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How to import products in Prestashop

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Written by Juul v Kessel
Updated this week

Export your optimized content to PrestaShop using the built-in import feature.

Exporting from Valuna

  • Go to Products

  • Select the products to export

  • Click "Export"

  • Choose "CSV Standard"

  • Download the file

Preparing Your CSV for PrestaShop

PrestaShop requires specific column names. Rename columns to match:

Valuna Field

PrestaShop Field

name

Name

description

Description

price

Price

sku

Reference

Importing to PrestaShop

  • In PrestaShop Back Office, go to Advanced Parameters

  • Click "Import"

  • Select "Products" from the dropdown

  • Upload your CSV file

  • Set the field separator (comma or semicolon depending on your file)

  • Map columns to PrestaShop fields

  • Click "Import"

Important Settings

  • Field separator: Check if your CSV uses commas or semicolons

  • Multiple value separator: Used when attributes have multiple values

  • Use product reference as key: Enable to match products by SKU

Supported File Formats

PrestaShop 1.7+ supports: CSV, XLS, XLSX, XLST, ODS, and OTS formats.

Encoding Requirements

PrestaShop supports UTF-8 and ISO-8859-1 encoding. If using Excel, save the file and re-open in Notepad++ to save with UTF-8 encoding.

Multi-Language Import

For multiple languages, create separate exports from Valuna for each language. PrestaShop imports handle one language per file.

Tip: Download a sample CSV from PrestaShop (Advanced Parameters > Import) to see the exact format required for your version.

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