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catgento/magento-2-category-importer
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Category Importer for Magento 2

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Magento Category Importer for Magento 2 >= 2.1.x
===================================================

[](#magento-category-importer-for-magento-2--21x)

This is a Magento module which adds a new command to the bin/magento shell to import categories from a CSV file.

It has been copied from , but I've removed the new category attribute creation (which is specific for the developer who created the module).

I have also included a custom Magento 1 export shell script () so that you can generate the csv file from your Magento 1 installation.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

### Composer

[](#composer)

```
    composer require catgento/magento-2-category-importer

```

### ZIP file

[](#zip-file)

Download the module and unzip it under the folder app/code/Catgento/CategoryImporter.

How to use it
-------------

[](#how-to-use-it)

### Create a CSV file with the categories information

[](#create-a-csv-file-with-the-categories-information)

Mandatory columns:

```
id
name
parent_id
is_active
is_anchor
include_in_menu
custom_use_parent_settings
description

```

Optional columns:

```
meta_title
meta_keywords
meta_description
url_key
url_path

```

You can also add custom columns and specify them when calling the script.

#### Magento 1 shell script to export the Categories

[](#magento-1-shell-script-to-export-the-categories)

Copy the shell script from this gist  (exportCategoriesCsv.php) in the shell/ folder of your Magento 1 installation. You only need to execute it from inside that folder and put the output inside csv file like this:

```
php exportCategoriesCsv.php > categories_m1.csv

```

Note:

- This script replaces '"' by '«' and '»'. There are better ways, but I preferred doing it that way to avoid scaping issues.

### Import the CSV file in Magento 2

[](#import-the-csv-file-in-magento-2)

As explained in the Macomedia module, you can use this module by:

```
bin/magento import:categories [--path|-p ] [--additional|-a ]
bin/magento import:categories -p var/import/categories-example.csv
bin/magento import:categories -p var/import/categories-example.csv -a my_custom_attribute1,my_custom_attribute2,my_custom_attribute3

```

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 49% of packages

Maintenance13

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity19

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity54

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

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**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

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###  Release Activity

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Total

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Last Release

2229d ago

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1.0.0PHP ~7.1.3||~7.2.0||~7.3.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/506393?v=4)[Pau Iranzo](/maintainers/PauGNU)[@paugnu](https://github.com/paugnu)

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