Rare is the software that is going to be able to do absolutely everything you want it to. Every Magento developer has their own wish list of functionality that they wished Magento had.
This page is dedicated to trying to discover the most desired functionality. So, I will build the list and keep it updated and ranked by # of people requesting each. Please post your requests in the comments!
Eventually I’ll clean up this list and probably start posting links to blog articles/extensions that accomplish the desired functionality.
| Rank | Functionality | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Import Categories | 2 |
| 2 | Import Attributes (and attribute values) | 2 |
| 3 | Export Orders | 1 |
| 4 | Import/Export to/from an xml file | 1 |
| 5 | Import Order Status | 1 |
| 6 | Import multiple product images to gallery | 1 |
| 7 | Import Grouped, Bundle, Configurable products and associations | 1 |
There is something like this on the Google Magento Development List, see this Thread:
http://groups.google.com/group/magento-devel/browse_thread/thread/f671bcb0b47ba6a0/90b253c6ecca0371
Bran: Thanks for the link. Helpful, but not quite what I’m going for. I hope to actually rank the requests and have them nicely listed out. So, at least I’m not exactly duplicating that list
I second both of the ones you mention and add these
Import Grouped, Bundle, Configurable products with associated products
Import multiple product images to gallery
Import/Export to/from an xml file rather then csv/excell xml
Export Orders
Import Order Status
I will return with more as they come to mind, but you had me only thinking about import and export
Dan: There are already numerous extensions/blog posts for the first two on your list. In fact, I have a walk-through of how to create a module that will allow you to import multiple images on import (which I use all the time) here: http://prattski.com/2009/10/09/magento-import-multiple-images-for-products-module/. But I agree, if these were included out-of-the-box, that would be nice… Thanks for your comment.
Yeah, I know but the same went for yours, so I figured it was about listing what should be by default from Magento. Obviously those extensions don’t necessarily work in newer versions and also enterprise edition.