Import Items as Draft

Import Items as Draft

Dalebert
Tourist
4 0 1

Hi, Everyone.

 

When I import products, I need to change the description text, categories, etc... Is there a way to import items so they are in Draft, rather than Active? I'd like to import a bunch of products, make the necessary alterations to the product details, then make it active. I don't see a way of doing that though.

 

Any ideas?

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Zopi
Shopify Partner
145 8 102

Hi @Dalebert,

 

May I know if you upload products manually or use a third-party app for importing? If you use a third-party app like Zopi, you can set the product status to 'Unpublished.' This means the product won't be visible to customers on your online store but will still be accessible on the back end, allowing you to edit or manage it before making it publicly available.

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Dalebert
Tourist
4 0 1
Yep. I know I can do that. But I want the products to default to a Draft
status. That way I can make sure the product description, pricing,
categories, tags, collections, etc are all correct BEFORE it is set to
Active status. Otherwise, I stand to have a product visible to the general
public that is not ready to be viewed, creating other problems. Sometimes I
am importing several things at, or near, the same time and some products
can be visible when they shouldn't be.

Having an option in the Shopify admin portal to let the store owners decide
if new products should have an Active or Draft status would be helpful for
many.

Thanks,
Dalebert
Zopi
Shopify Partner
145 8 102

Thanks for reaching me back, @Dalebert 

 

Actually, you can import products as Draft in Shopify using an alternative method. When you import products using a CSV file or API, you can set the product status to "Draft" by default. This way, the products won't be visible to customers on your online store, but you can still access and edit them on the back end before making them Active. 

Hope this helps 😊

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