Attachment Tab For Woocommerce 1.2.4

If you are looking to add an "Attachments" or "Downloads" tab to your WooCommerce product pages, you generally have two paths: using a dedicated plugin or adding a small snippet of code.

Here is a breakdown of the best ways to handle this.

1. Top Plugin Recommendations

Plugins are the easiest way to manage PDFs, user manuals, or technical data sheets without touching any code.

Plugin Name

Best For

Key Feature

Product Attachment for WooCommerce

Ease of Use

Allows you to upload files directly on the product edit page.

WooCommerce Tab Manager

Customization

Lets you create any custom tab (including attachments) and reorder them.

FileBird

Large Libraries

Great if you have hundreds of documents to organize into folders.

Free Downloads WooCommerce

Lead Gen

Forces users to provide an email before downloading the attachment.

2. The DIY Method (No Plugin)

If you want to avoid adding another plugin to your site, you can use WooCommerce Custom Fields and a small snippet of code in your functions.php file.

Step A: Enable Custom Fields

Go to a Product Edit page.

Click Screen Options at the top right and check Custom Fields.

Scroll down to the Custom Fields section and add a new one named product_attachment_url.

Paste the link to your file (uploaded via Media Library) in the value box.

Step B: Add the Code

Add this to your child theme's functions.php file:

PHP

// 1. Create the New Tab add_filter( 'woocommerce_product_tabs', 'woo_custom_attachment_tab' ); function woo_custom_attachment_tab( $tabs ) {    $tabs['attachments'] = array(        'title'    => __( 'Downloads', 'woocommerce' ),        'priority' => 50,        'callback' => 'woo_custom_attachment_tab_content'    );    return $tabs; } // 2. Fill the Tab with Content function woo_custom_attachment_tab_content() {    global $post;    $file_url = get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'product_attachment_url', true );    if ( $file_url ) {        echo '<h3>Product Documentation</h3>';        echo '<p><a href="' . esc_url( $file_url ) . '" class="button" target="_blank">Download PDF Manual</a></p>';    } else {        echo '<p>No attachments available for this product.</p>';    } }

3. Why use an Attachment Tab?

Reduces Support Tickets: Customers can find manuals and assembly guides themselves.

Professionalism: Keeps the product description clean and organized.

SEO: Search engines can index your technical PDFs, driving more traffic.

Which approach fits your needs better? If you have a specific plugin in mind or need help styling the tab with CSS, let me know!