"Magento 2 Product Import"

How to Change Stock Status in Magento 2 Import When “is_in_stock” Is Missing

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You can easily change a product stock status in Magento 2 automatically by importing the update straight to your e-commerce website. But what if the “is_in_stock” column is missing or doesn’t contain any values? Use Improved Import & Export. Provide the update, and the extension will recreate “is_in_stock” values following the corresponding “qty” values automatically. So, when is_in_stock is missing in the import table, there is no need to create additional files or apply changes to the import table. Let’s see how to change a product stock status in Magento 2 when “is_in_stock” data is absent. Follow our Developer’s Cookbook for more useful tips on Magento 2. Continue Reading

How to Import Base Images to Magento 2 as Small & Thumbnail Images

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Let’s suppose you need to import products to Magento 2 but you only have base images. However, small and thumbnail images are among the most important product components. In the standard import procedure, you need to recreate them from scratch. The more products with the missing components you have, the more headache you get. However, there is a reliable and efficient remedy for this disease.  Meet the Improved Import & Export extension. It can help you import base images as small and thumbnail images while you import products to Magento 2. You will no longer need to recreate them manually and add them to the import file. Let’s see what is the difference between these image types and then proceed to the advanced import procedure. Follow our Developer’s Cookbook to discover more Magento 2 tips.     Continue Reading

How to Import Products to Magento 2 & Remove Their Upsell Products

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Upselling is an e-commerce process of selling more expensive items, upgrades, or other add-ons to generate more revenue. Since it is not the same as cross-selling, we explore the difference below.  The Magento ecosystem offers various options to improve your upselling strategies. However, the default set of instruments is a little bit limited. Below, we shed light on how to edit upsell products in Magento 2 using the import procedure. Since the default import instrument is quite restricted in terms of modifications that can be applied to the imported data, you need the Improved Import & Export extension. The latter provides the ability to update products, removing their existing upsell relations with new upsell products. It is no longer necessary to delete them manually, replacing them with new ones. So, let’s see how to import products to Magento 2 and replace their associated upsell products. For further information on how to run your Magento 2 store more efficiently, follow our Developer’s Cookbook.      Continue Reading

How to Import Products to Magento 2 & Remove Their Cross-Sells

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Cross-selling is an e-commerce process of selling supplementary products based on the customer’s interest in, or purchase of, one of your company’s products. In Magento 2, you have lots of options to improve your cross-selling strategies. However, the default set of instruments looks quite limited. Below, we discuss how to edit cross-sell products in Magento 2 using the import procedure. You need the Improved Import & Export extension that offers a huge selection of instruments, including those aimed at cross-sells. So, what exact features does the module offer? 

Improved Import & Export provides the ability to update products, removing their existing cross-sell relations with cross-sells. You will no longer need to delete them manually if the selection of cross-sells no longer follows your marketing strategies. With Improved Import & Export, it is possible to achieve this goal in one click. So, let’s see how to import products to Magento 2 and replace their cross-sell products. You can find more useful Magento 2 tips in our Developer’s Cookbook.      Continue Reading

How to Import Products to Magento 2 & Remove Their Related Products

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Today, we are going to discuss how to edit related products in Magento 2 using the import processes. While the default import procedure doesn’t let you apply many changes to the imported data, the Improved Import & Export extension offers a huge selection of instruments, including those aimed at related products. So, what exact features does the module offer? It provides the ability to update products, removing their existing product relations. You will no longer need to do that manually. With Improved Import & Export, it is possible to achieve this goal in a single click. So, let’s see how to import products to Magento 2 and replace their product relations. You can find more tips on how to run your e-commerce website more efficiently in our Developer’s Cookbook.      Continue Reading

How to Import Products to Magento 2 & Remove Their Existing Images From The Database

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Let’s assume you need to update products on your Magento 2 website. The fastest way to do so is to export them, apply changes right in the data table, and re-import everything back. However, you may face some difficulties if your e-commerce website stores outdated images. The once convenient update routine gets complicated since you have to remove old pictures per each product manually. But what if there is a more user-friendly way to import products to Magento 2, removing the existing product images from the database? Meet the Improved Import & Export extension. This tool completely revamps the standard import and export routine, introducing multiple new features and improvements. And guess what? It lets you import products and delete their images from your Magento 2 website in a single click. Let’s see how it works. You can find more tips like this here: Magento 2 Developer’s Cookbook. Continue Reading

How to Import Products to Magento 2 & Remove Associated Product Categories

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Let’s suppose you have a selection of products associated with a particular category tree. You need to import these items to your Magento 2 website. However, your category structure differs from the one used on the website where your products come from. The bad news is that you will have to perform numerous modifications if you run the standard Magento 2 product import. The good news is that you don’t need to edit your data files or recreate the existing category tree to make it suitable for the new products if you use Improved Import & Export. In the following article, we explore how to import products to Magento 2 removing their associated categories. Also, if you need more tips like this, follow our Magento 2 Developer’s Cookbook. Continue Reading

How to Import Products to Magento 2 & Remove Associated Product Store Views (Websites)

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If you use the default Magento 2 product import, the transferred product data is moved to the exact websites specified in the update file. However, it is not always convenient. Let’s suppose, you need to import products from a third-party Magento store that has a store view structure that differs from the one associated with your website. In the case of the default import process, you will need to edit the data file manually. But we know how to solve this issue in just one click. With the Improved Import & Export Magento 2 extension, you can import products, removing their associated store views with zero data editing! And it is only a single feature out of dozens of useful improvements and unique advantages over the default import process. We will focus on that later. Now, let’s see how to import products to Magento 2 and remove product store views. Don’t forget to check our Magento 2 Developer’s Cookbook for further helpful tips.  Continue Reading

How to import 100,000 products to Magento 2 in less than an hour 

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Magento 2 can easily handle more than 1 million products. However, the more products you need to import, the more time it will take to update your catalog. The amount of server resources also impacts the import performance. And it may take hours to update your catalog which consists of less than 100k items. However, there is a solution that lets you import 100,000 products to Magento 2 in less than an hour. Meet the Improved Import & Export extension. Below, we talk about the Magento 2 import speed that can be achieved with this module. But let’s take a look at average productivity issues associated with the default Magento 2 import Continue Reading

How to import & export Magento 2 categories with custom separators

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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