Exporting products to Googlebase
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Getting noticed in Google Product Search
There has been huge demand for a module to allow upload of the products in Prestashop installations to Google Base. In an attempt to satisfy this, until such time as I can have a look at implementing it using the Google Base API, I threw together some code that will hopefully work. Only minimal testing has been performed, so I recommend that you use with caution.
Special thanks to Icarus for debugging the latest versions, and for the new feature suggestions for the 0.6.x series and beyond….
Changes
Version 0.6.3
- File IO modified again to reduce risk of timeouts
- Added g:weight attribute when weight is non-zero for product
- Added g:product_type attribute based on product categories
- Changed description input to textarea
- Added config entry for output filename on server
- Added advanced settings to allow a feed to be generated for another site
- Added compatibility with 1.2beta (provisional)
- Improved error checking for permissions issues
Version 0.5
- File IO reduced
- Custom entry for Feed Description
Known Issues
- In version 1.2 the price is output to 6 decimal places instead of 2
- Need to be able to select between short (current) and long description field from database
Downloads
Updated version (15 September 2008):
Googlebase v0.4
Updated version (13 July 2009):
Googlebase v0.5
Updated version (16 July 2009):
Googlebase v0.6.3 (for v1.1 and v1.2)
Maintenance Release (06 January 2010):
- Minor modification to feed writing to attempt to fix blank screen errors in some stores.
Googlebase v0.6.3.1 (for v1.1 and v1.2)
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87 Responses to “Exporting products to Googlebase”
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I seem to have the same issue with anytime i used the googlebase feed i get the hack error. If i used the OLD 0.4 version it will work ok, but google rejects it as it is missing a lot.. but i can’t get the 0.6 version to work at all
would really like some help with it. -
update to my post I ment to say version v0.5 works but the issue is it is missing all the extra needed items for the feed, but when i try to 0.6.3.X it fails with the hack error.. I am using store version Version 1.2.5.0 – 0.050s
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Hi,
This seems to be the only GoogleBase module for PS – many thanks for making it available
Any possibility of adding a button (and some fields for username, password, feed file naming) to it to allow uploading of the generated feed file to Google’s FTP server?
This would be allow feeds to be uploaded a lot more quickly and easily than CRON or logging into GoogleBase admin each time.
There’s a function to do the uploading in the Zen cart GoogleBase mod that might be adaptable by someone who knows their way around the module system of PS.
Many thanks again
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Is there a way to make the feed designate my items as ‘used’ or ‘vintage’ instead of ‘new’? None of the items I sell are ‘new’.
eCartService.net has been set up specifically to cater for the needs of small to medium enterprises trading online using the Prestashop eCommerce solution. It was set up in 2008 by Paul Campbell, a veteran in the IT industry who has experience of working in technology planning and implementation in some of the most diverse and technically challenging environments on the planet. 
I have everything working except the images.
The whole feed uploads to google but the product images do not display.
Any ideas what this could be?
Darren