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Products, variations and categories in WooCommerce import

How Eofferix sends products, WooCommerce variations, categories, attributes and values, and what to check in WordPress after import.

Updated: Jul 17, 2026

Eofferix separates catalog objects by role. A category is written to a category, a product to the parent product card, and an offer / trade offer to a WooCommerce variation. Properties are written to the level selected by the user.

Categories

Categories can be nested. If no separate category identification field is selected, categories are matched by their full path after transformations, for example Clothing / Men / Pants, not only by the last name.

Products

  • The product stores the parent title, description, categories and product-level attributes.
  • Product stock and price are written to the product only when the source describes a simple product or the field is explicitly mapped to the product.
  • Synthetic values like eofferix-* are not written as SKU by default.

Variations

A WooCommerce variation can have several parameters at once, for example size 48, color black, price 170000 and stock 7. Price and stock are stored separately for each variation.

Correct variation behavior
A real variation should show concrete attribute values. If WooCommerce shows "any size" or "any color", check the field mapping and whether the attribute is used for variations.
Variation list in a WooCommerce product card
A variable product contains separate variations from the source and WooCommerce categories.
Fields of a concrete WooCommerce variation
A variation stores its own image, price, stock, SKU and inventory settings.

Attributes and values

For variation parameters WooCommerce uses attributes and values, for example attribute Size with values 46, 48, 50. If the required attribute or value does not exist yet, the plugin can create it during import and reuse it later without duplicates.

How to see that import is configured incorrectly

What you see in WooCommerceWhat to check in Eofferix
Many identical products appeared.Product identification field: SKU, external ID or another stable key.
Variations exist but show "any" values.Variation attributes and the flag that the attribute is used for variations.
Price is on the product but not on variations.The price field is mapped to product instead of offer / variation.
All variants have the same stock.The stock field is mapped at the wrong level.
Variation images are missing.The image field is mapped to product instead of variation, or the file is absent in the source.

What to check in WooCommerce admin

  1. Open the created product in WordPress Products.
  2. Check that the variable product contains real source variations.
  3. Check that variations have concrete values, such as size and color.
  4. Check price and stock of a concrete variation.
  5. Check that product attributes and variation attributes are not mixed.
  6. Repeat the import without changes and make sure duplicates do not appear.