Problem generating valid additional_image_link tags in XML feed

  • Resolved door360

    (@door360)


    8 months ago

    I am using the “Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce” plugin to create a Google Shopping feed in XML format. I am having a problem with the g:additional_image_link attribute.

    1. When I set the field mapping to “All gallery images (comma separated)”, the plugin incorrectly creates a single XML tag with all URLs combined with commas. This is the wrong format for an XML feed.
    2. When I change the mapping to “Product image gallery”, the plugin outputs a comma-separated list of internal WordPress Media Library IDs (e.g., 10269,10268,10267) instead of the full image URLs.

    In both cases, the output is invalid for the Google Merchant Center, and my additional images cannot be processed.Question for the support team:

    How can I configure the plugin to correctly generate a separate <g:additional_image_link> tag for each full image URL from the product gallery, as required by Google’s XML feed specification?

    The page I need help with: [log in to see the link]

Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total)
  • Plugin Support Jeff Alvarez

    (@superlemon1998)

    7 months, 4 weeks ago

    Hi @door360 ,

    1 – Can you please provide more information on why the format is wrong? GMC support comma separated images when providing more than 1 image: https://support.google.com/merchants/answer/6324370?hl=en

    2 – Please use the other image mappable fields as you’ve likely selected an option that gives the Image IDs instead of the URL

    petertely

    (@petertely)

    3 months, 1 week ago

    Hi @superlemon1998 ,

    The documentation you shared indicates that additional images can be comma-separated for text feeds. But for XML feeds, it shows that each image must have its own “g:additional_image_link” tag.

    @door360 Personally, I map 10 “additional_image_link” fields to “additional image 1”, “additional image 2”, … “additional image 10”.

Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total)

You must be logged in to reply to this topic.