How to generate sequential SKUs in bulk

BEAR supports automatic sequential SKU generation during bulk edit. Instead of assigning the same SKU to all products, you can define a starting number and BEAR will increment it for each product automatically. Example result for 3 products with input 10300+:

Product 1 → 10300
Product 2 → 10301
Product 3 → 10302

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Syntax

In the Bulk Edit tab, in the SKU field, use the following pattern:

{prefix}{start}+{step}

prefix — optional text before the number, e.g. ABC-
start — the number to start from, e.g. 10300
+ — the plus sign activates sequential mode
step — optional, how much to increment each time. Defaults to 1 if omitted
in drop-down select 'new'

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Examples

10300+ → 10300 / 10301 / 10302
10300+5 → 10300 / 10305 / 10310
ABC-1000+ → ABC-1000 / ABC-1001 / ABC-1002
SKU-200+10 → SKU-200 / SKU-210 / SKU-220

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Step by step

Go to Products Editor
Select the products you want to re-SKU using checkboxes. Hold Shift to select a range
Open the Bulk Edit tab
Enable the SKU field checkbox
Set behavior to new
Enter your pattern in the SKU field, for example 10300+
Click Do Bulk Edit and wait

Products receive SKUs in the order they appear in the current table — top to bottom. Note: before applying sequential SKUs, make sure the chosen number range does not overlap with any SKUs already existing in your shop. You can verify this using the Filters tab — filter by SKU using the LIKE behavior with your starting number. ---

Works with variations too

Enable the Variations switcher in the tools panel, select the variation rows you want to update, then apply the same syntax in Bulk Edit. Sequential SKUs will be assigned to each variation row in order. ---

Works with filtering too

You can filter products first — by category, type, or any other parameter — and then apply sequential SKUs to the entire filtered set, not just what is visible on the current page. To disable such behaviour use hook:

add_filter('woobe_sku_auto_increment', '__return_false');