Image Related Options



Image File-Check ?

If you want the feed to check whether or not your product-image physically exists on the server, then set this to "Yes", otherwise set it to "No".

Setting it to "Yes" may slow down your feed-generation but it will guarantee that your feed doesn't get rejected from Google Base submissions with "Invalid Image" errors.

If this is set to "Yes," then the image field in the feed will be set to blank for that product if the corresponding image file is missing from the server.

Product Image Type

VPCART uses two image types for each product; "cimageurl" is usually the thumbnail of the product and "extendedimage" is usually the enlarged picture.

Google Base needs to have the largest image available - you should not submit thumbnails if you have a corresponding larger image.

By using "Variable," it will use the enlarged picture by default, and only use the thumbnail if no enlarged picture is set.

By using "Enlarged-only," it will only use the enlarged picture (extendedimage).

By using "Thumbnail-only," it will only use the thumbnail picture (cimageurl).

Enlarged Image Directory

Relative to your Shop URL.

Leave blank if using the same directory. This is where your "extendedimage" images are stored - these will normally be your enlarged product pictures.

If you use full pathnames (http:...) for your image filenames on your products table, then just leave this field blank.

If the relative pathname is already held in your extendedimage values, then leave this field blank.

Thumbnail Image Directory

Relative to your Shop URL.

Leave blank if using the same directory. This is where your "cimageurl" images are stored - these will normally be your thumbnail product pictures.

If you use full pathnames (http:...) for your image filenames on your products table, then just leave this field blank.

If the relative pathname is already held in your cimageurl values, then leave this field blank.