Description
Opencart Bulk Upload: The benefits of uploading products in bulk are many. To name a few, no time wastage, less erroneous mistakes while uploading products, managing products becomes easy, and most of all enhance the efficiency of the user.
It is not all easy to upload thousands of products. The manual labor it demands and the amount of time that is wasted can be a drawback for a business.
Therefore Opencart’s Bulk Upload module offers the user to upload products in bulk using the CSV, XML, or XLS file format. It allows the user to as many products and hence managing the product listing becomes easy.
One can surely reduce the time wastage by using Opencart’s Bulk upload module and thereby investing that time useful and productive activities so as to increase the conversion rates.
Note:
- Zip Archive extension needs to be installed on the server.
- This module supports all templates and themes including the Journal theme.
- Opencart Bulk Upload module supports the Multi-Store feature of default Opencart.
- To use this module, the PHP version must be lower than the 7.3.
Highlighted Features
Upload/Update Products in Bulk
The files can be uploaded under Uploads.
Database Mapping
Under Data Flow Profile, the database needs to be mapped between the file that is uploaded and Opencart Database.
CSV, XML or XLS
The admin can choose to upload bulk products using CSV, XML, or XLS files.
Get Id for Various Options
The admin can get the ID for options like Product, Catalog, Manufacturer, Filter, Download, Stock Status, etc.
Why Use this module?
In an online store/eCommerce store, there are a large number of categories and products are there. In between this, uploading the product one by one can be a difficult and tedious job for the store owner. To solve this issue, the eCommerce store owner can use the Opencart Bulk Upload module to upload multiple products in bulk.
The admin can upload the products using the CSV, XML, or XLS file in a single click. It becomes easier for the admin to export the products as well, with the help of CSV, XLS, or XML file.
Beneficiary Factors
For a well-established e-commerce store, the challenges of managing the store in every aspect are tough. One of them being, uploading products. The owner of such stores cannot manage to upload one product at a time as it will be a mere waste of time.
Therefore using the Opencart’s Bulk Upload, the admin/ store owner can upload products using CSV, XML, XLS in bulk.
- The products can be uploaded in bulk using CSV, XML, and XLS files without any hassle.
- It is a time-saving process and the admin will not have to waste time on uploading products manually.
- It enhances the efficiency of the store owner and increases the productivity of the store.
- There is less chance that erroneous mistakes will occur when uploading the products.
- If any changes need to be made in the product listings, it can be done on a mouse click.
Coalescence of Bulk Upload
Once the Opencart Bulk Upload module is successfully installed, the admin can set the status of the module to enabled or disabled. The admin also configures the settings for the Keyword Tab. The admin can set the status of the keyword tab as enabled or disabled.
- The status of the module needs to be enabled or disabled by the admin.
- Two cases arise if the status of the Keyword tab is set to Enabled.
- The admin will update the product and the SEO will comprise of SEO+Product Id.
- If the admin adds a new product, the SEO will contain the SEO provided and four random characters.
- On disabling the status of the Keyword tab, an error displays, and the product gets skipped.
Upload Product on Store
Once the configurations are set for the Opencart Bulk Upload module, the Mass Upload tab is visible as a dashboard option. The admin can configure the settings under the Mass Upload options: Uploads and Data Flow Profile.
Under the General tab, the data flow profile, select, File Type, Update new Products or Replace Old Ones, and Upload Zip File, needs to be configured.
- The admin configures the select and the Upload Images(Zip) options under the Image tab.
- The IDs of fields like Products, Catalog, Manufacturer, Filter, etc. can be retrieved under the Get ID tab.
- In the Export tab, the admin can either configure the select download type as Bulk or Selection.
- On selecting bulk, the admin can export all the products. If Selection is selected, the admin can choose the products, which he needs to export.
- The information tab includes additional information that is related to the module.
Data Flow Profile - Mapping Database
Another option of the Mass Upload tab is the Data Flow Profile. The admin can create a new Data Flow Profile. The admin has to enter the Profile Name as well as the Database name and name of the files under Manage Profile Information.
- The admin adds the name of the new Data Flow Profile.
- The name of the database and the files have to be added under Profile Information.
- This helps in mapping the files that need to be uploaded and Opencart Database.
- The products which are uploaded in bulk can be viewed under Catalog > Products.
Complete Features List
- The admin enables the Keyword and on updating a product, the SEO comprises of SEO+Product Id.
- Also, on enabling the Keyword and adding a new product, the SEO will contain the SEO provided and four random characters.
- The admin can disable the keyword and an error will display and the product skips.
- Admin can upload bulk files either under Uploads.
- Using the CSV, XML, or XLS files, the admin can upload the products in bulk.
- The admin can upload a zip file for the images.
- Admin can get the ID data of various options like – Product, Catalog, Manufacturer, Filter, Download, Stock Status, etc.
- Under the Bulk option, the admin can export all the products.
- If the admin chooses the Selection option, by tick marking the checkbox for the products, which he needs to export.
- Under Data Flow Profile, the database is mapped between the file that needs to be uploaded and Opencart Database.
- The customers can view the bulk products in the frontend.
Support
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