Case Study: Scraped and Imported Huge Carpet Product Data from Multiple American Websites into WordPress
The Challenge
Our client, a home decor e-commerce company, wanted to aggregate carpet product data from multiple US websites into their WordPress store. The goal was not only to collect products but also to create variations (size, color, material) and keep the catalog up-to-date automatically.
Manual collection and updating of thousands of listings was time-consuming, error-prone, and inefficient.
Hurdles We Faced
- Diverse Website Structures: Each retailer had unique layouts, requiring customized scraping logic.
- Dynamic Content & Anti-Bot Measures: Many websites loaded product details dynamically, and some implemented throttling or bot detection.
- Data Standardization: Products had different units, categories, and naming conventions, making direct import challenging.
- WordPress Variations: The client’s store needed products with multiple variations (sizes, colors, materials) created automatically.
Our Step-by-Step Approach
- Requirement Analysis:
Identified key product attributes: name, material, color, size, SKU, price, images, and availability. - Proxy-Based Scraping:
Used rotating proxies to avoid detection and ensure uninterrupted scraping from multiple websites. This allowed us to collect high-volume data reliably without IP blocking. - Custom Scraping Scripts:
Developed Python-based scripts using Selenium and API integrations to fetch product details, variations, and images from all target websites. - Data Cleaning & Standardization:
Transformed raw data into a uniform format, standardized measurements, product attributes, and category mappings. - WordPress Import & Variation Creation:
Automated WooCommerce import with product variations for size, color, and material, ensuring each product was correctly structured for the client’s store. - Scalability & Automation:
Built the system to automatically update products whenever new items were added to source websites or existing items changed.
Results & Impact
- Successfully imported thousands of products with full variations into the client’s WordPress store.
- Reduced manual data entry from days to minutes.
- Provided a scalable system for continuous updates, keeping the store always current.
- Enabled potential for dropshipping businesses to aggregate products from multiple suppliers and import directly into their online stores with variations.
Other Applications
This service can be highly beneficial for:
- Dropshipping Websites: Aggregate products from multiple suppliers and keep stock, pricing, and variations updated automatically.
- Market Research: Track competitor products, prices, and trends in real time.
- E-Commerce Expansion: Quickly scale online stores by importing high-volume products with variations without manual effort.
Our Services & Expertise
At Ascendance Solutions, we specialize in:
- Proxy-Based Web Scraping for structured and dynamic content.
- WordPress & WooCommerce Automation, including product and variation import.
- Data Aggregation & Standardization to make raw data actionable.
- Dropshipping & E-Commerce Solutions for scalable online stores.
- We can help you scrape product data from different websites and then import it to WordPress website
📧 Connect with us at connect@ascendancesolutions.com to discuss how we can help your business automate product imports, variations, and scaling for WordPress or dropshipping stores.
