Magento: How to import additional images for products

We did a migration from CRE LOADED (osCommerce clone) to Magento and we had to import all products with additional images. Every products had from 4 to 6 images which was a problem because Magento doesn’t have built-in ability to upload multiple images for products.

Our solution:

Step 1.
Save this in the file “/app/etc/modules/Inchoo_Import.xml”

< ?xml version="1.0"?>
 
 
 
true
local

Step 2.
Save this in the file: /app/code/local/Inchoo/Import/etc/config.xml

< ?xml version="1.0"?>
 
 
 
0.1.0
 
 
 
 
 
 
Inchoo_Import_Model_Gallery

Step 3.
We create model (rewrite of existed)

< ?php
$import_gallery=Mage::getModel('catalog/convert_adapter_product');
echo get_class($import_gallery):
// you will get Inchoo_Import_Model_Gallery

and also save this in /app/code/local/Inchoo/Import/Model/Gallery.php

< ?php class Inchoo_Import_Model_Gallery extends Mage_Catalog_Model_Convert_Adapter_Product { public function saveRow(array $importData) { $product = $this->getProductModel()
->reset();
 
if (empty($importData['store'])) {
if (!is_null($this->getBatchParams('store'))) {
$store = $this->getStoreById($this->getBatchParams('store'));
} else {
$message = Mage::helper('catalog')->__('Skip import row, required field "%s" not defined', 'store');
Mage::throwException($message);
}
}
else {
$store = $this->getStoreByCode($importData['store']);
}
 
if ($store === false) {
$message = Mage::helper('catalog')->__('Skip import row, store "%s" field not exists', $importData['store']);
Mage::throwException($message);
}
 
if (empty($importData['sku'])) {
$message = Mage::helper('catalog')->__('Skip import row, required field "%s" not defined', 'sku');
Mage::throwException($message);
}
$product->setStoreId($store->getId());
$productId = $product->getIdBySku($importData['sku']);
 
// if product exist do not update
if ($productId) {
return true;
$product->load($productId);
}
else {
$productTypes = $this->getProductTypes();
$productAttributeSets = $this->getProductAttributeSets();
 
/**
* Check product define type
*/
if (empty($importData['type']) || !isset($productTypes[strtolower($importData['type'])])) {
$value = isset($importData['type']) ? $importData['type'] : '';
$message = Mage::helper('catalog')->__('Skip import row, is not valid value "%s" for field "%s"', $value, 'type');
Mage::throwException($message);
}
$product->setTypeId($productTypes[strtolower($importData['type'])]);
/**
* Check product define attribute set
*/
if (empty($importData['attribute_set']) || !isset($productAttributeSets[$importData['attribute_set']])) {
$value = isset($importData['attribute_set']) ? $importData['attribute_set'] : '';
$message = Mage::helper('catalog')->__('Skip import row, is not valid value "%s" for field "%s"', $value, 'attribute_set');
Mage::throwException($message);
}
$product->setAttributeSetId($productAttributeSets[$importData['attribute_set']]);
 
foreach ($this->_requiredFields as $field) {
$attribute = $this->getAttribute($field);
if (!isset($importData[$field]) &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; $attribute &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; $attribute->getIsRequired()) {
$message = Mage::helper('catalog')->__('Skip import row, required field "%s" for new products not defined', $field);
Mage::throwException($message);
}
}
}
 
$this->setProductTypeInstance($product);
 
if (isset($importData['category_ids'])) {
$product->setCategoryIds($importData['category_ids']);
}
 
foreach ($this->_ignoreFields as $field) {
if (isset($importData[$field])) {
unset($importData[$field]);
}
}
 
if ($store->getId() != 0) {
$websiteIds = $product->getWebsiteIds();
if (!is_array($websiteIds)) {
$websiteIds = array();
}
if (!in_array($store->getWebsiteId(), $websiteIds)) {
$websiteIds[] = $store->getWebsiteId();
}
$product->setWebsiteIds($websiteIds);
}
 
if (isset($importData['websites'])) {
$websiteIds = $product->getWebsiteIds();
if (!is_array($websiteIds)) {
$websiteIds = array();
}
$websiteCodes = split(',', $importData['websites']);
foreach ($websiteCodes as $websiteCode) {
try {
$website = Mage::app()->getWebsite(trim($websiteCode));
if (!in_array($website->getId(), $websiteIds)) {
$websiteIds[] = $website->getId();
}
}
catch (Exception $e) {}
}
$product->setWebsiteIds($websiteIds);
unset($websiteIds);
}
 
foreach ($importData as $field => $value) {
if (in_array($field, $this->_inventoryFields)) {
continue;
}
if (in_array($field, $this->_imageFields)) {
continue;
}
 
$attribute = $this->getAttribute($field);
if (!$attribute) {
continue;
}
 
$isArray = false;
$setValue = $value;
 
if ($attribute->getFrontendInput() == 'multiselect') {
$value = split(self::MULTI_DELIMITER, $value);
$isArray = true;
$setValue = array();
}
 
if ($value &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; $attribute->getBackendType() == 'decimal') {
$setValue = $this->getNumber($value);
}
 
if ($attribute->usesSource()) {
$options = $attribute->getSource()->getAllOptions(false);
 
if ($isArray) {
foreach ($options as $item) {
if (in_array($item['label'], $value)) {
$setValue[] = $item['value'];
}
}
}
else {
$setValue = null;
foreach ($options as $item) {
if ($item['label'] == $value) {
$setValue = $item['value'];
}
}
}
}
 
$product->setData($field, $setValue);
}
 
if (!$product->getVisibility()) {
$product->setVisibility(Mage_Catalog_Model_Product_Visibility::VISIBILITY_NOT_VISIBLE);
}
 
$stockData = array();
$inventoryFields = isset($this->_inventoryFieldsProductTypes[$product->getTypeId()])
? $this->_inventoryFieldsProductTypes[$product->getTypeId()]
: array();
foreach ($inventoryFields as $field) {
if (isset($importData[$field])) {
if (in_array($field, $this->_toNumber)) {
$stockData[$field] = $this->getNumber($importData[$field]);
}
else {
$stockData[$field] = $importData[$field];
}
}
}
$product->setStockData($stockData);
 
$imageData = array();
foreach ($this->_imageFields as $field) {
if (!empty($importData[$field]) &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; $importData[$field] != 'no_selection') {
if (!isset($imageData[$importData[$field]])) {
$imageData[$importData[$field]] = array();
}
$imageData[$importData[$field]][] = $field;
}
}
 
foreach ($imageData as $file => $fields) {
try {
$product->addImageToMediaGallery(Mage::getBaseDir('media') . DS . 'import' . $file, $fields, false, false);
}
catch (Exception $e) {}
}
/***************************start of modification**************************/
try {
$addimagesData = explode(';',$importData["addimages"]);
foreach($addimagesData as $addimages_img)
{
$product->addImageToMediaGallery(Mage::getBaseDir('media') . DS . 'import' . $addimages_img, null, false, false);
}
}
catch (Exception $e) {}
 
/***************************end of modification****************************/
 
$product->setIsMassupdate(true);
$product->setExcludeUrlRewrite(true);
 
//save product!!!
$product->save();
return true;
}
}

4. Step
We import products with csv file and example of csv:

"store","websites","attribute_set","type"......"addimages"
"admin","base","Default","simple"......"/girls/tees/nautical_girls650.jpg;/girls/tees/nautical_girls750.jpg;"

You can see, we added a column”addimages”
and pictures are separated with “;”

All pictures must be uploaded in folder: “/media/import” and you can go to: (Admin > System > Import/Export > Profiles >> Import All Products) and import can begin…