WooCommerce: Switch Image Background On Color Variation Selection
You could upload 10 images, one for each color of your variable product… or you could be slightly smarter and simply upload 1 “blank” image, and then when the user selects a color trigger a background color change!
Easier to code than to explain, so let’s take a look at the screenshot below (image must be a PNG with transparent background) and the PHP snippet. This could be a time-saver, enjoy!
The final output: background-color switches to “Red” once the “Red” variation is selected.
When yellow is selected
When no variation is selected
PHP Snippet: Switch Featured Image Background Color On Color Variation Select @ Single Product Page
Please let me know in the comments if everything went as expected. I would be happy to revise the snippet if you report otherwise (please provide screenshots). I have tested this code with Storefront theme, the WooCommerce version listed above and a WordPress-friendly hosting.
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Author, WooCommerce expert and WordCamp speaker, Rodolfo has worked as an independent WooCommerce freelancer since 2011. His goal is to help entrepreneurs and developers overcome their WooCommerce nightmares. Rodolfo loves travelling, chasing tennis & soccer balls and, of course, wood fired oven pizza.
12 thoughts on “WooCommerce: Switch Image Background On Color Variation Selection”
Zimmer
Is it possible to do the same with the Variation gallery and change the image based on selected color while having 2 attributes with 2 variations like color + size. But use something similar to change images based on selected color and don’t wait to choose size?
Hi Zimmer, 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!
Hi Rodolfo,
Code works great. Is there a way to make it autonomous so that we don’t have to code the available colors names and hex numbers? If you just get the selected color and adjust the background color acording to the color that is set on the selected attribute?
Hi Chris, 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!
Hi Rodolfo,
I couldn’t get it working,
I added a variable product with a color option. I can see the JS function is loading in my browser, but I am guessing the class or ID I am trying to reference is wrong. Something that I really havent got my head around fully yet.
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Is it possible to do the same with the Variation gallery and change the image based on selected color while having 2 attributes with 2 variations like color + size. But use something similar to change images based on selected color and don’t wait to choose size?
Hi Zimmer, 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!
Hi Rodolfo,
Code works great. Is there a way to make it autonomous so that we don’t have to code the available colors names and hex numbers? If you just get the selected color and adjust the background color acording to the color that is set on the selected attribute?
Hi Chris, 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!
How to change the background color for the zoomImg and pswp_img classes?
The color does not keep with zoom and new tab open.
Can’t help here sorry
Wow Brilliant! I never had to use variants so far but definitely will visit back when it comes. As always you are the best!
Thanks Peter!
Hi Rodolfo,
I couldn’t get it working,
I added a variable product with a color option. I can see the JS function is loading in my browser, but I am guessing the class or ID I am trying to reference is wrong. Something that I really havent got my head around fully yet.
It could be you have a custom theme and something may need to be changed
I got it sorted,
I I am just using storefront with a pretty vanilla child theme.
This is what I did:
Thanks for your reply though.
Cheers,
Aaron.
Nice!