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Custom Text Formatting in Description, Vendor, Title & SKU Fields

If looking for a way to add custom text beginning of any field or end of the field in the mapping section. Can refer to the way below:

Once use the curly brackets and commas in the mapping section, multi-columns, and labels will no longer be supported.


Can add custom text in the mapping section together with the column field name, and can double click the tag to edit as needed.




Example of custom text in the Description Field:







Result showing in Online Store:



{{Description}}

Ingredient:{{ingredient}}

Weight:{{weight}}(ml)





If you want to add an HTML link in the description, you can do so using a custom text format.

Example of custom text in the Description Field with HTML:






Result showing in Online Store:



<a href = {{Description}} target =_blank> {{Description}}</a>




All the description values become a link, which is clickable when set as this. 



If you want make the xml node as table format, can refer to the below example:

Example of xml file node:





You should map it as this in Description field to get the table format:





<div>{{description}}</div>
<table>
	<tr>
		<td>{{./features/feature[1]/name}}</td>
		<td>{{./features/feature[1]/value}}</td>
	</tr>

	<tr>
		<td>{{./features/feature[2]/name}}</td>
		<td>{{./features/feature[2]/value}}</td>
	</tr>

	<tr>
		<td>{{./features/feature[3]/name}}</td>
		<td>{{./features/feature[3]/value}}</td>
	</tr>

	<tr>
		<td>{{./features/feature[4]/name}}</td>
		<td>{{./features/feature[4]/value}}</td>
	</tr>

	<tr>
		<td>{{./features/feature[5]/name}}</td>
		<td>{{./features/feature[5]/value}}</td>
	</tr>
</table>


Result showing in Online Store:






If you want make the description in bullet form:

Example of file:





You should map it as this in Description field to get the bullet format:





<ul>
		<li>Length: {{Length}}cm</li>
		<li>Weight: {{Weight}}kg</li>
		<li>Height: {{Height}}cm</li>
	</ul>


Result showing in Online Store:





This feature can be used in the field mapping of

ShopifyWooCommerceBigCommerceWix
✔️ Description✔️ Tag✔️ Product Image✔️ Product Image
✔️ Vendor✔️ Weight✔️ Weight ✔️ Weight
✔️ Title✔️ Description✔️ Description✔️ Description
✔️ SKU✔️ Product Image ✔️ Vendor✔️ Title
✔️ SEO Page Title✔️ Stock Status✔️ Title✔️ Ribbon
✔️ SEO Meta Description ✔️ Title✔️ Custom Field✔️ Brand
✔️ Barcode✔️ Variant Option✔️ MPN✔️ Collection
✔️ Inventory Policy ✔️ Metadata✔️ Bin Picking Number✔️ Variant Option
✔️ Metafield✔️ Width✔️ Variant Option
✔️ Product Category✔️ Height✔️ Brand
✔️ Product Type✔️ Length✔️ Category
✔️ Publish✔️ Category✔️ Availability Description
✔️ Shipping (Physical) ✔️ Product Attribute✔️ SKU
✔️ Tags✔️ Preorder Message
✔️ Taxable✔️ Preorder Date
✔️ Theme template✔️ Purchasability
✔️ Weight✔️ Barcode
✔️ URL & Handle
✔️ Product URL
✔️ Status
✔️ Product Image



The rest of the field that needs to be mentioned above is NOT able to add the text at the beginning of the column value or the end of the value.

Updated on: 22/04/2024

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