remove "disable [product_page ] shortcode support checkbox" from plugin settings page. 
* Version 2.0.2- Added wcva_attribute_display_type hook. 
* Version 2.0.1- Added wcva_swatch_image_url and wcva_hover_image_url hook. 
* Improvement in page loading speed. 
* Fixed bug with global display type. 

Version 1.9 – 29 february 2016

* Added feature to manage attribute options globally.

Version 1.8   - 25 february 2016

* Added possiblity to manage attribute options globally. 

Version 1.8   - 30 january 2016

* 1.8.1- fixed attribute label translation issue with WPML,removed custom label option.
* Fixed CSS issue related to "attribute name below swatch".
* Fixed compatibility issues with Woocommerce 2.5.

Version 1.7   - 10 december 2015

* Fixed compatiblity issues with WP 4.4.
* Improvement in frontend single product page css.
* Fixed shop hover image change issue with virtue,pinnacle theme.
* Moved plugin settings to Woocommerce/settings/swatches tab from Woocommerce/settings/products/display

Version 1.6   - 10 october 2015

* 1.6.8 - added optional tooltip on swatches.
* 1.6.7 - made button classes unique to avoid conflict on attribute edit page,fixed one debug error.
* 1.6.6 - fixed bug that makes attribute label selected on click,fixed bug related to default options.
* 1.6.5 - fixed bug related to different term slug and term name,some changes in automatic plugin update related
          code to improve performance.
* 1.6.4 - fixed custom label text bug,added option to use custom product page swatches height/width.
* 1.6.3 - fixed wp_debug error,fixed bug related to global attributes.
* 1.6.2 - Change in purchase code verification code, added [product_page] shortcode support,
          fixed conflict issue due to space,rowurldecode,minor changes in product-frontend.js file.
* 1.6.1 - Fixed bug related to previous release.
* Fixed compatibility issues related to woocommerce 2.4.X
* Fixed variation description related issue.
* Fixed issue related to special characters. 
* Added automatic update feature.

Version 1.5   - 23 august 2015

* Verified compatibility with latest wordpress 4.3 and woocommerce 2.4.5
 
Version 1.4   - 17 January 15 

* Added Direct Variation link Support on Shop Swatches.
* Added Option to change the location of Shop Swatches.
* Moved Shop swatches settings from general to products tab.

Version 1.3   - 30 December 14 


* Version 1.3.1 - Added rowurlencode to backend lable test.
* Displays Swatches below each product on shop/category/tag pages.
* Changes product image on swatch hover.


Version 1.2   - 20 December 14 

* version 1.2.1 - Fixed Small Issue with Greek Language.
* Fixed Compatibility Issue with YITH WooCommerce Zoom Magnifier.
* Fixed Compatibility Issue with Multiple Images Per variation Plugin.
* Fixed Image Zoom Compatibility Issue with IDSTORE,LEGENDAV,AVADA Theme.



Version 1.1   - 11 november 14

* version 1.1.5 - Some changes in plugin code , no change in features.
* version 1.1.4 - Fixed issue with decimal values , Removed Admin attribute header preview.
* version 1.1.3 - Fixed bug related to global color or image.
* version 1.1.2 - Support attribute name to be displayed under swatch.
* version 1.1.1 - added title hover to swaatches.
* Fixed compatibility issue with IE 11.
* Improved Front-end Compatibility with Major themes.
* Little tweak in admin side code.
* Improved CSS.
* Verified Compatibility with wordpress 4.0 and woocommerce 2.2.8.
* Verified functionality with All major browsers including IE 9,10,11.


Version 1.0.8 -12 July 14
* Improvement in global Color or image per attribute.
* 1.0.8.1 - fixed bug related to woocommerce older versions.

Version 1.0.7 -3 June 14

* replaced green border with black border on checked for image or color.
* fixed issue with default option selected on product load.
* Loads default select for IE11.

Version 1.0.6 -24 May 14

* Fixed Compatibility issue with IE. 


Version 1.0.5 -18 May 14

* Replaced Common display type selection with Per attribute selection.
* Improved Frontend CSS.

