Create WooCommerce variations with PHP

import-variation.php

<?php


// In a class constructor
$this->size_tax = wc_attribute_taxonomy_name( 'Size' );
$this->color_tax = wc_attribute_taxonomy_name( 'Color' );

// Insert the main product first
// It will be used as a parent for other variations (think of it as a container)
$product_id = wp_insert_post( array(
    'post_type' => 'product',
    'post_title' => $product_title,
    'post_content' => $product_content,
    'post_status' => 'publish' // can be anything else
) );

// Insert the attributes (I will be using size and color for variations)
$attributes = array(
    $this->size_tax => array(
        'name' => $this->size_tax,
        'value' =>'',
        'is_visible' => '1',
        'is_variation' => '1',
        'is_taxonomy' => '1'
    ),
    $this->color_tax => array(
        'name' => $this->color_tax,
        'value' => '',
        'is_visible' => '1',
        'is_variation' => '1',
        'is_taxonomy' => '1'
    )
);

update_post_meta( $product_id, '_product_attributes', $attributes );

// Assign sizes and colors to the main product
wp_set_object_terms( $product_id, array( 'large', 'medium' ), $this->size_tax );
wp_set_object_terms( $product_id, array( 'red', 'blue' ) , $this->size_tax );

// Set product type as variable
wp_set_object_terms( $product_id, 'variable', 'product_type', false );

// Start creating variations
// The variation is simply a post
// with the main product set as its parent
// you might want to put that in a loop or something
// to create multiple variations with multiple values
$parent_id = $product_id;

$variation = array(
    'post_title'   => 'Product #' . $parent_id . ' Variation',
    'post_content' => '',
    'post_status'  => 'publish',
    'post_parent'  => $parent_id,
    'post_type'    => 'product_variation'
);

// The variation id
$variation_id = wp_insert_post( $variation );

// Regular Price ( you can set other data like sku and sale price here )
update_post_meta( $variation_id, '_regular_price', 2 );
update_post_meta( $variation_id, '_price', 2 );

// Assign the size and color of this variation
update_post_meta( $variation_id, 'attribute_' . $this->size_tax, 'red' );
update_post_meta( $variation_id, 'attribute_' . $this->color_tax, 'large' );

// Update parent if variable so price sorting works and stays in sync with the cheapest child
WC_Product_Variable::sync( $parent_id );



?>