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HOOK AND REAL HOW TO

Filters – these let you modify the behavior of something that already exists (a variable).For example, inserting your Google Analytics tracking script into the header of your site like I mentioned above. Action – these let you do “something” new.Rather than using a Google Analytics plugin or manually editing the header template of your child theme, you could just use the aforementioned wp_head hook to easily insert the Google Analytics tracking script at the right location. Let’s say that you want to add the Google Analytics tracking script to your site.

HOOK AND REAL HOW TO

Two videos where you can follow along exactly how to do itīy the end of this post, you’ll know more about hooks than this guy:īefore we get into the topic of WooCommerce hooks, let’s talk about hooks in a general WordPress sense.Ī WordPress hook lets you “hook in” to a specific part of your WordPress site to add new functionality/data or modify your site’s existing behavior.įor example, the wp_head hook is a core WordPress hook that lets you insert scripts or data into the section of your site.

Three real-world examples of WooCommerce hooks in action to spark some inspiration.

How to actually use hooks to insert or modify content.

The WooCommerce hooks that you can use to modify your store.

How understanding hooks can make your life a whole lot easier.

What hooks are in a general WordPress sense.

In this post, we’re going to cover everything hook-related. What’s so great about WooCommerce hooks is that they let you do this without needing to edit any of the underlying theme template files. Hooks make it easy to insert content or change behavior at specific parts on your store, like the checkout page, shopping cart page, etc. We’ve included two videos at the end which allow you to follow along step-by-step. If you want to customize how your WooCommerce store looks and/or functions, understanding WooCommerce hooks is going to make your life a whole lot easier.