Version 1.0.4 -17 April 14

* added color or image settings on attribute edit pages.

Version 1.0.3 -15 April 14

* added radio button support .

* many minor improvements

Version 1.0.3 -16 April 14

* Improved theme compatibility.

* Improved CSS

* Removed custom label text option .

Version 1.0.1 -14 April 14

* fixed bug related to variable add to cart button.

Use Envato wordpress plugin to update all your envato marketplace themes and plugins.

http://envato.github.io/wp-envato-market/

if you are new to envato market and don’t know hot get Envato API token follow this tutorial

https://www.wpexplorer.com/envato-market-plugin-guide/ 

If you are using our plugin with shopkeeper theme and if you notice that whenever out of stock option are selected , “out of stock ” message appears then it makes add to cart button inactive. To fix this issue you will need to visit customize/product page and uncheck “Disable Out of Stock Variations” checkbox.

Keep that option unchecked as long as you use our plugin with shopkeeper theme.

Please remember that this feature is still in beta. By default plugin do not crossout out of stock options. If you wish to enable this feature use below given php snippet code.

add_filter('wcva_cross_outofstock_options','wcva_cross_outofstock_options',10,2);

function wcva_cross_outofstock_options() {
    return "yes";
}

You may use Code Snippets plugin to insert any extra php code.

To use this plugin you will need plugin version 3.0.15 or higher.

To add text before attribute swatches use this code snippet

add_action('wcva_before_shop_swatches','wcva_add_text_before_swatches',10,2);

function wcva_add_text_before_swatches($product_id,$attribute) {
    if ($attribute == 'pa_size') {
        echo 'Available Sizes :';
    }
}

To add text after shop swatches use this code snippet

add_action('wcva_after_shop_swatches','wcva_add_text_before_swatches',10,2);

function wcva_add_text_before_swatches($product_id,$attribute) {
    if ($attribute == 'pa_size') {
        echo 'Available Sizes :';
    }
}

To insert extra php code you may use Code Snippets plugin.

By default plugin hides out of stock options in case where no variation linked to that option exists. Optionally you can show them by using below given code snippet.

add_action('wcva_shop_outofstock_output','wcva_shop_outofstock_output_function',10,2);
function wcva_shop_outofstock_output_function($filtered_array,$all_values) {
    return $all_values;
    
}

If you have all the product images and hover images that are of similar dimensions , you can enable this feature using snippets given below.

add_filter('wcva_restore_product_image_on_mouseleave','wcva_restore_product_image_on_mouseleave', 10,1 );

function wcva_restore_product_image_on_mouseleave() {
  return "yes";
}

There are two ways you can use wpml with WooSwatches. Here we are assuming that you already have products setup with WPML and it is working with default dropdowns. First check what product translation interface you are using. Visit settings tab under WPML/WooCommerce Multilingual menu.

Method 1 (for WPML Translation Editor) :- Visit attributes tab under WPML/WooCommerce Multilingual menu. add translations to all the attributes and its options.

Once translation done , click on below given button “Synchronize attributes and update product variations”

To override plugin’s variable.php with your theme’s variable.php.copy/paste variable.php file from plugins woocommerce/single-product/add-to-cart to somewhere in your theme and then you will need some code in your theme’s functions.php file that replaces theme’s variable.php file as default variable template. Here is such sample code. Replace the/path/of/your/plugin/variable.php with the path of your theme’s variable.php.

 

function wcva_use_theme_variable_template($template, $template_name, $template_path) {
    if (strstr($template, 'variable.php')) {
        $template = ''.get_template_directory().'/variable.php';
    }
  
    return $template;
}

add_action( 'woocommerce_locate_template', 'wcva_use_theme_variable_template', 10, 3 );

Here we are assuming that Variable.php file is located inside root folder of the plugin.

video tutorial on how to use color/image swatches with custom product attributes which you separate via pipe (|).

Video tutorial on how to setup color/image swatches with pre-created global attributes which you create under product/attributes. 

This usually happens when number of inputs(form fields) on your page is higher then allowed number of input by your server.

Problem get solved in most of such cases by increasing max_input_vars . 

