---
title: How to Install and Set Up Additional Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce
description: Install Additional Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce to customize standard tabs and add your own.
url: "https://wpfactory.com/docs/install-custom-tabs/"
updated: "2026-09-27"
category: Getting Started
tags:
  - Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce
---

# How to Install and Set Up Additional Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce

To add custom product tabs to your store, install [Additional Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/item/product-tabs-for-woocommerce-plugin/). The plugin lets you customize the standard WooCommerce tabs (Description, Additional information, Reviews) and add your own custom tabs, either globally for every product or on a single product. This guide covers installation and the first steps after activation.

### Before you start

- WooCommerce, installed and active.
- WordPress 4.4 or newer.

### Install from the WordPress plugin directory (free version)

1. In your WordPress dashboard, go to **Plugins > Add New**.
2. Search for **Additional Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce**.
3. Find the plugin by **WPFactory** and click **Install Now**.
4. Click **Activate**.

### Install the Pro version from a zip file

The Pro version is delivered as a zip file when you buy it from the [Product Tabs](https://wpfactory.com/item/product-tabs-for-woocommerce-plugin/) product page. Upload it like any other plugin:

1. Go to **Plugins > Add New** and click **Upload Plugin** at the top of the page.
2. Choose the downloaded zip file and click **Install Now**.
3. Click **Activate**. Enter your license key when prompted so the plugin can receive updates.

You can run either the free or the Pro version, not both at once. Uploading a zip is the normal way to install any premium plugin: it is not a Pro-only step.

### Open the settings

After activation, go to **WPFactory > Product Tabs** (also reachable at **WooCommerce > Settings > Product Tabs**). The settings open on the **General** section, where you enable the plugin and switch each feature section on or off.

The settings are split into five sections:

- **General**: master switch and section toggles.
- **Standard Tabs**: rename, reorder or remove the built-in Description, Additional information and Reviews tabs.
- **Custom Tabs: All Products**: add a tab that shows on every product.
- **Custom Tabs: Per Product**: add tabs to a single product from its edit screen.
- **Variations Tabs**: add one tab per variation on variable products.

### Free vs Pro

The free version lets you add **one** global custom tab and **one** per-product custom tab. Product Tabs Pro removes those limits, so you can add an unlimited number of global tabs and as many per-product tabs as you need. Standard tab customization and variations tabs work the same in both versions.

### Get more control

This feature set starts free. [Additional Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/item/product-tabs-for-woocommerce-plugin/) Pro adds unlimited global and per-product custom tabs. [See what Pro unlocks](https://wpfactory.com/item/product-tabs-for-woocommerce-plugin/).

Related articles

- [What Additional Custom Product Tabs Pro Adds](https://wpfactory.com/docs/general-and-standard-tabs/)
- [Unlimited Custom Tabs: All Products, Per Product and Variations](https://wpfactory.com/docs/custom-tabs-per-products/)
- [How to Add a Custom Tab to a Single Product](https://wpfactory.com/docs/custom-tab-per-product/)
- [How to Add a Custom Product Tab to All Products](https://wpfactory.com/docs/custom-tabs-all-products/)
- [How to Show or Hide a Product Tab by Product or Category](https://wpfactory.com/docs/show-hide-product-tabs-by-product-category/)

 

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