Easy way to upload content (bulk) via Excel

Topic summary

A user seeks alternatives to Shopify’s basic bulk editor for updating product titles, descriptions, and metafields via spreadsheet without overwriting supplier data imported through an API/app.

Recommended Solutions:

  • Shopify CSV Import: Can update existing products by including only the columns you want to change (Handle + Title + desired fields for product-level edits; Handle + Title + Option Values for variant-level edits)
  • Ablestar Bulk Product Editor App: Allows spreadsheet uploads without strict formatting requirements, offers undo functionality, and can bulk edit products with live preview

Key Issues Resolved:

  • Initial upload error related to primary market (NL Market) price list configuration - now fixed
  • Price updates require selecting “Price” under Variant Fields (default price) rather than “Netherlands - Price” (market-specific price), even when Netherlands is the primary market
  • Formatting Question: To preserve bold text in descriptions during upload, HTML markup is required (e.g., <strong>Brand New</strong>)

The conversation remains ongoing as the user tests formatting solutions.

Summarized with AI on November 6. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

Hi @TOC-MR ,

Yes, if you’d like to include some formatting like bold text you can do so but you would need to upload the description in HTML. For example:

This is product is **Brand New**

Best,

Daniel