Merchant XML is an extension for creating XML product feeds for Google Merchant Center and Facebook Commerce Manager on OpenCart CMS. With its help, you can upload your product catalog to Google, Facebook, Instagram, and other services that accept XML feeds of this structure. Export products to run ads or for free listing in search results.
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Creating XML feeds for Google and Facebook
Merchant XML is a file format used to provide information about your online store's products to Google Merchant Center that allows you to advertise your products on Google platforms, including search results, Google Shopping, and YouTube ads.
The main purpose of using Google Merchant XML is to create and update your product catalog in Google Merchant Center. The XML file contains detailed information about your products, such as title, description, price, availability, image URLs, and other product attributes. Google uses this data to build advertising campaigns and display your products to potential customers.
Features of the Merchant XML extension for OpenCart
- creation of feeds in the OpenCart store
- choice of language and currency for each feed
- selection of products for the feed: all products, individual products, products from certain categories and manufacturers, products with certain options and attributes
- blacklist - products that should be excluded from the feed and not transferred to the feed
- delivery methods for each feed with reference to countries
- setting up and processing all product parameters that are transferred to XML
- comparison of store categories with Google categories
- dynamic or static feeds
- creation of feeds with a large number of products, thanks to partial processing of products
- automatic update of static feeds by crawl
- protecting access to feed updates
- multi-language support and support language prefixes in URLs
- multi-store support
The extension generates RSS XML in accordance with Google's requirements at the time of the extension update. Over time, these requirements may be changed or supplemented. If you have any questions or suggestions about the extension, we are always ready to help.
Module installation instructions:
- Upload the module in the admin panel in the "Extensions" : "Install".
- Go to the "Modifications" section and update the cache.
- Go to the "Dashboard" section and update the template cache.
- Go to the "Extensions" : "Extensions" : "Modules" and enable the module.
- Edit module. Enable the status of the module and adjust all its options to your needs and save the settings.
- Go to the list of feed and add your feeds
- Bingo!
v1.2.0 (24/04/2024) - Update
Added the ability to mark generated content with special attributes, as required by Google. That is, the title or description of a product created by artificial intelligence (AI) or generated using a template must be transferred to the Merchant in special attributes [structured_title] and [structured_description]
v1.1.0 (18/04/2024) - Update
Additional product images [additional_image_link].
Attributes in [product_detail].
The possibility of adding product attributes to the description text.
Support Product Highlights [product_highlight].
Minimum quantity in [multipack] (if value > 1).
Pause for the ads [pause].
Sale price effective date [sale_price_effective_date].
Product parameters in Custom labels.
Retrieving data from non-standard columns of the product table.
Filter of feed products according to standard OpenCart filters.
Individual program settings (included/excluded).
v1.0.4 (30/12/2023) - Added a new program Retail API. Added parameters: shipping_length, shipping_width, shipping_height, excluded_destination. The cost of delivery depends on the weight of the product. Possibility not to unload products without an image..
v1.0.3 (07/12/2023) - Updated extensions for all versions of OpenCart: all previous fixes + fix pagination in category mapping and some cosmetic fixes.
v1.0.2 (07/12/2023) - The extension for OpenCart 3.0 has been updated: the uploading of product availability statuses has been fixed; added uploading of weight and dimensions of products; selecting of product condition from non-standard database tables; multi-store support.
v1.0.1 (15/10/2023) - Fixed non SEO URL of products. Added compatibility with OpenCart 4.0.x.x.
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