Step 1 – Export the existing list of categories
To learn how this extension works, the first and foremost step is to export all the existing list of categories. To Export the categories:-
- Go to Magento Admin Panel > Import Categories tab > Export Categories. Save the CSV file created when clicked on Export All Categories.
- This file contains all the details of existing categories along with its ID.
Step 2 – Importing the categories
Importing of the categories is done in two cases:-
i) While Inserting a new category/categories.
ii) While Updating the existing category/categories.
Insert Category
- Let’s check how to Insert a new category with the import categories option. Download the sample files which contain the format as per which the details have to be put in to insert a new category.
- For example, we insert a new category named “Latest” with all the required details as per the downloaded sample CSV file.
- On Magento admin panel > Import Categories tab > Import Categories, choose the Insert Categories CSV file with the newly added category and click on Import.
Now to check the newly added category on Magento admin panel > Catalog > Categories. If any changes are to be made to this newly added category can be made here and then click on Save.
Update Category
- Next, is how to update an existing category with the help of this extension.
- To update the category first export the categories so that we can get the existing list of the categories.
- Let’s update the recently added category “Latest”. We can find it in the exported the categories CSV file.
- Make the changes to the category in the format provided as per the update categories file in the sample file, save the changes and import the Update Categories CSV file in order to imply the changes made to the category.
For example, We update the name of the “Latest” category to “Latest Collection”.
- Once the category is updated import the updated category CSV file in order to imply the changes made to the category.
- To check if the changes made are implied, Go to Magento admin Panel > Catalog > Categories. The latest update made to the categories can be seen here.
Note – The category will be updated in the store which is mentioned in the updated CSV file while updating.
