Title: Edit sku manually
Last modified: February 11, 2021

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# Edit sku manually

 *  Resolved [katmacau](https://wordpress.org/support/users/katmacau/)
 * (@katmacau)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-sku-manually/)
 * Hello. I was testing out your plugin. I want to it to auto create variation SKUs
   only. I was able to get this to work. EG I would get
    ABC-small ABC-medium ABC-
   large
 * However I need to be able to edit these SKUs. I noticed your plugin locks the
   SKU field and I cannot set the variation SKU manually. There are products in 
   my shop that need me to manually override the auto sku. I would still like the
   auto sku created as this saves time but I then want to over ride and edit them
   as I need. Is this possible?
 * Why is the variation SKU locked?

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 *  [Julie Martin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/julieskyverge/)
 * (@julieskyverge)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-sku-manually/#post-14038322)
 * Hi [@katmacau](https://wordpress.org/support/users/katmacau/)!
 * Thanks for writing in about Product SKU Generator! I’m happy to help out here.
   🙂
 * As we state in our [product documentation](https://www.skyverge.com/product/woocommerce-product-sku-generator/),
   we recommend that you selectively enable or disable our plugin if you need to
   make some edits.
 * Please note that editing the product or the slug for the product will generate
   a new SKU, so I’d recommend disabling the plugin temporarily, making the edits
   to those generated SKUs (and any other edits to your product) before re-enabling
   the plugin.
 * As to why the field is locked when the plugin is active, this is a simple plugin
   with one purpose — to generate SKUs. It was created to solve the problem of coming
   up with sensible SKUs for products and so doesn’t necessarily support the possibility
   of wanting to edit the SKUs. That said, I’ll definitely let my product team know
   this is something that’s being requested. I’m not sure when or if we’ll be able
   to integrate it into our plugin, though I do promise that my team will review
   the request.
 * Is there anything else I can help out with here? Please don’t hesitate to let
   me know.
 * Thanks!
 * Julie 🙂
    SkyVerge
 *  Thread Starter [katmacau](https://wordpress.org/support/users/katmacau/)
 * (@katmacau)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-sku-manually/#post-14038329)
 * Thanks Julie. That makes sense. The plugin won’t meet our needs with that setup
   but appreciate the quick feedback and explanation.
 *  [Julie Martin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/julieskyverge/)
 * (@julieskyverge)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-sku-manually/#post-14043407)
 * Hey [@katmacau](https://wordpress.org/support/users/katmacau/),
 * No worries. I’m sorry the plugin wouldn’t be a good fit for you at this time.
   I’ve made a note to my product team about it, though, so it’s possible we’ll 
   see more flexibility in the future.
 * If you have any other questions, won’t you please come back to me?
 * Thanks so much!
 * Julie 🙂
    SkyVerge

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 * 3 replies
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 * Last reply from: [Julie Martin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/julieskyverge/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-sku-manually/#post-14043407)
 * Status: resolved