Bulk upload and categories: your whole catalogue from one file, sorted the way you sell.
Add or change hundreds of products from one CSV file instead of one by one. Group them into categories and sub-categories so customers find them fast.
Free plan. No credit card needed.
| Product Name | Type | Price | Category Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pasta | weight | 148 | Staples > Lentils |
| Basmati rice | weight | 128 | Staples > Rice | Offers |
| Butter | unit | 345 | Dairy |
| Flour | unit | 265 | Staples > Flour |
What is bulk upload?
Bulk upload adds many products at once from a spreadsheet saved as CSV. Bulk update exports what you already have, so you change prices or stock in the sheet and upload it back.
Categories are the aisles of your store. Each can have sub-categories, a photo and a banner, and customers see them in the order you drag them into.
| Product ID | Product Name | Price | Stock |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1042 | Pasta | 152 | 80 |
| 1043 | Basmati rice | 128 | 140 |
| 1051 | Butter | 339 | 36 |
What you can do
- Add many products at onceFill the template, one row per product, and upload it.
- Change many products at onceExport, edit prices, stock or status, and upload the file back.
- Set categories in the fileWrite paths like Staples > Rice, and use | for more than one.
- Brand, tax and codes tooOptional columns for brand, tax slab, stock, SKU, tax code and barcode.
- See what happenedRecent uploads shows Done with a row count, or Failed with a report.
- Build your categoriesMain categories and sub-categories, each with a photo and banner.
- Put them in orderDrag categories into place. Customers see the same order.
- Hide a categoryHide it and its products from customers until you are ready.
How bulk upload works
Template, fill, upload, check. Then sort it into categories.
Download and fill the template
In Products, open More ways to add, choose Bulk upload and download the template. Fill one row per product: name, type, price, minimum and maximum quantity.
Upload the file
Save as CSV, choose the file or drag it in, and press Upload CSV.
Check Recent uploads
Done with a row count means the products are in, and active. Failed comes with a report of what to fix.
Sort your categories
In Products, then Categories, add sub-categories, drag them into order and choose what is shown.
The customer side and your side
Neat aisles for customers. A history of every file for you.
What your customer sees
Aisles that make sense
- Main categories with sub-categories under them
- Category photos and banners
- The order you set, with hidden ones kept out of sight
What you set
Every upload on record
- Done or Failed, with a row count
- View report on a failed file
- Download and search your past files
What you can set
The file rules, and the category settings.
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| File | CSV, up to 20 MB. Keep the column names from the template. |
| Required columns | Product Name, Product Type (unit or weight), Price, Min Order Quantity and Max Order Quantity. |
| Optional columns | Discounted Price, variation fields, Category Names, Brand, Tax Slab, Weight Unit, Stock, Main Images, descriptions, SKU, tax code and Barcode. |
| Category Names | Use > for levels and | between categories. The product links to the last level. |
| Bulk update export | All products or a selection, filtered by Active, Inactive or All. |
| Product ID and Batch ID | Keep them as they are in a bulk update. They tell Ordrio which product is which. |
| Flexi Box sheet | Flexi Boxes have their own sheet, opened from either page. |
| Name, description, photo, banner | Description up to 500 characters, photo up to 5 MB, and a banner. |
| Parent category | None for a main category, or pick one to make a sub-category. |
| Shown on your store | Show a category now, or keep it hidden with its products. |
| Order | Drag categories on the list. The new order saves when you drop it. |
How shops use bulk upload
Made-up shops and numbers.
David lists 412 items in one go
David copies his price list into the template, writes category paths like Staples > Rice, and uploads. Recent uploads shows Done, 412 rows, and the shelves are on his store.
A price change across 120 items
Before the festival, Fatima exports 120 products, changes the prices in the sheet, deletes the rows she is not changing, and uploads the file back.
One product in two aisles
Kofi puts basmati in Staples > Rice | Offers. It shows in both. When the deal ends he takes it out of Offers, and it stays in Rice.
Edge cases and limits
What trips people up, and what to do.
| What happens when | The answer |
|---|---|
| My upload shows Failed | Open View report. A common cause is a blank required column, such as Price. Fix the file and upload again. |
| A category name is used in two places | Write its full path, such as Staples > Rice, so Ordrio picks the right one. |
| I want to change a category's parent | The parent cannot be changed after the category is created, so choose it with care. |
| I want to delete a category | Delete its sub-categories first. Deleting cannot be undone. |
| I hide a category | Its products are hidden from customers too. |
| I am adding just one or two products | Adding them directly is usually faster than a file. |
Who uses bulk upload
Shops with big catalogues and prices that move.
Grocery and supermarkets
Hundreds of items and weekly price changes.Ordrio for groceryWholesale
Long price lists, updated in one file.Ordrio for wholesaleFashion
New seasons with sizes and colours in the sheet.Ordrio for fashionJewellery
Collections as categories, prices kept current.Ordrio for jewelleryRestaurants
A full menu, sorted into sections.Ordrio for restaurantsBulk upload questions, answered
A CSV file of up to 20 MB. Excel, Google Sheets and Numbers can all save as CSV.
Product Name, Product Type (unit or weight), Price, Min Order Quantity and Max Order Quantity.
Yes. Use Bulk update: export, change the values, keep Product ID and Batch ID, and upload it back.
Use the Category Names column. Write levels with > and separate categories with |.
Yes. Adding it to one category does not remove it from others.
Recent uploads shows Failed with a View report link. Fix the file and upload it again.
Yes. Drag them on the Categories list. Customers see the same order.
Yes. Turn off Shown in menu. The category and its products are hidden until you turn it back on.
Yes. Send us your items in Excel and we load them. See moving to Ordrio.
Yes. It is on every plan. See pricing for product counts.