No data loss
Variation edits persist on Update. No extra clicks, no lost work.
Free · Open source · GPL-3.0
The block editor for WooCommerce products — without data loss
Gutenberg For WC Products enables the WordPress block editor for products and adds an extensible saver framework so third-party data persists when you hit Update. Its bundled adapter fixes WooCommerce variation saving.
The problem
What silently breaks in Gutenberg
When the block editor is enabled for products, pressing Update saves over REST. WooCommerce variation edits are lost unless you click the variations panel's own Save button first — a silent data loss WooCommerce has chosen not to fix (issue #35242). Any plugin whose save is tied to the classic form submit breaks too, because that event no longer exists.
The solution
One bridge, built as a framework
Extensible by design
Any plugin registers its own saver through a public API. The WooCommerce variations fix is just the bundled reference adapter.
Stable foundations
Uses only WordPress APIs stable since 5.0. Validated on WordPress 7.0 and WooCommerce 10.8.1.
How it works
A bridge across the save cycle
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It listens to the Gutenberg save cycle
The saving → saved transition is watched; autosaves are ignored.
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It runs the registered savers
On each save, every registered saver acts only when its own rows are dirty.
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It re-triggers the plugin's native save
The bundled adapter clicks WooCommerce's own Save variations button, firing WooCommerce's own AJAX with its nonce and capability checks. No fields serialized by hand, no new REST endpoints.
For developers
Built to be extended
Register your own saver through the public API on window.gfwcp. Declarative: when these rows are dirty, click this button.
window.gfwcp.registerSaver( {
id: 'my-plugin/my-panel',
dirtySelector: '#my_panel .my-row.needs-update',
buttonSelector: 'button.my-plugin-save'
} );Requirements
Runs on long-stable APIs
- WordPress 6.4+
- PHP 7.4+
- WooCommerce 7.0+ (required)
Only long-stable APIs, so it is not tied to a recent WordPress release.
Nonprofit program
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