ShipWave Channels

Bulk listing operations

Create, update, and manage listings in bulk for efficient catalog management.

Bulk listing creation

To list multiple products at once:
  1. Go to Admin → Marketplace → Listings
  2. Click Bulk Create
  3. Select the target channel
  4. Choose products to list:
    • All products: List your entire Shopify catalog
    • By product type: List all products of a specific type
    • By vendor: List all products from a vendor
    • By tag: List products with a specific tag
    • Manual selection: Check individual products
  5. Choose whether to list all variants or only specific ones
  6. Click Create Listings
Listings are created in "draft" status and can be pushed in bulk afterward.

Bulk push

To push multiple listings at once:
  1. Go to the channel's Listings page
  2. Filter by status (e.g., "Draft")
  3. Select listings using checkboxes (or "Select All")
  4. Click Push Selected
ShipWave processes listings in batches, showing progress as it goes. Any failures are logged and can be retried individually.

Bulk status update

To change the status of multiple listings:
  1. Select listings using checkboxes
  2. Click Bulk Actions → Update Status
  3. Choose the new status (e.g., "Inactive")
Note: This updates the status in ShipWave. To actually deactivate listings on the marketplace, you need to push the change.

Bulk category assignment

To assign categories to multiple listings:
  1. Select listings with the same product type
  2. Click Bulk Actions → Set Category
  3. Search and select the marketplace category
  4. The category is applied to all selected listings
You can also create category mappings so new listings auto-assign categories by product type.

Bulk template application

To apply a template to multiple listings:
  1. Select listings
  2. Click Bulk Actions → Apply Template
  3. Select the template to apply
This overwrites the title/description with the template-generated content.

Import/export listings

For advanced bulk operations, you can export and import listings via CSV:
  1. Click Export to download current listings
  2. Edit the CSV in Excel or Google Sheets
  3. Update titles, descriptions, prices, categories, etc.
  4. Click Import and upload the modified CSV
This is useful for large-scale edits across hundreds of listings.

FAQs

Is there a limit to how many listings I can create at once?
No hard limit, but very large batches (1000+) are processed in the background. You'll receive a notification when complete.
What if some products fail validation?
Listings that fail validation are flagged with the specific error. Valid listings are created successfully. You can fix and retry the failed ones.
Can I undo a bulk operation?
Bulk creates can be undone by deleting the listings. Bulk pushes cannot be undone automatically—you'd need to update or deactivate listings individually.
How long do bulk operations take?
It depends on the marketplace API. eBay and Etsy are relatively fast. Amazon can take longer due to rate limits. ShipWave shows estimated time and progress.

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