Description
Catalog Ops audits your entire WooCommerce product catalog in one click and surfaces the data-quality issues that silently hurt conversions, search rankings, and ad-feed accuracy.
Instead of clicking through hundreds of product editors, you get a single sortable, searchable issues list with inline tools to resolve problems on the spot.
What It Audits
- Missing SKU — products without a SKU assigned.
- Duplicate SKU — two or more products sharing the same SKU.
- Zero or missing price — products with no regular price set.
- Missing weight — physical products without a shipping weight.
- Empty description — products with a blank full description.
- Empty short description — products with a blank excerpt / short description.
- Missing featured image — products without a product image.
- Orphaned variations — variation products whose parent no longer exists.
Audits are aware of product types: variable and grouped parent products are correctly skipped for checks that only apply to simple or variation products.
Fix Issues Directly
Click Fix on any issue to open a quick-fix modal. Depending on the issue type you can:
- Enter a new SKU, price, or weight.
- Write or paste a description (with full rich-text support).
- Select a featured image from the media library.
The product is updated and the issue is marked resolved, all without navigating away.
CSV Export and Import
- Export your open issues to a CSV file for review in a spreadsheet.
- Add a
fix_valuecolumn, fill in corrections, and import the CSV back to apply fixes in bulk.
Ideal for stores with large catalogs where dozens of products need the same kind of fix.
Persistent Resolutions
Issues you resolve or ignore stay that way. Future audit runs will not re-flag them. A dedicated Resolved & Ignored sub-tab lets you review past decisions and reopen any item if needed.
Search, Filter, and Paginate
- Search by product name, SKU, or product ID.
- Filter by issue type.
- All parameters persist correctly across pagination — you never lose your place.
Additional Details
- Adds a Catalog Ops top-level menu in WP Admin with a dashboard and an issues list.
- Custom capability (
dwco_fix_issues) for controlling which roles can apply fixes. - Clean uninstall — all database tables and options are removed when you delete the plugin.
- Fully translatable with a
dawsonyweb-catalog-opstext domain.
Installation
- Upload the
dawsonyweb-catalog-opsfolder to/wp-content/plugins/. - Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress.
- Navigate to Catalog Ops in the admin sidebar.
- Click Run Audit to scan your catalog.
- Review, fix, or ignore flagged issues from the Issues tab.
WooCommerce must be installed and active.
FAQ
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Does this work with variable and grouped products?
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Yes. The auditor understands product types. Variable and grouped parent products are not flagged for missing SKU, price, or weight since those values belong to their child variations.
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What happens to resolved issues when I run a new audit?
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They stay resolved. Only genuinely new issues are added. You can reopen any resolved or ignored issue from the Resolved & Ignored sub-tab.
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Can I fix issues in bulk?
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Yes. Export open issues to CSV, add your fix values in a spreadsheet, and import the CSV. Every row with a
fix_valueis applied and resolved automatically. -
Is any data sent externally?
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No. All audits and data stay in your WordPress database. The plugin makes no external HTTP requests.
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Contributors & Developers
“DawsonyWeb – Catalog Ops” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.1.0
- Quick-fix modal: fix missing SKUs, prices, weights, descriptions, and featured images directly from the issues list.
- CSV export and import: export open issues to CSV and re-import with fix values for bulk resolution.
- Resolved and ignored issues now persist across future audits. Dedicated Resolved & Ignored sub-tab with reopen support.
- Variable and grouped parent products are no longer incorrectly flagged for missing SKU, price, or weight.
- Variation product links now correctly open the parent product editor.
- Search issues by product name, SKU, or product ID.
- Filter and search parameters persist correctly across pagination.
- Wider table layout to prevent action-button stacking.
1.0.2
- Improved security: nonces, input sanitization, output escaping, and safe database queries throughout.
- Added clean uninstall routine. Added languages directory and text-domain compliance.
- Readme and licence header updates for WordPress.org guidelines.
1.0.1
- Maintenance.
1.0.0
- Initial release.