Thanks for an interesting question. There are many sites running MLA and WooCommerce and I have some experience with the combination.
MLA can map IPTC/EXIF data to standard fields like Title and Caption, taxonomy terms and custom fields. MLA also contains hooks (filters and actions) called during the mapping process so you can use PHP code to customize the mapping functions. It’s possible these MLA features will help in your application. The MLA mapping rules are designed to update fields in the attachments as they are uploaded, so they won’t explicitly help to update WooCommerce products the attachments are used in.
WooCommerce has over 400 actions and over 900 filters you can use to do similar customization. You don’t mention the specific “plugin which automatically creates a Product“, but there’s a good chance it has hooks as well.
WooCommerce uses custom post types such as “product” and custom taxonomies for its data storage. WordPress has many hooks to support modifying post objects as they are created and edited.
I am confident that a solution for your needs can be found by writing a custom plugin or adding code to your theme’s functions.php file. MLA might help, but without more specific information that is unclear. If I know the other plugin you’ve identified I can do some investigation and be more specifically helpful.
David thank you very much for your help. You really rock when it comes to support.
I was so tired and over-worked last night that I forgot to name the plugin. It’s Automatic Featured Image Post. It’s very useful and I did indeed manage to accomplish what I needed by using its hooks.
Your plugin is just amazing. But in the end it turns out I didn’t need to use it this time. I will however give it a thorough inspection, because I feel there’s nothing it can’t do when it comes to WP media.
Thanks again.
Thanks for your update with the good news and the kind words about MLA and its support. Thanks as well for posting the link to Automatic Featured Image Posts, which looks really useful. I am happy to hear it offered the hooks you needed to accomplish your goal.
You have marked the topic resolved, but feel free to update it if you have any other problems or questions with it. Thanks for your interest in the plugin/
