=== Advanced Bulk Edit G2 for WooCommerce ===
Contributors: wpmelon
Tags: woocommerce, bulk editor, product editor, inventory, spreadsheet
Requires at least: 6.0
Tested up to: 6.9
Requires PHP: 8.0
Stable tag: 1.0.0
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

WooCommerce bulk product editor with an Excel-like grid for prices, stock, SKUs, images, categories, and variations.

== Description ==

WooCommerce's built-in product editor was not designed for stores with hundreds or thousands of products. Every price change, every stock update, every tiny fix means opening a product, scrolling, clicking, saving, and waiting for the page to reload.

**Advanced Bulk Edit G2** replaces that workflow with a single spreadsheet-style grid. You filter to the products you care about, edit cells inline like in Excel or Google Sheets, and save everything at once.

It is built for people who manage their own catalog — shop owners, agencies, and freelancers who are tired of clicking through hundreds of product pages to update a price or fix a typo.

= Why another bulk editor? =

The existing bulk editors in this space mostly fall into two camps: heavy, slow admin tables that feel like WordPress from 2012, or hosted SaaS tools that pull your catalog out of your site. This plugin takes a different approach — a fast, modern grid that lives inside your WordPress admin and talks directly to your WooCommerce data.

No rebuilding of your catalog on a third-party server. No syncing. No lag.

= What you get in the free version =

* **Spreadsheet grid** with inline editing — click a cell, type, move on
* **Variations inline** — expand any variable product and edit its variations as child rows, with the parent–child grouping preserved when you sort
* **Fill handle** — drag a cell down (or up) to copy its value to neighboring cells, Excel-style
* **Bulk operations** — apply percentage price adjustments, find-and-replace, text append and prepend, and bulk category and tag assignment across many products at once
* **Saved views** — save filter sets and column layouts as named views for one-click recall (up to 3 views in the free version)
* **Filters** — filter by category, product type, stock status, name, SKU (CSV SKU lists supported), description, and more
* **Column management** — show, hide, reorder, resize, and pin columns; each user's layout is saved separately
* **Keyboard shortcuts** — navigate and edit without touching the mouse
* **Product operations** — duplicate and change status right from the grid
* **Image and gallery management** — set featured images and manage product galleries directly from the grid
* **CSV export** — export the current filtered view to CSV in one click
* **Dark mode** — User-toggleable dark theme
* **Fast loading** — virtualized rendering handles thousands of products without the browser choking

= Built on proper WooCommerce APIs =

All edits go through WooCommerce's own CRUD layer — the same code paths the core admin uses. That means hooks fire correctly, caches are invalidated, and no database is touched directly except where documented and safe. Your other plugins (tax, shipping, reviews, SEO) continue to work normally.

= Variable products are first-class =

Variable products and their variations are treated as related rows in the grid, not as a popup or a separate screen. Expand a parent, see its variations, edit them inline, save. Sorting the grid preserves the parent–child hierarchy instead of scattering variations away from their parents.

= Pro version =

If you need more — regex find-and-replace, price rounding, custom and ACF meta field editing, custom taxonomies, fine-grained selection tools for the current grid page, date-range filters, unlimited saved views, and more — there is a paid Pro version available at [wpmelon.com](https://wpmelon.com/woocommerce-advanced-bulk-edit-g2/).

The free version is genuinely useful on its own. Pro is for stores that need to move faster or edit fields the free version doesn't touch.

= Requirements =

* WordPress 6.0+
* WooCommerce 10.0+
* PHP 8.0+

== Installation ==

1. In your WordPress admin, go to **Plugins → Add New**.
2. Search for "Advanced Bulk Edit G2 for WooCommerce".
3. Click **Install Now**, then **Activate**.
4. Go to **WooCommerce → Bulk Edit G2** to open the grid.

Or install manually:

1. Download the plugin ZIP from WordPress.org.
2. Go to **Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin** and upload the ZIP.
3. Activate the plugin.
4. Go to **WooCommerce → Bulk Edit**.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Does this plugin modify my database directly? =

No. All edits go through WooCommerce's standard CRUD API, so your data is handled the same way the core WooCommerce admin handles it. Hooks fire, caches are invalidated, and anything your other plugins do on product save continues to work.

= Will it work with my theme? =

Yes. The plugin runs inside the WordPress admin, so your front-end theme is not involved. It only loads its interface inside the WordPress admin and does not enqueue front-end assets.

= Does it work with variable products and variations? =

Yes. Variations appear as child rows under their parent product. You can edit variation prices, stock, SKUs, and other fields inline, the same way you edit simple products. Sorting preserves the parent–child grouping.

= How many products can it handle? =

The grid is virtualized, so it renders only the rows currently visible. In practice, stores with tens of thousands of products work fine on normal hosting. If you hit a performance wall, filter down to the subset you actually need — the grid works on whatever the filters return.

= Can I undo changes? =

Edits are staged as pending changes in the grid before you save, so you can undo them or discard them entirely while they're unsaved. Once saved, changes go to the database and cannot be undone by the plugin itself — keep a backup, as you would with any bulk operation. (A proper edit history with rollback is planned for the Pro version.)

= Is there a Pro version? =

Yes. Pro adds regex find-and-replace, price rounding, custom and ACF meta field editing, custom taxonomies, fine-grained selection tools for the current grid page, date-range filters, unlimited saved views, and more. It's available at [wpmelon.com](https://wpmelon.com/woocommerce-advanced-bulk-edit-g2/). The free version is a complete, standalone tool — Pro is an upgrade for people who want more power, not a crippled teaser.

= Does it support custom post types? =

The plugin targets WooCommerce products (including variations) specifically. Other post types are not supported.

= Does it support ACF? =

ACF field editing is a Pro feature. The free version edits WooCommerce core fields.

= Does it talk to external servers? =

No. The free version runs entirely inside your WordPress site. It does not send data to any third-party server.

= What happens if I deactivate the plugin? =

Nothing. No data is lost, no cleanup is needed. The plugin only reads and writes WooCommerce product data through standard APIs; deactivating removes the bulk-edit UI and nothing else.

== Screenshots ==

1. The main grid with inline editing — click any cell to edit, drag the fill handle to apply values to neighbors.
2. A variable product expanded to show its variations as child rows.
3. Filter panel with category, product type, stock status, and text filters.
4. Column management — show, hide, reorder, and pin columns per user.
5. Dark mode enabled.
6. Bulk edit — decrease prices by a percentage across a multi-product selection, previewed in the grid before saving.

== Changelog ==

= 1.0.0 =
* Initial release.

== Upgrade Notice ==

= 1.0.0 =
Initial release.