Newer versions of PHP implement a php.ini directive called max_input_vars usually set to 1000. This means that posting > 1000 form fields for instance would be truncated  preventing data from being saved.

This can be changed in php.ini file  

max_input_vars = 2000

If you are on shared host you can increase it via .htaccess file

php_value max_input_vars 2000

If you are not familiar with php.ini or .htaccess files ,open a ticket with your host and tell them to increase max_input_vars in php.ini file. 

Read more on this here

http://docs.woothemes.com/document/problems-with-large-amounts-of-data-not-saving-variations-rates-etc/

First visit products/display tab under woocommerce/settings menu and define custom product swatches height and width there.

Then select custom as display type while configuring into variation select tab.

Catalog image dimensions is a woocommerce feature. If you are experiencing wrong dimensions for hover images ,  you will need to set the correct dimension for catalog images at products/display under woocommerce/settings menu.

After changing it you may need to regenerate product thumbnails using this plugin.

https://wordpress.org/plugins/regenerate-thumbnails/

If you still getting same dimensions on shop page check media settings page configuration. For example – if you are getting 150*150 dimension on hover images and media settings page has 150 * 150 thumbnail size. try changing it and regenerating thumbnails using aforementioned plugin.

To change swatches size on shop/category page , visit swatches tab under woocommerce -> settings and define your preferable width and height.

First you need to setup global image or color for each attribute values.To do that visit attributes tab under products menu and add your attribute like this.

Once Attribute is added , click on settings icon to define its options.

Now add the options as shown in the image.

Once color or image value for all usable attribute and its options are set , you can use it on product.To use it on products visit attributes tab and select “color” inplace of custom product attributes and then click on add

Set your variable products now and then visit colored variables tab and select image or color in place of dropdown select and update the product . thats it now frontend will replace image or color with default select .

Open Product edit page of any Product on which you want to use image or color select and choose variable product. Upon selection of variable product you will see an extra tab with name “variation select”.

If you haven’t added attributes and setup variables then visit first attributes tab and set up attribute like this.

And then visit variations tab and setup variation product and then update the product. Make sure you have set the

prices for variations and after updating product , variable product works with default dropdowns.

Now visit variation select tab and click on the attribute to configure its display.

To replace default select you must select color or image for display type. Selecting none will display default dropdown select.

select display size and other display related option next.

Now click on each attribute value to setup color or image for each attribute.

Done. now open product to test everything from front-end

Note :- to use this feature you must have version 1.9.0 or higher of “woocommerce color or image variation swatches” plugin.

To enable this feature visit swatches tab under woocommerce/settings menu and enable checkbox “Enable default attribute options“. Upon checking it you will see another table where you can configure your global attribute options. To set colors or images for specific attribute values click on “set color/images” button.

Please remember that this feature will work only for products which does not have display type set. if you have existing products with “custom color or image swatches ” as display type then global changes will not affect it but you can always change display type to “global values” in variation select tab to make global values work on those products. “global values” option in display type dropdown will be available only to attributes that are created under product/attribtues not for “Custom product attribute”(which you separate via “|”). 

FIrst unzip the file you downloaded from codecanyon. You will see three folders documentation,Licensing and Plugin . Plugin folder contains zipped file of plugin . Move that file to your desired location and remember that location.

Step 1: Go to your wordpress admin dashboard.

Step 2: Click on add new under plugin menu

Step 3: Click on �Upload� as shown in image

Step 4: Click On choose file and choose your plugins zip file from the location where you saved and click on install now.

Step 5: Click on Activate as shown in the image.

Step 6: Now plugin is ready to use.Now open any variable product and visit colored variables tab and design your variation selects there.

To display one attribute swatches on shop/category pages you need to check the “Enable one attribute swatches on shop/archive pages ” checkbox in variation select tab and then select the attribute in next option as shown in the below image.

You can also upload the hover image for each option of that selected attribute. Once hover image is set , plugin will replace the hover image with product image on swatch hover on shop/category pages.

If you are using global values as display type make sure you have set hover image for all options for chosen attribute under product/attributes menu.