---
title: Product Tabs Shortcodes Reference
description: The three shortcodes you can use in WooCommerce product tab titles and content, with attributes.
url: "https://wpfactory.com/docs/product-tabs-shortcodes-reference/"
updated: "2026-09-25"
category: Shortcodes
---

# Product Tabs Shortcodes Reference

## Shortcodes reference for product tabs

[Additional Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/item/product-tabs-for-woocommerce-plugin/) provides three shortcodes you can use in any tab title or content, in the standard, global, per-product and variation tabs. They let a single global tab display data that is different for each product. All three are available in the free version.

![Shortcodes notes shown in the Product Tabs settings](https://wpfactory.com/wp-content/uploads/Shortcodes.png)

### The three shortcodes

| Shortcode | Outputs |
| --- | --- |
| `[alg_wc_pt_product_function]` | The result of a product method, for example the name, price or SKU. |
| `[alg_wc_pt_product_meta]` | The value of a product custom field (post meta). |
| `[alg_wc_pt_translate]` | Language-specific text for WPML or Polylang sites. |

`[alg_wc_cpt_translate]` is a deprecated alias of `[alg_wc_pt_translate]`. It still works, but use the current name in new content.

### [alg_wc_pt_product_function]

Displays the return value of a method on the current product. Requires a `name` attribute.

| Attribute | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `name` | Required. The method to call, for example `get_name`, `get_price_html`, `get_sku`, `get_description` or `add_to_cart_url`. |
| `type` | Optional. Default `local`, which calls the method on the product object. Set `type="global"` to call a global PHP function instead, passing the product to it. |
| `product_id` | Optional. Target a specific product instead of the current one. |
| `before`, `after` | Optional. Text placed before or after the value, only when the value is not empty. |
| `on_empty` | Optional. Text to show when the value is empty. |

Example: `[alg_wc_pt_product_function name="get_sku" before="SKU: "]`

### [alg_wc_pt_product_meta]

Displays a product custom field value. Requires a `key` attribute. Supports the same `product_id`, `before`, `after` and `on_empty` attributes.

Example: `[alg_wc_pt_product_meta key="_my_custom_field" on_empty="Not specified"]`

### [alg_wc_pt_translate]

Outputs text for the current language on multilingual sites. See the how-to on [multilingual product tabs with WPML or Polylang](https://wpfactory.com/docs/) for the two syntaxes and examples.

### Where you can use them

- Standard tab titles.
- Global tab titles and content.
- Per-product tab titles and content.
- Variation tab title and content, where they resolve per variation.

### Get more from your tabs

Shortcodes are free in [Product Tabs](https://wpfactory.com/item/product-tabs-for-woocommerce-plugin/). When you need more than one global or per-product tab to hold this content, [Pro removes the limit](https://wpfactory.com/item/product-tabs-for-woocommerce-plugin/).

Related articles

- [Product Tabs Developer Reference: Hooks, Filters and Meta Keys](https://wpfactory.com/docs/product-tabs-developer-hooks-filters/)
- [Troubleshooting Shortcodes and Content in Product Tabs](https://wpfactory.com/docs/pro-version-tips/)
- [How to Show or Hide a Product Tab by Product or Category](https://wpfactory.com/docs/show-hide-product-tabs-by-product-category/)
- [How to Reset a Product Tabs Settings Section](https://wpfactory.com/docs/reset-product-tabs-settings/)
- [How to Create Multilingual Product Tabs with WPML or Polylang](https://wpfactory.com/docs/multilingual-product-tabs-wpml-polylang/)