Pinterest

Hello @barb55,

The problem is that our Google channel produces a .xml file whilst Pinterest requires a .csv or .tsv file.

Our Premium Ecommerce feed manager allows the option to make custom .csv files, but our free version unfortunately does not.

Hi,
thanks. Pinterest does accept xml though, see here:
https://help.pinterest.com/de/business/article/before-you-get-started-with-catalogs#section-9441

Also, is it possible to set up custom meta fields and map them in the free version?

Yes, you can use the Google product feed as it is.
So that is really convenient.

Just follow the guide.

@aukejomm Thanks, and my second question regarding the meta fields?

Hey @barb55, thank you for your questions.
Yes the values from custom post fields can be retrieved from them with our plugin. You will find them back in the source fields.

If it is not listed out of the box you should add the metakey of the custom post field to the third party attributes” field you find in the settings tab of our plugin.

To find the correct (meta)key if you do not already know it:

1. Create on new product and add a value in the “ecr-gtin” custom field.
2. Check your database and go to table wp_postmeta (with phpmysql for example)
3. sort the table on meta_id Descending
4. The top meta_key would be the meta_key from your custom product field.

If you have found the meta_key, you can make a filter string like %meta_key% (only the prefix of the key) that should be added to the “third party attributes” field you find in our plugin settings page. After that, you find the field in the source dropdown in the feed editor.

Hi,
thanks, I will see if I can et it to work ??
So, one more general thing – what makes your plugin different than other feed plugins? Is it faster/not slowing down the site? I am having trouble finding a good feed plugin that does not blow up the database and does not slow down the site, since we unfortunately need to use a lot of other plugins…

Thanks!

Thanks, @barb55 for your great questions and interest in our plugin.
Our plugin stands out from others is flexibility in use what makes the plugin work on all possible server and WordPress setups. There is always a way to get what you want to achieve.

As in the performance of the plugin, it is a heavy plugin as it has to do a lot of background processing. Nevertheless, we have put a lot of effort into it to make the plugin use as less resources as possible and use it wisely. Our plugin will work in the background and in batches in order to make it work as smoothly as possible even for very large databases.