google product category is missing

Hallo.

I uploaded manually the googlemerchantfile downloaded from the plugin. Google replyed that the google product category is missing on all products.

Where can i apply the category ??

Thanks for reply

Hi there,

Could you post a small example of the file you used with google product?

Hallo.

I have also tried to create a cron job but it told me that i have no subscription for site ilmondodiwit.com. I have buyed business edition some weeks ago.

How comes ?

here is a screenshot of google merchants

wouldn't it easy to add the possibility to add the field when you add the product category? and the general category in the shop settings or for who has multiple main categorys like explained here: google product categorys

So for an single category shop like mine you could set in the shop settings:

Apparel & Accessories

Jewelry

rings

bracelets

Could you tell me exactly what your problem is?
Actually, the category tag used by google is just made to fit their specification and help them to determine the product code needed (like UPC, EAN...).
But your product categories are already specified by our plugin in the "type" tag, which is (as said on this page support.google.com/merchants/answer/1884...en&ref_topic=2473824 your categories of the item).

To sum up, the category tag isn't necessary if you don't sell goods in one of this free categories: 'Apparel & Accessories', 'Media', and 'Software'.
If your product aren't in one of these categories, the category tag is optional.

Hallo. Thanks for reply.

There is no problem. Just i've seen that google said that the attribute was missing and i wondered how to insert it. I just wondered that there is a plugin for this and there is not the possibility to add the categorys.

the category tag isn't necessary if you don't sell goods in one of this free categories: 'Apparel & Accessories',

Try to install this plugin and tell me if it works.

hallo.

for me it looks the same which it was already installed, enabled and confugured (like screenshot)

<rss version="2.0"><channel><title> Il Mondo di Wit - Isola d'elba </title><description> Creazione e vendita di gioielli d' argento oro e altri materiali preziosi e semipreziose con pietre dure e semipreziose. Tanti trucchi su Cura di gioielli e informazione su Lifestyle salute , cristalloterapia ecc. </description><link> https://www.ilmondodiwit.com/ </link><item><g:id>18</g:id><title> Bracciale Elba a Porter - Elba </title><g:link> https://www.ilmondodiwit.com/index.php?option=com_hikashop&ctrl=product&task=show&cid=18&name=bracciale-elba-a-porter-elba </g:link><g:price>32 EUR</g:price><g:description> Bracciale sportivo unisex. Questo Bracciale rappresenta i colori della bandiera elbana - rosso, bianco e oro. Il rosso viene rappresentato da rubini, il bianco dall cordino in nylon cotonato e il colore oro dall argento dorato</g:description><g:condition> new </g:condition><g:brand> Il Mondo di Wit </g:brand><g:mpn>bpap1</g:mpn><g:image_link>https://www.ilmondodiwit.com/media/com_hikashop/upload/bracciale_elba_a_4cd315a446248.jpg</g:image_link><g:product_type> "Elba a Porter" </g:product_type><g:availability>in stock</g:availability><g:shipping_weight>0.000 kg</g:shipping_weight></item>

hallo.

I looked the plugin. i don't know because i'm not able to write a single line of code and i'm not able to read. but i tried to have a look on the plugin.

i found a line

//Getting path to the product => Categories
				 $type='';
				foreach($product->categories_id as $catID){
					foreach($category_path as $id=>$catPath){
						if($id==$catID){
							$type.='"'.$catPath['path'].'",';
						}
					}
				}

$xml.="\t".'<g:p..........

Did you installed the plugin I gave you?
With it you should be able to specify a category for your product in the plugin configuration.

Yes. Sorry. i didn't see the field.

I still get error:

<g:category><![CDATA[ Apparel and Accessories ]]></g:cat...

i changed manually the .xml file and i changed the

g:category

g:google_product_category

//add the brand if specify
				if(!empty($plugin->params['category'])){
					$column = $plugin->params['category'];
					if(isset($product->$column)){
						$text = $product->$column;
					}else{
						$text = $column;
					}
				$xml.="\t".'<g:category><![CDATA[ '.$text.' ]]></g:category>'."\n";
				}

//add the brand if specify
				if(!empty($plugin->params['category'])){
					$column = $plugin->params['category'];
					if(isset($product->$column)){
						$text = $product->$column;
					}else{
						$text = $column;
					}
				$xml.="\t".'<g:google_product_category><![CDATA[ '.$text.' ]]></g:google_product_category>'."\n";
				}

Examples of ‘google product category’ submissions:

Leggings fall under the 'Apparel & Accessories > Clothing' category specified above. When submitting leggings:

Acceptable categories:
'Apparel & Accessories > Clothing'
'Apparel & Accessories > Clothing' > Pants'
'Apparel & Accessories > Clothing' > Pants > Leggings'
Invalid categories
'Apparel & Accessories' !!!

Thanks for reply
Failing to provide any 'google product category'

Sorry about this mistake, it's fixed.
I don't understand what your mean by "adding the hikashop behind the google_product_category" since you can now set whatever you in the plugin configuration.

I don't understand what your mean by "adding the hikashop behind the google_product_category" since you can now set whatever you in the plugin configuration.

Acceptable categories:
'Apparel & Accessories > Clothing'
'Apparel & Accessories > Clothing' > Pants'
'Apparel & Accessories > Clothing' > Pants > Leggings'
Invalid categories
'Apparel & Accessories' !!!

Indeed, this is a legitimate request .
Actually, you can already do that with the plugin I gave you, waht you ahve to do is to create a product custom field with the type "text" (for example named google_product_category).
Then edit your product and give this field the desired value (Apparel & Accessories > jewelry).
Finally, in the google product plugin, just set the category field to the custom field name (here, google_product_category).
In this case, the plugin will look for each product if they have this custom field, if yes, the custom field will be used. If no, it will use it name.

I hope it's clear enough

Yes !!! Very NICE !! Thanks. I'll try and then i reply

Regards

You said to set the custom field for the product ?

Why not the Category? So you set it once and not for every product.

I made a custom field for the category

<item><g:id>18</g:id><title> Bracciale Elba a Porter - Elba </title><g:link> https://www.ilmondodiwit.com/index.php?option=com_hikashop&ctrl=product&task=show&cid=18&name=bracciale-elba-a-porter-elba </g:link><g:price>32 EUR</g:price><g:description> Bracciale sportivo unisex. Questo Bracciale rappresenta i colori della bandiera elbana - rosso, bianco e oro. Il rosso viene rappresentato da rubini, il bianco dall cordino in nylon cotonato e il colore oro dall argento dorato</g:description><g:condition> new </g:condition><g:brand> Il Mondo di Wit </g:brand><g:google_product_category> here, google_product_category </g:google_product_category><g:mpn>bpap1</g:mpn><g:image_link>https://www.ilmondodiwit.com/media/com_hikashop/upload/bracciale_elba_a_4cd315a446248.jpg</g:image_link><g:product_type> "Elba a Porter" </g:product_type><g:availability>in stock</g:availability><g:shipping_weight>0.000 kg</g:shipping_weight></item>

This can't work in the way the plugin has been made.
I don't think it's a good solution since the gdata ask only for one category and your products can have more than one category.
So if your product are in 2 different categories and have 2 different custom field you don't know which one to choose.
Prefer the product custom field it's a better solution.