Facebook Product Catalogs for Magento 2 Facebook Product Catalogs can be configured in few simple steps. We will guide through each step in this document. Installation Instructions Manual Installation (Zip File) 1) It is always a good practice to make a backup of your Magento installation before installing any extension. 2) Extract the content of the zip file and upload it to your Magento root installation folder. In case you are asked to merge or replace any files, choose to MERGE the files. 3) Open your command line terminal, go to your Magento root directory and run the following commands to enable the module: php bin/magento module:enable Remmote_Facebookproductcatalog php bin/magento setup:upgrade 2.1 If your Magento installation is in production or default mode, you might need to run the following command in order to generate the static files for your current installation (Learn more in http://alanstorm.com/magento-2-frontend-files-serving) php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy
ConfigurationInstructionsFirst, open your Admin Panel and go to Stores in the leftmenu. After that go to Settings>Configuration.Insidetheconfigurationpage,clickonFacebookProductCatalog:
GeneralConfigurationsIfyouareplanningtorunFacebookDynamicAds,firstyouneedtouploadtheproductsyouwanttopromotetoyourFacebookbusinessaccount.YoucaneasilyuploadyourproductstoFacebookusingthisextension.Ifyoustilldon’thaveaFacebookbusinessaccount,youcancreateonehere.Followthenextstepstoconfigureyourproductcatalogs:Step1ThefirstthingyouneedtodoistogenerateaCSVfilecontainingalistoftheproductsyouwantto upload. This CSV filewill be generated following Facebookproduct catalogs specs. Beforeclickingthebutton“ExportNow”,makesureyouhaveconfiguredandsavedthechangesfortheoptions“Exportallproducts”and“Extraattributes”.Youneedtosavethechangeseachtimeyouupdateaconfigurationifyouwanttoseetheeffectswhenclickingthebutton“ExportNow”.Ifyouhavemorethanonewebsiteinyourstore,selecttherightwebsiteintheleftcorneroftheextensionconfigurationview.
Configuringtheextensiontoexportallproductsoronlyselectedones(Optional):Itispossibletoexportonlyselectedproducts.Ifyouwanttoexportonlyselectedproducts,settheoption“Exportallproducts”toNoandsavetheconfigurations.Second,gototheindividualproductyouwanttoexportandsettheoption“UseforFacebookProductCatalog”toYes.Youcanalsosetadifferentproductdescription for theexportedproducts.Finally,gobacktotheextensionconfigurationandclickthebutton“ExportNow”.Magento2
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GoogleProductTaxonomyWhen exporting your products to Facebook, you can optionally include the google producttaxonomytowhich theybelong.This information isadded in theproductcategoriesandyouneedtodoitmanually.Magento2
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Configuringtheextensiontoexportadditionalattributes(Optional):Theextensionisconfiguredtoexportthefields:“id,title,google_product_category,description,link, image_link, condition, availability, price, sale_price, brand, color” (These are the defaultattributesrequiredbyFacebook).Inadditiontothesefields,itispossibletoexportextraproductattributes by including them in the extension configuration. You first need to create theseattributesandassignthemtoyourproducts.Forexample,ifyouwanttoexporttheadditionalattributes “weight”, “meta_description” and “msrp” enter these attribute in the field “Extraattributes”andsavethechanges.ThisisaBetafeature,soifyouarehavinganyissuesexportingyourproductcatalog,justsetthisfieldtoempty.
Step2After generating yourCSV file,next step is touploadyourproduct catalog to your Facebookbusinessaccount. InyourFacebookbusinessaccount,gotoProductCatalogsandAddaNewProductFeed.SetyourpreferencesanddefinewhetheryouwanttouploadtheCSVmanuallyorschedulerecurringuploads,thenclickNext.
RecurringUploads:Ifyourproductcatalogchangesquiteoften,werecommendsettinguprecurringuploadssoyoucankeepyourproductcataloginFacebookuptodate.Ourextensionsupportsrecurringuploadsandyoucanconfigurerecurringuploadsinyourstoreusingtheinstructionsbelow.Tobeginusingthisfeature,startbyconfiguringthetimethatyouwantFacebooktoimportyourproductcatalog.Forexample,ifyouwanttoimportyourproductsdailyat3am.SetthistimeinthesectionScheduleUploads. IfyouconfigureFacebookat3am,makesuretoconfiguretheextensiontogeneratetheCSVfileeverydayattimeto2am.Itisrecommendabletohaveenoughtime between both processes. In the section Feed URL, use the URL that was generated inprevioussteps.LeaveblackthefieldsUsernameandPasswordandclickCreateFeed.Waituntiltheprocessfinish.
Onceyouaredone,youshouldsomethingsimilartothis:
Configuringtheextensiontorunrecurringuploads:InordertorunScheduledRecurringUploads,youneedtoenabletheoption“EnableRecurringUploads”intheextension.SchedulethetimeandfrequencyyouwanttheextensiontogenerateanewCSV file and save the configurations. For example, if youhave scheduled Facebook toimportyourproductsat3am,set2amasthetimefortheextensiontogenerateanewCSVfile,thiswayMagentowillhaveenoughtimetogeneratethenewCSVfile.ThefieldLastExportTimeindicatesthedateandtimethattheproductcatalogfilewasgenerated.Thisfieldisupdatedbothwhenexportingproductsmanuallyorusingtherecurringoption.
Important:This feature runs usingMagento Cron System so make sure yourMagento Cron is workingcorrectly.ConfiguringtheMagentoCronisacommontaskwhensettingupMagentostores.Ifyouarenotsureaboutthisconfiguration,youcancontactyoursystemadministratororserverprovidertoaskaboutthis.YoucanlearnmoreaboutMagentoCroninthislink.Notes:AlwaysInstallMagentoextensionsindevelopmentenvironmentfirsttoavoidanyissuesinproductionenvironment.You are done with extension configuration. If you are having any questions or havingdifficultiesconfiguringtheextension,feelfreetogetintouchwithusatinfo@remmote.com.Ifyouhaveanyfeedbackstoimprovetheextension,theyarealsoverywelcome!
