YMM Search Plugin

A WordPress/WooCommerce plugin that adds year/make/model search functionality to automotive websites.

Features

• Year/Make/Model search widget
• Product fitment display
• Category filtering
• CSV import/export for product restrictions
• Admin configuration panel

Installation

1. Upload the plugin to your WordPress plugins directory
2. Activate the plugin through the WordPress admin panel
3. Configure the plugin settings under the YMM menu
4. Add the YMM Search widget to your sidebar

Configuration

The plugin can be configured through the WordPress admin panel under the "BRP YMM Search" menu.

Version History

• 1.0.12.8:
  • added Vehicle Type Category Modification
  • fixed quick edit section to be larger and support Vehicle Type Category and Notes
  • made YEAR dropdown only show valid years based on Vehicle Type Category
  • expanded the horizontal_selector.php to 4 columns instead of 3
  • Garage: hide Vehicle Type Category, only show Year, Make, Model
• 1.0.12.7:
  • Fixed fitment year display for lower-bound-only ranges (0,2010 now shows 2010 and Below)
  • CSV import/export now supports product_id in addition to product_sku
• 1.0.12.6:
  • YoastSEO modification added
  • Category exclusions field added to admin interface
  • added product list backend page YMM Data column (X) Vehicles
  • added quick-edit box that allows viewing/editing of ymm data
  • added notes field to end of each ymm line
  • On product page (front end), Fitment Tab:
    • Model column will show "All Models" instead of just being blank
    • Year will display "All Years" for ",0,0", "2016 and Above" for ",2016,0", and "2010 and Below" for ",0,2010"
  • Show More/Less buttons on product fitment tab was removed to always show full table
• 1.0.12.3-5 - ^ idk, read all changes in 1.0.12.6
• 1.0.12.2 - Fixed category dropdown memory and added alphabetical sorting
• 1.0.12.1 - Includes improvements for fitment display, category visibility, and configurable exclusions
• 1.0.12 - Current version with year_first modifications
• Various bug fixes and improvements

TO DO: TWEAKS / FIXES:

• Make Leading Category view 4 columns instead of 3 which is pushing Model dropdown to a new line (horizontal filter)
  • YEAR Dropdown can be much more narrow to save space
• Product List page: Quick Edit section doesn't work with Notes field, and will delete all notes if quickedit is used at all.
• Product List page: YMM Data/(#) Vehicles Column is not sortable

New Ideas:

• New admin tab > Synonyms
  • KTM, 300 XC-W TPI, 2017, 2023 = KTM, 300 XC-W, 2017, 2023
  • KTM, 300 XC-W TBI, 2024, 2025 = KTM, 300 XC-W, 2024, 2025
  • KTM, 300 XC-W TBI HardEnduro, 2024, 2024 = KTM, 300 XC-W, 2024, 2024
• FIND OUTLIERS: example, if a model is misspelled like KTM XC-FW instead of XCF-W, all the universal products make it difficult to locate the product with the bad model.
• New admin tab > Add Excel/Spreadsheet DB Editor there are a lot of advantages to being able to see the database directly to help locate mistakes
• Find DB lines with no product (deleted skus?) In editing the db export, there are a lot of 'old' lines that don't apply to any valid SKU anymore for one reason or another.

Development

This repository tracks modifications and improvements to the original YMM Search plugin.