Get Started: Bulk Edit your Products in Shopify
Ablestar Bulk Product Editor allows you to quickly and safely bulk edit your Shopify products.
Spreadsheet Edits vs. In-App Edits
- In-App edits are useful when you are making uniform changes, such as adjusting all your prices by 20% for a sale. (Reference this full list of editable fields)
- Spreadsheet edits are helpful when adjusting a combination of prices or variants by different amounts
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For editing in bulk, there are three methods to choose from. Choose your preference:
1. In-App Edit:
After installation, click the Start an in-app edit button from the dashboard or the 'Products' menu from the sidebar:
- Search for products by entering text into the search box (or use advanced search tips).
- Filter products by specifying filters from the Add Filter + button:
- Once you have your products filtered, click the Edit products button in the top-right to configure your product edits.
From the 'Configure modifications' view:
- Click on the Field to edit dropdown to choose which product field to modify.
- Choose which How to edit configuration you require (Go more in depth with 'How to Edit' text or number fields)
- Click on the Run edit button:
Once your edit starts processing you will see an updated status as they progress. Click the Cancel button if need to stop processing.
Once the edits are complete, you still have the option to click the Undo button to reverse your changes.
2. Spreadsheet Edits
From the dashboard, click the Edit with a spreadsheet button or the sidebar 'Spreadsheet edit' navigation menu.
Caution: If you use a product-level identifier to edit variant-level data, all the variants will end up with the same data. Learn how to prep and format the first column in your spreadsheet.
- Choose the Drag and drop button to upload your file and a file selection screen will appear
- Select the file to upload and a processing frame will appear
Once the file has been uploaded, a 'Column mapping' view will appear so you can preview and modify your data.
Most often, the system will recognize the column header you are trying to map, but you may have to map and identify the fields yourself.
Identify mapping names for each of the columns:
The 'Search by' dropdown determines how the variables will be identified. Depending if you are editing variant-level or product-level data will make a difference for your first-column identifier.
Get a sample CSV file and more detail on Spreadsheet editing.
3. Shopify Admin
From the Shopify admin menu, select the 'Products' menu:
- Click (1) or more products to edit
- Instead of using the Shopify native bulk editor, click the three dots ('more actions') icon instead
- Scroll down to the end of the menu modal
- Under the 'Apps' section, click the 'Bulk edit' submenu
You will then be redirected back to our Ablestar 'Products' page for further configuration options, where you can revisit Step 1 above and start editing.
✅ Tips and Troubleshooting
- You can preview all edits before processing changes.
- Click the Undo button if you need to start over and learn how to find a History of bulk edits.
- You will always see a status update while edits are processing.
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