"Improved Import/Export"

Magento Marketplace Integration: How to Connect Magento 2 to Any Online Marketplace

- E-Commerce, Magento 2

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Managing a Magento store is more than just listing products — it’s about reaching customers wherever they shop. That’s where Magento marketplace integration comes in. By connecting your Magento 2 storefront with leading platforms like Amazon, eBay, Walmart, Etsy, and regional marketplaces, you can turn your store into the central hub of a true omnichannel retail strategy. This approach not only expands your audience but also keeps your product, price, and inventory data synchronized across all sales channels.

In this guide, we’ll walk you through how Magento marketplace integration works, the challenges merchants face when managing product feeds, and how to overcome them. We’ll also show you how the Improved Import & Export extension streamlines the entire process — from automating product and order sync to managing marketplace-specific requirements. Whether you sell through global giants or niche drop shipping platforms and price comparison engines, this tutorial will help you connect, sync, and scale your business without the manual headaches.

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Magento Google Sheets Integration 2025: How to Sync Data via Import & Export Easily

- E-Commerce, Magento 2, Our extensions

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Magento Google Sheets integration makes it possible to import and export data between the two platforms without complex manual steps. While this feature isn’t available in the default Magento 2 administration, you can unlock it easily with the right third-party tools.

Meet the Improved Import & Export extension for Magento 2 — a powerful solution designed to transform how you handle data. This module not only streamlines standard import and export processes but also delivers full Magento Google Sheets integration to your store. With it, you can connect your Magento catalog to Google Sheets, schedule automatic data synchronization, and eliminate repetitive manual tasks.

In this guide, we’ll walk you through the key features of the Improved Import & Export extension and explain how it simplifies Magento to Google Sheets data transfers. You’ll also find a link to our Master Import Table, where you can explore detailed descriptions of supported entities and attributes for Google Sheets import.

Finally, we’ll dive into practical use cases for connecting Magento to Google Sheets. You’ll discover how to import data from spreadsheets with multiple tabs, automate recurring updates, migrate configurable products, manage tier pricing, preserve category positions, copy existing product reviews to a new website, and much more.

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Magento 2 Multi Source Inventory (MSI): Full Guide + Import & Export Explained

- E-Commerce, Magento 2

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Magento 2 Multi Source Inventory (MSI) is a powerful feature introduced in Magento 2.3 that allows merchants to manage inventory across multiple physical locations natively within the platform. This Magento 2 MSI user guide walks you through the key functionalities of the multi-source inventory system, with a specific focus on how to import and export MSI data efficiently.

From the moment you install the Magento 2 MSI module, you gain access to flexible inventory tools that support complex warehouse setups, regional stock allocation, and streamlined product availability management. However, while Magento MSI significantly enhances default inventory management, it still falls short in areas like bulk data synchronization and automation.

That’s where third-party solutions come into play. Tools like the Improved Import & Export extension and its dedicated MSI add-on fill these gaps by enabling seamless MSI data transfers—saving time and reducing errors.

In this guide, you’ll discover what Magento 2 Multi Source Inventory is, how to configure it, and how to import and export all MSI entities, including stock sources or product quantities per source, with MSI CSV formatting rules. Whether you’re a merchant managing multiple warehouses or a developer optimizing backend operations, this Magento 2 MSI import/export guide has you covered.

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How to import & export Magento 2 categories with custom separators

- Magento 2, Our extensions

Magento 2 Development; Magento 2 tutorial

Since category names on an e-commerce website may contain commas, the export process may recognize them as separators, creating new categories in your export file. The same issue impacts your category tree on import: since the comma is considered a delimiter, a long category name can be split into several new categories. Below, we explain how to import and export Magento 2 categories with custom separators to avoid these issues. As usual, you will need the Improved Import & Export extension for Magento 2 since the platform’s default data transfer instruments do not support category import or export, nor it lets you use custom separators for category names when you import and export products.   Continue Reading

Improved Import / Export Magento 2 Extension Manual

- Magento 2, Our extensions

In this article, we’d like to draw your attention to the Improved Import & Export Magento 2 extensions. The following blog post contains all the information about the data transfer module. Below, you will find the Improved Import & Export Extension manual that sheds light upon all the key aspects associated with the plugin. We describe its installation, configuration, and import/export transfers, teach you how to add a new import and export job, talk about import and export processes associated with different entities. You will also discover various nuances of running data transfers via CLI, automating processes, using extension customization endpoints, and performing troubleshooting. Various use cases and specific features are also described in the manual.

Improved Import and Export extension allows importing and exporting CSV/XML/JSON files with product data and product images to Magento 2. The files can be imported from a remote FTP/SFTP server, Dropbox, direct URL of a source CSV file,  Google Sheets, etc.  In addition, the extension offers a dedicated category import from CSV files, import of attribute values and new attributes on the fly, import job scheduling with cron jobs, and other features.

