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shopify-matrixifylisted

Use when a store owner is doing bulk data work through the Matrixify (formerly Excelify) app: bulk import/export, "migrate my catalog", "bulk update prices", "bulk edit metafields", CSV or Excel import, "my import deleted my metafields", "my import wiped my tags", MERGE vs REPLACE vs UPDATE, "how do I undo an import", building a Matrixify sheet by hand or programmatically, or a data migration between stores/platforms. Covers products, variants, metafields, collections, redirects, customers, and menus. Not for minting category (taxonomy) metafields, which Matrixify cannot do (use shopify-category-taxonomy); not for one-off single-record edits via the Admin API (use the relevant entity skill).
kgelster/awesome-ecom-skills · ★ 47 · Data & Documents · score 81
Install: claude install-skill kgelster/awesome-ecom-skills
# Shopify Matrixify The bulk-data workhorse of the catalog-cleanup suite. Matrixify moves store data in and out as spreadsheets, so it is how you touch thousands of records at once instead of one at a time in the admin. Almost every destructive mistake here comes from one of two misunderstandings: what a *blank cell* means, and what *omitting a row* means. Internalize the safety doctrine below before you touch a production catalog. Canonical docs: [matrixify.app/documentation](https://matrixify.app/documentation/). This skill is the operational playbook the docs don't spell out. ## Store access Matrixify runs inside the store, not through the Admin API. You do the work in two places: - **The Matrixify app** (Shopify admin → Apps → Matrixify): run Export to pull a sheet, run Import to push one. Every import shows an **Analyze** preview and, after it runs, an **Import Results** file. - **A spreadsheet** you edit locally (Excel or any CSV editor) or generate with throwaway code. No token lives in this skill. To verify a write landed, re-export the affected records and inspect the cells, or read them back through the Admin API: the storefront is CDN-cached and lies about freshness. ## Safety doctrine Read this section twice. Every rule here was learned by someone breaking a live store. 1. **Back up first: the export IS the backup.** Before any bulk write, run a full export of the entity you're about to touch (Products, Collections, etc.) and save the file. If