Create a clean Google Merchant feed from WooCommerce without setting up a heavy multi-channel feed system.

Merchant Feed Generator Lite for WooCommerce helps store owners generate Google Merchant XML and CSV feeds from WooCommerce products, review product data before submission, and export simple product feed warnings.

It is designed for sellers who want a lightweight Google Merchant feed URL, not a complex multi-channel feed manager.

This plugin does not connect to your Google account. It creates a local Google Merchant feed URL that you can submit manually in Google Merchant Center.

Key Benefits

- Generate Google Merchant XML feeds from WooCommerce
- Generate CSV feeds for manual upload workflows
- Review product data before submission
- Detect common product data issues before creating your feed
- Export simple products and product variations
- Use item_group_id for variable product variations
- Add GTIN, MPN, Brand, Google product category, and condition fields
- Map WooCommerce categories to Google product categories
- Preview the first feed items directly inside WordPress admin
- Use tokenized feed URLs for manual feed submission
- Regenerate feeds manually or with a daily WP-Cron schedule

Why this plugin exists

Many WooCommerce product feed plugins are built as large multi-channel systems with many marketplaces, templates, rules, and integrations.

Merchant Feed Generator Lite focuses on one job:

Generate a clean Google Merchant XML/CSV feed from WooCommerce and show useful preflight warnings before submission.

It is not a replacement for advanced multi-channel feed platforms. It is a lightweight feed generator for store owners who want a simple Google Merchant feed workflow.

Preflight Product Data Warnings

The plugin checks your products before and during feed generation and shows useful warnings such as:

- Missing product image
- Missing GTIN, MPN, or Brand
- Empty product description
- Duplicate feed ID
- Variation missing color or size
- Price not available
- Product not purchasable
- Image URL not absolute
- Product excluded from feed
- Missing Google product category
- Invalid condition value
- Invalid availability value

Warnings include the product name, SKU, issue type, suggested fix, and an edit link where available.

Variation Support

Variable products can be exported as individual feed items. Each variation can use its own ID, SKU, price, attributes, image, and product data. Variations are grouped with item_group_id so Google Merchant Center can understand related product variants.

Supported Feed Formats

- XML feed
- CSV feed

The plugin creates tokenized feed URLs that can be copied from the WordPress admin dashboard.

Product Fields

Merchant Feed Generator Lite adds product-level feed fields for:

- GTIN
- MPN
- Brand
- Google product category
- Condition
- Exclude from feed

Variation-level fields are also available for key feed data, with fallback to the parent product where appropriate.

Category Mapping

You can map WooCommerce product categories to Google product category values. Product-level Google category values take priority over category-level mappings.

Feed Preview

The admin feed preview shows the first feed items in a simple table so you can review IDs, titles, availability, price, brand, GTIN, MPN, item_group_id, and warnings before using the feed.

What This Plugin Does Not Do

- It does not connect to your Google account
- It does not use Google OAuth
- It does not submit products through the Google Content API
- It does not fetch Google Merchant Center errors
- It does not manage Google Ads campaigns
- It does not support Meta, Bing, TikTok, Pinterest, Amazon, or eBay feeds in this Lite version
- It does not include a complex IF/THEN rule engine
- It does not perform currency conversion
- It does not guarantee Google Merchant Center approval

Requirements

- WordPress 7.0 or newer
- WooCommerce 10.0 or newer
- PHP 7.4 or newer
- A writable WordPress uploads directory
- WooCommerce products configured in your store

Tested With

- WordPress 7.0
- WooCommerce 10.0.0
- WooCommerce 10.9.1
- PHP 8.3 runtime
- PHP 7.4+ target compatibility

Support

Author: SG Group
Codester profile: https://www.codester.com/SGGro...
Support contact: https://sggroup.jp/contact/

Please include your WordPress version, WooCommerce version, PHP version, and a short description of the issue when contacting support.

Features

- Google Merchant XML feed generation
- Google Merchant CSV feed generation
- Tokenized public feed URLs
- Manual feed regeneration
- Daily WP-Cron feed regeneration
- Feed dashboard with item count, warning count, file size, and last generated time
- Simple product support
- Variable product variation support
- item_group_id support for variations
- Product-level GTIN, MPN, Brand, Google category, condition, and exclude fields
- Variation-level feed fields with parent fallback
- WooCommerce category to Google product category mapping
- Field mapping for Brand, GTIN, and MPN sources
- Preflight product data warnings
- Warning CSV export
- Feed preview table
- Secure admin actions with nonce checks
- WooCommerce HPOS compatibility declaration
- No Google account connection required
- No external API calls

Requirements

- WordPress 7.0 or newer
- WooCommerce 10.0 or newer
- PHP 7.4 or newer
- WooCommerce must be installed and active
- WordPress uploads directory must be writable
- WP-Cron should be available for scheduled daily feed regeneration
- A Google Merchant Center account is required only if you want to submit the generated feed to Google

This plugin does not require Google OAuth, Google API credentials, external API connections, or a license server.

Installation Instructions

1. Download the main ZIP file from Codester.
2. Extract the downloaded package on your computer.
3. Inside the package, find the plugin ZIP file:
   merchant-feed-generator-lite-for-woocommerce.zip
4. In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin.
5. Upload merchant-feed-generator-lite-for-woocommerce.zip.
6. Activate the plugin.
7. Make sure WooCommerce is installed and active.
8. Go to WooCommerce > Merchant Feed Lite.
9. Review the Dashboard, Feed Settings, Field Mapping, and Category Mapping tabs.
10. Add or review product feed fields such as GTIN, MPN, Brand, Google product category, and condition.
11. Click Regenerate Feed.
12. Copy the XML or CSV feed URL from the Dashboard.
13. Submit the feed URL manually in Google Merchant Center.

Important:
This plugin does not connect to your Google account. It creates a local feed URL that you can submit manually in Google Merchant Center.