Title: SKU Generator for WooCommerce Author: WP Wham Published: Hagayya 8, 2015 Last modified: Fulbaana 23, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/sku-for-woocommerce/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=1215731) ![](https://ps.w.org/sku-for-woocommerce/assets/icon-256x256.jpg?rev=1215752) # SKU Generator for WooCommerce By [WP Wham](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpwham/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/sku-for-woocommerce.1.6.6.zip) * [Details](https://gax.wordpress.org/plugins/sku-for-woocommerce/#description) * [Reviews](https://gax.wordpress.org/plugins/sku-for-woocommerce/#reviews) * [Installation](https://gax.wordpress.org/plugins/sku-for-woocommerce/#installation) * [Development](https://gax.wordpress.org/plugins/sku-for-woocommerce/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sku-for-woocommerce/) ## Description Add full SKU support to WooCommerce: * Set SKU by custom format (prefix, suffix, number length, category, tag) automatically for new products. * Regenerate SKUs for all existing products (or regenerate only for products with no SKU). * Add product searching by SKU on frontend. * Add SKU to customer emails. * Allow Duplicate SKUs. #### Feedback * We are open to your suggestions and feedback, and thank you for using or trying out one of our plugins! * Drop us a line at [www.wpwham.com](http://www.wpwham.com). #### More * Visit the [SKU Generator for WooCommerce plugin page](https://wpwham.com/products/sku-generator-for-woocommerce/). ## Screenshots [⌊SKU Generator for WooCommerce - SKU Format Options.⌉⌊SKU Generator for WooCommerce- SKU Format Options.⌉[ SKU Generator for WooCommerce – SKU Format Options. 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[SKU Generator for WooCommerce Pro](https://wpwham.com/products/sku-generator-for-woocommerce/) includes options to generate SKUs sequentially or randomly. Also there are additional SKU format options for variable products. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a305c6e9879dc3c9edd09c78e8d2bf034605df6effe515029dd946bb6c236c3b? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-16949/)󠁿 [happiness4ever](https://profiles.wordpress.org/happiness4ever/) Onkololeessa 28, 2025 Great ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9d4afd9e5b8a818d686e7569ba897ef2e6796628535118e3c3eda70c19e3a086? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Does not support HPOS](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-not-support-hpos/)󠁿 [1vista](https://profiles.wordpress.org/1vista/) Ebla 13, 2024 2 replies Does not support HPOS ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d94be630b1ac7275eb33842183531eb5eb760349c6974310b879ae049ad220cb? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Worst support](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/worst-support-23/)󠁿 [regedy1](https://profiles.wordpress.org/regedy1/) Sadaasa 25, 2023 4 replies Missing HPOS support for months and no update so far. support needs constant nudges and takes forever to respond. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b049e5c744f8ae12a1742b0e02d10963111e179500837e597a7ea0b1411a4589? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Its the best SKU for me](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/its-the-best-sku-for-me/)󠁿 [redrobred](https://profiles.wordpress.org/redrobred/) Gurraandhala 6, 2023 1 reply Its the best SKU for me at least, hope the dev updates and maintains it ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b94e2b2546b8ceb0637a68a2ea522c1dcd9ff376bd944a1c3e186263223466f6? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Decent](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/decent-31/)󠁿 [panon](https://profiles.wordpress.org/panon/) Adoolessa 26, 2022 Very nice if you want an easy way to add product ID to SKU field automatically. Thank you. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3c0c01b1ec773d43c2f370bd5bb241b759af4355e7448cd230ab008d77c0d8f7? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[It’s Fine at best](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/its-fine-at-best/)󠁿 [fsteward5](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fsteward5/) Muddee 21, 2018 There could be some improvement. Overall I did used this plugin a year ago but this month I change to a pay version. [ Read all 11 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sku-for-woocommerce/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “SKU Generator for WooCommerce” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ WP Wham ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpwham/) “SKU Generator for WooCommerce” has been translated into 2 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/sku-for-woocommerce/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “SKU Generator for WooCommerce” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/sku-for-woocommerce) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sku-for-woocommerce/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/sku-for-woocommerce/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/sku-for-woocommerce/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/sku-for-woocommerce/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.6.6 – 2026-09-23 * UPDATE: coding standards. #### 1.6.5 – 2026-03-10 * FIX: PHP notice. #### 1.6.4 – 2025-05-31 * FIX: PHP notice. #### 1.6.3 – 2025-03-06 * FIX: admin searching by SKU (94732). #### 1.6.2 – 2024-08-29 * UPDATE: bump tested versions. #### 1.6.1 – 2023-07-15 * FIX: PHP 8.2 notices. * NEW: add “Generate different SKU for each variation” option into free version( previously was a feature only in the pro version). #### 1.6.0 – 2022-03-07 * NEW: add filter ‘wpwham_sku_sku_template_variables’. This filter will be useful for creating your own SKU template variables using custom code. * UPDATE: PHP 8 now