Bulk-uploading products with a CSV File

By now, you should have a pretty good idea of how you can configure your products. You're probably ready to set up all of your products and get this WooCommerce site up-and-running! If you only have a handful of products, I encourage you to do so. If you have hundreds or thousands of products, you can save yourself a whole lot of time by learning how to upload products in bulk.

Getting ready

You'll need to have installed and activated the Product CSV Import Suite plugin, available at http://www.woothemes.com/products/product-csv-import-suite/.

You should also have a simple product in your store.

Tip

There are free CSV uploaders in the WordPress.org repository that you could use. I would, however, advise caution. They're not as well maintained and, if there is a bug, your database could be filled with thousands of records that clutter everything up.

How to do it…

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