Commonplace Issues That Can Bug You During Magento Import

If you are owing a Magento store, you are likely to face the need of importing products, text and images to your store every now and then. In fact, import is one of the most widely used functionality of this CMS. What makes this feature so popular? Well, product import allows store owners to laden their online shops with content, which in turn helps them in expanding their e-commerce business to new horizons. Without the import tool the entire process of importing products to the Magento store becomes time-consuming and less efficient.

CSV file import is the most widely used method to import files to PSD to Magento template. In order to approve and import CSV files, developers need to adhere to a long list of restrictions and requisites. Owing to this, at times, various problems and issues crop up during the product import process in Magento. If you are a developer who has been working on Magento for a while, you might have encountered these issues, but if not you are likely to face them one fine day. So, it is best to be aware of these issues so that the next time you are importing files to a Magento store and face any of these, you are ready to combat them.

1. CSV File Format: A correct and strict CSV file format ensures that there are no missing data rows or import fail, which is the basic requisite of a successful Magento import. There is, however, one way in which you can keep file formatting issues at bay. Just remember that CSV files are saved in UTF-8 format. Thus, the next time an import fails, you know the root cause.
2. Import/Export Path: In order to ensure smooth and successful functioning of corresponding procedures, it is essential to make the import/export paths writable. 
    
3. Image Locations: While importing Magento products that contain images, it is essential to adhere to the right path of the images. If products have corresponding images, they should be placed in the following path- /media/import folder. If you fail to adhere to this, an error will occur and the import will fail.

     4.  Short Description of Images: You can customize the description of   
        images but it is recommended to stay within the limit of 255 characters.
        If you adhere to this limit, you will be able to ditch the headache of dealing
        with bugs while fixing Magento import issues.