The WooCommerce store starts empty, so you can create products and set up WooCommerce to fit your needs.
If you’d like to see what a store full of sample orders and products looks like, follow the steps below to import WooCommerce sample data.
Download the WooCommerce sample files:
The sample data for WooCommerce is located in a file called either sample-products.csv or sample-products.xml, which is located in the WooCommerce plugin folder in woocommerce/sample-data/. You can get it in two ways:
Re-download WooCommerce. Open the
.zipand find the files in the folder.Get the file from your site via SFTP.
Import Demo Products with the Setup Wizard
When first setting up WooCommerce, the Setup Wizard takes you through all the necessary steps to set up your store and get it ready to start selling. One of those steps, Personalize your store, includes the option to import some demo products.
Note: if you already have products in your store, you won’t see this step.
Import via WooCommerce Products
Go to WordPress Dashboard → Products → All Products.
Select Import.
Run Importer. An Import Products screen will appear.
Select Choose file and then select the
sample-products.csvfile you downloaded.Click the Continue button. A Column Mapping screen appears. You don't have to change anything on this screen.
Scroll down and Run the Importer.
Import via WordPress Importer
Go to WordPress Dashboard → Tools → Import.
Select WordPress.
Run Importer.
Select Choose file and then select the
sample-products.xmlfile you downloaded.Upload file and import.
Import the default wooteam author, create a new user, or assign the posts to an existing user.
Tick the box for Download and import file attachments. This imports all sample product images to your site if ticked.
Click on the Submit button.