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How to Delete Products in cobby

This guide shows you how to safely delete products from your Magento store using cobby's two-stage deletion process. You'll mark products for deletion in cobby, then complete the deletion in Magento.

Prerequisites​

  • Products loaded in cobby
  • Access to your Magento backend
  • Basic familiarity with cobby's Excel interface

Steps​

In cobby​

  1. Locate the products you want to delete in your cobby workbook.

  2. In the Name column, change the value for each product to "Delete me" (or any unique identifier you choose).

  3. Click Save products in the cobby toolbar to sync the changes to Magento.

In Magento​

  1. Log in to your Magento backend.

  2. Navigate to Catalog > Products.

  3. In the product search field, filter by name "Delete me".

  4. Click Select all to select all products with this name.

  5. Open the Actions dropdown menu and select Delete.

  6. Click Submit to permanently delete all selected products.

Verification​

After completing step 9, the selected products will be permanently removed from your Magento catalog. You can verify the deletion by:

  • Checking the product count in Magento's product grid
  • Refreshing your cobby workbook to confirm products are no longer listed
Why the Two-Stage Process?

This deliberate two-stage process (cobby + Magento) provides a safety checkpoint before permanently deleting products. It ensures you make conscious decisions and prevents accidental deletions by requiring manual confirmation in Magento.

Using Custom Identifiers​

Instead of "Delete me", you can use any unique identifier that suits your workflow:

  • Date-based: "DELETE-2024-11-04"
  • Category-based: "REMOVE-discontinued"
  • Batch-based: "CLEANUP-Q4-2024"

The key is choosing a value that won't accidentally match other products in your catalog.