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The plugin syncs your WooCommerce catalog with Neuroon through the endpoint:

POST/api/plugin/shops/{shopId}/products/sync

The sync is idempotent by externalId (typically the WP product ID). Resending the same product updates, it does not duplicate.

Sync modes​

ModeWhen to use itBehavior
FULLInitial load or re-bootstrapMarks as absent any products that are not in the accumulated batch.
INCREMENTALDay-to-day (autosync, deltas)Only creates / updates the products sent; the rest stays untouched.

The plugin uses INCREMENTAL by default. It only triggers FULL when you click Reset & Resync All from the Products tab.

Batch size​

LayerLimit
Plugin (client)100 products per request (Neuroon_Product_Sync_Manager::BATCH_SIZE = 100)
Backend (server)up to 500 products per request

The plugin sends in batches of 100 deliberately: it bounds the PHP memory footprint, avoids typical PHP-FPM timeouts (max_execution_time) and handles rate limits more gracefully.

Auto-sync via WooCommerce hooks​

The plugin hooks the following WooCommerce events and moves the corresponding product to PENDING state in its local table wp_neuroon_product_sync:

add_action('woocommerce_update_product',     array(__CLASS__, 'on_product_updated'));
add_action('woocommerce_new_product',        array(__CLASS__, 'on_product_created'));
add_action('woocommerce_product_set_stock',  array(__CLASS__, 'on_stock_changed'));
add_action('before_delete_post',             array(__CLASS__, 'on_product_deleted'));

Behavior:

  • Edited product → if it was SYNCED, it goes back to PENDING.
  • Created product → ends in PENDING (manual selection or autosync, depending on settings).
  • Stock change (woocommerce_product_set_stock) → re-sync.
  • Deleted product (before_delete_post) → removed from the local table; a follow-up job will emit DELETE /api/plugin/shops/{shopId}/products/{externalId}.

For custom integrations: the plugin handles this auto-sync + DELETE by itself. If you build your own integration (Next.js, Nuxt, .NET, etc.) you must replicate three things the plugin does silently: (1) detect deleted products and emit DELETE; (2) re-queue edited products; (3) periodically reconcile local vs remote so you don't pile up orphan products. Full pattern in plugins/custom/server-to-server.

Local tracking table​

Custom table: {prefix}_neuroon_product_sync.

CREATE TABLE wp_neuroon_product_sync (
    product_id        BIGINT(20) UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
    status            VARCHAR(20)         NOT NULL DEFAULT 'PENDING',
    last_synced_at    DATETIME            NULL,
    last_modified_at  DATETIME            NOT NULL,
    error_message     TEXT                NULL,
    sync_attempts     INT                 NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
    created_at        DATETIME            NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
    PRIMARY KEY (product_id),
    KEY status (status),
    KEY last_modified_at (last_modified_at)
);

States:

StatusMeaning
PENDINGQueued, not sent yet.
PROCESSINGSent, awaiting response.
SYNCEDAccepted by the backend (200/201).
FAILEDBackend returned an error; see error_message.
NOT_SYNCEDProduct excluded by local rules (e.g. draft).

Endpoint response​

Each /products/sync call returns a JSON with the aggregate of that batch:

{
  "totalReceived":   100,
  "newProducts":      50,
  "updatedProducts":  47,
  "skipped":           0,
  "failed":            3,
  "errors": [
    { "externalId": "123", "error": "Invalid price" }
  ],
  "productsCount":   150,
  "remainingProducts": 850
}

productsCount and remainingProducts reflect your global quota after the batch. The plugin shows those values in the Products tab and blocks new batches if remainingProducts == 0.

Latency (eventual consistency)​

After the 200 OK, products go through the internal pipeline . Indexing takes 2 to 5 seconds. Until it finishes, an immediate search may not return them.

Rate limits​

EndpointLimit
products/sync100/min
shops/me60/min
verification-data20/min

The plugin captures 429 and respects Retry-After. If your shop has more than 6,000 products and you need a fast bootstrap, contact support to widen the window.

Quotas​

The plan tied to your API Key defines maxProducts. The Products tab reads productsCount / maxProducts from GET /api/plugin/shops/me (5 min cache in the neuroon_shop_info_{md5(api_key)} transient).

Manual sync from the UI​

  1. wp-admin → Settings → Neuroon Search → Products tab.
  2. Select products (DataTables 1.13.6 server-side).
  3. Click Sync selected. The UI fires wp_ajax_neuroon_start_sync and then polls wp_ajax_neuroon_sync_status.
  4. Each batch (100) is sent sequentially with usleep(100000) (100 ms) between batches to avoid saturation.

Forced resync​

Products tab → Reset & Resync All marks every product as PENDING and triggers a FULL sync. Useful when:

  • You suspect the local table is out of sync with Neuroon.
  • You have changed attributes / categories in bulk.
  • You just migrated plans and need to re-validate the quota.

Next steps​

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