How to Delete Products
You can use Ablestar Bulk Product Editor to delete products in bulk. There is a separate article to help you learn about deleting variants.
Deleting products is permanent. Consider archiving the product, so you can potentially recover it at a later time.
Choose if you prefer the 'In-App Edit' or 'Spreadsheet' method:
1. In-App Edits
Once you have filtered the products for deletion, choose the 'Delete Products' option from the 'Configure modifications' view:
2. Spreadsheet Edits
When deleting products using a spreadsheet edit, you cannot undo an update to other products in the same spreadsheet edit. This is to prevent products from being deleted accidentally.
For a spreadsheet edit you need to specify an identifier in the first column and the action items in the 2nd and subsequent columns, noting that values are case insensitive:
- The first (identifier) column (SKU, Handle, Product ID, etc..)
- The second (action) column that contains the text
delete
Click the related article to see more advanced spreadsheet detail.
✅ Tips and Troubleshooting
- Deleting any product is permanent. Please be absolutely sure you want to remove the products before proceeding.
- In many cases it is better to set the product status to 'Archived'. This will hide the product but you can still recover it later, if needed.
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