Option types

This page lists the option types you can add and the settings each one has. Build them in the full-screen builder at WooCommerce → Product Options. All 18 types are in the free plugin.

Field types

Type	What it is
Text	A single-line text input (engraving, monogram, a note)
Textarea	A multi-line text box
Number	A numeric input with optional min, max and step
Quantity	A stepper (− / +) for whole numbers
Checkbox	A single yes/no add-on (e.g. “Gift wrap”)
Radio	A group of options where one is chosen
Select	A dropdown of options
Button group	Choices shown as buttons instead of radios
Colour swatch	Choices shown as colour dots
Image swatch	Choices shown as image tiles
Date	A date picker with optional min/max
Time	A time picker
Email	A validated email input
Phone	A telephone input
URL	A validated web-address input
File upload	A secure upload — up to 10 files per field, each removable; extension whitelist, real MIME check, size cap, rate-limited
Surcharge (fee)	A fixed fee added automatically — no input from the customer
Heading	A display-only section title to group options

Any input field can carry an add-on price; see Add-on pricing. A Surcharge is always applied, and a Heading is purely visual.

Field settings

Most fields share these settings:

• Label — the option name shown to the customer (and in the cart/order).
• Required — make the customer fill it in. Can also be required conditionally — see Conditional logic.
• Description — small help text under the option.
• Default — a pre-selected or pre-filled value.
• Price — the add-on amount and its pricing mode.

Type-specific settings:

• Text / Textarea — a placeholder and a maximum length (with a live character counter).
• Number / Quantity — min, max and step.
• Radio / Select / Button group / Colour swatch / Image swatch — the list of choices, each with its own optional price (colour swatches take a colour per choice; image swatches take an image).
• Date — an optional min and max date.
• File upload — Max files (1–10; customers can remove or replace each file individually), the allowed file types (JPG, PNG, WEBP, PDF by default) and a size limit.

When a price applies

A field’s price is only added when the field is actually “engaged”:

• Text, textarea: a value is entered (per-character pricing multiplies by its length).
• Checkbox: it’s ticked.
• Radio, select, button group, swatches: an option is chosen.
• Number, quantity: a non-zero value is entered (per-unit pricing multiplies by it).
• File upload: a file is attached.
• Surcharge: always.

So an optional, blank field adds nothing.

Start from a template

Instead of a blank group, pick one of six templates and adjust it — gift options, engraving, t-shirt designer, made-to-order dimensions, delivery date, or donation. You can also export any group as JSON and import it on another site.