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  • Resolved Scott Lambert

    (@scottlambert40)


    Hi
    I want to understand what is happening during bulk product upload.

    Is there a document that details what each column in the .csv file populates in the product listing?

    Can you actually ‘stock your shop’ completely by the upload method?

    I know I can choose a plug-in, but I want to understand which bit populates which field.

    Many thanks

    Scott

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  • Mirko P.

    (@rainfallnixfig)

    Hi @scottlambert40,

    WooCommerce has a built-in product CSV importer and exporter which is used to import/export or update products on WooCommerce sites.

    This tool has a mapping screen that maps the columns from a CSV file to known columns that can be imported. It will try to do this automatically where possible and you can import or update hundreds or thousands of products. During import the data is stored/updated inside a serialized array in woocommerce_order_itemmeta in the database.

    Hope this helps.

    Details of the standard fields are here: https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/wiki/Product-CSV-Import-Schema#csv-columns-and-formatting

    Yes you can indeed stock your entire shop from an import – I’ve done it a few times.

    I found the easiest way to get a working CSV file is to actually export some existing products – that way all of the needed columns are there for you to use as a template. This is especially useful for variable products as they have to be sety up in a very specific way to work!

    Thread Starter Scott Lambert

    (@scottlambert40)

    Thanks guys

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