How to Import WooCommerce Products using URL
It is very much essential to have an easy and flawless product import and export suit in a WooCommerce platform. WebToffee’s product import and export plugins let you export and import products in different manners irrespective of product types, count, etc.
Basically, the plugin allows you to import products in three different methods using a CSV/XML file.
- Locally from a computer
- via FTP
- Using URL where the file is residing
In this article, we will go through the steps on how we can import products using a URL.
Importing Products using URL
Install and activate the product import and export plugin. On the plugin dashboard, the Product tab is divided into the following two sections:
- Import
- Export
Product Import Export-Menu
The Import section helps in importing products using the CSV/XML file. To start importing products, click on Import.
The Import section contains three methods for importing products as shown below:
Product Import Export-Import Products
In order to import products using a URL from where the file is residing navigate to Method 3: Enter the URL of the file – In this method, you can provide the URL of the CSV file from where it will be downloaded for importing the products.
Import products via URL
Note: It is be noted that the URL should be a public URL for it to be accessed for files for importing.
For example, to import products residing at a location:
https://www.webtoffee.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Product_WooCommerce_Sample_CSV.csv
Import products using URL (Click to expand)
Comments (11)
MoOooo
March 10, 2021
Hello,
We are working in stateless mode on a GCP server (google cloud platefome).
We cannot store the file locally on our server (due to replicaset).
This import mode would suit us if the file is not uploaded to the server. What is it ?
Alan
March 16, 2021
Hi,
Using the URL method you can import CSV files by specifying the URL which points to the CSV file. Please make sure that the URL is publically accessible and points directly to the image file. If you face any issues then please share the URL via support so that we can check it.
Maik
February 11, 2021
Hello, I would like to clear something. About the 3rd method to import through url, it is only for an CSV file or also XML file?
Thank you.
Mark
February 12, 2021
Hi,
You can import both CSV and XML files using the URL import method. Just make sure that the URL is publicly accessible and points directly to the file.
kazi
November 24, 2020
Bonjour,
Nous utilisons la méthode URL pour importer des produits à l’aide de votre plugin. Récemment, le plugin ne fait pas le matching des champs ( n’importe pas les données du fichier csv). Nous pensons que cela pourrait être un problème, comment pouvons-nous y remédier?
Merci
Mark
November 30, 2020
Please send your importing CSV URL via support so that we can check it.
EMRULLAH YIGIN
October 9, 2020
While importing url, we can only get 1 image. no way to reproduce?
Alan
October 9, 2020
Hi,
Please share your importing CSV URL via support so that we can check it.
WHITE RUNTZ
July 3, 2020
we automatically upload the updated CSV file into the path URL, and this is the URL we have set in your plugin settings. The issue is that sometimes the plugin uses an “older” version of the CSV file. We think could be a cache issue, or something like this. Is that possible? And how can we fix it?
Alan
July 4, 2020
Hi,
Please share with us your importing CSV URL via support so that we can check it.
Riccardo
May 4, 2020
Hi,
We use the URL method to import products using your plugin. Sometimes (not always, and this is another interesting thing), seems that the plugin uses an “older” version of the file located in the path indicated by the URL provided. In short, we automatically upload the updated CSV file into the path URL, and this is the URL we have set in your plugin settings. The issue is that sometimes the plugin uses an “older” version of the CSV file. We think could be a cache issue, or something like this. Is that possible? And how can we fix it?
Thank you