How to Generate Custom Product XML Feeds in WooCommerce

Many store owners want to expand their business, selling through various and multiple platforms, reaching new countries, and tapping into global markets. But I know several obstacles often stand in the way.

For example, if you want to sell on platforms like Google shopping, Amazon, Facebook catalog, or even affiliate marketing networks, you will think about how to export all the product’s data and manually enter every product detail, or even how much will it take, right? the process can be quit challenging, which discourages sellers from taking this step.

But with WPFactory’s plugins everything becomes possible!

That’s why “WooCommerce Product XML Feeds Manager” comes in.

From this moment, you can sell on any other platform without manually entering a single piece of product information.

The “WooCommerce Product XML Feeds Manager” allows you to sell on any platform by uploading XML file that includes all your store data, products, prices, images, and more. With one fil,e you can connect your WooCommerce with any platforms like Google shopping, Amazon, Facebook catalog, or even affiliate marketing networks, and others.

Now you can open new horizons for your store.

Let’s go to see how easy it is to get started with this smart tool! 

Step1:

➡ Download the Plugin

To get started, you will need to download the “WooCommerce Product XML Feeds Manager” plugin, which allows you to set maximum quantities based on your store’s needs.

After downloading the plugin from your WPFactory account, upload it to your WordPress site.

Step2:

➡ Access the Plugin 

Once the plugin is installed and activated, you can tailor it to fit your business needs.

​Go to WooCommerce > Settings > “Product XML Feeds”

Step3:

➡Product XML Feeds Options

• WooCommerce Product XML Feeds

The first thing you need to do is enable the plugin to start creating XML files for your store products.

• Total XML files (feeds)

Here you can specify the number of XML files you want. For example, the box here shows you one file.

Advanced Options

• Block size for products query

Here, you can specify how many products you want to fetch at once while creating the XML file.

• PHP memory limit

Here, you specify the maximum amount of memory (RAM) that PHP can use while creating the file. “O” means there is no specified limit, and the server’s default limit is used.

• PHP time limit

Here you specify the maximum time (in seconds) allows for processing before execution stops.

“-1” means no time limit (unspecified).

This is useful for large stores to avoid interruption of the process before completion.

• “Raw” input

If this option is enabled, templates will use native XML formats such as:

• <product> و </product>.

If it is enabled, {product} و {/product} is used to make writing easier for some people.

• Ajax load filtering option

If you do this, the filters will be applied via Ajax instead of reloading the page. This is very useful for large stores because it makes the filters faster and less resource intensive.

• Ajax feed creation

When this option is enabled, an XML file will be generated without reloading the page. Ideal for stores with a large number of products, it improves performance when generating files.

Step4:

➡XML Feed #1

• Enable/ Disable

From here, you can enable or disable this file (Feed). When enabled, a custom XML file is created based on the template you specify.

• Admin title

An internal title that appears only to you in the control panel so that you can easily identity this feed.

Template Options

• XML header

This is the beginning of an XML file and can be customized as you wish. For example, it includes the creation date and title using shortcodes.

• XML item

This is a template for a single product item within an XML file. It contains information such as name, URL, price, currency, image, category, etc. You can use shortcodes to specify the data displayed.

 

• Variation XML item

Same idea as XML item but for variable products. Used when you choose to display “Both variable and variations products”.

• XML Footer

The end of the XML file, often </root>.

 

• Hide XML tags if empty

If you enable this, it will hide empty tags like <stock_quantity></stock_quantity>, making the file cleaner.

• Create Text Feed

If you enable this, it will create a text file instead of XML. Useful for some platforms or analytics.

General Options

• XML file path and name

Here, you specify the name and path of the XML file.

• Text file path and name

The same thing, but specific to the Text file if it is activated.

• Use site address (Home URL)

Uses the main sit address instead of the WordPress address if enabled. Useful if your site uses a different address for front-end.

• Update period

Here you specify the period in which you want to update the file, every minute, hour, day, week, or month.

• Manual corn job command

A command you can use on the server to manually generate the file through cron (Cron Job).

• Sorting: order by

From here, you can choose how to arrange the products by date, name, or price.

• Sorting: order 

Choose ascending or descending order.

Products Filtering Options

From here you can determine which products are include and which are excluded. You can filter products by categories and filters products by tags.

 

• Product types to include

From here, you can determine the types of products that appear in the file, such as simple, variable, and group.

• Variable products

Choose to show only the variable products, the variations themselves, or both.

• Products scope

From here, the scope of the products is defined: all products or a specific number.

• Offset products

From here, you can specify the number of products you want to ignore.

• Total products

From here you select the products you want to include. if you want to include all of them, set zero.

Extra Products Filtering Options

• Stock status

Who can determine the product status: available, out of stock, pre-order.

• Min price/ Max price

Here, you set the price range for the products that appear.

• Catalog visibility

Here you specify whether you want the product to appear in the search results, the store page, both, or hidden.

• Attribute to include – Attribute values

From here, you can include specific attributes such as color and size, and set attribute values such as green, black, etc.

• Custom meta filter

From here, you can filter products according to custom data.

For Example: price, >, 20 or on_sale, =, yes

The conclusion

You can now say goodbye to any obstacles standing in your way to growing and expanding your eCommerce store. Now with the “WooCommerce Product XML Feeds Manager” plugin, you can easily list your products on any platform and marketplace you want to sell on, all through a single XML file.