Kitgenix Custom Tabs for WooCommerce

Kitgenix Custom Tabs for WooCommerce lets you add product-specific custom tabs from the WooCommerce product editor, reuse saved tab templates, and duplicate existing tabs when products only need small content variations.

Designed to be lightweight and modular:
– Add tabs per product (title, optional nickname, optional slug, optional priority/position, rich content)
– Add global tabs that apply to every product (optional)
– Optional shortcode processing for tab content
– Safety limits to keep the product editor fast (max tabs per product)
– Optional setting to hide the tab heading inside the tab content panel

Features

• Modal-based tab editor powered by Quill rich-text editing with inline validation.
• Saved tab templates for reusable snippets like sizing guides, warranties, ingredient lists, and care instructions.
• Fast duplication for product tabs and global tabs so merchants can clone and tweak existing content instead of rewriting it.
• Automatic slug generation from the tab title, with optional manual slug control when you need stable identifiers.
• Product-specific tabs plus store-wide global tabs managed from a dedicated Global Tabs screen.
• Templates can be inserted directly into the product editor and the Global Tabs screen without leaving the current workflow.
• Flexible placement controls using a default position preset plus priority base/step settings for tab ordering.
• Optional shortcode rendering inside tab content.
• Optional hidden tab headings when you want the title to appear only on the tab label itself.
• Cached usage stats in the Support tab so large stores can see how many products and tabs are in use without expensive queries.
• HPOS compatibility declaration for modern WooCommerce installs.

Quick Start

1. Install and activate the plugin (WooCommerce required).
2. Go to Kitgenix → Custom Tabs to configure settings.
3. Edit a product: Products → Edit → Product data → Custom Tabs.
4. Add one or more tabs, then Update the product.

Optional: add store-wide tabs under Kitgenix → Custom Tabs → Global Tabs.
Optional: save reusable snippets under Kitgenix → Custom Tabs → Templates, then insert them into products or global tabs in one click.
Optional: use the settings screen to control maximum tabs, default tab positions, shortcode support, and heading visibility.

Developers

Text domain:
– kitgenix-custom-tabs-for-woocommerce

Settings option:
– kitgenix_custom_tabs_for_woocommerce_settings

Settings group (Settings API):
– kitgenix_custom_tabs_for_woocommerce_settings_group

Settings keys (stored inside the option array):
– enabled (bool/int)
– max_tabs (int)
– allow_shortcodes (bool/int)
– priority_base (int)
– priority_step (int)
– hide_tab_heading (bool/int)
– tab_templates (array of reusable tab rows)
– global_tabs (array of tab rows)

Sanitization behavior:
– The sanitize callback merges submitted values into the existing option, so saving one settings tab/form does not wipe values from other tabs.

Post meta:
– kitgenix_custom_tabs_for_woocommerce_tabs (array)

Transients:
– kitgenix_custom_tabs_for_woocommerce_do_activation_redirect (short-lived activation redirect flag)
– kitgenix_custom_tabs_for_woocommerce_usage_stats (cached support-tab usage totals)
– kitgenix_hub_wporg_active_installs_v1 (Kitgenix hub cache; active install counts)
– kitgenix_hub_wporg_ratings_v1 (Kitgenix hub cache; ratings percentage)
– kitgenix_hub_wporg_media_v1 (Kitgenix hub cache; banners/icons)

Nonces (exact identifiers):
– Product save nonce field: kitgenix_custom_tabs_for_woocommerce_tabs_nonce
– Product save nonce action: kitgenix_custom_tabs_for_woocommerce_tabs_save
– Settings form nonce field: kitgenix_custom_tabs_for_woocommerce_settings_nonce
– Settings form nonce action: kitgenix_custom_tabs_for_woocommerce_settings_save

Hooks used:
– plugins_loaded (action): bootstrap plugin when WooCommerce is available
– init (action): load translations
– admin_init (action): register settings; perform activation redirect once
– admin_menu (action): ensure shared Kitgenix hub menu; register plugin submenu page
– admin_head (action): inject shared Kitgenix hub admin menu icon CSS
– admin_enqueue_scripts (action): enqueue hub/admin/product editor assets
– plugin_action_links_{plugin_basename} (filter): add “Settings” link on Plugins screen
– before_woocommerce_init (action): declare WooCommerce HPOS compatibility
– woocommerce_product_tabs (filter): inject frontend tabs
– woocommerce_product_data_tabs (filter): add Product data tab
– woocommerce_product_data_panels (action): render Product data panel
– woocommerce_process_product_meta (action): save product tab meta

External Services

This plugin can connect to the WordPress.org Plugins API when you view the shared Kitgenix admin hub page.
It uses WordPress core’s plugins_api() to fetch plugin information (such as active install counts and ratings) for Kitgenix plugins, and caches results in transients.
No customer/order/product data is sent.

Security & Privacy

• Admin actions are protected with capability checks.
• Product tab saving is protected with a plugin nonce.
• Settings are saved via WordPress’ Settings API (options.php), which is nonce-protected by WordPress core.
• Tab content is output with WordPress formatting and safe HTML handling.

Uninstall

On uninstall, the plugin removes:
– The settings option
– All saved product tab meta entries

Note: the uninstall handler does not explicitly delete short-lived transients or hub cache transients.

Support Development

If this plugin saves you time, you can support development here:
https://buymeacoffee.com/kitgenix

Credits

Built with ❤︎ by @kitgenix – https://kitgenix.com