Is there sample shop data I can import?

Importing WooCommerce Sample Data

If you are starting with an empty shop — no products, orders, reviews — then you can get started creating your own products and setting up your shop exactly as you need.

However, maybe you’d like to see what a store full of sample orders and products looks like. If so, we’ve got some data for you to see what a working shop looks like.

Sample data for your WooCommerce shop is located in a file called either sample-products.csv or sample-products.xml, which is located in your shop installation.

Installing WooCommerce Sample Data

No matter how you get the file, it’s time to upload!

WordPress Importer

From the WordPress Dashboard:

  1. Go to: Tools > Import.
  2. Select WordPress
  1. Run Importer.
  2. Select Choose file and then select the sample-products.xml file you downloaded.
  3. Upload file and import.
  4. Import our default wooteam author, create a new user, or assign the posts to an existing user. This is your call to make, though we recommend assigning the posts to an existing user.
  5. Tick or untick the box for Download and import file attachments. This imports all sample product images to your site if ticked.
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  1. Submit and your sample data is imported.

WooCommerce Products CSV

From the WordPress Dashboard:

  1. Go to: Tools > Import.
  2. Select WooCommerce Products CSV
  1. Run Importer. An Import Products screen appears.
  1. Select Choose file and then select the sample-products.csv file you downloaded.
  2. Continue. A Column Mapping screen appears.
  1. Scroll down and Run the Importer.

You now have sample data in WooCommerce to learn from.