Title: Attributes or ACF
Last modified: January 22, 2023

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# Attributes or ACF

 *  Resolved [goldeneagledistributors](https://wordpress.org/support/users/goldeneagledistributors/)
 * (@goldeneagledistributors)
 * [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/attributes-or-acf/)
 * Hello, I need to create taxonomy to either one customer field like sizes, colors
   in which we will put same data in that field like color black to product in which
   each product which is black, i m sure I can create taxonomy for this using cpt-
   ui? if so would be you able to tell me how, lets says customer field metakey 
   is mm_custom_color
 * another way to achieving the same thing is by attributes, and I have create a
   color attributes also, i was told that all the attributes are like this pa_color,
   or pa_size etc. but as I see it, attributes are not taxonomy…!
 * how to make attributes taxonomy by using the cpt-ui, someone says where it says
   taxonomy slug, just type pa_color but it says slug has been used already so i
   assume that was not the way to get it done.
 * Thanks

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Michael Beckwith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tw2113/)
 * (@tw2113)
 * The BenchPresser
 * [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/attributes-or-acf/#post-16400269)
 * If I’m reading everything correctly, you’re trying to add more details to your
   WooCommerce products. Correct?
 * Product Attributes with WooCommerce are basically taxonomy terms used to make
   more taxonomies and terms. “pa_color” gets registered as an attribute, registered
   as its own taxonomy, and then “red”, “blue”, etc are terms in that “pa_color”
   taxonomy. Probably best/easiest to just use their system for these needs instead
   of trying to roll your own.
 * If attributes like that are definitely not wanted, then basically you’re working
   with term meta, very much like what’s available for post meta. However, CPTUI
   doesn’t have any integration with creating and managing term meta. With that 
   said, Advanced Custom Fields would be a good option to help with that management.

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