Omega - Google Shopping Feed Document

 

This document will walk you through how to set up the app the right way.

1. App-level settings

2. Create new feeds

3. Manage products

  • APP-LEVEL SETTINGS

  • Connect your GMC account(s)
    To start pushing products to your Google Merchant, you have to allow the app to connect with your GMC account(s) first.

    In General Settings → Sign in with Google

    Follow the prompt and then hit "Allow".

    Define your Google Product Categories

    This is where you populate the google_product_category field. It's optional. If you skip this step, Google will still automatically assign a category for your products.

    However, we'd advise choosing a category best fit your products, so your products will show up to the right search intent.


    You can either map your product type or tag with a category. Simply type in some keywords and select the desired category. Since you can only push 1 value to the google_product_category field, the app will prioritize "product type" over "product tag".

    Next, define your products' age group, gender and condition if it's united across your entire catalogs. Otherwise, you can also set these up on a feed level when you create each feeds.

    Decide if you want to enable "inventory management". With this feature enabled, products will be removed from GMC the moment they’re sold out. Once they’re restocked, we’ll push them back in. This is to ensure your product status stay most up-to-date with the constant changes of the inventory.


     

     

  • CREATE NEW FEEDS

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    To create a new feed, click "add feed", then configure all the required steps.

    Step 1: select the account and the merchant ID where you want to push the feed to.


    Step 2: Set up feed status and title

    Here, you can also define the age group and gender value for the feed you're creating.

    These will overwrite the value you set in the general setting, and apply to all the products you include in the feed at hand.

    Step 3: Define the categories for products in the feed.

    Skip this step if you don't need a different category setting on a feed level.

     

    Step 4: Add products to your feed

    If you wish to include all store products in the feed, choose "all products"

    If you want to include some collections only, toggle to "Select Collection".

    Choose the desired collection(s). The number to the right show how many products are there in the collection.

    Step 5: Select the primary country of sale, define your shipping and tax rate.

    Please note that you can only input numerical value in the Shipping Fee and Tax Rate boxes.
    If you need a more granular Shipping and Tax setting, please set that up in your GMC account.

    Step 6: Select currency

    Hop to the dropdown, select or search for the suitable currency that's supported in your country of sale.

    Run through all the setting once more if you need to, and then hit create feed. You'll see a new feed added to the list.

  • MANAGE PRODUCTS

    In "Manage Product", you can see all of your products in the "all" tab. These are all the products that are present in your store, fetched here the moment you install the app.

    "Submitted" tab: see what products have successfully arrive at your GMC

    "In queue" tab: see what products are on their way to GMC.

    "Google Product Status" tab: You can see all the GMC product diagnosis here to fix them.

    Changes to your Shopify's product source will be automatically synced to the in-app products, then to the products in your GMC.



    However, if you want to edit some products' content, you can edit that in-app.

    For example, edit the title to better suit for your products listing in Google.




    Confirm if you want to sync the updates you've made back to your Shopify's product source. Leave the box unchecked if you don't want to apply the change to your Shopify storefront.

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    HOW TO SET UP YOUR GOOGLE MERCHANT ACCOUNT

    Go to merchants.google.com and then log in with your Google Account to get started.

    Enter your business information

    Your business information will be used in each program you sign up for. Add the country where your business is registered as the “Business country.”

    The business display name can be your business’s name, website’s name, or store name.

    Note: The name you enter as your business display name will be used as your Merchant Center account name, and users will see this name on Google.

    The time zone for Merchant Center is automatically filled based on the country you choose in the “Business country” section. 

    sign-up-google-merchant-center

    Click Terms and Conditions to view the full document of the agreement.

    terms-and-conditions

    Choose a program that fit your business objectives

    After you’ve entered your business information, you will be able to select programs, choose the programs that meet your business objectives. You’ll be able to add other programs, or cancel existing ones, after completing the enrollment process.

    Information you share when you enroll in one program will automatically populate in any other programs you choose. This means you’ll only need to enter once for program information, such as product data or shipping policies.

    choose-programPrograms

    Complete your account sign up process 

    You will see a summary of the settings on your Google Merchants Center before proceeding to the completion step.

    review-summaryTo activate your account, click the Create Account button.

    Create-account

    You then will move to your Google Merchant Center account’s interface:

    google-merchants-center-interface

    The Google Shopping Feed Pro app automatically syncs your products and relevant information about your Shopify store with the Google Merchant Center.

     

  • VERIFY AND CLAIM YOUR WEBSITE URL 

  • For first time users in Google Merchant Center and for users who add a new domain, Google will require you to verify and claim your website URL. 

    When you access Google Merchant Center, there will be a notification to ask you to verify and claim your website URL. 

    Click to Fix It and add your website URL, then Save

    Select an option so that Google can help you verify your website and follow their instructions. 

    Select: I have access to my server 

    Select: Add an HTML tag to my homepage 

    Copy the meta tag and go to your Shopify admin -> Themes -> Edit code -> Theme.liquid file 

    Paste the meta tag before tag </head> 

    Save assets then click Verify URL, go back to About your business and check your product feed data. 

    Should you need help with the configuration process, please don't hesitate to contact our support center at contact@omegatheme.com.