How the Import Feature Works
ShopWriter’s import feature is built to handle product feeds of any size — including files larger than 5 GB containing over a million products. Here’s how it works, step by step.
1. Enter the URL
Paste the URL of your product feed. ShopWriter supports all common feed formats and fetches the file directly from the source.
2. Chunked downloading
The feed is downloaded in small chunks rather than as a single file. This makes the download process highly reliable — large files won’t time out or fail halfway through, even on slower connections.
3. Indexing with SQLite
Once downloaded, the feed is indexed into a local SQLite database. This may take a moment for very large files, but it’s what makes ShopWriter so powerful at scale. After indexing, you get a full preview of all columns in the feed and can easily filter the products you want to import — by keyword, category, brand, or any combination of these.
4. Field mapping
With the feed indexed, you map the feed’s fields to the corresponding fields in your WooCommerce store. This is where you connect product titles, prices, descriptions, images, and attributes to the right places.
5. Configure, select, and import
Adjust any remaining settings, finalize your product selection, and start the import. ShopWriter processes your selection and creates fully formatted WooCommerce products — automatically.