Opencart Marketplace Version2 Product Mass Upload XML File Demo

For importing the products using the XML file –

• Select the File Type as XML.
• Select the Option to upload – New Products Only.
• Click the Upload button to upload the XML file.
• Lastly, click the “Save” button to import the products.

After entering all the information clicking the “Save” button will import all the products.

You can easily create a new XML file for uploading your products. Just use a notepad to write it up and save it with the XML extension or you can export your products to get a format for the XML file.

The XML file starts with a <upload> tag and ends with a closing </upload> tag. Within these two tags, we can enter all the required information regarding the product being uploaded. Always remember that the tag name’s initial alphabet should always be a small letter. Also, while adding products it’s mandatory to include the category else the product will not be added.

If you are uploading more than one product then you must use the <product> and </product > tag within the <upload> tag. Else for a single product, there is no need to write the product data within the <product> and </product> tag.

You can add product description, meta-tag description, meta-tag keywords, meta-tag title and the product tags as per the snapshot below.
Adding the – meta–title, meta-description, meta-keywords, and tags.

You can add multiple categories to a single product. You make use of the “///” separator if you have to add a product into a sub-category else directly write the category name.

You can add the product’s attributes within the <product_attribute > and </product_attribute> tags. For the product attribute description, you can use the <product_attribute _description> within the <product_attribute> tag as shown below in the snapshot.

Here the option name, type, value are essential for adding an option to the product. Option type must be in small letter and also in any language.

You can add multiple special entries for a single product. You just have to enter the customer group, priority, price, date start and end date.

You can add multiple discount entry for the single or multiple products. You have to set the customer group, quantity, priority, the discounted price, the date start and Date end for the discount as per the snapshot below.

If you want to update an attribute in the existing products, then those products should have the product id.

After updating the XML file, upload it.

If you want to update an option of the existing products, then those products should have the product id. You can update multiple options for a single product and also update multiple values of an option for a single product. Option name, type, value are essential for updating an option. When you will update an option, the previous option will be deleted and the newly updated option will be applied.

After updating the XML file, upload it.

If you want to update discount entries in the existing product then, you have to add product id in XML file structure. Like below screenshot.

After updating the XML file, upload it.