---
title: EAN for WooCommerce Compatibility Options
description: "Send WooCommerce product EANs to Google Listings & Ads, point of sale, PDF invoices and multivendor plugins."
url: "https://wpfactory.com/docs/woocommerce-ean-compatibility/"
updated: "2026-09-27"
category: How to
tags:
  - EAN and Barcodes for WooCommerce
---

# EAN for WooCommerce Compatibility Options

To send product EANs to Google feeds, point of sale, PDF invoices, order exports or multivendor plugins, use [EAN for WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/item/ean-barcodes-woocommerce/). Go to **WPFactory > EAN > Compatibility**, tick **Enable** next to each plugin you run, adjust its extra options, and click **Save changes**. All of these options are free.

The compatibility options push your product EANs into other plugins you already run, so you do not have to copy codes by hand.

[![Plugin compatibility options in EAN for WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/wp-content/uploads/pasted-image-0-62-1024x465.png)](https://wpfactory.com/wp-content/uploads/pasted-image-0-62.png)

## Where to find it

Go to **WPFactory > EAN** (also reachable at **WooCommerce > Settings > EAN**) and open the **Compatibility** section. The options are listed under **Plugin Compatibility Options**.

## Supported integrations

| Plugin | Option ID | Default | What it does |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Google Listings & Ads | `alg_wc_ean_gla` | No | Adds the EAN to the product data used for GTIN |
| Google Product Feed | `alg_wc_ean_gpf` | Yes | Makes the EAN selectable as a source field in the feed settings |
| Point of Sale for WooCommerce | `alg_wc_ean_wc_pos_search` | No | Adds the EAN to product search |
| WooCommerce OpenPos | `alg_wc_ean_op` | Yes | Offers the EAN as the barcode meta key |
| Print Invoice & Delivery Notes | `alg_wc_ean_wcdn` | No | Shows the EAN in its PDF documents |
| WooCommerce PDF Invoices & Packing Slips | `alg_wc_ean_wpo_wcpdf` | No | Shows the EAN in its PDF documents |
| PDF Invoices, Packing Slips, Delivery Notes & Shipping Labels | `alg_wc_ean_wt_pklist` | No | Shows the EAN in its documents |
| WooCommerce Customer / Order / Coupon Export | `alg_wc_ean_wc_customer_order_export` | No | Adds an `item_ean` column to order items exports |
| Dokan | `alg_wc_ean_dokan` | No | Adds an EAN field to the vendor product form |
| WCFM and WCFM Marketplace | `alg_wc_ean_wcfm` | No | Adds an EAN field to the vendor product forms |
| MultiVendorX | `alg_wc_ean_mvx` | No | Adds an EAN field to the vendor product form |
| WC Vendors | `alg_wc_ean_wc_vendors` | Yes | Fixes its "Products" tab when EAN frontend search is on |

## Google Listings & Ads

Enable the option, then go to **Marketing > Google Listings & Ads > Attributes > Create attribute rule**, select the **GTIN** attribute, and choose `_alg_ean` from "Use value from existing product field". If you changed **Meta key** in the **Advanced** section, choose that key instead. You can then sync products to Google Merchant Center from the Google Listings & Ads connection testing page.

## Google Product Feed

This option is on by default. It adds the EAN to the list of fields you can pick at **WooCommerce > Settings > Product Feeds > Global Trade Item Number (GTIN)**. Select it there to fill GTIN in your feed.

## Point of Sale for WooCommerce

Enable the option, and make sure **General > Search** is on in EAN for WooCommerce so products can be found by EAN. To scan, add the EAN field to your point of sale scanning fields as described in the option's tooltip: **WooCommerce > Settings > Point of Sale > Scanning > Scanning Fields**.

## WooCommerce OpenPos

This option is on by default. It makes the EAN available in OpenPos at **POS > Setting > Barcode Label > Barcode Meta Key**. Select it there so OpenPos reads your EANs.

## PDF invoices and packing slips

- **WooCommerce PDF Invoices & Packing Slips:** set the **Content** (use the `%ean%` placeholder) and the **Position**: **Before item meta** or **After item meta** (default).
- **PDF Invoices, Packing Slips, Delivery Notes & Shipping Labels:** set the **Content** (default `<p>EAN: [alg_wc_ean]</p>`), the **Position** (before or after item name, before or after item meta, or **As a separate column** with its own title), and **Documents**, a comma-separated list such as `invoice,packinglist`. Leave Documents empty to include all documents.

## Multivendor marketplaces

For Dokan, WCFM, WCFM Marketplace, and MultiVendorX, enabling the matching option adds an EAN field to the vendor product form. Each integration exposes a title and placeholder you can customize, and WCFM can add a Generate button for vendors. Dokan also has a **Required** option that marks the field as required in the vendor form.

## If it does not work

- **The other plugin still shows no EAN.** Most integrations only make the EAN available. You still need to select it in that plugin's own settings, as described above.
- **Google feeds show an empty GTIN.** Check that products actually have an EAN and that the selected field matches your meta key. See [EAN/GTIN empty in feeds after mapping](https://wpfactory.com/docs/ean-gtin-empty-in-feeds-after-mapping-custom-attribute/).
- **POS search finds nothing.** **General > Search** must be enabled as well.

## FAQ

### Are the compatibility options free?

Yes. Every option in the **Compatibility** section is free.

### Can barcode images appear in invoices, not just the number?

Yes, with Pro. Use **Barcodes > Compatibility** (see [show barcodes in invoices and exports](https://wpfactory.com/docs/ean-compatibility-issues/)) or **2D Barcodes > Compatibility** (see [2D barcode compatibility options](https://wpfactory.com/docs/ean-compatibility/)).

### Where is the EAN stored, for plugins that ask for a field name?

In the product meta key `_alg_ean` by default. You can change it at **WPFactory > EAN > Advanced > Meta key**; if you do, use the new key everywhere another plugin asks for the EAN field.

### Get more from EAN for WooCommerce

These integrations are free. [EAN for WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/item/ean-barcodes-woocommerce/) Pro adds a separate set of barcode-image integrations for the same PDF and export plugins. [See what Pro unlocks](https://wpfactory.com/item/ean-barcodes-woocommerce/).

Need a hand? Our team answers every ticket on the [EAN for WooCommerce support forum](https://wpfactory.com/support/item/ean-barcodes-woocommerce/).

Related articles

- [How to Reset EAN Settings (Section or Whole Plugin)](https://wpfactory.com/docs/reset-ean-settings-section/)
- [Import and Export Product EANs with the WooCommerce CSV Tools](https://wpfactory.com/docs/import-export-product-eans/)
- [Add EAN to Product Structured Data (GTIN for Google)](https://wpfactory.com/docs/ean-structured-data-gtin/)
- [Add EAN and GTIN to the WooCommerce REST API](https://wpfactory.com/docs/ean-rest-api/)
- [How to Set Up EAN, UPC and GTIN Codes in WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/docs/use-ean-upc-gtin/)

 

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