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Smart Product Badges for WooCommerce

Add product badges to WooCommerce automatically. Sale, New, Low Stock badges with smart rules. Works with block themes. Free, no coding needed.

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Tested up to WordPress 6.9
Current version1.2.1
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 6.9
Minimum stackWP 6.0 · PHP 8.0
Directory statusactive
Last directory update15 Sept 20261mo ago
Active installations10Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org ratingNo WordPress.org ratings yet
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Smart Product Badges for WooCommerce version 1.2.1 as active, updated 1mo ago and tested up to WordPress 6.9.

Overview

About this plugin

Smart Product Badges for WooCommerce is a free, lightweight plugin that automatically displays beautiful badges on your WooCommerce products. Highlight sales, new arrivals, low stock items, and more — without touching any code.

Why Product Badges?

Product badges increase conversion rates by 15-25% by drawing attention to key products. Whether it’s a sale, a new arrival, or a low-stock item, badges help customers make faster buying decisions.

Why Smart Product Badges instead of YITH?

  • YITH Badge Management has a 2.9/5 rating — ours just works
  • CSS-only rendering (no frontend JavaScript)
  • Built for modern block themes from day one
  • Free version has no feature locks or upgrade nags

Key Features (Free)

  • 4 Beautiful Templates — Sale, New, Hot, and Limited badge styles with modern gradient designs
  • 4 Smart Rules — Auto-assign badges by On Sale status, Category, price range, or publish date
  • Custom Badge Text — Enter any text for each badge, or use the template default
  • Universal Theme Support — Works with any WordPress theme (classic or block-based)
  • WooCommerce Blocks — Full compatibility with the new block-based shop pages
  • Performance Optimized — CSS-only rendering, intelligent caching, < 5ms per badge
  • Mobile Responsive — Badges adapt beautifully to all screen sizes
  • Multilingual Ready — Full UTF-8 support for any language
  • Unlimited Badges — Create as many badge rules as you need

How It Works

  • Go to WooCommerce → Badges
  • Click Add Badge
  • Choose a template (Sale, New, Hot, or Limited)
  • Set a display rule (e.g., “On Sale”, “Category”, “Price under $50”, or “Published in last 7 days”)
  • Save — badges appear instantly on matching products!

Automatic Badge Rules

  • On Sale — Show badge on products that have a sale price (discounted)
  • Category — Badge all products in specific categories (with convenient multiselect)
  • Price — Badge products above, below, or between price ranges
  • Publish Date — Auto-badge new arrivals (e.g., published in last 14 days)

Works With Popular Themes

Tested and compatible with:

  • Twenty Twenty-Three, Twenty Twenty-Four, Twenty Twenty-Five
  • Astra, OceanWP, GeneratePress
  • Kadence, Neve, Storefront
  • Hello Elementor
  • Any WooCommerce-compatible theme

Need More Features?

BadgePro unlocks:

  • 6 Badge Templates — Sale, New, Hot, Limited, Low Stock, plus fully Custom style
  • Custom Style Designer — Pick your own colors, gradients, shape, font size, and padding
  • 7 Rule Types — Category, tag, stock level, on sale, price, publish date, and manual assignment
  • Manual Assignment — Choose exactly which products display which badges
  • Variable Products — Different badges for different product variations
  • Multiple Badges — Show up to 5 badges simultaneously on a single product, ordered by priority
  • Badge Scheduling — Show badges only during specific date ranges
  • Dynamic Text — Use placeholders in badge text: {discount%}, {sale_price}, {regular_price}, {price}, {stock_qty}
  • CSS Animations — Add pulse, bounce, or fade-in effects to any badge
  • Priority Support — Fast, dedicated help

Upgrade to BadgePro →

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Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • product badges
  • sale badge
  • woocommerce badges
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 6.9

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 6.9.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to6.9
Minimum requirementsWordPress 6.0 · PHP 8.0
Update activity15 Sept 20261mo ago

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Version1.2.01.2.1
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