Google Base Feeder Support Thread [OLD]

[RescoCCC]

Solution: if having had google base feeder in already, double check and make sure you actually uploaded the *NEW* googlefroogle.php to catalog directory and overwrite the old one.. Looked and saw the file in place, did not realize it didnt overwrite! so I renamed the file and re-uploaded.. now I have a populated feed accepted by google (except they warn that I don't have a brand included... now just to figure that one out.. LOL! I guess I have to set up manufacturers for all products to get the brand.. more work.. bleh. )

Correct. The feed populates the brand attribute field with the manufacturer selected for the item. Of the 520 items in my feed, 197 were made by "Unknown Maker".

[xcergy]

Copy and paste from the google site - so you are pasting in the > instead of the >

Yes, I tired it both ways. The results are the same.

Yes, the feed directory is correct and 777, but I am uploading directly to google via the merchant center. The xml file feed is missing the product category tag.

If there is anything I have not done was to convert Zen to UFT-8, bit I do not see that as the cause of my errors in the feed.

[spawnie69]

Looks like I need to have a Manufacturer name for each product listing for the new google feed change requirements too. Does anyone know if there is a quicker way to add a manufacturer name to all the products? Or do i need to enter every single product , select the manufacturer names and update? Is there an easier way to do this editing in My PHP

I created a test feed and the only error I received was "Missing recommended attribute: mpn". Where can i fix this?
thanks everyone for help

[delia]

1) if what you output does not have the new google product category in it, something has gone wrong with your installation. I recommend removing and reinstalling.
2) Required vs recommended - refer to this table for a capsule of what is what: http://www.google.com/support/mercha...answer=1344057.
3) Mass changes - use apsona store manager at apsona.com

[xcergy]

Looks like I need to have a Manufacturer name for each product listing for the new google feed change requirements too. Does anyone know if there is a quicker way to add a manufacturer name to all the products? Or do i need to enter every single product , select the manufacturer names and update? Is there an easier way to do this editing in My PHP

I created a test feed and the only error I received was "Missing recommended attribute: mpn". Where can i fix this?
thanks everyone for help

mpn is the Products Model. That box is located under Products Quantity on the item edit page.

[RescoCCC]

Yes, I tired it both ways. The results are the same.

Yes, the feed directory is correct and 777, but I am uploading directly to google via the merchant center. The xml file feed is missing the product category tag.

If there is anything I have not done was to convert Zen to UFT-8, bit I do not see that as the cause of my errors in the feed.

I didn't convert Zen to UFT-8 either, so I agree with you that isn't the issue. I know it's unlikely to be the cause since you've tried several times, but are you sure you didn't accidentally have a space at the beginning or the end when you pasted in the Google taxonomy?

[spawnie69]

mpn is the Products Model. That box is located under Products Quantity on the item edit page.

Thanks for letting me know, I overlooked it. Another one of theose blanks I have to fill out on all my products. First it was "Products Manufacturer" now it's "Products Model". Is there a place where I can edit thsses fields in the datadase directly using phpmyadmin in cpanel?

This seems to be the only issue that i have to a feed uploaded with no errors. Thanks for the quick codes fixes! You guys rock!

By the way I too did NOT “convert Zen to UFT-8, bit”. Does anyone feel that this is a must, or is it best used for dong business with foreign countries? I only sell in USA so I felt it was ok.

[RescoCCC]

Another question occured to me, and this is probably a simple one for those with more experience. I use calculated shipping, connecting to both USPS and UPS. I've never been able to figure out which shipping method to select in the feed configuration to get this to work correctly. Some options cause it to show up as free shipping, some as no shipping.

I can use the shipping options directly in Google, but they don't offer First Class and many of the items I sell are lightweight. This makes the items show in the results with a total cost that is much higher than reality.

Does anybody know how to set this up correctly in the feed?

I'm still wondering how to solve this one.

[delia]

I'm still wondering how to solve this one.

I have another customer complaining that her products are showing up as free shipping when they are not. She does have UPS set up as her default shipping. But I think that was caused by a mismatch between the feeder set up and her default.

There is more information at http://www.google.com/support/mercha...?answer=188494

This is not just a mod question as so many questions in the thread - it is also a google question. There really is a lot of information at google but it is hard to find it.

[delia]

Looks like I need to have a Manufacturer name for each product listing for the new google feed change requirements too. Does anyone know if there is a quicker way to add a manufacturer name to all the products? Or do i need to enter every single product , select the manufacturer names and update? Is there an easier way to do this editing in My PHP

I created a test feed and the only error I received was "Missing recommended attribute: mpn". Where can i fix this?
thanks everyone for help

Free mass updating mod - apsona.com. Not uploaded to contributions section, you must get the files from them.