<p>Efficiently managing SKUs is crucial for proper inventory management and product identification when selling across different channels (Amazon, eBay, Etsy, etc). Adding SKUs manually by going through each product page would take ages if you have a large catalog. With Bulk SKU Generator you can automate your SKU creation process for your new and existing products.</p>
<p>Create multiple rules to set different SKUs for different products and categories using the inbuilt variables like product ID, name, slug, attributes, and more. Option to add new, replace, or set additional SKUs. The detailed features of this extension follow.</p>
<h2>Features List:</h2>
<ul>
<li>Create unique SKUs for products and variations</li>
<li>Ability to add new, set additional, or replace existing SKUs</li>
<li>Apply SKUs to specific products, category, and attributes</li>
<li>Create multiple rules to add different SKUs for different products</li>
<li>Customize SKU format by adding custom text anywhere in SKU along with variables,
<ul>
<li>Product id</li>
<li>Product slug</li>
<li>Product name</li>
<li>Parent category name</li>
<li>Child category name</li>
<li>Product tag</li>
<li>SKU number</li>
<li>Product attribute</li>
<li>Product term</li>
<li>Variation name</li>
<li>Variation ID</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Ability to set different SKU format for product and variations</li>
<li>Add a certain length for generated SKUs to maintain consistency</li>
<li>Option to automate SKU updates for new products</li>
<li>Customize cronjob interval and view SKUs creation progress</li>
<li>Option to add placeholders for empty variables</li>
<li>Allow customers to search by SKU and automatically include SKUs in order emails</li>
</ul>
<h2>Rule based management</h2>
<p>Create multiple global rules to generate different SKUs for different products. Rule based management offers a better control over how the SKUs should be generated for different types of products.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18734004624246" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Multiple-SKU-Generator-Rules.png" alt="" width="980" height="484" /></p>
<h2>Conditional SKUs</h2>
<p>You can conditionally add SKUs to your products using following rule types,</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Replace SKUs<br />
</strong>Replace your existing SKU with a new one. If there is no SKU to replace, the extension won’t add a new SKU.</li>
<li><strong>Additional SKUs<br />
</strong>This rule type will assign an additional SKU to products, regardless of whether they already have an SKU or not.</li>
<li><strong>Product with no SKUs<br />
</strong>Add SKUs to products with no SKU only. If the SKU is already present in any of the selected products, the rule will not add an SKU for that product.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Apply rule to future products</strong></p>
<p>Automate the SKUs generation for upcoming products added to your store. When this feature is enabled, the extension will generate SKU according to your rule settings.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18734004624250" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Multiple-types-of-SKU-generator.png" alt="" width="980" height="472" /></p>
<h2>Customize SKU length for consistency</h2>
<p>Define the maximum length for SKUs generation to ensure that your product codes stay within a specific character range. This customization provides flexibility, allowing you to control the length of SKUs according to your store’s preferences.</p>
<h2>Flexible product SKU format options</h2>
<p>The SKU format can be easily personalized by adding any custom text anywhere in the field along with the predefined variables. The variable values are replaced dynamically to generate SKUs that uniquely identify each product and variation, making inventory management more efficient. The pre-defined variables includes,</p>
<ul>
<li>Product id</li>
<li>Product slug (Product URL)</li>
<li>Product name</li>
<li>Parent category name</li>
<li>Child category name</li>
<li>Product tag</li>
<li>SKU number</li>
<li>Product attribute</li>
<li>Product term</li>
<li>Variation name</li>
<li>Variation ID</li>
</ul>
<p>You can add different SKU formats for products and variations as per your business needs.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18734004624248" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SKU-Format.png" alt="" width="980" height="745" /></p>
<h2>Apply SKUs to all or specific products</h2>
<p>When creating a new rule for SKU generation, you can choose to apply it to all products or specific products. You can specify individual products or select them by their category or attribute.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18734004624254" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Product-Restriction-for-SKU.png" alt="" width="980" height="447" /></p>
<h2>General Options:</h2>
<p>Using the general settings, you can customize following options,</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Enable search by SKU:</strong> Allow your customers to search your catalog by product SKU.</li>
<li><strong>Include SKU in emails: </strong>Automatically include SKU number in customer order emails.</li>
<li><strong>Empty variables placeholder:</strong> You can skip or add custom placeholders for empty variables while generating SKUs. Leaving these fields empty the extension won’t add anything in the SKUs if the variable values are empty.</li>
</ul>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18734004624256" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/General-Settings-of-SKU-generator.png" alt="" width="980" height="739" /></p>
<h2>Conjob and progress view:</h2>
<p>The extension uses cron jobs to schedule SKU generation in phases to avoid overloading the server. You can customize the cronjob time as per your needs. You can view all active rules that are currently being applied along with the product list where the SKU has been added.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18734004624258" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Cronjob-settings-of-SKU-manager.png" alt="" width="980" height="619" /></p>

Bulk SKU Generator

<p>Automatically generate SKUs in bulk for multiple products, including variations. Option to add new or replace existing SKU. Format SKU using multiple variables like product ID, slug, attribute, tag, category, and more.</p>

