Are you looking to create a custom product archive template for your WooCommerce store? By default, WooCommerce includes a basic product archive template. A custom template lets you control the layout and match your store design.
Requirement – This is a feature of Nexter Extension (Free) plugin, make sure it is installed and activated to enjoy all its powers.
With the Theme Builder in Nexter Extension, you can create a custom product archive template that controls the layout and matches your WooCommerce store design.
Best Used For:
- WooCommerce store owners who need a branded product archive page that goes beyond the default shop layout
- Multi-category stores that need different archive templates for specific product categories, tags, or child categories
- Stores running seasonal campaigns that need a dedicated archive page for sale or curated product collections
Note: You must have the WooCommerce plugin installed.
To create a product archive template using the Theme Builder in Nexter Extension, follow these steps:
1. From the Dashboard, go to Nexter Extension → Theme Builder → Add New Template.
2. In the popup, select Archive Page from the Select Template dropdown.
3. In the Name of Template field, add a name for this template.
4. Click the Next button.
5. On the next screen, set the display conditions. From the Include/Exclude dropdown, choose whether to show or hide the template in the selected locations.
6. From the second dropdown, select the location. You will find product archive template location options under the Products label:
- Default Products Archive – This will target the default products archive page i.e the shop page.
- Products : Product categories – This will target the product category page, you can also select individual product categories from Condition Type dropdown.
- Products : First Child Category – This will target the immediate subcategory page of a product category, you can also select individual parent product categories from Condition Type dropdown to target its first child category.
- Products : All Child Category – This will target all the subcategory pages of a product category, you can also select individual parent product categories from Condition Type dropdown to target its subcategories.
- Products : Product tags – This will target the product tag archive page.
Select the appropriate option for your template.
To give shoppers additional ways to browse your product archive by taxonomy, see how to filter WooCommerce products by category in WordPress using Nexter Blocks.
Based on the option you selected, you will get an additional field to select the individual item of the source.
Note: You can add multiple locations.
Click the + Add Conditions button to add more conditions. Follow the same process for each one.
Note: Using multiple conditions, you can include the template in a certain location and exclude it from a certain location at the same time.
From the Preview Type and Preview ID dropdowns, select a post type and individual post to check the template preview.
When you check the template preview using the WordPress Preview option, it uses your selected archive page.
7. Click the Create button.
8. This opens the WordPress block editor, where you can design the layout and content of the template using WordPress blocks or Elementor.
Use product archive related blocks to ensure your content displays correctly. If you are using Elementor, the WooBuilder widgets from The Plus Addons for Elementor let you use a wide range of styling and layout options to customize your WooCommerce store, including the product archive template.
9. Publish the template.
Your archive template is now live and shows based on the display conditions you set.
Also, see How to Create a Single Product Template in WordPress for Free to customize the individual product page layout as well.
