Hey everyone, I’m Aly and welcome to Oberlo!
If you receive a large number of orders every day, then you can save time by placing multiple
orders at once. To use this feature, you need to be on the Oberlo Boss subscription plan.
If you’d like to use this feature, consider upgrading your plan today.
In this video, we're outlining step by step instructions on how to prep your orders, how
to place multiple AliExpress orders, and how to sync your orders in Oberlo. Now let’s
get started!
Before you place your orders with AliExpress, there’s a few steps you need to take first:
1. Log into your AliExpress account. Do not place orders as a guest or with your customer’s
email address.
2. Empty your AliExpress cart. Otherwise you might buy more products than you mean to.
3. Install the Oberlo Chrome Extension and use the Chrome web browser on a computer or
laptop. Orders can’t be processed on a smartphone or tablet.
4. Set up your preferred shipping methods for specific products and countries. These
settings are especially relevant when you place multiple orders because you can’t
manually select a shipping method during the ordering process.
To learn more about the setup requirements just mentioned, see the links in the description.
Now you’re ready to start placing orders!
To start, open the “Orders” page in Oberlo. Then use the checkboxes to select the orders
you want to place. You can also use the page navigation to select an unlimited number of
orders from multiple pages.
When you’re ready, click “Place AliExpress Orders”.
Oberlo opens a new browser tab and starts processing your orders. You can monitor the
status of the orders on the Oberlo admin in the new pop-up.
The Oberlo Chrome extension adds products to the AliExpress cart, selects the preferred
shipping method according to your shipping settings, and assigns the status “Awaiting
Payment” to your orders on AliExpress. The amount of time this takes depends on how many
orders you place.
But the Oberlo Chrome extension places the orders in the background so you don’t have
to follow the whole process. The status of the orders updates with a notification on
the Orders page in Oberlo. If there are any issues with your order, like if the product
is out of stock or the shipping address is incorrect, then the bulk ordering stops.
If this happens, click “Solve” in the pop up. Then, fix the issue on AliExpress,
and then click “Save and Continue”. To resume the bulk ordering process, click “Continue”
in the notification window.
Back in your Oberlo admin, open the “Status page” to review the status of the orders.
From here, check that all of the order information is correct by reviewing shipping addresses,
products and quantity.
Next, click “Open AliExpress Order List”. Here you can confirm what shipping methods
were selected based on your personalized shipping settings in Oberlo.
If you want to change a shipping method for an order then you need to cancel it and place
that order separately. Now it’s time to pay for the orders.
Go back to the Oberlo Status page by opening your Oberlo Chrome Extension and clicking
“Status.” Or if your status page is still open, like in this example, open that browser
tab.
When you’re ready, click “Pay For All Orders”. You’re then redirected to the
Orders page in AliExpress. Click “Pay now” and add your payment details. Click “Confirm”
and then “Pay now” to place your orders.
In the example just shown, we placed 4 separate orders. But in AliExpress, you place up to
30 orders at a time.
For example, if you want to place 100 orders, then you can place all 100 orders through
Oberlo, and then pay for them in AliExpress in three checkouts of 30 orders and one checkout
of 10 orders.
There may also be times that you’re limited to placing 10 orders in AliExpress, depending
on the payment method you use. To find the limit on your payment method, contact AliExpress
directly.
The next step is for suppliers to ship the orders. This is usually done within 2-7 calendar
days with tracking numbers provided. After orders are shipped, you need to sync them
with Oberlo. Syncing your orders updates Oberlo to include tracking information, changes the
order status to Shipped, and marks the order as fulfilled in Shopify. There’s two different
ways you can sync your orders.
1. Go to the Orders page in Oberlo, find the order and click “Get Tracking Number”.
Or 2. Go to the My Orders page on AliExpress and click “Sync this page” or ''Sync all
orders''. This is ideal when you have a large amount of orders and want to save some time.
Then just leave this tab open while the orders sync in the background.
Now you know how to place multiple with AliExpress. Let us know in the comments if there’s anything
else you’d like to know about order placement.
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