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  1. galalaly created this gist Jan 13, 2015.
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    <?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 );



    ?>