Improve the importer – require at least one field to be mapped/imported

  • Resolved jodamo5

    (@jodamo5)


    4 years, 3 months ago

    I have a suggestion for a simple improvement of the CSV importer that is built into core WooCommerce (https://docs.woocommerce.com/document/product-csv-importer-exporter/)

    My client ran an import and forgot to match any columns on screen 2 of the importer! The result was 1317 completely blank products imported – because there were 1317 lines in the CSV.

    My suggested fix is:
    – Require at least one field to be mapped. If all fields are set to “Do not import” then the importer should not let the user proceed.

    The steps to replicate this issue are:
    – Have a CSV with products to import.
    – Use the core importer (products > import)
    – Leave “update existing products” unticked.
    – On the field mappings screen (screen 2) leave all fields as “Do not import”.
    – Then run the importer.

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