Woocommerce replace add to cart url to link to product page

Question

I am using this shortcode to display products [product_category category="extras" orderby="date"].

Variable products show "select options" and single products show "add to cart". I was able to change text of both to say "View Product".

The problem now is that I need to change the url of those that used to say "add to cart", because they don't link to the product page but to "Add to the cart".

I know I can edit the woocommerce template, but I would need this as a function to be added to function.php

I don't need any button involved, just replacing the url.

So again purpose: Replace/redirect "Add to Cart" url to link to product page (only in loop, obviously not in product page).

Can someone help?

Answer 1

If someone does elect to change the woocommerce file (in child theme of course!).

In file: /loop/add-to-cart.php

Change:

global $product;

echo apply_filters( 'woocommerce_loop_add_to_cart_link',
    sprintf( '<a href="%s" rel="nofollow" data-product_id="%s" data-product_sku="%s" data-quantity="%s" class="button %s product_type_%s">%s</a>',
        esc_url( $product->add_to_cart_url() ),
        esc_attr( $product->id ),
        esc_attr( $product->get_sku() ),
        esc_attr( isset( $quantity ) ? $quantity : 1 ),
        $product->is_purchasable() && $product->is_in_stock() ? 'add_to_cart_button' : '',
        esc_attr( $product->product_type ),
        esc_html( $product->add_to_cart_text() )
    ),
$product );

To:

global $product;

if ( $product->product_type == "simple" ) {
    $simpleURL = get_permalink();
    $simpleLabel =  "View Product";  // BUTTON LABEL HERE
} else {
    $simpleURL =  $product->add_to_cart_url();  
    $simpleLabel = $product->add_to_cart_text();
};

echo apply_filters( 'woocommerce_loop_add_to_cart_link',
    sprintf( '<a href="%s" rel="nofollow" data-product_id="%s" data-product_sku="%s" data-quantity="%s" class="button %s product_type_%s">%s</a>',
        esc_url( $simpleURL ),
        esc_attr( $product->id ),
        esc_attr( $product->get_sku() ),
        esc_attr( isset( $quantity ) ? $quantity : 1 ),
        $product->is_purchasable() && $product->is_in_stock() ? 'add_to_cart_button' : '',
        esc_attr( $product->product_type ),
        esc_html( $simpleLabel )
    ),
$product );