Admin Columns vs RapidCatalog 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

RapidCatalog for WooCommerce lets you spin up realistic WooCommerce products in seconds. Perfect for demos, staging environments, theme development, and store prototyping. Simply enter your Unsplash API key, choose your categories, set a price range, and hit Generate. The plugin handles everything else — product names, descriptions, categories, featured images, and SKUs — all created automatically. ✨ Key Features One-click bulk generation — create up to 500 products at a time. Unsplash integration — every product gets a beautiful, high-quality featured image fetched from the Unsplash library. Dynamic categories — define comma-separated categories; the plugin auto-creates them in WooCommerce if they don’t exist. Randomised product content — natural-sounding names, structured HTML descriptions with feature bullet points, and realistic pricing. Background processing — products are created in batches via AJAX so you never hit a timeout, and a live progress bar keeps you informed. Cancellable — stop a running generation at any time. WP-CLI support — generate products from the command line with wp rapidcatalog-generate. HPOS compatible — fully compatible with WooCommerce High-Performance Order Storage and Cart/Checkout Blocks. Clean uninstall — all plugin data is removed when you delete the plugin. Built-in logging — detailed logs written to wp-content/uploads/rapidcatalog-logs/ for easy debugging. 🖥️ Admin Interface A clean, modern settings page lives under WooCommerce → Product Generator and includes: Unsplash API key configuration with step-by-step setup instructions. Category, quantity, price range, and publish status controls. A real-time progress bar with cancel support. 🔧 WP-CLI Commands Generate products directly from the terminal: wp rapidcatalog-generate wp rapidcatalog-generate --count=20 wp rapidcatalog-generate --count=5 --category="Living Room" --status=draft External services This plugin relies on the Unsplash API to provide high-quality, royalty-free product images. Service: Unsplash (provided by Unsplash Inc.) Usage: Fetching and downloading featured images for generated products based on your chosen categories. Data Sent: Search queries (e.g., category names like “Living Room”) are sent to Unsplash to find relevant photos. The plugin also triggers a “download” tracking endpoint per Unsplash API guidelines to credit photographers. No user-identifiable data is sent. Links: Unsplash Terms of Service Unsplash Privacy Policy Unsplash API Guidelines An Unsplash Application Access Key is required for the plugin to fetch images.