Admin Columns vs Keyword-Based Bulk Category Assignment for WooCommerce

Admin Columns lets you customize and organize the columns displayed in the WordPress admin list tables for posts, pages, users, comments and media. Instead of the limited default list table, you get to display the information you actually need – like custom fields, featured images, taxonomies, file data and more. Trusted by 100,000+ WordPress sites worldwide. With a simple drag-and-drop interface you can: Add any column to posts, pages, users, media and comments Reorder and resize columns to match your workflow Choose from 200+ column types including custom fields, taxonomies and file data Display rich metadata such as images, dates, colors and relational fields Create clean overviews for even the most complex websites It works for any site from simple blogs to large WooCommerce stores. Why Admin Columns? Default WordPress list tables are limited. They often show only the title, author and date. Admin Columns turns them into useful management screens that show you what matters. Examples: See featured images, custom fields and taxonomies directly in the post list table Display media file size, dimensions or EXIF data View user metadata and roles in the users screen Keep track of large content libraries Popular use cases Admin Columns is used by developers, agencies and site owners to manage content more efficiently. Common setups: Managing WooCommerce products with price, SKU or stock columns Displaying ACF custom fields in post list tables Organizing large media libraries Reviewing SEO metadata from Yoast Organizing custom post types with the right columns Built for developers Admin Columns is open source and built to be extended. Use actions and filters to register custom column types, modify output or integrate with your own plugins. Full hooks and filters reference for custom integrations Register column configurations in PHP for version-controlled setups Designed to work alongside page builders, custom post type plugins and third-party extensions Explore the developer documentation. Admin Columns Pro Upgrade to Admin Columns Pro for sorting, filtering, inline editing and more. With Pro you can: Sort any column Filter content with stackable smart filters Inline editing – edit titles, custom fields, taxonomies and more directly from the list table Bulk editing – update multiple items at once Conditional formatting – color-code rows and cells based on rules Export to CSV Import/export column sets between sites or team members Save to PHP for version-controlled column configurations Admin Columns Pro also provides deep integrations with popular plugins: Advanced Custom Fields – display and edit all field types WooCommerce – product and order columns Yoast SEO – SEO score and metadata columns Toolset Types – custom fields and relationships Pods – Pods fields and content types Learn more about the additional features of Admin Columns Pro on our website: Upgrade to Admin Columns Pro Supported content types Admin Columns works with the following WordPress admin screens: Posts, Pages and Custom Post Types Users Media Library Comments Taxonomies (Pro) Custom field column Admin Columns allows you to display custom fields (post meta and user meta) directly in the admin list table. Supported field formats include: Color Date Images Number Text URL True/False Relational: Posts, Users and Media Docs & Support Is this your first time using Admin Columns? Check out our documentation and guides: Documentation Getting Started Developer documentation Need help? Please visit the Admin Columns support forums. Contribute Admin Columns is open source and community-driven. There are several ways to contribute: Translate: Help translate Admin Columns on WordPress.org or Pro translations on Transifex Report issues: Found a bug? Report it on GitHub Suggest features: Submit ideas to our public roadmap

This plugin helps you save hours of manual work when importing large batches of products that do not have any categories assigned. It allows you to define keyword-based rules per category and apply them in bulk to selected products. Key Features: – Create flexible keyword rules per category. – Supports “OR” logic by default and “AND” logic via special syntax. – Exclude products via “Not Contains” keywords. – Bulk-apply rules to selected products in the Products list. – Import and export rules as JSON files for backup and transfer. How It Works 1. Create and Save Rules 1.1. Go to WooCommerce > Keyword Category Rules. 1.2. For each existing category, enter: – Contains: keywords separated by commas (example: shoes, sneakers). – Not Contains: keywords that should exclude a product (example: damaged, used). 1.3. To require multiple words to appear together, use "AND" (with “”) between them: – Example: shoes "AND" leather matches titles containing both “shoes” and “leather”. 1.4. Save your rules. 2. Apply Rules to Products 2.1. In the WooCommerce Products (All products) list, select the products you want to process. 2.2. In the Bulk Actions menu, choose Apply Keyword-Based Category Rules, then click Apply. 2.3. The plugin will evaluate all selected products, assign matching categories, and show a success notice. Limitations: – This plugin does not automatically assign categories to new products when they are created or imported. The assignment must be triggered manually via Bulk Actions. – The matching is performed against the product title only. – Currently, the plugin works in one direction only: it adds categories to products based on matching keyword rules, but it does not remove any previously assigned categories when the keywords are removed or changed. This means: If you remove a keyword from a rule or replace it with a different one, the plugin will not remove previously applied category assignments from affected products. Once a rule has been applied, its effects remain in place unless manually adjusted via the product edit screen or other third-party tools. License This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.