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Create a draft product from CSV

WooCommerce2 minutesChangesTested 20 Oct 2026
Paste into ChatGPT or ClaudeCreate one simple draft product from this CSV row, with stock management enabled. Check the SKU first; if it already exists, skip it without updating it or creating a duplicate. Read back the saved type, status, SKU, price and quantity. Do not publish. Name,SKU,Regular price,Stock Cotton mug,MUG-COTTON,19.95,4

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  1. Your assistant reads the pasted row and checks for an existing product with the exact SKU.
  2. If the SKU is new, it creates one simple product as a draft, with the supplied price and managed stock quantity.
  3. It reads the saved product back. If the SKU already exists, it reports that it skipped the row.
  • Tested with one row and a repeat request that correctly skipped the existing SKU in ChatGPT and Claude, using AI Puffer 2.5.14 and WooCommerce 11.2.1.
  • Your assistant parses the CSV in chat and uses individual product actions. This does not run WooCommerce’s uploaded-file import engine.
  • Large spreadsheets, variable products, images and arbitrary column mappings were not tested. For one product without CSV, see Add a new product.

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