Add/Update Extra Html Field And Extra Product Meta Fields In Dokan

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How To Add New Html Field On Add/Update Product Form?

How To Add/Update Value Of Custom Added Html Field Into Product Meta?

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Adding/Updating Html Field And Adding/Updating them to meta field is 4 Steps Process:-

  1. Adding Html To Product Adding Form.
  2. Save Value Of Newly Added Field To Product Meta.
  3. Adding Html To Product Updating Form.
  4. Update Value Of Newly Added Field To Product Meta.

Adding Html To Product Adding Form

We can Use “dokan_new_product_after_product_tags” Hook for adding Html Tags For New Field.

function AddExtraProductFieldHtml(){	
  echo "<div class="dokan-form-group">
  <input type="text" class="dokan-form-control" name="specificity" placeholder="Specificity">
  </div>"; 
}
add_action ('dokan_new_product_after_product_tags','AddExtraProductFieldHtml',99);

Save Value Of Newly Added Field To Product Meta.

We can Use “dokan_new_product_added” Hook for saving value of new field to product meta.

function AddExtraProductMeta($product_id, $post_data){	
    add_post_meta( $product_id,'specificity',$_POST['specificity']);
}
add_action ('dokan_new_product_added','AddExtraProductMeta',11,2);

Adding Html To Product Updating Form.

We can Use “dokan_product_edit_after_product_tags” Hook for adding Html in product edit form.

function UpdateExtraProductFieldHtml($post, $post_id){
$specificityvalue  = get_post_meta( $post_id,'specificity', true );	
  echo "<div class="dokan-form-group">
  <input type="text" class="dokan-form-control" value="'.$specificityvalue .'" name="specificity" placeholder="Specificity">
  </div>"; 
}
add_action ('dokan_product_edit_after_product_tags','UpdateExtraProductFieldHtml',10,2);

Update Value Of Newly Added Field To Product Meta.

We can Use “dokan_product_updated” Hook for updating value of new field in product meta.

function UpdateExtraProductMeta($product_id, $post_data){	
    update_post_meta( $product_id,'specificity',$_POST['specificity']);
}
add_action ('dokan_product_updated','UpdateExtraProductMeta',11,2);

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Shiv Kumawat is the CEO of Eoxys IT Solution LLP, the Jaipur-based IT and GenAI development company he has led since 2009. Eoxys builds custom AI, web and mobile applications for businesses worldwide. Shiv writes about AI app development, generative AI for business, and building software products that deliver real results. Connect with him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shiv-kumawat-eoxys/

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