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Does anyone know how to select multiple products for duplication , adding and deleting - instead of having to do it one by one which doesn't work in my store of 3500 products.

I'm trying to duplicate mass products and then delete the older product - to essentially alter it's URL.

Please help!

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As raised by , trying to duplicate thousands of products just to change their URLs is fragile and slow. As correctly points out, the solution depends heavily on which e-commerce/CMS platform is in use. ’s Shift-select tip applies to desktop file lists but usually does not work for web admin tables unless the platform exposes a proper bulk-action control.

A safer strategy is to avoid duplication whenever possible. Edit the product URL/slug in place or perform a bulk update instead of creating new product rows and deleting the old ones — that preserves product IDs, SKUs, order history, reviews and SEO signals. If new URLs must be created, implement 301 redirects from old URLs to new ones and update the sitemap and any canonical settings.

A practical workflow that works across platforms:

  1. Take a full backup of the database and media, and work on a staging copy.
  2. Export products to CSV (include internal ID, SKU, current URL key/slug, images, stock and SEO fields).
  3. Edit the CSV to change the slug or add duplicated rows as required, taking care with unique keys (SKU vs internal ID — different platforms use different unique fields).
  4. Re-import using the platform’s official importer or API, in small batches or via CLI to avoid timeouts.
  5. Create 301 redirects for each old → new URL, flush caches and reindex search if the platform requires it.
  6. Verify images, categories, stock, reviews and order links before removing any originals.

Common pitfalls: platform-enforced unique URL or SKU constraints, broken image references, third-party caching/CDN serving stale pages, and losing historical links (orders/reviews). For very large catalogs a developer script using the platform API or direct DB transactions on staging is the most reliable approach; always test and keep roll-back options ready.

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Does anyone know how to select multiple products for duplication , adding and deleting - instead of having to do it one by one which doesn't work in my store of 3500 products.

I'm trying to duplicate mass products and then delete the older product - to essentially alter it's URL.

Please help!

This is a technical question, so the Geek's Lounge is the wrong forum. People would need more details to answer your question. I imagine you're using some web-based Content Management System like Joomla or Drupal and that there is a a Graphical User Interface which adjusts a database which actually stores the information. That's just speculation, though. So first thing is to post in the correct forum based on whether you are using a Content Management System, and if so, which one. Second would be to provide more details on how things are set up and exactly what you are trying to do. Good luck.

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Put your finger on the Shift key, scroll down with the mouse to highlight all the items you want, then press the Delete key. Or you could just delete them all then rebuild the inventory page.

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