Chained Product – Linked Products for WooCommerce enables you to automatically add linked products to the cart, synchronize stock and quantities, manage pricing, and control flexible display positions within your store.
Installation
↑ Back to topTo start using a product from WooCommerce.com, you can use the “Add to store” functionality on the order confirmation page or the My subscriptions section in your account.
- Navigate to My subscriptions.
- Find the Add to store button next to the product you’re planning to install.
- Follow the instructions on the screen, and the product will be automatically added to your store.
Alternative options and more information at:
Managing WooCommerce.com subscriptions.
Setup and Configuration
↑ Back to topClick new or edit the product. Go to Product data, then Linked Products, and scroll to the Chained Product
Chained product Options:
↑ Back to topEach row represents a chained product and includes:
- Product selector – choose the chained product
- Quantity – number of items added per parent product
- Priced individually
- Enabled: product keeps its price and is included in the cart total.
- Disabled: product price is set to 0
- Remove button – remove the chained product from the list
Manage Stock for Chained Products:
↑ Back to topWhen enabled: Stock is reduced for chained products
Parent product cannot be purchased if a chained product is out of stock
Display Chained Products:
↑ Back to topControls where chained products are shown on the product page: above or below the Add To Cart button, use shortcode.
This setting only affects the frontend display and does not change cart behavior..
Display Label
↑ Back to topCustom text shown above the chained products list on the product page.
Example labels: Included products, this product includes, bundle contents.
Example scenario
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When a customer buys a T-Shirt, a Clothes Hanger is automatically added for free.
Step 1: Create Products
↑ Back to topCreate two separate products:
Basic Cotton T-Shirt (Parent product)
This is the product customers will buy.
Plastic Clothes Hanger (Chained product)
This product will be added automatically.
Both products are created as normal WooCommerce products.
Step 2: Configure Chained Products
↑ Back to topEdit the Basic Cotton T-Shirt product.
Go to Product Data → Linked Products.
Scroll to the Chained Products section.
Click Add product.
Select Plastic Clothes Hanger.
Set Quantity to 1.
Disable Priced individually to make it free.
Save the product.
Step 3: Save and have a preview
↑ Back to topWhen the customer clicks Add to Cart on the T-shirt, the hanger is automatically added.
FAQs
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Can customers remove chained products?
If the chained product is marked as included (free) customers cannot remove it. It is locked to the parent product.
If the chained product is not included (priced normally), customers can remove it from the cart.
