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Prestashop Etsy Integration Module – User Manual

1.0 Introduction

Knowband has developed an interface for the Prestashop store owners that can help them start selling on the Etsy marketplace. Further, the Prestashop Etsy integration addon saves the time of the sellers. How? By reducing the time involved in the manual listing process. In fact, the Prestashop Etsy marketplace integration module offers them a feature to handle the inventory. In addition, handle orders for the Etsy shop from the Prestashop back office.

Etsy is a marketplace that works as an intermediary between customers and artists. In addition, craftsmen of handmade items, or collectors of vintage products. Furthermore, the Etsy marketplace connector provides a unique platform to sellers to showcase their products. Thus, they can spread awareness regarding their products and services through this platform. It is also important for the marketplace to offer the best services to consumers. In fact, consumers like to have options and alternatives to choose from. Hence, the marketplaces are competing to win the sellers and offer great services to them to connect with their stores. Further, Etsy has more than 25 million visitors each month. Further, which gives sellers a wonderful opportunity to reach a larger audience network.

1.1 Key features of the Prestashop Etsy Integration module:

6.0 Admin Interface

This Prestashop Etsy Integration addon is configurable. Moreover, the configuration settings can be updated via the admin interface. Further, after installation, store admin can find a menu named “Etsy Marketplace” in the left panel of Admin as shown below –

“Etsy Marketplace integration addon” menu contains the following options –

  1. General Settings
  2. Attribute Mapping
  3. Shop Section
  4. Shipping Templates
  5. Profile Management
  6. Products Listing
  7. Orders Listing
  8. Synchronization
  9. Sales Report
  10. Product Sales Report
  11. Audit Log

Each tab is explained below.

6.1 General Settings

The General Settings tab of the Prestashop Etsy API integrator is there for capturing details. Further, of Etsy Prestashop Marketplace API like API Key, Host, etc. Please find the description of each input field below –

1. Enabled

Admin can Enable/Disable this Etsy Prestashop API integration module by the toggling button. If enabled, the Prestashop Etsy connector and all its settings will be working. Further, otherwise, there will be no impact of this module on the store.

2. Etsy Currency

This is a drop-down where the admin has to choose the appropriate currency. Further, for their which is similar to their Etsy Account.

3. Etsy API Key

This is a text box in which the admin has to enter Etsy API Key. Furthermore, which will authenticate the connection being established between the store and Etsy.

4. Image Size of Product

This feature allows the admin to select the size of the product image. Further, that will sync to Etsy Marketplace from PrestaShop.

5. Etsy API Secret

This is a text box in which the admin has to enter Etsy API Secret Key mandatory for authentication. Furthermore, between the Prestashop store and Etsy Marketplace.

6. Map Etsy Orders with Store Carrier

If enabled then the imported orders will be mappable with the select carrier.

 7. Select Shipping Methods for Etsy orders

Store admin can select the shipping methods for Etsy Orders from the given list.

 8. Etsy Default Language

The Etsy Prestashop Integration module allows the store admin to select the default language of the store.

 9. Select Language to Sync

Admin can select the secondary languages to sync with Etsy Marketplace.

 10. Select the Description type to sync on Etsy

This option enables Etsy sellers to the long description and short descriptions. In fact, or both they want to sync with the marketplace. Furthermore, they can select any one option from the descriptions that will sync according to the selection.

11. Upload the Order Tracking Number On Etsy

If enabled then the store admin can add the tracking number on orders and it will be uploaded on Etsy.

12. Etsy Carrier Name for Tracking Url

Store admin can choose the carrier used for tracking Etsy orders.

 13. Order Default Status

This is a drop-down menu. Moreover, the admin has to choose order default status for orders imported from Etsy to PrestaShop.

14. Order Unpaid Status

This is a drop-down menu. Moreover, the admin has to choose order unpaid status imported for orders imported from Etsy to PrestaShop.

15. Order Shipped Status

This is a drop-down menu and the admin has to choose order shipped status for orders imported. In addition, if the order status is set to this status the orders will be marked as shipped on Etsy.

16. Show taxes in Etsy Order Invoice

If enabled then the tax breakup will be shown in Etsy orders.

17. No. of Items sync per cron

This is a text box and the admin has to define several items that he wants to sync per cron.

After providing these details or filling up the form, click on the “Connect” button. In fact, it would redirect admin to Etsy Marketplace to allow the App Access to the store. Furthermore, click on the “Allow Access” button as shown below. Moreover, it would establish a connection between the store and Etsy Marketplace.

It would also redirect admin back to the same page of “General Settings”. In addition, show the “Disconnect” button instead of “Connect” as the connection has now been set up with Etsy Marketplace. In fact, you can find the screenshot below –

6.2 Attribute Mapping

All the PrestaShop store attributes will sync to the Etsy Marketplace Integration module automatically. Moreover, the admin just needs to map these attributes to the Etsy Marketplace attributes.

