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WooCommerce: Remove “Description” Heading @ Single Product Tabs

When you are on the single product page, and you have a non-empty product long description, a “Description” tab appears below the product images. Unfortunately, not only the tab label is “Description”, but also the tab H2 heading. This sounds and looks horrible, so here’s a way to completely remove it.

Alternatively, you can use this other snippet in order to rename it: https://businessbloomer.com/woocommerce-rename-product-description-single-product-page/

How to Remove the “Description” Title @ WooCommerce Single Product Tabs

Snippet (PHP): Remove “Description” Heading @ WooCommerce Single Product Tabs


/**
 * @snippet       Remove "Description" Title @ WooCommerce Single Product Tabs
 * @how-to        Get CustomizeWoo.com FREE
 * @sourcecode    https://businessbloomer.com/?p=97716
 * @author        Rodolfo Melogli
 * @compatible    WooCommerce 3.5.3
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 */ 

add_filter( 'woocommerce_product_description_heading', '__return_null' );

Where to add custom code?

You should place custom PHP in functions.php and custom CSS in style.css of your child theme: where to place WooCommerce customization?

This code still works, unless you report otherwise. To exclude conflicts, temporarily switch to the Storefront theme, disable all plugins except WooCommerce, and test the snippet again: WooCommerce troubleshooting 101

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30 thoughts on “WooCommerce: Remove “Description” Heading @ Single Product Tabs”

  1. Hanjah

    When i try to add this line, my hole site breaks.
    woocommerce 7.7.2

    Reply
    1. Rodolfo Melogli

      What does the error say?

      Reply
  2. Tomas

    in addition to this and for SEO purposes .. should the tab list had an h2 inside each tab title? Inside the li or a tags…

    Reply
    1. Tomas

      Okey short answer is: no, is better to not remove this h2 title unless you a re giving another title in the tab description?

      Reply
      1. Rodolfo Melogli

        I wouldn’t worry too much about search engines. Do whatever is better for users

        Reply
        1. Tomas

          Thank you! Good advice.

          Reply
  3. Emma

    This worked! Thank you!!

    Reply
    1. Rodolfo Melogli

      Great!

      Reply
  4. Harshit

    Thanks Man !!

    Reply
    1. Rodolfo Melogli

      You’re welcome Man!

      Reply
  5. larry

    Hey there,

    How can i remove the heading of the size chart tab in the woocommerce single product page?
    The title would be: WooCommerce: Remove “Size Chart” Heading @ Single Product Tabs

    Hope you can help us out,
    Kind regards,
    Larry

    Reply
    1. Rodolfo Melogli

      Hi Larry, thanks so much for your comment! Yes, this is definitely possible, but I’m afraid it’s custom work. If you’d like to get a quote, feel free to contact me here. Thanks a lot for your understanding!

      Reply
  6. Jakab Jacsó

    Can you share the code which works for variable products too?

    Reply
    1. Rodolfo Melogli

      Why, it doesn’t work?

      Reply
  7. AD

    Hey THAAAAANK-YOU that’s a cracking 30-second solution. Working perfectly on latest Woocommerce and WordPress as of 13.08.2020.

    First-class solution!

    Reply
    1. Rodolfo Melogli

      Nice!

      Reply
  8. Sid

    It works! Thanks for your sharing. 2020.02

    Reply
    1. Rodolfo Melogli

      Cheers

      Reply
  9. ghihgmhd

    hiya i think how others are doing it is instead of __return_null they’re writing __return_empty_string – im not sure if this is a better way of doing it or not

    Reply
    1. Rodolfo Melogli

      It’s the same, maybe “__return_empty_string” is more “correct”. But should work either way

      Reply
  10. Sharon Gray

    This is the second time today that you’ve had the answer to my question… Thank you, Rodolfo!!! 🙂

    Reply
    1. Rodolfo Melogli

      Ahah, thank you!

      Reply
  11. Mike

    Worked! THANKS !

    Reply
    1. Rodolfo Melogli

      Cool!

      Reply
  12. mauro

    Grazie Rodolfo, ma questo script non mi funziona. L’altro che hai pubblicato oggi sì.
    Il tema è Enfold
    Ciao
    Mauro

    Reply
    1. Rodolfo Melogli

      Hey Mauro, thanks for your comment! It could be Enfold uses custom functions, so you’ll need to edit the snippet in this case. Hope this helps

      Reply
  13. Mónica

    Great! It works fantastic… Now I won’t need to override any file every time I update Woocommerce.

    Thanks!!

    Reply
    1. Rodolfo Melogli

      Awesome 🙂

      Reply
  14. Gina

    I have to say, I never understood why there was a short description and a long description. Then with tabs there are attributes, reviews… Makes it all so complicated, especially for small and new sites. Thanks for sharing your tips!

    Reply
    1. Rodolfo Melogli

      Great 🙂

      Reply
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