<h2>Top Features:</h2>
<ul class="wccom-tick-list-primary">
<li>Add multiple and unlimited stores by location</li>
<li>Display products based on the store selected by customers</li>
<li>Automatically show the nearest store based on the user’s location (GPS)</li>
<li>Enable a widget on all shop pages for store selection</li>
<li>Allow users to change the store through the cart form</li>
<li>Customers can pinpoint the delivery address location on Google Maps</li>
<li>Set specific product prices, stock quantities, and payment methods for each store</li>
<li>Set fixed or flexible shipping charges based on distance</li>
<li>Option to assign stores to shop managers</li>
<li>Provide access to orders to shop managers of their assigned shops</li>
<li>Enable distance rate shipping for multiple stores</li>
<li>Admin can filter orders by specific store</li>
<li>Global settings for admin to set the same price or stock quantity of any product across all stores</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Important Note:</strong><br />
Multi Store Manager does not merge, import or connect different eCommerce sites/stores into a WooCommerce site. It allows you to add/create and manage stores with different locations within a single WooCommerce site. However, If you want to connect multiple WooCommerce sites/stores in a single store then, you can purchase our<a href="https://woocommerce.com/products/connect-manage-multiple-stores/"> Connect and Manage Multiple Stores for WooCommerce</a>.</p>
<h2>Feature Details:</h2>
<h3><b>Add Unlimited Stores by Location</b></h3>
<p>Multi-Store Manager extension empowers you to add and manage unlimited stores on WooCommerce. Each store has its own location pinpointed through Google Maps integration.<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18734005933195" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Add-Unlimited-Stores-by-Location22.png" alt="woocommerce multi store manager plugin" width="980" height="425" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18734005933198" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Add-Unlimited-Stores-by-Location-.png" alt="woocommerce multi store manager plugin" width="980" height="435" /></p>
<h3><b>Display Products by Store</b></h3>
<p>This extension displays products based on a selected store, where each store may contain the same or different products. It enables a sticky widget on shop, product, cart, and checkout pages for store selection so that customers can select the store from which they want to purchase the product. They can also change the store during checkout through the cart form.<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18734005933245" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Change-Store-on-shop-page.png" alt="woocommerce multi store manager plugin" width="980" height="475" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18734005933251" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Display-Products-by-Store.png" alt="woocommerce multi store manager plugin" width="980" height="435" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18734005933254" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Change-Store-on-Cart-Page.png" alt="woocommerce multi store manager plugin" width="980" height="483" /></p>
<h3><b>Auto Displays Nearest Store</b></h3>
<p>WooCommerce Multi-Store Manager extension provides you the option to display the nearest store to customers on their first visit based on GPS location.<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18734005933293" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Highlight-Nearest-Store-Automatically.png" alt="woocommerce multi store manager plugin" width="980" height="463" /></p>
<h3><b>Assign Store to Manager</b></h3>
<p>With the Multi-Store Manager for WooCommerce, you can assign each store to your store managers to delegate responsibilities for efficient store management. Store managers can gain control over products, inventory, prices, stock status, and shipping classes of the designated stores. You can also provide them access to orders so they can manage the orders of their assigned stores respectively.<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18734005933202" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Assign-Store-to-Manager.png" alt="woocommerce multi store manager plugin" width="980" height="432" /></p>
<h3><b>Each Store Settings</b></h3>
<p>This extension auto-synchronizes all products from the default store to newly created stores. However, you can set different prices, stock quantities, and shipping classes for the same products in all stores. It also enables you to set specific payment methods for each store to manage payments easily.<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18734005933211" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Each-Store-Settings.png" alt="woocommerce multi store manager plugin" width="980" height="349" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18734005933213" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Each-Store-Settings-manages-new.png" alt="woocommerce multi store manager plugin" width="980" height="406" /></p>
<h3><b>Distance Rate Shipping</b></h3>
<p>You can enable distance rate shipping for multiple stores with the Multi-Store Manager for WooCommerce extension. It enables a button on the cart and checkout pages, so customers can pinpoint the delivery address location on Google Maps. The extension calculates the distance and shipping rate seamlessly based on the selected store location by customers.<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18734005933268" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/change-store-on-checkout-page.png" alt="woocommerce multi store manager plugin" width="980" height="487" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18734005933221" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Customers-Address-on-Google-Map.png" alt="woocommerce multi store manager plugin" width="980" height="483" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18734005933260" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/distance-rate-shipping-cart-page.png" alt="woocommerce multi store manager plugin" width="980" height="796" /></p>
<h3>Set fixed or Flexible Shipping Charges</h3>
<p>You can set either fixed or flexible shipping charges based on the distance in kilometers.<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18734005933470" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Distance-fix-and-perkilometar-based.png" alt="woocommerce multi store manager plugin" width="980" height="423" /></p>
<h3><b>Global Product Settings</b></h3>
<p>This feature simplifies management tasks by allowing you to set the same price or stock quantity for any product across all stores effortlessly. This saves time by eliminating the need to change prices individually for each store.<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18734005933226" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Global-Product-Settings.png" alt="woocommerce multi store manager plugin" width="980" height="439" /></p>
<h3><b>Filter Orders by Store</b></h3>
<p>This feature makes it easy for you to filter orders by specific stores in the orders section. You can find orders for specific stores quickly and efficiently.<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18734005933228" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Filter-Orders-by-Store-new.png" alt="woocommerce multi store manager plugin" width="980" height="355" /></p>
<h2>Advantages:</h2>
<ul class="wccom-tick-list-secondary">
<li>Ideal extension for businesses who have multiple stores in different locations of the country or outside the country, facilitating seamless management across diverse geographical regions..</li>
<li>Admin can display and manage all the stores at one place, enhancing operational efficiency and control.</li>
<li>Admin can assign the stores to different store managers to delegate the responsibility and efficient store management.</li>
<li>Global product settings is a time saving feature as admin do not have to visit each store setting to change the price/stock if they want uniform pricing.</li>
</ul>

Multi Store Manager

<p>Add unlimited stores by location, assign to managers, manage prices, stock, payment methods, and orders separately for each shop.</p>

Bulk SKU Generator vs Multi Store Manager