Ablestar Bulk Product Editor FAQs

What Shopify fields can I edit in bulk?

You can modify more than 30 product and variant fields, as well as metafields, Google Shopping, ShipperHQ and Shopify Market price lists.

Additionally, most of these fields can be edited dynamically. For example, you can do things like:

• Set the compare price to be 20% above the price field, and round it
• Set the product title to equal the vendor name + product type
• Search/replace in the product descriptions to add text on shipping policies

I have a list of SKUs and prices; how can I update them at one time?

You can upload a list of products, along with SKUs, prices and additional fields from a spreadsheet and our editor will update them all at once, in bulk. Read more about editing with spreadsheets or watch our video walkthrough.

What happens if I run two edits at once?

Ablestar Bulk Product Editor allows you to run multiple edits simultaneously, without an issue but there are a couple of things to note:

• Conflicts may occur if you are editing the same field of the same product at the same time.
• Running multiple edits at the same time will slow down the processing time. This is because Shopify limits the number of requests per second that our app can request to your store.

Can I edit multiple fields at once?

Yes, you can edit multiple fields at once using two methods. An In-App edit is a great way to filter a product set and then apply several edits. A spreadsheet edit is helpful if you prefer to export existing data, modify and filter and then upload.

Both methods allow you to quickly undo and revert the edits with one click if needed.

Can I modify product fields using data from other fields?

We have an option to configure Dynamic data or "placeholders" from other fields while bulk editing.

For example, if you want to add the vendor and SKU to the beginning of all your product descriptions, you would configure your product description with dynamic data using the vendor and SKU placeholders, added to the beginning of the description field.

Why do the permissions needed for the app include access to order data?

Shopify has a number of different permissions related to orders, and the one that the app requests is the 'read_fulfillments' permission. This allows us to see the different fulfillment services that a store uses so that you can edit them through the app. 

Unfortunately, this can cause some confusion as to the message you are shown sounds as if the app needs access to customer data. However, the app can't see any orders or customer information from your store.

We try to develop our apps requesting the minimum permissions necessary and have published a full list of all the permissions we request.

If you have any other questions about permissions, please email us at support@ablestar.com.

Does this app affect my page speed? Will it slow down my site?

Ablestar Bulk Product Editor will not slow down your site or affect your page speed. The types of Shopify applications that could slow down your website are generally customer-facing; reviews, social proof, rewards etc. These apps work by adding extra code to the HTML of your store and may cause it to take longer to load.

Our app doesn't make any changes to your theme or inject any code onto your store (it doesn't even have the necessary API permissions to do so) therefore installing it won't affect your page speed.

How long are bulk edit logs saved for? 

A history of all edit logs are saved and available for download, from 60 to 180 days, depending on your plan.

How long does it take a bulk edit to process?

Depending on the number of products, most bulk edits will process within minutes.

In exceptional cases, like editing many metafields on hundreds or thousands of products, edits can take longer up to hours or days. We recommend splitting your edits into smaller sections so they complete faster. You can also increase speeds and avoid errors by skipping unchanged rows in spreadsheets.

If an edit takes longer than four days to run it may time out, so consider dividing large amounts of data if possible.

Can I schedule an edit? 

Yes! You can schedule an edit using both the in-app editor and the spreadsheet edit function. You can actually schedule the start and undo times in the same configuration.

This makes it easier to run sales that run for a limited time, and you won't have to remember to go back and undo the schedule once it ends.