How to add some demo food products into a WP WooCommerce site instant for free?

Here are the quickest free ways to instantly add some demo/dummy food products (or any products) to your WooCommerce site.

WooCommerce includes built-in sample data, but it’s mostly general items (not specifically food). You can use that instantly or grab a CSV with more products and import it in under 5 minutes.

Option 1: Easiest & Instant – Use WooCommerce’s Built-in Sample Data (Comes with WooCommerce)
WooCommerce already includes a small set of demo products (~20-25 items like apparel, but you can use them as placeholders and edit later).

– Make sure WooCommerce is installed and activated.
– Go to your WordPress admin → Products → All Products.
– At the top, click Start Import (or Import button).
– In the importer screen → Choose file.
– You need the sample CSV file. Get it one of these free ways:
— Download directly from WooCommerce GitHub: https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/raw/trunk/plugins/woocommerce/sample-data/sample_products.csv (right-click → Save link as…)
— Or find it inside your site files: /wp-content/plugins/woocommerce/sample-data/sample_products.csv (via FTP or hosting file manager).
– Upload/select that file → Continue.
– On the mapping screen, the columns usually auto-match perfectly → Run the importer.
– Wait a few seconds → you’ll have demo products live in your shop.

Note: These are not food-specific (shoes, etc.), but great for instant testing/layout. You can bulk-edit names/descriptions/images to food later.

Option 2: Better for Food Look – Import a Free Ready CSV with More Products

Use a free third-party CSV that has more variety (still not 100% food, but closer and larger than official sample). Import the same way.

Recommended free sources (2026 working):

– Divi Engine free sample CSV (hand-crafted, decent variety): https://diviengine.com/downloads/Divi-Engine-WooCommerce-Sample-Products.csv Download → import exactly like above.
– Larger free dataset from Glover Ventures (~hundreds of products, mix of simple + variable): https://glover.us/blog/woocommerce-sample-data-set/ Scroll down → download the CSV (or XLSX) → import.
– Another simple one (Google Drive mirror of sample): Search “woocommerce sample products csv” and grab from trusted blogs like Atakan Au’s link if needed.

Import steps = same as Option 1 (Products → Import → upload CSV → map columns → run).

Option 3: If You Want More “Food-Like” Dummy Data Quickly (Slightly More Steps)

– Install a free dummy data generator plugin like FakerPress (wordpress.org/plugins/fakerpress/) or search “woocommerce dummy data” in Plugins → Add New.
– Some let you generate products with categories like “Food”, random names (Burger, Pizza, etc.), prices, images from Unsplash/LoremFlickr.
– Activate → go to its menu → generate 20–50 products → select food-related categories if available.

But CSV import (Options 1–2) is fastest for instant results.

Quick Tips After Import

– Images may not appear if URLs are old → use free Auto Upload Images or Media from FTP plugin to import external images.
– Edit products: Products → All Products → bulk edit names to food items (e.g., change “Running Shoe” → “Organic Mango”).
– Add real food images later via Product Image → or use free stock sites (Unsplash, Pexels) searched for “food photography”.

This should get your shop looking filled in minutes — all 100% free. If your theme has a “one-click demo import” feature, check that too (some food/restaurant themes include food product demos). Let me know if you hit any error during import!