{"id":1188,"date":"2020-04-05T11:23:51","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T11:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getbowtied.com\/?post_type=helpkit&#038;p=1188"},"modified":"2020-04-05T11:25:27","modified_gmt":"2020-04-05T11:25:27","slug":"variation-swatches","status":"publish","type":"helpkit","link":"https:\/\/getbowtied.com\/documentation\/the-retailer\/the-shop-the-retailer\/variation-swatches\/","title":{"rendered":"Swatches for WooCommerce Products"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You can now extend the native functionality of WooCommerce for variable product with swatches. 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