php - Wordpress search/create attribute assign then search/add value

Solution:

If you only set the value in post_meta, you cant see the attributes on the edit product screen. Try adding wp_set_object_terms to your foreach

foreach($product->attributes as $attribute) {
    $slug = 'pa_' . strtolower($attribute->name);
    $attribute_value = $attribute->value;

    wp_set_object_terms($post_id, attribute->value, $attribute->name, true);  

    $thedata = [
        $slug => [
            'name'=> $slug, 
            'value'=> $attribute_value,
            'is_visible' => '1',
            'is_variation' => '1',
            'is_taxonomy' => '1'
        ]
    ];

    update_post_meta( $product_id, '_product_attributes', $thedata);
}
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