NP Matrix: Simple 3D vs Full Wizard — Choosing the Right Product Mode

🔀 Setup & Reference

Product Mode is the single setting that determines whether a product uses the standard WooCommerce checkout flow or the NP Variation Wizard guided configurator. Set it in the NexPoint 3D Configurator metabox on the product edit page.

Side-by-Side Comparison

Simple 3DFull Wizard
Add-to-cart UIStandard WooCommerce dropdowns + Add to Cart buttonReplaced by the Variation Wizard multi-step configurator
3D ViewerPresent (static — shows the model, doesn’t respond to selections)Present + reactive (updates live when wizard color slides fire)
Best forProducts with a small number of simple variationsProducts with complex configurations, personalization, or bulk ordering
Setup requiredModel assignment + viewer enabledModel + viewer + NP Variation Wizard configuration

Frontend Comparison

Simple 3D mode
3D Viewer
Custom Cap · $49.99
Color ▾
Size ▾
Add to cart
Full Wizard mode
3D Viewer (reactive)
Step 1 of 4 ●○○○
Main Color
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How to Switch Modes

  1. Open the product in WP Admin
  2. Scroll to NexPoint 3D Configurator metabox
  3. Change Product Mode to Simple 3D or Full Wizard
  4. Save the product
⚠️ Switching to Full Wizard only has an effect if you’ve created a wizard configuration for that product in the NP Variation Wizard admin. Without a configuration, Full Wizard mode shows an empty panel.

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