Title: Adding custom categorisation descriptors
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# Adding custom categorisation descriptors

 *  [pollybear1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pollybear1/)
 * (@pollybear1)
 * [2 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-custom-categorisation-descriptors/)
 * hello I am trying to work out how to add another variation of this in the same
   way we have the “British charm …..” section on the page.
 * this section has 2 options and you select which is to be displayed via the attributes
   section.
 * I would like to add another version of this for for material.
 * Thank you.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fadding-custom-categorisation-descriptors%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [AddWeb Solution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/addweb-solution-pvt-ltd/)
 * (@addweb-solution-pvt-ltd)
 * [2 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-custom-categorisation-descriptors/#post-17224394)
 * Hi [@pollybear1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pollybear1/),
 * Certainly! Adding another variation for material on your WordPress website can
   be done using ****WooCommerce****. Let’s walk through the steps:
 * 1. **Create a Variable Product :**
   – Go to ****Products > Add New**** in your
   WordPress Dashboard.– Provide a name for your product and add a brief description.–
   Change the product type from ****Simple Product**** to ****Variable Product****.–
   Save your variable product.
 * 2. **Create Product Attributes :**
   – Navigate to ****Products > Attributes****
   in your WordPress Dashboard.– Give your attribute a name (e.g., “Material”) and
   a slug.– Enable archives if you want users to browse product attributes.– Set
   the default sort order.– Click the ****Add Attribute**** button.
 * 3. **Add Material Variations :**
   – Click on the ****Material**** attribute.– 
   On the product attributes page, add different material variations (e.g., “Leather,”“
   Metal,” “Wood”).– Once you’ve added all the materials, click ****Attributes****
   again. You’ll see the material attribute with the different options.
 * 4. **Link Attributes to Your Product :**
   – Go back to the product edit page.–
   Scroll down to the ****Product data**** meta box.– Select ****Variable product****
   from the dropdown.– Open the ****Attributes**** tab.– Choose the material attribute
   you created.– Make sure to tick the ****Use for variations**** checkbox.– Click****
   Save Attributes**** to save your changes.
 * Now your product will have variations based on different materials, and customers
   can select their preferred material when viewing the product.
 * Hope this help! 🙂

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 * [custom](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/custom/)
 * [personalisation](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/personalisation/)
 * [product description](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/product-description/)

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