Too hard box, you enter a compatibility spiral vortex

  • Too many steps. Requires a wordpress.com account. What for? ???♂?

    Very nice in theory but ultimately I was not able to activate the plugin. Reason?
    “Google Listings and Ads requires a 64 bit version of PHP”
    (i.e. PHP version 7.4 or greater)
    Yes I know how to do that BUT I’ve discovered before and so I know that updating to the “latest and greatest” php version always crashes one or two older & previously stable sites that I have on the same server. Not worth the risk to do that. I am managing over 10 websites here…
    ??????????

    UPDATE:
    Finally got the plugin working after php7.4 update.
    The plugin seems to set up fairly easily… in the beginning…
    However, you’re soon then faced with a bunch of hurdles in actually getting the listings approved. Otherwise they simply won’t ever actually display anywhere.

    Firstly, you cannot bulk edit the “GTIN, UPC, EAN, JAN, ISBN” (or none) field.

    So for sellers with one-of-a kind or vintage product with no identifiers, that means you have to edit them all manually, and separately. Why?????

    Are you trying to make my life easier, google, or harder? ??
    Seems to be the latter.??

    Here’s what you’re inevitably faced with when trying to actually get this thing working, a literal wall of red text/errors:

    Google found some issues that need your attention. What needs attention

Mismatched currency in shipping information Prevents from showing in 26 countries

Edit the shipping cost currency in your shipping information to match the one of your product price Learn more

Missing tax information Prevents from showing in United States

Add tax information in your product details or in Merchant Center settings Learn more

Pending initial review Prevents from showing in all countries

Please wait up to 3 business days for the review to be completed Learn more

Policy requirements not met

You have setup and policy issues that have an impact on your products and/or online store. Fix them and request a review, if necessary, to show your products on Google.

Unsupported currency Prevents from showing in South Korea

Use the currency of the country of sale in your product data Learn more

Missing shipping in some countries

Add shipping information for all countries you sell products in so customers know the delivery time and cost Learn more

    I’m afraid this lot is going to be put in the “too hard box” for most people to resolve.

    Looks like you have to add or edit all shipping options (again, even though they are already specified in woo), then match the country currency in most cases individually, even though you may be offering free shipping. Ah, if I’m offering “free shipping”, what difference does the currency make? It’s zero! I thought offering a flat-rate free shipping option would make my life easier. Not so with this plugin.??

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  • Hi @lesliedeanbrown,

    We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience and giving us the opportunity to address your concerns.

    Google Listings & Ads requires a WordPress.com account because we use a WordPress.com account to connect sites to WooCommerce and Google servers. It ensures that requests (e.g. product feed, clicks, sales, etc. ) from a site are securely and correctly attributed.

    I completely understand your concerns about updating to a new PHP version, particularly when managing multiple websites. I’d like to clarify that using PHP 7.4 or higher is not only a requirement for our extension, it is the minimum recommended PHP version for WooCommerce and also a crucial step for the security of your websites. You can use the PHP Compatibility Checker plugin to check the compatibility of your site plugins and theme with PHP 7.4 before upgrading.

    I hope this helps!

    Thread Starter lesliedeanbrown

    (@lesliedeanbrown)

    I have updated my review accordingly.

    Hi @lesliedeanbrown,

    Thank you for updating your review. If you have any further concerns, feel free to share them with us. We’re here to ensure a positive experience for you.

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