officially supported. * UPDATE: updated .pot file for translations. #### 1.5.1 – 2021-04-12 * UPDATE: bump tested versions #### 1.5.0 – 2021-01-20 * NEW: (premium version only) add support for Yoast primary categories. * NEW: (premium version only) add product attributes as option for variation suffix( thanks to Joseph VanTine). * FIX: issues when using Search by SKU “pre_get_posts” algorithm. * FIX: minor display bug on settings page, also clarify settings page wording a little. * UPDATE: updated .pot file for translations. #### 1.4.3 – 2020-09-17 * UPDATE: bump tested versions #### 1.4.2 – 2020-08-25 * UPDATE: bump tested versions #### 1.4.1 – 2020-07-24 * FIX: issue with variations always being assigned same SKU as parent product, when inserting new product. * UPDATE: display our settings in WC status report. #### 1.4.0 – 2020-06-08 * NEW: add “Generate SKUs for Variations” option to variations bulk action dropdown. * NEW: allow forcing uppercase letters in SKU templates. * FIX: show correct “old SKU” for variations in bulk regenerator tool preview. * UPDATE: reorder columns in previews (show Old SKU on the left, New SKU on the right). * UPDATE: updated .pot file for translations. #### 1.3.3 – 2019-12-17 * UPDATE: bump tested versions #### 1.3.2 – 2019-11-15 * UPDATE: bump tested versions #### 1.3.1 – 2019-09-14 * UPDATE: bump tested upto versions #### 1.3.0 – 2018-10-21 * UPDATE: updated .pot file for translations #### 1.2.5 – 2018-09-20 * Dev – General – `{category_slug}`, `{category_name}`, `{tag_slug}` and `{tag_name}` replaced values added. * Dev – General – Template – Admin settings field now accepts “raw” input. * Dev – Tool – Minor restyling. #### 1.2.4 – 2018-09-10 * Dev – “Contributors” and “Author URI” updated. #### 1.2.3 – 2018-08-25 * Fix – `version_updated()` function fixed. #### 1.2.2 – 2018-08-23 * Fix – “Search by SKU” option fixed (and “Search by SKU: Algorithm” option added to “General > More Options > Search by SKU”). * Dev – “Sequential numbering on per category basis” option added. * Dev – “WC tested up to” added to plugin header. * Dev – General – More Options – Automatically generate SKU for new products – “ Delay SKU generation till product is published” option default set to “yes”. * Dev – Code refactoring. * Dev – Admin settings restyled. * Dev – Plugin URI updated. #### 1.2.1 – 2017-12-06 * Dev – General – WooCommerce v3.2.0 compatibility – `select` type in admin settings fixed. * Dev – General – “Delay SKU generation till product is published” option added. * Dev – General – Admin settings minor restyling. * Dev – Saving settings array as main class property. #### 1.2.0 – 2017-04-18 * Dev – WooCommerce v3.0.0 compatibility – `get_child()` replaced with `wc_get_product()`. * Dev – “Template” option added. * Dev – “Pseudorandom – Hash (max 10 digits)” option added to “Number Generation”. * Dev – “Generate SKUs Only for Products with Empty SKU” option added. * Dev – “Categories Options” section added. * Dev – “Tags Options” section added. * Dev – “Search by SKU” option added. * Dev – “Add SKU to Customer Emails” option added. * Dev – “Automatically Generate SKU for New Products” option added. * Dev – “Reset Section Settings” option added. * Dev – `WP_Query` optimized to return `ids` only. * Tweak – Plugin link updated from `coder.fm` to `wpcodefactory.com`. * Tweak – `general` section cleanup. * Tweak – Default values added to all `get_option()` calls. * Tweak – Filter rewritten. #### 1.1.3 – 2016-12-21 * Fix – `load_plugin_textdomain()` moved from `init` hook to constructor. * Fix – Generating SKU on “duplicate product” action. * Dev – Language (POT) file updated. #### 1.1.2 – 2016-08-21 * Dev – “Allow duplicate SKUs” option added. * Dev – Version system added. * Tweak – Plugin renamed. * Tweak – Contributors changed. * Tweak – Option filter added. #### 1.1.1 – 2016-06-13 * Dev – `get_available_variations` replaced with `get_all_variations`. * Dev – SKU Regenerator tool – No auto preview after generation. #### 1.1.0 – 2016-06-10 * Dev – Sequential SKU number format option added. * Dev – Language (POT) file added. * Dev – Multisite support added. * Dev – Description added to “SKU Format Options”. #### 1.0.0 – 2015-08-06 * Initial Release. ## Meta * Version **1.6.6** * Last updated **3 weeks ago** * Active installations **2,000+** * WordPress version ** 4.4 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.1.3** * Languages * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/sku-for-woocommerce/), [Persian](https://fa.wordpress.org/plugins/sku-for-woocommerce/), and [Russian](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/sku-for-woocommerce/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/sku-for-woocommerce) * Tags * [generate](https://gax.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/generate/)[sku](https://gax.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/sku/) [stock keeping unit](https://gax.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/stock-keeping-unit/) [woocommerce](https://gax.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/woocommerce/) * [Advanced View](https://gax.wordpress.org/plugins/sku-for-woocommerce/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.1 out of 5 stars. * [ 8 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sku-for-woocommerce/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sku-for-woocommerce/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 1 3-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sku-for-woocommerce/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sku-for-woocommerce/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 2 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sku-for-woocommerce/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sku-for-woocommerce/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sku-for-woocommerce/reviews/) ## 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