Setting up a local inventory feed in Google Merchant Center
This article describes how to collect the URLs of feed files generated using the WebToffee WooCommerce Product Feed and Sync Manager plugin.
To set up a local product inventory feed in Google Seller Central, please do the following:
- Create a feed that uses Google Local Product Inventory as its channel .
- Under the Store Code[store_code] property , map the WooCommerce product field to a static value .
- Enter the store code copied from your Google My Merchant account .
- Generate a feed and copy the feed URL .
- Log in to Google Merchant Center.
- Add local product inventory to the submission .
- Arrange for extraction and create a feed.
Prerequisites
To add a local inventory feed in Google Merchant Center, do the following:
- You must follow all the steps in the local inventory program configuration guide.
- Configure the "Free Local Product Listings" and/or "Local Inventory Advertising" programs in the Growth > Administration tab of your Google Merchant Center account .
- Create and configure the main product feed , and don't forget to check the local inventory product list and the destination of the free product list .
Create a local inventory feed and collect file URLs.
Install and activate the WebToffee WooCommerce Product Feed and Sync Manager plugin, and then follow the steps mentioned below.
- Step 1: Go to WebToffee Product Feed > Create new feed . Select Google Local Product Inventory as the channel , enter a file name, and fill in other details.
- In step 2 , map the attributes . Under the attribute Store Code[store_code], map the WooCommerce product field to a static value and enter the store code copied from your Google My Business account . Example: 001. Click Generate Feed .
- In step 3, input the desired information.Select the number of records to process in batches , and choose the export file format (XML and TXT are supported). Click "Generate".
- After successfully generating the feed, a pop-up window as shown below will appear. Click "Copy URL" to collect file URLs.
Set up local product catalog feed
To add inventory product feeds:
- Log in to your Google Merchant Center account .
- Navigate to "Products" > "Feed".
- Under Supplementing Feed , click Add Local Product Inventory Feed .
- Step 1: Enter basic details.
- Select the type as local product inventory .
- Select the language relevant to the product data and feed tags . Click "Continue" .
- Step 2 : Determine the name and input method.
- Name your local product inventory feed under the Feed name .
- Select the Scheduled fetches method and then click Continue .
- Step 3 : Arrange the extraction and create a feed.
- Enter the name of your feed file and other retrieval plan details.
- Enter the URL of the file you copied. Click here to learn how to generate URLs using the WebToffee WooCommerce Product Feed and Sync Manager plugins.
- Simply click "Create Product Inventory Feed" to complete the process.
