Configuring the Module

In the list of activated modules select the 'Froogle Export' link to move to the module settings page. There are three groups of settings here that need to be adjusted.

Account options

Froogle password: your password for Google Base account.

Froogle username: your username for Google Base account.

Froogle host: hedwig.google.com by default.

Product export attributes

Brand: this is a required attribute for all the uploaded products. It is one and the same for all the products.

Expiration (days): set for how many days you want your products to remain on Froogle.

Id format: a unique alphanumeric identifier for the product - e.g., your internal ID code. IMPORTANT: Once you submit an item with a unique id, this identifier must not change when you send in a new bulk upload. Each item must retain the same id in subsequent bulk uploads.

You can use following variables in the name format fields:

%pid - product ID

%pname - product name

%psku - product SKU

Other options

File name: name of the file to export data to. Defaults to 'username.txt'.

The "product_type" field includes: select one of the four options: category, meta_tags, meta_title, or meta_desc. Depending on your choice, the following product info fields will be exported correspondingly:

category: category;

meta_tags: Meta keywords;

meta_title: Product page title;

meta_desc: Meta description;

[custom]: use the value from the text field below. If this option is selected, the value entered below will be used for all the products in the store.

Custom "product_type" value (used if the previous parameter is set to "[custom]"): enter a value to be used for "product_type" if [custom] is selected in the previous option.

Override "Allow direct URL access to products in the categories which are not available": if the option "Allow direct URL access to products in the categories which are not available" is enabled in the General settings -> General -> Customer zone section, then even if a certain category is disabled, direct URL access to products from this category is possible. When products are included into the Froogle export file, it is also possible to allow or prohibit direct URL access from Google to such products.

The  'Override "Allow direct URL access to products in the categories which are not available"' option in Froogle Export module regulates whether such products are available by clicking on links in Google.

'No, do not override' - the products' availability will be controlled by the abovementioned option.

'Always allow' - all the products will be included in the export file, regardless of their availability, making direct URL access from Google possible.

'Never allow' - the products from the categories which are not available will be excluded from the export file even if the "Allow direct URL access to products in the categories which are not available" is enabled.