Besides, you get advanced export capabilities, including order export and export jobs, with attribute and table field mapping.

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The Best Improved Import/Export Extensions for Magento 2

- E-Commerce, Magento 2

Import Export Magento 2 Modules

Improved import & export Magento 2 extensions are designed to simplify some routine Magento tasks. They revamp the default abilities of the platform by adding convenient import/export options. Although, Magento 2 provides a lot of ecommerce possibilities in this area out-of-the-box, they are still not enough for seamless migration to/from other systems as well as for performing some daily tasks. Furthermore, in case you want to import products from Magento 1 to Magento 2, one of the following tools will essentially simplify this procedure. Besides, check our digest of the Magento 1 export tools here: The Best Improved Import/Export Extensions for Magento. They will be necessary for moving data out of your old store. And don’t forget about the Complete Guide to Magento 2 Product Import / Export. In that post, we describe core nuances of the default import/export process as well as provide Magento 2 import csv examples and description. But what bout popular Magento 2 import extensions and Magento 2 export modules?

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Manual for Product Feed Export Add-on of Improved Import and Export

- E-Commerce, Magento, Magento 2, Our extensions

Welcome to the manual for the free Magento 2 Product Export Add-on of the Improved Import and Export extension. This tool is developed to simplify your integration with all kinds of services that require your product feed: Amazon, eBay, Facebook, or even drop shippers – provide all of them with your catalog in the form of a feed. 

In the article below, we shed light on what the Magento 2 Product Export Add-on of the Improved Import and Export extension is. After that, you will find a guide on how to install the tool. We also explain how the add-on works, including such aspects as feed category mapping and product feed export jobs.

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How to export Magento 2 data to Google Sheets

- E-Commerce, Magento 2, Our extensions

Transferring data between Magento 2 and Google Sheets seems a very efficient and time-saving way of synchronizing your e-commerce website with external platforms and other online storefronts. However, Magento 2 doesn’t let you do that if you rely on its default tools. If you need to import data, it is possible to create a CSV output of a corresponding Google Sheets table and then import it to your store. For the export purposes, you need to generate the output from your website and then open it in Google Sheets. Thus, instead of spending less time on daily duties, you have to perform a time-consuming routine. Luckily, there is a better way of synchronizing Magento 2 and Google Sheets.

FireBear keeps building up Improved Import and Export with powerful updates. Stay focused as with version 3.3.0 of the extension we introduce a long-awaited export of Magento 2 data to Google Sheets. The feature implementation marks the completion of the full-cycle Magento 2 and Google Sheets synchronization project. Now you are able to both import and export files from the source and arrange a highly manageable workflow.

How to do so? Follow this guide to learn more. Below, you will find an overview of the Magento 2 Google Sheets integration project as well as the most frequent use cases. Next, we describe Google API configuration, including such aspects as API library installation, API connection establishment, enabling Google Drive API, generating a Service Account Key, configuring a Service Account, and sharing the corresponding Google Drive folder. After that, we proceed to the Magento 2 Google Sheets export procedure. Continue Reading

Magento 2 Order Export Extensions Comparison (Amasty, Xtento, Wyomind, Commerce Extensions)

- E-Commerce, Magento 2

Magento 2 Order Export Extensions Comparison (Amasty, Xtento, Wyomind, Commerce Extensions)

Chances are, you are going to connect your Magento 2 store to an external platform that works with order data. It can be any service that simplifies the default ecommerce routine or adds some new possibilities. ERPs, CRMs, warehouses, dropshipping systems, or carriers may require this information. Unfortunately, it is hard to provide it unless you use a third-party Magento 2 module. Below, we compare four different Magento 2 order export extensions: Amasty Export Orders, Xtento Order Export, Wyomind Mass Order Export, and Commerce Extensions Import Export Bulk Orders. Besides, you can check our Improved Import Export for Magento 2, which also helps to achieve the same goal and provides dozens of features that are not available with the solutions mentioned above. Continue Reading

Firebear Improved Import Export Magento 2 Extension FAQ

- E-Commerce, Fire development, Magento 2

Below you can find the FAQ related to the Improved Import & Export Magento 2 extension by Firebear Studio. We provide answers to general questions, shed light on the Firebear Studio services and policies, as well as explain various technical nuances associated with the module. You will find out how much technical knowledge is required to use the tool, is it suitable with PWA stores, why is Improved Import & Export better than the default Magento 2 data transfer solutions and similar alternatives, do we offer installation services and support, how long is the money-back period, and so on.  Continue Reading