Adding product categories through CSV (legacy)
Using Ecwid CSV files you can:
- Create empty new categories/subcategories
- Create both new products and new categories/subcategories for them
- Add existing products to new categories/subcategories (they will be created after import)
- Add new or existing products to existing categories/subcategories
Example 1. Adding only categories
Let’s say you want to add a list of new categories and subcategories to your Ecwid store. This is how your file should look like in a spreadsheet (before you save it as CSV file for a further import):
After you save your file as CSV, open Ecwid import dialog and tick Category 1 (as you have one column):
Then press Import. After the import is complete, you will have all the new categories and subcategories from the file created in your Ecwid store.
Example 2. Adding categories with products
Let’s say you want to add a new product named Black Dress with SKU 0000 and simultaneously create two new subcategories for it: Women's Apparel/Dresses and Women's Apparel/Dresses/Evening Dresses. This is how your file should look like in a spreadsheet (before you save it as CSV file for a further import):
After you save this file as CSV, open Ecwid import dialog and tick Name, SKU, Category 1 and Category 2 boxes:
After you press Import, you will have a new product named Black Dress with SKU 0000 created in your store. You will also have two new subcategories: Women's Apparel/Dresses and Women's Apparel/Dresses/Evening Dresses – that will both contain this product.
You can also import product categories using X-Сart format. See more details in the article on X-Cart import format in Ecwid. Or you can import categories using LiteCommerce import format.