WooCommerce Meta Fields

Gurdeep Sembi
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We store some data in meta fields on WooCommerce. This KB article will list out these meta fields which can be useful in importing/exporting data from Woo

Products

Meta KeyTypeValuesDescription
sln_ignore_stock_updateboolean0,10 = process stock updates
1 = ignore stock updates
sln_ignore_product_updateboolean0,10 = process product updates
1 = ignore productupdates
sln_epn_titletextProduct name to be used on EposNow. If not set, defaults to woo product name.
Does not affect Woo product name.
Useful when abbreviated names need to be used on EposNow.
Has a 40 character limit.
sln_epn_descriptiontextProduct description to be used on EposNow. If not set, defaults to sln_epn_title.
Does not affect Woo product description.
Has a 127 character limit.
sln_product_typedropdownstandard, measured, weightedType of product on EposNow. Cannot be changed once set.
sln_sale_price_measurement_scheme_item_iddropdown1 => “Centimetres”,
2 => “Metres”,
3 => “Grams”,
4 => “Kilograms”,
5 => “Millilitres”,
6 => “Centilitres”,
7 => “Litres”,
8 => “Square Centimeter”,
9 => “Square Meter”,
11 => “Square Feet”,
12 => “Square Yard”,
18 => “Yards”
only needs to be set for weighed and measured products
sln_sale_price_measurement_unit_volumeintegerEPN Measurement Unit Volume
sln_unit_multiplierintegerSlynk unit multiplier
sln_wc_measurement_unitdropdown1 => “Centimetres”,
2 => “Metres”,
3 => “Grams”,
4 => “Kilograms”,
5 => “Millilitres”,
6 => “Centilitres”,
7 => “Litres”,
8 => “Square Centimeter”,
9 => “Square Meter”,
11 => “Square Feet”,
12 => “Square Yard”,
18 => “Yards”
only needs to be set for weighed and measured products
sln_epn_cost_pricedoubleEposNow cost price.
Recommend setting this field in Woo and adding to field mapping as EposNow creates stock batches using the cost price at the time the stock was added. When the stock is deducted, it deducts from the oldest stock batch and uses the cost price from the stock batch to determine the margin.
sln_epn_eat_out_pricedoubleEposNow eat out price
sln_epn_rrp_pricedoubleEposNow rrp price
sln_epn_barcodetextEposNow barcode
sln_epn_order_codetextEposNow order code
sln_epn_article_codetextEposNow article code
sln_epn_brand_idintegerEposNow brand ID
sln_epn_supplier_idintegerEposNow supplier ID
sln_epn_tare_weightintegerEposNow tare weight
sln_epn_sizetextEposNow Size attribute
sln_product_category_masterintegerWooCommerce category IDWhich category should be used when checking the category mapping. Only required if category mapping is enabled on your Slynk account.
sln_epn_product_idintegerThe EposNow product ID.
Only used when importing products from EposNow to Woo for initial product linking.

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