Title: Attribute combinations
Last modified: June 21, 2018

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# Attribute combinations

 *  Resolved [breeves](https://wordpress.org/support/users/breeves/)
 * (@breeves)
 * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/attribute-combinations/)
 * I have products that have certain compatibilities. It’s a motor. Some motors 
   only work with certain voltages and horsepower combinations. I have voltage and
   horse power as separate attributes so that the user can search those in two steps.
   How can I link attributes without using variations? I don’t want to use variations
   because the product has a single SKU and price for all attributes.
 * An example: I have a motor that works a combinations of (3HP and 460 Volt) or(
   2HP and 220 Volt). If I add both voltages and both horsepowers to the attributes
   this product would show up for a 3HP 220 Volt combination which should not be
   valid.
 * Am I using attributes wrong and there is another way to tackle this?

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 *  [jessepearson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jessepearson/)
 * (@jessepearson)
 * Automattic Happiness Engineer
 * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/attribute-combinations/#post-10423470)
 * [@breeves](https://wordpress.org/support/users/breeves/) You are using attributes
   correctly, and variations are best route to take. If each variation doesn’t have
   its own SKU, it’s possible to set the SKU at the parent level under the Inventory
   tab:
 * 
    Link to image: [http://cld.wthms.co/YGhX1j](http://cld.wthms.co/YGhX1j)
 * As for the prices all being the same, you can set the prices in bulk with this
   option:
 * 
    Link to image: [http://cld.wthms.co/hShl9m](http://cld.wthms.co/hShl9m)
 * If you do not set the specific variations, then customers will be able to choose
   any combination, which as you said, doesn’t work.
 *  Thread Starter [breeves](https://wordpress.org/support/users/breeves/)
 * (@breeves)
 * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/attribute-combinations/#post-10423483)
 * Ok thank you.
 * I set this up as a variable product doing just that and one problem I do have
   with this is when using layered navigation and selecting two attributes that 
   are not compatible (ie there is no variation with that combo) the product still
   shows up in the list. It has both attributes but no variation with that combo.
 *  Plugin Support [Ryan Ray, a11n](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ryanr14/)
 * (@ryanr14)
 * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/attribute-combinations/#post-10423603)
 * Hi [@breeves](https://wordpress.org/support/users/breeves/),
 * I’m not sure that’s how the Filter Products by Attribute Widget will work. Can
   you send a screenshot of your widget settings? I assume you are using multiple
   widgets to show each possible attribute? Something like this in my case where
   there are sizes and button attributes.
 * 
    Link to image: [http://cld.wthms.co/YBzT7w](http://cld.wthms.co/YBzT7w)
 * If you use the AND option will only show products that match the chosen options,
   but I’m not certain that that works across two or more uses of the widget.
 *  Thread Starter [breeves](https://wordpress.org/support/users/breeves/)
 * (@breeves)
 * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/attribute-combinations/#post-10423611)
 * Yeah I’m using it just as your screenshots show, using the AND query type and
   two filter widgets. I’m guessing that the attribute filter only looks at available
   attributes on the product and not at variation combinations if it’s a variable
   product. Is that the case?
 *  [jessepearson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jessepearson/)
 * (@jessepearson)
 * Automattic Happiness Engineer
 * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/attribute-combinations/#post-10425225)
 * [@breeves](https://wordpress.org/support/users/breeves/)
 * > I’m guessing that the attribute filter only looks at available attributes on
   > the product and not at variation combinations if it’s a variable product.
 * Yes, that is what happens. It’s looking at the attributes on the product, not
   the variations available.
 *  [Kenin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kbassart/)
 * (@kbassart)
 * Automattic Happiness Engineer
 * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/attribute-combinations/#post-10445549)
 * We haven’t heard back from you in a while, so I’m going to mark this as resolved–
   if you have any further questions, you can start a new thread.

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