WooCommerce – How to Add Prefix or Suffix to Product Titles

Editing WooCommerce product titles one by one is tedious, repetitive, and wastes hours of your time. Whether you need to add a “SALE:” prefix for a seasonal promotion, append ” – Discontinued” to end-of-life items, or tag products with ” – New Version” after an update, manually updating hundreds of titles in the default WordPress editor is simply not practical.

You’d have to open each product, edit the title, click save, and repeat the same process hundreds or thousands of times. It’s slow, boring, and error-prone.

Fortunately, there’s a much faster way to bulk add prefixes or suffixes to WooCommerce product titles using a spreadsheet interface. In this guide, you’ll learn how to prepend or append text to hundreds of product names in seconds. No coding required.

We’ll use the WP Sheet Editor – WooCommerce Products plugin to search, filter, and bulk update product titles with just a few clicks.

Why Add a Prefix or Suffix to WooCommerce Product Titles?

Adding a prefix (text before the title) or a suffix (text after the title) helps you communicate important information to customers at a glance. Here are some common use cases:

• Seasonal Promotions: Add “Holiday Sale:” as a prefix or ” – Summer Edition” as a suffix to highlight time-sensitive offers.
• Product Versions: Append ” – New Version” or ” – Updated” to help customers distinguish between product iterations.
• Stock Status: Add ” – In Stock” or ” – Pre-Order” as a suffix to give immediate clarity on product availability.
• Category Tags: Prepend “Exclusive:” or “Bestseller:” to draw attention to special product groupings.
• Branding or Manufacturer Info: Add “Nike -” or “Samsung -” as a prefix to emphasize the brand consistently across your catalog.

Doing this manually for hundreds of products is a huge time sink. Let’s fix that.

Install WP Sheet Editor to Bulk Edit Product Titles

The normal WordPress editor doesn’t allow you to apply changes to hundreds of products at once. WP Sheet Editor solves this problem by displaying all your products in a spreadsheet interface where you can edit thousands of titles in minutes.

Skip this step if you already have the plugin installed and activated.

Once the plugin is installed and activated, follow the steps below to add prefixes or suffixes to your WooCommerce product titles in bulk.

Step 1: Open the WooCommerce Products Spreadsheet

Go to WP Sheet Editor > Edit Products in your WordPress dashboard. You’ll see all your products displayed in a clean, sortable spreadsheet where every row is a product and every column is a field.

Step 2: Filter the Products You Want to Edit (Using the Search Tool)

Before adding any text, you need to select the exact products that will receive the prefix or suffix. This step is critical — if you don’t apply filters, you might modify your entire catalog by mistake.

Click the Search button in the plugin’s toolbar. This tool allows you to filter products using any field as a search criterion, including keyword, category, price, stock status, sale price, author, vendor, and more.

In this example, we want to add a prefix or suffix only to products that are currently on sale. To find them:

• Tick the Enable advanced filters checkbox
• Field: Sale price
• Operator: != (not equal to)
• Value: Leave this field empty
• Click Run search

Once the search runs, only products with an active sale price will appear in the spreadsheet. You can verify the active search filters displayed above the product rows.

Step 3: Open the Bulk Edit Tool

Now that your target products are filtered, open the Bulk Edit tool. This feature allows you to apply changes to thousands of products simultaneously — including adding prefixes or suffixes to titles.

Method 1: Bulk Add a Suffix to Product Titles (Append Text)

A suffix adds text to the end of your existing product titles. This is useful for adding status tags like ” – On sale!”, version numbers like ” – New Version”, or stock alerts like ” – Pre-Order”.

Configure the Bulk Edit tool with these values:

• Select the rows that you want to update: Edit all the rows from my current search
• What field do you want to edit: Title
• Select type of edit: Append
• Enter the value to append to the existing value: Type the text you want to add at the end. In this example, we’ll add: - On sale!
  • Important: Add a space before the hyphen so the suffix doesn’t run into your existing title.
• Select Edit only parent products
• Click Execute Now

After executing, all your filtered products now display the suffix at the end of their titles. Customers will immediately know these items are on sale.

Method 2: Bulk Add a Prefix to Product Titles (Prepend Text)

A prefix adds text to the beginning of your existing product titles. This is ideal for promotions like “SALE: “, branding like “Nike – “, or exclusive labels like “Exclusive: “.

Configure the Bulk Edit tool with these values:

• Select the rows that you want to update: Edit all the rows from my current search
• What field do you want to edit: Title
• Select type of edit: Prepend
• Enter the value to prepend to the existing value: Type the text you want to add at the beginning. In this example, we’ll add: SALE:
  • Important: Add a space after the colon so the prefix is cleanly separated from the product name.
• Select Edit only parent products
• Click Execute Now

After executing, all your filtered products now display the prefix at the beginning of their titles, making the promotion immediately visible to shoppers.

Save Time Managing Your WooCommerce Product Titles

Adding prefixes or suffixes to WooCommerce product titles doesn’t have to be a slow, manual process. With WP Sheet Editor, you can:

• Filter products by any condition (sale price, category, stock status, keyword, etc.)
• Prepend or append text to hundreds or thousands of titles in minutes
• Apply bulk changes to specific groups of products without affecting your entire catalog
• Save hours of repetitive work and focus on growing your store

This approach is perfect for seasonal promotions, product version updates, branding consistency, stock status labels, and any other scenario where you need to quickly update product names across your store.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I add a prefix or suffix to specific categories only?

Yes. Use the Search tool to filter products by category, tag, attribute, or any other field before applying the bulk edit. This ensures only the products you select receive the prefix or suffix.

Will appending or prepending text overwrite my existing product titles?

No. The Append and Prepend edit types add text to the existing title without removing or overwriting anything. Your original product name stays intact.

Can I remove a prefix or suffix later?

Yes. You can use the Bulk Edit tool with the Replace edit type to remove specific text from product titles across your entire catalog.