add_action( 'admin_notices', function() {
// Get Product Categories
$args = [
'orderby' => 'name',
'order' => 'asc',
'hide_empty' => true,
];
$product_categories = get_terms( 'product_cat', $args );
// Loop Product Categories
foreach( $product_categories as $term ) {
// Get Meta Value
$meta_value = get_term_meta(
$term->term_id, 'meta_key_here', true
);
// Update Meta Value
if( ! $meta_value ) {
update_term_meta(
$term->term_id,
'meta_key_here',
'meta_value_here'
);
}
// Ticker
echo '.';
}
} );
Bulk update product categories
Administrator run once code snippet. Loops through all product categories and updates a meta field.
How to use
- Log into a staging, development, or locally hosted clone of your site
- Install and activate Code Snippets
- WP Admin > Snippets > Add New
- Copy and paste the code from the Description tab above
- Check to ensure formatting came over properly and no syntax errors show up in the editor
- Customize the code as desired
- Add a meaningful title
- Select whether to run on front-end or back-end (or both)
- Click “Save and Activate”
- Test your site to ensure it works
- Disable if any problems, or recover
- Repeat for live environment
License
All code snippets are licensed GPLv2 (or later) matching WordPress licensing.
Disclaimer of warranty:
Except when otherwise stated in writing the copyright holders and/or other parties provide the program as-is without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
Support
- Describe the issue and what you’ve observed.
- Describe your expected outcome(s).
- List steps to reproduce the issue.
- Optionally provide screen-shot or video URLs.
