Description
EAN and Barcodes for WooCommerce plugin lets you manage product EAN in WooCommerce.
The International Article Number (also known as European Article Number or EAN) is a standard describing a barcode symbology and numbering system used in global trade to identify a specific retail product type, in a specific packaging configuration, from a specific manufacturer. The same numbers can be referred to as GTIN. EAN barcodes are used worldwide for lookup at retail point of sale, but can also be used as numbers for other purposes such as wholesale ordering or accounting.
The plugin lets you save the EAN number for each product and optionally display the barcode on both backend and frontend. For variable products you can set EAN for each variation individually or set a single number for all variations.
Frontend
Backend – Simple Product
Backend – Variation
EAN and Barcodes for WooCommerce Options
Plugin settings are located in “WooCommerce > Settings > EAN”.
General Options
General (EAN) settings are located in “WooCommerce > Settings > EAN > General”.
- Type
- Possible values: Automatic (EAN-13, UPC-A, EAN-8); EAN-8; UPC-A; EAN-13; CODE 128.
- Default:
EAN-13
- Default:
- Admin product edit page position
- Set to which product data tab EAN field should be added. Possible values: General; Inventory; Inventory: SKU; Advanced.
- Default:
Inventory: SKU
- Default:
- Admin search
- This will enable searching by EAN in admin area.
- Default:
yes
- Default:
- Admin search: AJAX
- This will enable searching by EAN in AJAX. E.g. when searching for a product when creating new order in admin area.
- Default:
yes
- Default:
- Admin products list column
- This will add “EAN” column to admin products list.
- Default:
yes
- Default:
- Admin products list column: Validate
- Validate EAN in column. Invalid EANs will be marked red.
- Default:
no
- Default:
- Single product page
- This will show EAN on single product page on frontend.
- Default:
yes
- Default:
- Shop pages
- This will show EAN on shop (e.g. category) pages on frontend. Please note that for variable products main product EAN must be set.
- Default:
no
- Default:
- Cart
- This will show EAN on cart page on frontend.
- Default:
no
- Default:
- Search
- This will enable searching by EAN on frontend.
- Default:
yes
- Default:
- Product structured data
- This will add EAN to the product structured data, e.g. for Google Search Console.
- Default:
yes
- Default:
- Order items table
- This will show EAN in order items table. This will affect all places where order items table is displayed, including emails (both admin and customer), “thank you” page (i.e. “order received” page), “view order” page (in “my account”).
- Default:
no
- Default:
- "Print Invoice & Delivery Notes for WooCommerce" plugin
- This will show EAN in PDF documents of the Print Invoice & Delivery Notes for WooCommerce plugin.
- Default:
no
- Default:
Tools
Tools are located in “WooCommerce > Settings > EAN > Tools”. Check the box and “Save changes” to run the tool. Please note that there is no undo for these tools.
Product Tools
Please note that Generate and Copy tools will not overwrite EANs for products with existing EANs. You can use the Delete tool to clear the existing EANs before generating or copying.
- Generate
- Generate EAN for all products.
- Default:
no
- Default:
- Generate: Type
- Possible values: EAN-8; UPC-A; EAN-13.
- Default:
EAN-13
- Default:
- Generate: Country prefix (from)
- List of GS1 country codes.
- Default:
200
- Default:
- Generate: County prefix (to) (optional)
- If set, prefix will be generated randomly between “Prefix from” and “Prefix to” values.
- Default: None
- Generate: Seed prefix (optional)
- Default: None
- Generate: Automatically generate EAN for new products
- Default:
no
- Default:
- Generate: Automatically generate EAN on product update
- Default:
no
- Default:
- Copy product SKU
- Copy EAN from product SKU for all products.
- Default:
no
- Default:
- Copy product SKU: Automatically copy SKU to EAN for new products
- Default:
no
- Default:
- Copy product SKU: Automatically copy SKU to EAN on product update
- Default:
no
- Default:
- Copy product ID
- Copy EAN from product ID for all products.
- Default:
no
- Default:
- Copy product meta
- Copy EAN from product meta for all products.
- Default:
no
- Default:
- Copy product meta: Meta key
- Product meta key to copy from, e.g.
_gtin.- Default: None
- Assign from the list
- Assign EAN from the list for all products.
- Default:
no
- Default:
- Assign from the list: List
- EAN list to assign from. One EAN per line. Used (i.e. assigned) EANs will be automatically removed from the list.
- Default: None
- Delete
- Delete all EANs for all products.
- Default:
no
- Default:
- "Products > Bulk actions"
- Sets actions to be added to the “Products > Bulk actions” dropdown. Possible values: Generate EAN; Delete EAN.
- Default:
Delete EAN; Generate EAN
- Default:
Order Tools
- Add EANs
- Add EANs to all order items.
- Default:
no
- Default:
- Delete EANs
- Delete EANs from all order items.
- Default:
no
- Default:
Barcodes Options
There are two separate similar settings sections: one for one-dimensional barcodes, and another for two-dimensional: “WooCommerce > Settings > EAN > Barcodes” and “WooCommerce > Settings > EAN > 2D barcodes”.
- Enable section
- Enables/Disables 1D/2D barcodes sections.
- Default:
no
- Default:
- Admin product edit page
- Show barcode image on admin product edit page.
- Default:
no
- Default:
- Admin products list column
- Add “Barcode” column to admin products list. Please note that for variable products main product EAN must be set.
