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Hi Jeep whisperer I switched to CubeCart. Fairly easy to figure out but like all of the "free" carts lack of documentation is a bit of a problem. We have put our entire catalog into an MS Access 2007 database and generate CSVs from there. Once in the MS Access 2007 database we are able to generate CSvs for Amazon upload, CubeCat upload, and hopefully we will figure out how to upload to eBay. The MS Access 2007 database makes it easy to update prices, descriptions etc I may take a look at Prestashop in the future

jeepwhisperer After Prestashop I tried Magento which is slow and overcomplicated. I wasted a week on that and then settled for CubeCart which is not as complicated, and It has a free version that I keep going to try ideas out, but the paid version works vey well. Worth a shot if you get fed up with struggling with Prestashop. We have 1600 products and we able to import them all with the correct category/sub category from a csv file Best regards Hoppy

Prestashop makes a nice demo, but to actually DO something you need to be able to import products out of the box. Being free is not really free if it takes you 10 minutes each product to manually enter 3000+ products, or indeed to spend days looking for an answer to something that cannot be done. I would happily pay for a module to do this. Time to move on

Thanks for answering preserver I was beginning to think there was no one there ;-) This does seem to be Prestashop's weak spot. I have seen it mentioned all over the web. No one gives a proper detailed explanation how to: 1. Prepare the csv file 2. Upload http://www.iecsp.com/review-compare-php-shopping-cart.html I am pondering whether to continue with Prestashop or move on to CubeCart (which is not free) or Magento which has a steep learning curve. Anyway, thanks for the response

Is anyone out there? Something. Anything.

Prestashop 1.5.4.1 If anyone could help I would be most grateful. I have uploaded a csv file in the recommended format for Categories and sub categories I have prepared the csv file "all in one column" and "all in separate columns" but no joy. This is the result This the most important part of using this software for us. Even on Amazon and eBay we get this right. What am I doing wrong here? The attachments explain what is wrong better than I can. Thanks

Hi I too posted on the forum about the lack of documentation. I have 3000 products and 250 categories to import. SO I posted a question but no response after 3 days. I am ready to give up on Prestashop just over the poor import documentation. http://www.prestashop.com/forums/topic/250339-wanted-instructions-import-categories-subcategories-products/ Its a pity a good product is spoilt

PrestaShop™ 1.5.4.1 I have been struggling with Prestashop Import categories for 2 days now (bank Holiday weekend no one around). Getting nowhere. About ready to give up on Prestashop. Nice script but just importing categories has been a nightmare, and we haven't started on 3000 products yet I have about 250 Categoories and subcategories to import. There is no sample query "Import categories AND SUBCATEGORIES" This makes things difficult because you have to try to imagine what the Prestashop designers were thinking I have downloaded the sample query "Import categories" and deleted the existing MAIN categories (there are no SUB CATEGORIES) that came with the sample data PrestaShop™ 1.5.4.1 and I was able to re-import those OK. I have checked around the web and Youtube for instruction but this subject is very skipped over and is not in any detail anywhere. I found a dutch site here and tried to recreate what he suggested http://www.howtomake...ories_excel.jpg But when I downloaded the sample file it does not look anything like the clean and tidy file above A1 = 9 columns together in the A1 field/Column: id;Active (0/1);Name*;Parent Category;Description;Meta-title;Meta-keywords;Meta-description;URL rewritten;Image URL B2 Another couple of fields C3 Part of another field Not easy to recreate that over 250 Categories and sub Categories I must be missing something. Can anyone point me in the right direction. A video or detailed text instruction. Thanks in advance Best regards Jeff

Hi Guys newbie here so be gentle with me I sell garage tools and machinery and shipping is calculated by weight plus a fixed fee. Is it possible to set up shipping for the two diffrent shipping zones of the UK dependent on postcode of the customers Zip/Post Code? 1. £4.99 per shipment and £0.30 per Kilogram UK Mainland 2. £9.99 per shipment and £0.60 per Kilogram UK Highlands and Islands, Northern Ireland. Just to explain, under 30 kgs every area of the UK is the same price because the Governments National Carrier (Parcel Force) is obligated to charge the same around the country, but when it comes to higher weights we and the buyers are at the mercy of commercial carriers. Thanks