Facebook Feed

Created : 17 August 2020
Last Modified : 18 May 2021

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Contents:

A. SUMMARY
B. FILE STRUCTURE
C. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION
D. HOW IT WORKS
E. CONFIGURATION SETTINGS
F. DATABASE TABLES MODIFIED
G. LANGUAGE SETTINGS CHANGED
H. CHANGE LOGS
I. TROUBLESHOOTING
J. FAQ
K. COPYRIGHT NOTICE
L. TERMS AND CONDITIONS


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A. SUMMARY
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This interface is for use to generate product feed for facebook marketplace.

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B. FILE STRUCTURE
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Files included in the zip are:
- $READ_ME_FIRST_facebookfeed900.HTML
- admin/facebookfeed_setup.asp
- admin/facebookfeed_setup_config.asp
- admin/facebookfeed_setup_process.asp
- admin/shopa_facebookfeed.asp
- admin/shopa_facebookfeed_auto.asp
- admin/shopa_facebookfeed_config.asp
- admin/shopa_facebookfeed_config_subs.asp
- admin/shopa_facebookfeed_design.asp
- admin/shopa_facebookfeed_subs.asp
- admin/help/shoph_facebookfeed.asp
- admin/help/shoph_facebookfeed_config.asp
- admin/js/facebookfeed/facebookfeed.css
- admin/js/facebookfeed/facebookfeed.js
- admin/images/facebookfeed/*
- admin/sqlscripts/facebookfeed/*

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C. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION
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1. Upload the below files to your ADMIN folder. If you have renamed your ADMIN folder, then this must be placed in the renamed folder.
- admin/facebookfeed_setup.asp
- admin/facebookfeed_setup_config.asp
- admin/facebookfeed_setup_process.asp
- admin/shopa_facebookfeed.asp
- admin/shopa_facebookfeed_auto.asp
- admin/shopa_facebookfeed_config.asp
- admin/shopa_facebookfeed_config_subs.asp
- admin/shopa_facebookfeed_design.asp
- admin/shopa_facebookfeed_subs.asp
- admin/help/shoph_facebookfeed.asp
- admin/help/shoph_facebookfeed_config.asp
- admin/js/facebookfeed/facebookfeed.css
- admin/js/facebookfeed/facebookfeed.js
- admin/images/facebookfeed/*
- admin/sqlscripts/facebookfeed/*

3. Log into super admin and execute page below:
http://www.yourdomain.com/<your admin folder>/facebookfeed_setup.asp

Note: Replace the below with your VPCart site
{ www.yourdomain.com } : your site domain
{ your admin folder } : your admin folder

Click Install Now button.

4. After installation completed, click Next button:

5. You will be redirected to Facebook feed configuration page.

- Do you want to enable Facebook feed module?
Set to Yes to enable Facebook feed module.

- Do you want to automatically generate feed for Facebook?
Set to Yes to enable generate facebook feed automatically.

You are required to setup the automate process on your scheduler on pleak panel and facebook panel:
Please follow below guide to setup scheduler on your plesk panel.

1. Log in to Plesk.

2. In the right sidebar, click Scheduled Tasks.

3. Click Add Task.

4. On the Schedule a Task page, in the Task type section, select 'Fetch a URL'.

5. On URL: Please enter http://your_domain.com/your_admin_folder/shopa_facebookfeed_auto.asp

eg. http://www.mycart.com/myadmin/shopa_facebookfeed_auto.asp

6. In the Run section, specify the frequency and time with which you want to run the scheduled task.

eg. Daily at 00 : 01

7. In the Description text box, type a note or comment related to the scheduled task, or leave the text box empty.

eg. Generate Facebook feed

8. In the Notify section, select how frequently you want to receive notifications related to the scheduled task.

eg. Do not notify

9. To save the scheduled task, click OK.

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After setup scheduler from plesk panel, you are also required to setup scheduler from Facebook catalog manager.

1. Log in to Facebook Business Manager.

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2. Go to Catalog Manager.

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3a. If you have created Catalog before, click on the Catalog that you created from the list.

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3b. If you have yet created Catalog before, click on the Create Catalog button.

