How to export WooCommerce products with categories?

In this article, you’ll learn 3 ways to export products with product categories in WooCommerce. I will also show you a free plugin to import WooCommerce products with categories, but I will mainly focus on the export options.

WordPress and WooCommerce give you 2 free options to export products in WooCommerce (including product categories). What these two tools lack is a way to modify the output of the feed 🙁.

Today, I will give you all you need to export products and product categories in WooCommerce 🙂. What’s more, you’ll see a plugin to easily adjust the exported data to get the things you need, nothing more. Let’s begin 🚀!

Table of contents

• 3 methods to export WooCommerce products
• Export products with product categories (plugin options)
• Adjust the exported data for categories
• More export features & how to import the products back
• Summary

3 methods to export WooCommerce products

The first two methods are available in standalone WordPress and WooCommerce. The third option is the most advanced (a paid plugin).

And of course, I will focus on categories. So, I will show you how each option lets you export WooCommerce products with categories.

Export products in WordPress

WordPress lets you export all or selected data to XML files:

You may also export WooCommerce products with their categories. The exported XML file will contain all information and meta of products. You will get product categories as well in the category nodes.

The downside of this approach is that you cannot adjust the exported data.

Export products in WooCommerce

But you may use the default WooCommerce product exporter to create a CSV file. And here you can choose the product data you need. So, you can choose to export WooCommerce products with product categories. What’s more, you may select to get products only from specific categories or product types.

So, WooCommerce lets you choose the product data and create a customized CSV file.

Export products with a PRO plugin

Finally, you can use a plugin to export WooCommerce products with categories. I will use Dropshipping Export Products for WooCommerce below.

After the installation, you may create and adjust multiple files (XML and CSV). You can choose the product types as well.

It seems it’s quite similar to the default WooCommerce exporter, right? Not quite, as the most important features lie ahead 🙂. Let’s see them.

Export products with product categories (plugin options)

1️⃣ First, thanks to conditional logic, you’re able to choose specific conditions for exported data.

2️⃣ Next, you can choose the product data to export (choosing and naming the fields). You may also use options for attributes or price, and stock modifiers.

3️⃣ Finally, you may set the automatic schedule for exports and some other options. They may be very useful if you want to synchronize products with different stores for dropshipping.

These additional options inside the plugin give you much more flexibility and customization.

Adjust the exported data for categories

Let's see the first two features to export WooCommerce products with categories.

Thanks to conditional logic, I’m able to define which products will be exported based on their categories, price, stock, etc.

With product fields mapper and price/ stock modifiers, I can create a customized file for a retailer, dropshipping, or migration purposes.

As you can see, the plugin lets me adjust the data and export WooCommerce products with categories. I may also change the export settings fast, copy, or create multiple export files easily.

More export features & how to import the products

After I export WooCommerce products with categories I may need to import them 🙂.

Let’s assume I want to export all products from 2 categories with the price between $100 and $200 and import them to a new store designed for selected products only.

You’ve already seen how to use conditional logic for price. So, we’ve exported such products, and now we want to import them to a brand new WooCommerce store.

Product import in WooCommerce is possible for free with a WordPress importer, WooCommerce product importer, or a plugin. I encourage you to use this free plugin.

Summary

Today, you’ve learned how to export (and import) WooCommerce products with categories using 3 methods. I encourage you to use the extension to have better options. Visit the extension and check out all its features in the plugin documentation →

If you have any questions let us know.