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Product Images Field

Images|| Available on: ✔️ Add ✔️ Update ✔️ Export



Multiple Images in Different Columns




Multiple Image in One Column



Need to use Image Column Separator as per your feed file. The image above is used ","

Support publicly downloadable images only. Images that require a login, FTP, or Google Drive link to download are not supported.
You can use Product Video Link Field for update videos in your products. Downloadable video is not supported in Shopify. The video needs to be hosted on Youtube or Vimeo.

There are a few settings for this field which are:

1. Only add images if the product has no image & Skip existing images and import new images (✔️ Update)



By default, it will only add images if the product has no image. If selected the second option, it will import new instead of the existing images.



2. Export Image Options (✔️ Export)



There are three options available for exporting images. By default, all images will be exported. The second option exports images for each variant; if an image is missing, the product image will be used instead. The last option only exports variant images and ignores any that are blank.



3. Link image to variant when the image url is same row as variant & Assign first product images to all variants



By default, it will update the images that link to variant when the image url is same row as variant. If enabled the assign first product images to all variants, it will update to the first product image to all variants.



Example: From the feed image below, you can see that each variant has its corresponding image. When you enable this option, the images in each row will update based on the selected variant. If you enable the assign first image option, it will apply the first image to all the variants.

4. Image Alt Column Mapping



If Stock Sync could not load or find the images that have been specified in the product images column mapping. Map the Image Alt to display text as a replacement.



5. URL prefix



It helps for adding a URL prefix to every image link. It can use when there are images not specified with domains and only have the file path or filename.



For example: If image in feed file hello.jpg and want to add a URL prefix.
By using <image_file> to replace the file name in feed file.
URL prefix "https://www.image.com/images/large/<image_file>.jpg".

6. CDN/Proxy URL



Before enabling Modify image URL, make sure there is an image extension for the URL in the feed file and setup needed.

If enabled, it will deliver the image that is not retrievable via the link. Click here to know more about the setup.



For example: image extesion hello.jpg

7. Default Image URL



It can set a default image URL when the product has no image in its column. It supports multiple default images separated by a comma.



For example: https://test.com/products/no_image.jpg, https://test.com/products/no_image2.jpg

8. Image column Separator



To specify if the image field uses a different type of column separator. By default, it will use as auto selection.



9. URL Option





Unescape url will decode the URL by replacing some characters. If enabled, it will decode the URL by replacing some characters.

For example: https%3A//www.utilities-online.info/ will change to https//www.utilities-online.info/ if enable it.

10. Clear matching product images before importing as new



This option will remove all the existing images. It will revert to disabled after the process to avoid deleting and adding more images.

It will only clear the SKU images that match the feed file with the store.

Updated on: 12/11/2024

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