Google Product Search Feeder II [Support Thread]

[flappingfish]

perfect thankyou :) I can't wait to give it a whirl!

[dbltoe]

is this a solution for the sitemap mod no longer pinging Google?

[lat9]

is this a solution for the sitemap mod no longer pinging Google?

Huh? I don't understand how the product-search feed has anything to do with the sitemap xml plugin.

[dbltoe]

Didn't figure it did but asked just in case.

[mprough]

I really appreciate you saving this plugin, it's such a valuable thing.

I did find an issue with Google shopping. The feed generate weight like

1 lb
1 kg

However, google has this set in their dahs as a default only now. So I removed the call for the units from gpsfFeedGenerator.php to give the format google wants


<g:shipping_weight>1</g:shipping_weight>

Waiting to see if this solves my errors


https://support.google.com/merchants...12157544?hl=en

[lat9]

@mprough, that's funny, since the Google documentation still references the need for the unit-name on the shipping-weight attribute: https://support.google.com/merchants...162390460&rd=1

[mprough]

@mprough, that's funny, since the Google documentation still references the need for the unit-name on the shipping-weight attribute: https://support.google.com/merchants...162390460&rd=1

Yep, but that's not what's playing out. Now it seems to be set in the dash

[lat9]

Right, that's the shipping cost, not the weight.

[mprough]

Right, that's the shipping cost, not the weight.

When the units are needed for shipping, it sets the Google shopping dash to that unit by default. Maybe, however, it wasn't the fact that the unit was there but the format

it was

<g:shipping_weight>1 lb</g:shipping_weight>

but the syntax in the docs (https://support.google.com/merchants/answer/6324455) show

<g:shipping_weight>1lb</g:shipping_weight>

[mprough]

When the units are needed for shipping, it sets the Google shopping dash to that unit by default. Maybe, however, it wasn't the fact that the unit was there but the format

it was

<g:shipping_weight>1 lb</g:shipping_weight>

but the syntax in the docs (https://support.google.com/merchants/answer/6324455) show

<g:shipping_weight>1lb</g:shipping_weight>

The syntax may be an issue.

But here (https://support.google.com/merchants...12157544?hl=en) you see

Shipping costs are defined using the account-level shipping settings, or adding the shipping [shipping] attribute for each product.

I assume, when you use the shipping units to define the costs for your shipping venue then perhaps the lb, kg etc are not needed in the feed. Maybe, the unit needs to be switchable. I will keep an eye on these listings & let you know what happens.