Title: Import products attributes issues
Last modified: March 6, 2018

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# Import products attributes issues

 *  Resolved [marekkaczanowicz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marekkaczanowicz/)
 * (@marekkaczanowicz)
 * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-products-attributes-issues/)
 * I can not import a “hidden” attribute.
 * When the value is ‘0’ it is just ignored but then the system is showing the attribute
   on the product.
 * The ‘0’ is related to “Attribute 4 global” and “Attribute 4 visible”

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 *  [Caleb Burks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/icaleb/)
 * (@icaleb)
 * Automattic Happiness Engineer
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-products-attributes-issues/#post-10071833)
 * To make sure we are on the same page, do you want to change one or two:
 * One: [http://cld.wthms.co/jU5fSl](http://cld.wthms.co/jU5fSl)
    Two: [http://cld.wthms.co/2xsQ7O](http://cld.wthms.co/2xsQ7O)
 * _______
 * If One, then this setting determines whether or not the attribute is shown in
   this area: [http://cld.wthms.co/7BWuO0](http://cld.wthms.co/7BWuO0). Two determines
   if they are links on this area or not.
 * The visibility does not refer to whether they are shown in the selects above 
   when adding to cart.
 *  Thread Starter [marekkaczanowicz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marekkaczanowicz/)
 * (@marekkaczanowicz)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-products-attributes-issues/#post-10072696)
 * One: [http://cld.wthms.co/jU5fSl](http://cld.wthms.co/jU5fSl)
 * I need all those checkboxes disabled via CSV import.
 *  [Caleb Burks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/icaleb/)
 * (@icaleb)
 * Automattic Happiness Engineer
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-products-attributes-issues/#post-10074800)
 * I did bunches of tests around this.
 * If you export all products, change the “Attribute visible” column to 0 on the
   Variable product (not variation), then import all products with “merge existing”
   enabled, then this works as expected and just the visibility setting it changes.
 * However, I did come across a bug described here: [https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/issues/19398](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/issues/19398)
 *  Thread Starter [marekkaczanowicz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marekkaczanowicz/)
 * (@marekkaczanowicz)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-products-attributes-issues/#post-10075489)
 * So we have a bug then.
 *  [Caleb Burks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/icaleb/)
 * (@icaleb)
 * Automattic Happiness Engineer
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-products-attributes-issues/#post-10079651)
 * The bug I mentioned has a patch in the master branch now (will be in WC 3.4).
 * The temporarily workaround should be to export/import all products though, not
   just variable ones. Does that work for you when you try that?

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 * Last reply from: [Caleb Burks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/icaleb/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-products-attributes-issues/#post-10079651)
 * Status: resolved