Problem with importing products from Aliexpress

Hello lanter56

Thank you for contacting Woo support.

I understand you are facing an issue with importing products from AliExpress.
Could you share the steps you taking to import the products?

I can’t change the “color” attribute because I already have another product in the store in which the color is important.

Kindly clarify this for me so I can understand what you are trying to achieve here.
Sharing screenshots and links would be helpful.

Once I have better understanding, I will be happy to assist you further. ??

Best regards.

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Ok, English is not my native language so please be understanding. Because the problem is very complex.

I have a store with phone accessories, I do not want to share the link publicly. The problem is that many offers on AliExpress do not change the names of the attributes. Maybe I will give an example:

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805615517610.html?gatewayadapt=glo2usa4itemadapt. in this auction the color is Xiaomi Mi 8

However, in this – https://pl.aliexpress.com/item/1005006575253777.html?gatewayadapt=glo2pol – the color is black and HD

and the Bundle is the phone model.

The auctioneers on AliExpress mix the colors of accessories with the models, which is why the store owner has a problem with handling it.

I have about 879 colors in my store. The problem is that I would like to sort them so that the customer does not see the word “color” and below the phone model. https://tinypic.host/image/Color-problen.D0f1XZ

I have already added several products in which the color attribute is actually a color and I cannot change the word “color” to another.

Is there a way to separate models that are in the color attribute ? or change the word color in several offers, e.g. bundle ? or something like that.

I hope you understand my problem, in short, auction sellers do not set the attributes in the right place and I do not know how to fix it.

Hi @lanter56

I understand your problem with sellers misplacing attributes on AliExpress. It seems you need a way to control how these attributes are displayed on your own store, especially when the attribute names do not accurately reflect the product details.

One possible solution is to use a product import tool like the Advanced Product Importer & Affiliate for WooCommerce, WooCommerce Dropshipping, or Aliexpress Product Importer & Affiliate for WooCommerce plugin. These plugins might allow you to map the AliExpress attributes to your own custom attributes. This way, you can decide how to display the attribute information on your site, regardless of how it’s labelled on AliExpress.

For example, if a product on AliExpress has an attribute labeled “color” but the value is a phone model, you could map this to a custom attribute in your store called “phone model”. The same process could be applied to any other mismatched attributes.

If you need more clarification, please create a presales ticket with us at WooCommerce.com > My Account > Support. You may need to create or log in to a WooCommerce account before you can access that page.

I hope this helps! If you have any further questions or need more assistance, please don’t hesitate to ask.

Hello again,

Ok, thanks for your answer and understanding the problem.

I import all products via the plugin – https://alidropship.com/plugin/. Is there any way to change this using this plugin? Do I have to buy the plugins you listed above?

Hello ??@lanter56,

I import all products via the plugin –?https://alidropship.com/plugin/. Is there any way to change this using this plugin

I’m afraid as this is a third-party plugin, I’m unable to give clear steps to follow in order to make the changes, I would recommend reaching out to their support team for further assistance.

Do I have to buy the plugins you listed above?

I would recommend choosing one of the recommended plugins above. Please note that we offer a 30-day money-back guarantee should they not meet your needs.

I hope this helps.

Hi @lanter56

I’m marking this topic as “resolved” due to recent inactivity. If more assistance is needed, feel free to post back here or open a new topic.

Thanks!