Title: Rename attribute term
Last modified: August 27, 2021

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# Rename attribute term

 *  Resolved [lenamtl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lenamtl/)
 * (@lenamtl)
 * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rename-attribute-term/)
 * Hi,
 * I need to rename some of attribut term that are in use as a product variation.
   
   When I edit the attribute name will it automatically update the name in product
   variation?
 * Is this going to cause issue with existing product or order?
 * Thanks

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 *  [Peter Lawrenson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lorro/)
 * (@lorro)
 * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rename-attribute-term/#post-14814887)
 * For global attributes, my understanding is that an attribute has a name and a
   slug. Internally, the attribute is identified by its slug, so as long as you 
   don’t change the slug, I would not expect there to be a problem. Customers see
   the name, not the slug.
 * For custom attributes, WooCommerce will derive the slug from the name, so changing
   the name will make it a different attribute.
 * Best to set up a dummy product and test to be sure.
 *  [MayKato](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maykato/)
 * (@maykato)
 * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rename-attribute-term/#post-14847575)
 * Hi [@lenamtl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lenamtl/)
 * We’ve not heard back from you in a while, so I’m marking this thread as resolved.
   If you have further questions, please feel free to open a new topic.

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 * Last reply from: [MayKato](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maykato/)
 * Last activity: [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rename-attribute-term/#post-14847575)
 * Status: resolved