Speeding up import process

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Import WP Addon - WooCommerce Updated 3 days ago 5 Replies

Callum asked 3 days ago on February 19, 2025 at 10:34 am

Hi James,

Are there any tips and tricks on speeding up the importer?

Currently have a XML with over 6000 products that needs updating everyday at around 2am. It took over 7hrs to complete (fresh install), and when I’ve ran it manually to update records or add something and test, its still taking around 20-30mins to complete.

Is this normal speed for this, or can I improve it by doing anything?

Many thanks!

J

James replied Support Agent

3 days ago on February 19, 2025 at 11:02 am

Hi Callum,

20-30 mins sounds about right, this all depends on your server setup.

The cron taking 7 hours to complete, how have you setup your wordpress cron? https://www.importwp.com/docs/how-to-schedule-an-importer/

James

CH

Callum replied privately

3 days ago on February 19, 2025 at 11:23 am

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James replied Support Agent

3 days ago on February 19, 2025 at 1:49 pm

If you ignore the custom importwp cron, and get the default wordpress cron to work via the task scheduler/cron, scheduling it to run every minute would be ideal.

In your previous example of running it via php83 command line, i am unsure if the request paramaters will be sent correctly for the custom cron, which is why it normally runs via wget or curl.

CH

Callum replied privately

3 days ago on February 19, 2025 at 2:39 pm

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James replied Support Agent

3 days ago on February 19, 2025 at 2:42 pm

if you save and schedule on the importer, it should then update to say it is waiting form scheduler or scheduled at a specific time once the cron has been triggered, if it is at a specific time then it should be working correctly.