"Add to Cart" functionality instead of "Select Options" button behavior for variable products

Question

Woocommerce has two button types in the product loop

• "add to cart" for adding simple products to cart
• "select options" if a simple product becomes a variable one or a subscription option is added.

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My setting:

All Woocommerce products are configured as simple products and subscription products at the same time using the following plugins

• "Woocommerce Subscription"
• "All Products for Woocommerce Subscription". Default is set to simple product.

Now the buttons on all products change from "add to cart" to “select options”. That is Woocommerce default behavior.

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My Question:

How can I keep the "add to cart" button and its functionality of adding the simple product to cart despite having a variable product?

Logic behind it: Users are given the opportunity to make a choice on checkout and therefore add to cart functionality instead of redirect to single product page for making a choice is desired.

Answer 1

You could use: (Explanation via comment tags added in the code)

function filter_woocommerce_loop_add_to_cart_link( $args, $product ) {
    // Shop page & product type = simple
    if ( is_shop() && $product->product_type === 'simple' ) {
        // Get product ID, sku & add to cart url
        $product_id = $product->get_id();
        $product_sku = $product->get_sku();
        $product_url = $product->add_to_cart_url();

        // Quantity & text
        $quantity = isset( $args['quantity'] ) ? $args['quantity'] : 1;
        $text = $product->add_to_cart_text();

        $args = '<a rel="nofollow" href="' . $product_url . '" data-quantity="' . $quantity . '" data-product_id="' . $product_id . '" data-product_sku="' . $product_sku . '" class="button product_type_simple add_to_cart_button ajax_add_to_cart add-to-cart" aria-label="Add to cart"><em>' . $text . '</em></a>';
    }
    
    return $args; 
}
add_filter( 'woocommerce_loop_add_to_cart_link', 'filter_woocommerce_loop_add_to_cart_link', 10, 2 );