WooCommerce conditional to test if a Product is Simple or Variable.

woocommerce-simple-or-variable.php

<?php

/**
 * Is a WooCommerce Product Simple or Variable
 * 
 * see http://wordpress.org/support/topic/condition-to-check-if-product-is-simple-or-variable
 */

//get product right first to access methods of WC_Product()
$product = wc_get_product( get_the_ID() );

//Conditional check

if( $$product->is_type( 'simpe' ) ){
  
  // a simple product
  
} elseif( $product->is_type( 'variable' ) && $product->has_child() ){
  
  // a variable product
  
}