---
title: How to Add a Custom Product Tab to All Products
description: Add a global custom tab that appears on every WooCommerce product page, and show or hide it for specific products.
url: "https://wpfactory.com/docs/custom-tabs-all-products/"
updated: "2026-09-25"
category: How to
tags:
  - Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce
---

# How to Add a Custom Product Tab to All Products

## Add a custom tab that shows on all products

The **Custom Tabs: All Products** section of [Additional Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/item/product-tabs-for-woocommerce-plugin/) adds a global tab that appears on every product page. It is ideal for information you repeat across the catalog, such as shipping, warranty or a size guide. The free version includes **one** global tab; Product Tabs Pro removes the limit.

![Custom Product Tabs: All Products settings with title, ID, position and content fields](https://wpfactory.com/wp-content/uploads/Custom-Product-Tabs-All-Products.png)

### Where to find it

Go to **WPFactory > Product Tabs** (also reachable at **WooCommerce > Settings > Product Tabs**) and open the **Custom Tabs: All Products** section.

### Set the number of tabs

**Custom product tabs number** (`alg_custom_product_tabs_global_total_number`, default `1`) sets how many global tabs you have. In the free version this field is read only and fixed at 1. In Product Tabs Pro it is editable: change the number, click **Save changes**, and a settings block appears for each tab.

### Configure each tab

| Setting | Option ID (tab 1) | Default | What it does |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Title | `alg_custom_product_tabs_title_global_1` | (empty) | The tab heading. Shortcodes are allowed. A tab only appears when both Title and Content are filled in. |
| ID | `alg_custom_product_tabs_id_global_1` | global_1 | The internal tab key used in the page link. It must be unique and cannot be empty. It is sanitized to a slug. |
| Position | `alg_custom_product_tabs_priority_global_1` | 40 | A number that orders this tab against the others. Lower numbers appear first. |
| Content | `alg_custom_product_tabs_content_global_1` | (empty) | The tab body. Accepts HTML and shortcodes. |

**Note:** a global tab is only rendered when its Title and its Content are both set. An empty tab does not show.

### Show or hide the tab for specific products

Each tab has four visibility fields: **Products to hide this tab for**, **Categories to hide this tab for**, **Products to show this tab for** and **Categories to show this tab for**. Leave them empty to show the tab everywhere. Targeting is done by product and by product category. For the full workflow, including choosing whether products are picked from a list or entered as IDs or SKUs, see [show or hide a product tab by product or category](https://wpfactory.com/docs/).

### Use shortcodes in the content

Because a global tab shows on every product, shortcodes let you output values that differ per product. For example, `[alg_wc_pt_product_meta key="my_custom_field"]` prints a custom field, and `[alg_wc_pt_product_function name="get_sku"]` prints the SKU. See the [product tabs shortcodes reference](https://wpfactory.com/docs/).

### Troubleshooting

- **The tab does not appear:** confirm both Title and Content are filled in, and that the ID is unique and not blank.
- **You need more than one global tab:** the number field is fixed at 1 in the free version. Upgrade to Pro to raise it.

### Get more control

One global tab is free. [Additional Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/item/product-tabs-for-woocommerce-plugin/) Pro lets you add an unlimited number of global tabs. [Get Product Tabs Pro](https://wpfactory.com/item/product-tabs-for-woocommerce-plugin/).

Related articles

- [How to Add a Custom Tab to a Single Product](https://wpfactory.com/docs/custom-tab-per-product/)
- [Unlimited Custom Tabs: All Products, Per Product and Variations](https://wpfactory.com/docs/custom-tabs-per-products/)
- [What Additional Custom Product Tabs Pro Adds](https://wpfactory.com/docs/general-and-standard-tabs/)
- [How to Add a Tab for Each Variation on Variable Products](https://wpfactory.com/docs/product-tab-variations/)
- [How to Install and Set Up Additional Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/docs/install-custom-tabs/)

 

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