Description

"Export to external resources" module allows to export products from your online store to external resources.

Selector module is required. Collections of goods are created in Selector module, which will then be exported to external resource (Facebook or Instagram).

Prepare collections in Selector

Read detailed instruction how to set and work with "Selector" in "Selector module" instruction. Below are the most basic steps for creating a collection.

Recommendations how to select goods

Every external resource that is different from an online store, most often, does not initially imply the sale of goods. For example, social networks are created for communication, forums for finding answers, etc. Therefore, selecting goods for sale in such places requires a special approach.

Let's take Instagram as an example. On average, it is believed that most of the active users of this social network are teenagers and women. Those people who most often make impulsive purchases for small amounts of money (adolescents are limited to pocket money, and women subconsciously tend to save money and it is better to buy 2 at 50 things than 1 for 100). Undoubtedly, there are also adult men, but there are fewer of them and men need their own approach to sell them.

Based on the analysis of the resource for export, you can make a rough forecast of what will sell better. For example, for the Instagram network, goods from 5-7$ to 40$ are suitable and do not carry any hint of serious investment (goods are bought according to the mood). Note that this is only an example for one and a very wide segment. Undoubtedly, on Instagram you can sell anything and to anyone, it is important to understand who your buyer is in a particular place and do a little analysis.

Information about traffic, target audience and other data is freely available on the Internet. Therefore, we recommend you study information and develop your strategy for successful sale of goods or your store promotion.

Create categories in Selector module

Read detailed instruction how to set and work with "Selector" in "Selector module" instruction.

So, collections can be used in Mixed and Internal modes.

Open "Catalog" section and "Categories" tab.

Click "Add root category".

Enter name of this category in catalog and select virtual type of binding:

Other parameters are optional (check "Catalog: Add root category" section)

Click "Save" button:

Page will refresh and category will appear in the catalog.

You can also fill in information in Meta and Contents tabs for categories (collections) of Selector in a standard way.

Read more in "Categories: Add root category" section.

Add goods

Hover over a category. Click "Set Products in Selector" icon.

You will be redirected to "Collections" section (this will open a new tab in the browser).

Add

Copy the links to necessary products from the address bar of your browser.

Create a txt file. Copy all links of required products. Each link should be placed on a separate line.

Save file.

Open "Items" section in Selector:

Click "from file":

Select file created on the step above:

In addition, you can specify a common name for all products, for example "Winter hat":

Click "Add":

All products, links to which you have added, will be displayed below:

Set prices and margin for exported goods

The tab settings set goods price on the site. Here you can directly configure goods price: margin, price rounding and discounts.

Price of each product is made up of individual parameters, namely: price rounding, discounts and minimum price.

Read detailed instruction in "Price" instruction.

Export into Instagram

Registration

Register account in Instagram using "Register now" button. If you have an account, log in and skip registration.

Enter phone or email. Enter full name, username and password.

Click “Sign up”.

If you need, сlick "Continue and Sync Contacts" or "Continue Without Syncing Contacts".

Add your birthday and click "Next".

Complete registration clicking "Next" button.

Log in and start goods export if you have registered an account.

Set Instagram integration

Log into admin panel of OT Box and go to Catalog → Collections → Selector → Export.

Scroll page to "Instagram" block. Click "Not set" to add Login and Password of your account.

Save clicking checkmark button on the right:

Description template allows to specify what data will be displayed in the product card.

Click red labels in admin panel and they will appear in the text field. We recommend you to write each value on a new line. Then in the product card, these fields will be on a new line. Or you can mark it with an empty line for convenience.

Write the following in "Description Template" field in order your group could have a link to this product on your website when viewing a product:

http://yourwebsite/?p=item&id={Article}

Save all changes clicking checkmark button on the right.

Select categories for export. If you do not have this block, then Selector categories are empty and must be filled with products.

Click + and "Save" when all the necessary categories are in the left column.

Thus, we have chosen which categories of Selector will be exported to the album page in Instagram.

Post type

Select post type.

Save changes clicking checkmark button on the right.

Authorization in OT Box

You need to authorize OT Box in Instagram to configure export, as well as for synchronization.

Your authorization data will NOT be available to anyone, not even OT staff.

Click "Check access" button.

After requesting access verification, the page will be refreshed and confirmation code entry form will open.

Note! A confirmation code is not always required.

Important

If you have two factor authentication enabled, then you will receive two security codes in sequence. We enter both codes in the “Security Code” window in the admin panel, as shown above.

When security code came to email linked to Instagram, click "Not installed" and enter the code.

You will have "Authorized" status after reloading OT Box admin panel if everything was successful.

Export goods

Select "Instagram" in the list of social networks for export.

Click "Export" button.

A window with download progress will open in admin panel when export starts.

Wait for status "Finished" and close the window.

Export error

You need to re-authorize in OT Box admin panel if such an error occurs.

Scroll page to authorization block and click "Logout" button.

After requesting access verification, page will be refreshed and a confirmation code entry form will appear.