{"id":28174,"date":"2024-05-06T13:30:37","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T13:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/?p=28174"},"modified":"2026-03-11T10:29:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T10:29:33","slug":"woocommerce-duplicate-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/woocommerce-duplicate-products\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Duplicate a Product in WooCommerce and Clone Multiple Products"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Managing large WooCommerce stores often requires creating multiple products that share similar information such as descriptions, categories, prices, images, or attributes. Instead of creating each product manually from scratch, store owners can save a significant amount of time by using the WooCommerce duplicate product<\/strong> feature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duplicating products allows you to quickly copy an existing product and reuse its information for a new item. This is especially useful when you are selling products with similar structures, such as clothing items with different sizes, products with similar specifications, or items that share the same category and pricing model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, if you already have a product with detailed descriptions, images, shipping settings, and attributes, duplicating it allows you to create a new product instantly and only modify the fields that need to change. This approach speeds up the product creation process and reduces repetitive work.In this guide, we will explain how to duplicate a product in WooCommerce<\/strong> using two practical methods. First, we will show how to clone products using the WooCommerce export and import system. Then we will introduce a faster method using a PBULKiT  plugin that allows you to duplicate multiple products at once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1. How to duplicate WooCommerce products using export\/import<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

WooCommerce duplicate products<\/strong> with export\/import allow you to copy one or more products. Using this method, you can output the desired products take some of them in a CSV file, and then import the CSV file again in WooCommerce to add duplicate products to your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here, you can find a step-by-step guide about how to duplicate a product in WooCommerce with the import\/export method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.1. Export WooCommerce products <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To export WooCommerce products, first, you need to go to All Products and then press the Export button on top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Export WooCommerce products<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the export products to CSV file form, you can filter the products with the below options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. WooCommerce product fields<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The first field allows you to choose some WooCommerce fields before export. You can select the most important information that you want to clone like title, description, price, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Select product fields<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Note: <\/strong>If you leave all fields empty, all WooCommerce products with their fields will be exported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Product type<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      In the next field, you can choose which product type to export, for example, simple products, variable products, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      Select product types<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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      1. Product categories <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        The next field enables you to export the products in one or more categories. This is useful when you want to duplicate products in a specific category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        \"select<\/a>
        Select product categories<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

        As illustrated below, we decided to export simple and variable products in the clothing category:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        \"export<\/a>
        Export desired products<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

        By pressing Generate CSV, the exported file will be downloaded. In the next step, we will show you how to duplicate a product in Excel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        1.2. WooCommerce duplicate multiple products<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        If you open the CSV file, you will see a data sheet like below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        Exported CSV result<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

        You can easily duplicate WooCommerce products by following the below instructions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n