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3bi. Select Catalog Type as Ecommerce, then click Next button.

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3bii. Select Upload Method: Upload Product Info, fill in Catalog Owner and Catalog Name, then click Create button.

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3bii. Click View Catalog button.

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4. On Catalog page, click Data Sources from the side menu.

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5. On Data Source page, click Add Products button.

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6. Select Use Bulk Upload, then click Next button.

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7. Select Scheduled feed, then click Next button.

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8. On Set Up Feed page: Please fill in Enter URL, then click Next button.

8a. URL is the location of the generated facebookfeed xml file, eg: http://yourdomain.com/facebookfeed.xml

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9. On Schedule Updates page, Select your prefer update frequency, time, enable Automatic updates, then click Next button.

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10. On Complete Settings page, fill in name of the data source, select Currency, then click Upload button.

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11. Facebook will start the initial upload process. After completion, the products should be uplaoded to Facebook.

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You have other feed options on Facebook feed configurations page by visiting from Modules Manager > facebookfeed > Edit (icon)

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D. HOW IT WORKS
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The facebook feed could be generated and submitted to Facebook manually or automatically.

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E. CONFIGURATION SETTINGS
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Refer to Facebook feed configuraiton page

F. DATABASE TABLES MODIFIED
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NONE


G. LANGUAGE SETTINGS CHANGED
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New languages for Facebook feed

H. CHANGE LOGS
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2021.05.18 - Facebook feed: Better handling on single variant submitted to facebook

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I. TROUBLESHOOTING
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Please submit a ticket to our helpdesk at https://helpdesk.vpcart.com and our support team will assist you.

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J. FAQ
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NONE

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K. COPYRIGHT NOTICE
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Copyright (c) 1999-2021 Rocksalt International Pty. Ltd.
All rights reserved.

This software and documentation constitute a published work and
contains valuable trade secrets and proprietary information
belonging to Rocksalt International Pty. Ltd. .
None of the foregoing material may be copied,
duplicated or disclosed without the express written permission
of Rocksalt International Pty. Ltd. .

LICENSEE ACCEPTS VP-ASP Shopping Cart "AS IS" "WITH ALL FAULTS",
Rocksalt International Pty. Ltd. accepts no responsibility for the
operation or performance of the VP-ASP Shopping Cart.
The entire risk of use and consequences of use of the
VP-ASP Shopping Cart falls completely on the Licensee
and Rocksalt International Pty. Ltd. shall not be liable in any respect
for any claims, loss or injury alleged to have resulted
from use of or in reliance on VP-ASP Shopping Cart.

Licensee acknowledges that it has read the foregoing
disclaimers of warranty and limitation of liability
and understands that Licensee assumes
the entire risk of using VP-ASP Shopping Cart.


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L. TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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ROCKSALT INTERNATIONAL GRANTS TO THE LICENSEE A NON-EXCLUSIVE,
NON-SUB LICENSABLE, NONTRANSFERABLE LICENSE
TO INSTALL AND USE THIS APPLICATION ON A SINGLE DOMAIN FOR
A SINGLE SHOP.

THE CODE IN THE APPLICATION MAY BE MODIFIED FOR USE IN
SETTING UP A SINGLE SHOPPING SITE ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB.

LICENSEE MAY MAKE A COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR
BACK-UP AND ARCHIVAL PURPOSES, PROVIDED THAT ANY COPY
MUST CONTAIN ALL PROPRIETARY NOTICES INCLUDED
WITH THE APPLICATION.

LICENSEE IS PROHIBITED FROM SELLING OR DISTRIBUTING
THE APPLICATION IN ANY MANNER.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.

ROCKSALT INTERNATIONAL AND ITS LICENSORS SHALL
NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED BY LICENSEE OR ANY
THIRD PARTY AS A RESULT OF USING OR DISTRIBUTING THIS
APPLICATION.

IN NO EVENT WILL ROCKSALT INTERNATIONAL OR ITS LICENSORS
BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST REVENUE, PROFIT OR DATA,
OR FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES,
HOWEVER CAUSED AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LI
ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE,
EVEN IF ROCKSALT INTERNATIONAL HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.