The Ultimate BigCommerce Import Guide

- BigCommerce, E-Commerce

BigCommerce Import: products, customers, orders

The management of your store’s products, inventories, clients, and other entities can be streamlined with the help of import and export processes. By default, BigCommerce offers tools for moving data to and from your e-commerce website. You can use BigCommerce import to update customers and product catalogs and BigCommerce export to apply bulk adjustments to them. In the following article, we focus on the import side of these processes. We briefly explore the default capabilities and then proceed to a more in-depth analysis of each particular opportunity associated with the BigCommerce import. 

Although the platform’s only file format for importing data is CSV, it still supports a few more import entities. Thus, BigCommerce product import and BigCommerce customer import are at your disposal. Also, you can transfer related entities, such as product options and images, as well as customer passwords to your e-commerce website. Below, we’ll discuss the many data types that can be imported, including those not supported by default, such as BigCommerce order import, BigCommerce category import, and BigCommerce customer review import. You will learn how to transfer products, product options, product images, customers, customer passwords, 301 redirects, orders, categories, and customer reviews to your website. For additional information on the topic, go to the corresponding BigCommerce Export Guide. Continue Reading

How To Import Products From AliExpress To Shopify Step-by-Step Tutorial

- Our extensions, Shopify

How To Import Products From AliExpress To Shopify

Importing products from AliExpress to Shopify can be challenging because neither of the two systems offers built-in integration possibilities. Therefore, this process can be done by operating various methods, including manually adding products to your catalog or using third-party apps designed to streamline the process. This step-by-step guide shows how to import products from AliExpress to Shopify in two cases: when you prefer spending time with the platform’s built-in functionality and when you choose automation of the Import & Export Tool for Shopify Continue Reading

In-Depth Admin Exploration: How to Add Products to Shopify + Other Tips

- E-Commerce, Shopify

How to add products to Shopify

What are Shopify products, you will ask? Well, they include all the familiar things that any online storefront can sell. Various physical items, digital downloads, services, and gift cards are your Shopify products. Below, we explore the Shopify products page and all the related screens and processes. The guide sheds light on how to add products on Shopify –  another important question every merchant new to the platform asks. We illustrate every step of adding a product on Shopify, including variant creation for each combination of options, such as size or color. 

Alternatively, we explain how to add products to Shopify by importing them. It is possible to import products to Shopify in a matter of a few clicks from the Product page in your Shopify admin, where you can also browse, add, edit, and manage all of your products and variants. Below, you will find detailed descriptions of each admin screen with lots of illustrations depicting each process down to the smallest detail. Continue Reading

Magento 2 XLSX Export: Magento Export of Products to Excel Explained

- E-Commerce, Magento 2

Magento 2 export CLI

Below, we shed light on the Magento 2 Excel export. You will learn how to run Magento 2 XLSX data transfers although this file format is not supported by default. The default import and export capabilities of Magento 2 are fairly limited. Depending on the platform’s editions, they vary a bit but neither of the existing versions lets you work with Excel and its XLSX files. However, you can implement the missing functionality with the help of the Improved Import & Export extension. The following article depicts the Magento export of products to Excel using the XLSX format. 

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How To Import/Export Categories to Magento 2

Magento 2 Development

Below, you will find a brief description of how to import/export categories between two Magento 2 websites. Unfortunately, this functionality is not available by default. Magento 2 leaves you alone with a huge category tree. You either need to recreate it manually or rely on third parties. So, welcome to our Magento 2 categories import tutorial. We know for sure how to import and export Magento 2 categories most efficiently.

The Magento StackExchange discussion inspired this post: question by Rafael Corrêa Gomes; answer by KAndy. However, it is only a partial overview of the Magento 2 category import and export. A full-featured guide on how to import and export categories, with all attributes explained can be found here: Magento 2 Categories Import Guide. Continue Reading

Magento 2 Import: Basic Functionality, Drawbacks & Best Replacement

- Magento 2, Our extensions

Magento 2 Development; Magento 2 tutorial

Managing your Magento 2 store’s products, customers, and other entities can be challenging. One essential feature that can help you cope with large volumes of data efficiently is the Magento 2 import. This guide will walk you through the basics of the Magento import, highlighting its key features and downsides. You will also find a step-by-step tutorial on how to import any supported entity to Magento 2 below. 

To make your import routine more feature-rich and potent, we propose an alternative to the default Magento 2 importer. The second part of our Magento 2 import guide compares the default import capabilities with the powerful Improved Import & Export Extension, introducing a way to address the downsides of the built-in tool. Continue Reading

Shopware 6 CLI: General Recommendations & Important Commands

- E-Commerce, Shopware

You can dramatically simplify your interaction with Shopware via the console by applying Shopware 6 CLI commands. The platform provides the ability to execute numerous functions with the help of commands. In some situations, such as the necessity to process large amounts of data, their use is the only suitable option.

In this Shopware CLI guide, we provide general recommendations on how to use the command-line interface with the platform. You will find a list of the most important Shopware 6 CLI commands explained and divided into groups. Other Shopware 6 tutorials and guides are available in our cookbook. Continue Reading

Magento 2 Shopping Cart Guide: Management Essentials

Magento Shopping Cart

The Magento shopping cart functionality has been updated multiple times. Every new version introduced vital improvements for both customers and store administrators. In the following post, we shed light on new Magento 2 shopping cart features, discuss the updated functionality, and provide hints on how to import and export Magento 2 shopping carts and all the related data within just a few clicks.

As a store administrator, you get the ability to manage the shopping carts of customers who are now online – a new feature that is explained below. Besides, it is possible to access the Magento 2 persistent shopping cart – a new term used to call abandoned carts – of a shopper who is not currently logged in.

In both cases, you can add and remove products, transfer items from customer activities, and create orders. As for the respective import and export processes, they are available via third-party software. In this article, we use the Improved Import & Export Magento 2 extension to show how to import Magento 2 shopping carts. Continue Reading

Magento 2 Mass Product Update: Bulk Price & Stock Update via Import & Export

magento 2 mass product update

Running an e-commerce website is associated with regular updates: prices often change, you receive new items, stock levels vary, etc. You may spend considerable time altering all these indexes manually. However, it is possible to facilitate the common methodology most merchants rely upon. Below, we’d like to introduce you to the Magento 2 mass stock update. It’s a process that can help you optimize regular data updates that take place on your e-commerce website.  Below, we focus on two aspects: prices and stock levels. You will discover what the Magento bulk price update is. At the same time, the article will teach you to update Magento stock in bulk. We use the Improved Import & Export Magento 2 extension to mass update Magento 2 product prices and quantity (stock).

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