PrestaShop CSV Product Updater

What can you update in PrestaShop using CSV?

Stock and Prices CSV Updater is designed for merchants who need to update existing catalog data without editing products one by one.

Bulk update PrestaShop products and combinations

Stock and Prices CSV Updater lets you update selected fields of existing PrestaShop products using CSV files.

Instead of replacing the entire catalog, you select the information that needs updating.

Product fields

• Stock quantity
• Base selling price
• Wholesale price
• Existing percentage-based specific-price reductions
• On sale flag
• Active or inactive status
• EAN barcode
• Weight
• Available later text

Combination fields

• Combination stock quantity
• Price impact
• Wholesale price impact
• EAN barcode
• Weight impact

You can import products, combinations or both, depending on your update workflow.

Automatically update PrestaShop stock and prices with CRON

If your supplier regularly publishes new price lists or stock files, you can automate recurring imports instead of uploading each CSV manually.

The module supports three CSV sources:

• Feed URL: Download a CSV file from a configured URL.
• Local file: Upload a CSV file for importing.
• FTP-accessible folder: Process CSV files already placed in the module’s server folder.

Scheduled CSV imports

Configure the source and field mapping, then use a CRON job to trigger the saved import.

Automatic processing is useful for stores that receive frequently updated supplier quantities or prices.

Import multiple CSV files from a folder

The module can process multiple CSV files found in a prepared server folder.

You can optionally remove processed files after an import completes according to the module’s processing rules.

This is useful when suppliers deliver CSV files through an external FTP workflow. The module reads the server folder rather than connecting to an FTP server using credentials.

Update PrestaShop product availability from CSV

The updater supports more than stock quantities. It can also change whether existing products are active or inactive.

Activate or deactivate products in bulk

Map a CSV column to the product active status. You can configure which source values mean enabled and disabled.

For example, a supplier file may use 1 and 0 or another configured pair of values.

This makes it possible to update product visibility as part of an existing catalog maintenance workflow.

Reset stock quantities before importing

An optional stock-reset mode sets existing stock quantities to zero before importing replacement product quantities from CSV.

This can support replacement-stock workflows, but it should be tested carefully before use, particularly in multistore configurations.

Apply the same quantity to combinations

Product imports also include an option to apply the same CSV quantity to a parent product and its combinations.

When different variants have different quantities, use a combination-level import instead.

Update PrestaShop discounts and prices from CSV

In addition to base selling prices and wholesale costs, the module supports selected price and discount-related fields.

Update existing percentage reductions

Update percentage-based reductions in existing PrestaShop specific-price records.

This updates supported existing reductions; it is not a replacement for creating new complex cart rules or promotional campaigns.

Update the On sale flag

Set the product’s On sale flag from a CSV column to control whether the sale label appears on product pages and listings.

The On sale flag is separate from the actual discount amount.

Flexible CSV column mapping and product matching

Supplier files may contain different columns and use different product identifiers.

The updater lets you configure CSV column positions and the field separator.

Supported product matching options include:

• PrestaShop product ID
• Product reference (SKU)
• EAN
• Supplier reference
• Product name

Combination imports support matching through applicable variant identifiers.

For reliable recurring imports, use unique and consistent identifiers wherever possible.

Example supplier file

This illustrative file can be mapped to product references, quantities, selling prices and product status.

CSV export, import reports and notifications

The updater includes a dedicated CSV Export section and tools for reviewing import results.

CSV export

Export supported catalog data into CSV for use in spreadsheets and external data-management workflows.

Review import results

Access recent product and combination import reports from the back office.

Problem reports help identify import issues such as missing product matches or duplicate identifiers.

Get email notifications

Enable email notifications to receive import summaries and problem-report CSV attachments.

This is especially helpful when imports are triggered automatically through CRON.

CSV Product Updater vs. native PrestaShop import

PrestaShop includes built-in CSV import tools. They are useful for initial catalog creation and various manual data-import tasks.

Stock and Prices CSV Updater focuses on recurring updates to existing products, combinations and selected catalog fields.

When should you choose this PrestaShop CSV updater?

Stock and Prices CSV Updater is a good fit when your products already exist in PrestaShop and you need to maintain their data regularly.

Choose it when you need:

• Bulk stock, price and combination updates
• Product activation and deactivation
• Updates to existing discounts and sale flags
• Automatic CRON imports
• Supplier CSV files from URLs or server folders
• Flexible product matching and column mapping
• CSV export and import reports

When might another importer be better?

If you need to create complete new product records, import images, build categories or synchronize full product descriptions, you may need a comprehensive catalog importer instead.

This module is primarily designed to update existing product and combination data.