How to add custom tabs to WooCommerce product pages

Choose a short label such as Shipping, Size guide, Ingredients, or FAQs. Keep the content focused on information that does not belong in the main description or Additional Information area.

Decide whether the same tab should appear on every product. A fixed site-wide tab is a good fit for a code snippet. Product-specific tabs, shared tabs, category rules, and visual ordering are better handled by a plugin.

WooCommerce exposes product-page tabs through the woocommerce_product_tabs filter. Add a new array entry with a title, priority, and content callback, then return the modified tabs array. This example creates a Shipping tab:

function mysite_add_shipping_tab( $tabs ) { $tabs['mysite_shipping'] = array( 'title' => 'Shipping', 'priority' => 50, 'callback' => 'mysite_shipping_tab_content' ); return $tabs; } function mysite_shipping_tab_content() { echo '<h2>Shipping</h2>'; echo '<p>Add your shipping information here.</p>'; } add_filter( 'woocommerce_product_tabs', 'mysite_add_shipping_tab' );

The callback outputs the tab contents. Use a unique prefix instead of mysite, and escape user-supplied values rather than placing untrusted text directly into the output.

Put the code in a child theme’s functions.php file or use a reputable code-snippets plugin. Do not put it directly in a parent theme, because a theme update can overwrite it. Keep a backup or use staging first, since a PHP syntax error can take down the front end or WordPress admin.

If the tab does not appear, check that the snippet is active, the function names match, and the product template has not been replaced by a page builder or theme layout that does not render the normal WooCommerce product tabs.

Open a product page in an incognito window and confirm the label, order, content, links, and mobile layout. The priority value controls the tab’s position relative to other tabs; lower values normally appear earlier.

Classic themes usually display these sections as tabs. Block themes can use the Product Details block or an accordion layout, so the visual result may differ even when the custom tab is registered correctly. Built-in tabs and custom tabs can also be affected by theme or page-builder templates.

For several tabs, edit the product and look for a product-tab or tabs panel provided by the plugin. Add a label and content, arrange the tabs, then update the product. For store-wide content such as a returns policy, use a shared or global tab if the plugin provides one; reserve product-level tabs for information that applies to one product.

This route avoids maintaining PHP for every change and is the practical choice when staff need to edit tabs, when different products need different content, or when you want drag-and-drop ordering. WooCommerce’s own Tab Manager documentation describes global tabs, product-level tabs, default layouts, and per-product overrides as separate controls.

Install and activate WPC Product Tabs for WooCommerce, then configure the tabs from the plugin’s settings and product-editing controls. Create tabs for specifications, FAQs, reviews, shipping, or warranty details, and arrange them with drag-and-drop controls where available.

This is faster than maintaining a custom snippet when you need unlimited tabs, shared defaults, per-product changes, responsive output, or a visual editor. The manual snippet remains fine for one simple tab that rarely changes; use the plugin when tab management is part of your normal product workflow.