- Default:
no
- Default:
- Single product page
- Show barcode image on single product page on frontend.
- Default:
no
- Default:
- Shop pages
- Show barcode on shop (e.g. category) pages on frontend. Please note that for variable products main product EAN must be set.
- Default:
no
- Default:
- Cart
- Show barcode on cart page on frontend.
- Default:
no
- Default:
- Order items table
- Show barcode image in order items table. This will affect all places where order items table is displayed, including emails (both admin and customer), “thank you” page (i.e. “order received” page), “view order” page (in “my account”). Please note that this option won’t work on
localhostenvironment.- Default:
no
- Default:
- "Print Invoice & Delivery Notes for WooCommerce" plugin
- Show barcode image in PDF documents of the Print Invoice & Delivery Notes for WooCommerce plugin.
- Default:
no
- Default:
Print Options
Print (PDF) settings are located in “WooCommerce > Settings > EAN > Print”.
- Print barcodes (PDF)
- This will add “Print barcodes” to the “Bulk actions” in admin products list.
- Default:
no
- Default:
- Page orientation
- Possible values: Portrait; Landscape.
- Default:
Portrait
- Default:
- Page format
- E.g. letter, A4, custom, etc.
- Default:
LETTER
- Default:
- Page format: Custom: Width (in points)
- Ignored unless “Page format” option is set to “Custom”. Set in points.
- Default:
0
- Default:
- Page format: Custom: Height (in points)
- Ignored unless “Page format” option is set to “Custom”. Set in points.
- Default:
0
- Default:
- Max barcodes per page
- Default:
12
- Default:
- Columns
- Default:
2
- Default:
- Unit
- User measure unit. Used in “Cell width”, “Cell height”, “Top margin”, “Left margin”, “Right margin” options. Possible values: millimeters; centimeters; inches; points.
- Default:
inches
- Default:
- Cell width
- Set in value of the “Unit” option, e.g. inches.
- Default:
4
- Default:
- Cell height
- Set in value of the “Unit” option, e.g. inches.
- Default:
1.5
- Default:
- Top margin
- Set in value of the “Unit” option, e.g. inches.
- Default:
1.13
- Default:
- Left margin
- Set in value of the “Unit” option, e.g. inches.
- Default:
0.46
- Default:
- Right margin
- Set in value of the “Unit” option, e.g. inches.
- Default:
0.31
- Default:
- Template
- Available placeholders:
%barcode%,%barcode_2d%,%product_image%,%ean%.- Default:
%barcode%<br>%ean%
- Default:
Print: Barcode Options
For the %barcode% placeholder.
- Barcode width
- Width of a single bar element in pixels.
- Default:
2
- Default:
- Barcode height
- Height of a single bar element in pixels.
- Default:
30
- Default:
- Barcode color
- Default:
#000000
- Default:
Print: 2D Barcode Options
For the %barcode_2d% placeholder.
- 2D barcode width
- Width of a single rectangle element in pixels.
- Default:
3
- Default:
- 2D barcode height
- Height of a single rectangle element in pixels.
- Default:
3
- Default:
- 2D barcode color
- Default:
#000000
- Default:
- 2D barcode content
- Possible values: Product EAN; Product URL.
- Default:
Product EAN
- Default:
Print: Product Image Options
For the %product_image% placeholder.
- Product image width
- In pixels.
- Default:
30
- Default:
- Product image height
- In pixels.
- Default:
30
- Default:
- Product image size
- Accepts any registered image size name.
- Default:
woocommerce_thumbnail
- Default:
Shortcodes
There are three shortcodes available in the plugin:
[alg_wc_ean] – outputs product’s EAN.
[alg_wc_ean_barcode] – outputs product’s 1D barcode.
[alg_wc_ean_barcode_2d] – outputs product’s 2D barcode.
Νικόλαος Σαργολόγος (verified owner) –
The plugin is really great. But first of all Tom he is really profesional. He helped me a lot and he found the solotion for custom things i wanted. Thank you very much Tom
Tom Anbinder –
Thank you!
Menno Evertzen (verified owner) –
Plugin works very well. I missed two features that Tom implemented within a couple of hours. Outstanding support!! Thank you Tom.
Tom Anbinder –
Thank you, Menno!
Berni –
I had a request – to show the EAN code in the REST API response .
Tom did a great job. In 24h he implemented the feature and it works great.
Thank you very much Tom !
Tom Anbinder –
Thank you, Berni!
Paul Maes –
Tom is incredible!
This plugin is the best in the market by far. The list of options is endless and the support is lightspeed fast!
Thanks Tom!
Tom Anbinder –
Thank you, Paul!
Martin –
Simple and great plugin! Does exactly what you expect. I hade some small issues having it to work with variable products due to my theme. Fantastic support from Tom solved the issue in less than 24 h.
Tom Anbinder –
Thank you, Martin!
John R –
If you are running Woocommerce Point of Sale (POS) and would like to use the original product manufacturers barcode for scanning/stocktake, then this plugin is the easiest solution. Import your barcodes into the EAN field, and now that Woo POS recognises and reads EAN as a scanning field, you are in business!
Tom Anbinder –
Thank you!
Florin (verified owner) –
This plugin is great. I managed to fully integrate with Google Product Feed and other services that promote products. It would be awesome to see as a great addition to this plugin a other fields like UPC. I personally sell in Europe, but there are products that come from US and don’t have EAN codes and in this case I would be using an UPC code. Beside this, this plugin works great.