Import a List of Categories

This feature allows you to upload and import a bulk list of categories. By using a CSV file, you can quickly add multiple categories.
A CSV is a simple plain text file. Each line in a CSV file represents a row of data, with individual values separated by commas.
To upload a categories list you must:

1. Navigate to Taxonomy > Categories in the main menu.
2. Click [ v ] at the right of the Create button.
3. Click on Import.
4. Select the CSV file from your disk and click Ok. After uploading the file, the message will be displayed: "my_categories_file.csv file uploaded successfully."
5. Once the file is processed, an alert will appear at the top, over the bell icon, allowing you to view the results of the process.

Structure of the CSV file

To import a set of categories, the CSV file should have the following structure:

• The first line is a comma separated list of fields or columns
• The following lines are the categories.

Import format details:

• Empty rows are ignored.
• Empty columns are ignored.
• The first row with data is taken as the headers row.
• Field headers are flexible supporting:
• • Case insensitive. For example: "Tax Code", "tax code", "TAX CODE", "tAX cODe" are equivalent.
  • Non letter or digit characters are accepted but removed. For example: "Tax Rate", "Tax-Rate", "Tax_Rate", "Tax Rate %", "TaxRate" are equivalent.
  • Unknown headers are ignored.

The available columns are:

• name: name of the category.
• description: brief description of the category
• urlKey: following the rules of the URL Keys defined here
• position: the position in which the category will appear in the store.
• parent: the URL Key of the category under which it will be a subcategory.