Google Shopping

If you do not already have a Google Shopping account please sign up before proceeding.

This plugin sends campaign products (offers) to Google Shopping every hour. The products are sent with a link to a CheckoutChamp page for checkout.

Plugin Activation

• Navigate to Admin → Plugins → Data Sources

• Click on Google Shopping and then the green +Activate button

merchantId

Required.

Step #1: Log in to Google Merchant Center Account Step #2: The account number is available in the top right corner

To obtain clientEmail and privateKey

Step #1: Log in to Merchant Center Account Step #2: Go to “Tools and settings” in the right top corner (click the cog icon) and select “Content API” Step #3: Select the Authentication tab and Add a new key Step #4: The key will auto-download (content-api.json) to your computer. Store it securely.

Open the file. Copy the "client_email" and private_key and paste them on the plugin appropriately

pageUrl

Required. Enter the CheckoutChamp page on which to redirect Google for checkout. The url must start with https://.

The page can be a Product Detail, Lead, or Checkout page. Lead and Checkout page must support dynamic content.

The url will be automatically appended with ?productId=[campaignProductId] when sent to Google Shopping. Do not include the ? or anything after it in pageUrl.

The pageUrl domain needs to be verified and claimed to start showing your products on Google

To verify and claim your domain:

Step 1: Log in to Merchant Center Account Step 2: Go to “Tools and Settings” in the right top corner (click the cog icon) and select “Business information” Step 3: Select the Website tab, Add your website. Click "Continue" Step 4: Select "Add an HTML tag or upload an HTML file to your website" Step 5: Choose "Upload an HTML file to your website" Step 6: Download the HTML file from Google. Step 7: Go to the CheckoutChamp funnel. Go to the funnel Settings > Maintenance. Upload the HTML file. Step 8: Go back to Google. Click "Verify website". Once verified click "Verify claim".

Note: Do not delete the HTML file the domain is verified. If you delete the file, the verification is lost.

campaignId

Required. Enter the numeric CheckoutChamp campaignId for which to send products.

productTag

Optional. Enter a product tag to limit the number of products sent.

targetCountry

Required. Enter a specific country or a Code from the table below

For specific country, use the two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code

contentLanguage

Required. Enter one Code from the table below