Title: WooCommerce Category Assigner
Last modified: April 21, 2026

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# WooCommerce Category Assigner

 *  Resolved [sunegolf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sunemorton/)
 * (@sunemorton)
 * [2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/woocommerce-category-assigner/)
 * Good day,
 * We need to update our Categories on all our products. As always we upload a CSV
   file but for some reason we can’t upload it anymore.
 * ![](https://wordpress.org/ff3a9cc6-6709-4738-8d3d-9dd129223203)
 * But our CSV file is correct (Like always)
 * ![](https://wordpress.org/24929de6-a8e3-4c8d-8f97-1b5150faca52)
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fwoocommerce-category-assigner%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Thread Starter [sunegolf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sunemorton/)
 * (@sunemorton)
 * [2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/woocommerce-category-assigner/#post-18886814)
 * ![](https://www.golfboutique.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Screenshot-2026-
   04-21-152632.avif)
 * ![](https://www.golfboutique.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Screenshot-2026-
   04-21-152709.avif)
 * Please see images attached
 *  Plugin Support [LovingBro (woo-hc)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lovingbro/)
 * (@lovingbro)
 * [2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/woocommerce-category-assigner/#post-18886831)
 * Hi [@sunemorton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sunemorton/),
 * Thanks for the screenshot, it helps a lot, and I can see the Category Assigner
   is specifically looking for three columns.
 * The notice says the importer is not finding the tags column and not finding either
   sku or name, this usually means the CSV delimiter or headers are not exactly 
   what the importer expects. It expects comma separated columns with headers like
   sku,tags,brands or name,tags,brands.
 * Try these quick checks,
    1. Open the CSV in a plain text editor and confirm the first line matches something
       like, sku,tags,brands, and that the columns are separated by commas, not semicolons.
    2. Remove the extra product_category column, the importer example does not mention
       it.
    3. Save the file as CSV with UTF-8 encoding, then try again.
 * If it still fails, please share the first few lines including the header from
   the text editor, and your WooCommerce System Status Report using [https://pastebin.com/](https://pastebin.com/)
   so we can double check what else may be causing this.
 *  Thread Starter [sunegolf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sunemorton/)
 * (@sunemorton)
 * [2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/woocommerce-category-assigner/#post-18886876)
 * THanks so much! it worked
 *  Plugin Support [LovingBro (woo-hc)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lovingbro/)
 * (@lovingbro)
 * [2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/woocommerce-category-assigner/#post-18886919)
 * Hi [@sunemorton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sunemorton/), great to hear
   that did the trick, really glad everything is working smoothly on your end now.
 * If you have a moment, I noticed you have not yet left a review for WooCommerce.
   Your feedback would go a long way in helping other merchants make informed decisions
   and get the most out of the plugin. You can leave a review here: [https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woocommerce/reviews/#new-post](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woocommerce/reviews/#new-post)
 * We truly appreciate your support 🙌

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 * Last reply from: [LovingBro (woo-hc)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lovingbro/)
 * Last activity: [2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/woocommerce-category-assigner/#post-18886919)
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