6.3 Shop Section

The shop section option offered by the Prestashop Etsy API integrator enables the e-merchants to create separate sections. Further, for the products of the same type. For instance, they can create sections like fashion, sports, and others. In fact, the customers can hit the section of their choice. Moreover, directly land on the products of their choice without browsing the entire assortment.

6.3.1  How to create new shop sections?

To add new shop sections, click on the Add New option at the top right position of the admin interface.

This will redirect you to the shop section creation interface.

Enter the name of the shop section in ‘Shop Section Title’ and save the changes.

To sync the section with the marketplace click on the Sync Shop Sections button at the top right corner of the interface. Further, the cron option will sync all the sections in one go.

The synced sections will display in the ‘Profile Management’ tab. Further, the Prestashop Etsy Integrator is shown in the image below.

The admin can select the shop section and the products of that particular profile will list under the selected section.

6.3.2  How to edit or delete the shop sections?

To edit a particular shop section, click on the ‘Edit’ button corresponding to it. Likewise, to remove the same, click on the corresponding ‘Delete’ button.

The created sections will display at the front-end as shown in the image below:

6.4  Shipping Templates

Etsy Prestashop connector allows the store admin to create the Shipping Templates to manage shipping options on the Etsy marketplace. Further, in this tab of the Prestashop Etsy integrator, the admin can create Shipping Templates. Furthermore, that contains shipping details. For instance, Shipping Origin Country,  Minimum and maximum processing time for the orders, etc. In fact, the admin can create multiple Shipping Templates as per the need of the system. Further, the admin will have to map Shipping Templates to the Profiles (In Profile Management Tab) to make it work on Etsy Marketplace. This is explained later in this document. Thus, each Shipping Template can have multiple shipping entries. Further, to define shipping destinations and their cost according to the destinations.

Note – One Shipping Template can have one origin. However, multiple destinations with their costs. Further, the admin can add different standard entries and delivery upgrades for the shipping templates.

6.4.1  Steps to Add Shipping Templates

Following are the steps to add a Shipping Template to the system –

  1. Go to the Etsy Marketplace connector addon-> Shipping Templates (Menu Option)
  2. It would display the page where already added Shipping Templates will list (If any). Click on the “+” (Plus Icon – as shown in the above screenshot).
  3. It would redirect the admin to the new page where a form with some input field will be shown (Screenshot is shown below).
  4. Fill up the following input fields of the form –

Click on the “Save” button.

It would validate the provided data and save the details into the system if valid.

6.4.2  Steps to Edit/Delete Shipping Template

Following are the steps to edit/delete Shipping Template from the system –

  1. Go to the Prestashop Etsy Marketplace Integration addon-> Shipping Templates (Menu Option)
  2. It would display the page where already added Shipping Templates will list (If any). In fact, click on the “Edit/Delete” link given under the drop-down being shown corresponding to each Shipping Template.
  3. If the admin has chosen the “Edit” option then it would redirect the admin to a new page. Further, where a form with an already filled input field will be shown. Admin can simply update values. Moreover, save the details by clicking on the “Save” button.
  4. If the admin has chosen the “Delete” option then it would delete the Shipping Template. In addition, all its Shipping Template Entries are from the system.

After creating shipping templates it is required to synchronize the Shipping Templates. Further, the admin needs to click the “Sync Shipping Templates” button under the “Shipping Templates” tab of the Etsy marketplace integration module. In fact, only after successful synchronization, these shipping templates will appear on the listing page.

 

6.4.3 Delivery Upgrades

Admin can add the delivery upgrades to the Shipping Templates from this tab of the Etsy Prestashop integrator. In fact, the Delivery Upgrades tab of the Etsy Prestashop integration module displays the list of the Delivery upgrades added to the shipping templates.

6.4.4 Add Delivery Upgrades for a Shipping Template

Following are the steps to add Delivery Upgrades to the Shipping Templates-

Click on the “Save” button.

It would validate and save the details to the system if valid.

6.5 Profile Management

The Profile Management tab provides options to create a profile for product listing. Further, profile-based listing allows the seller to list the attribute and categories of the Prestashop products. Furthermore, with the Etsy marketplace attributes and categories. In fact, the seller can select multiple Prestashop store categories at a time if there is only one category on Etsy for these products.

Under Profile Management admin can select the Shop Section in which he wants to show products for that profile.

Note: Please make sure to synchronize the Shipping Templates otherwise these details will not reflect in the Profile Management. Go to the Shipping Template tab of Prestashop Etsy Integration Addon and run the “Sync Shipping Templates” cron.

6.5.1 Add Profile to the System

Following are the steps to add Profile into the system –

  1. Go to the Prestashop Etsy Integration Module -> Profile Management (Menu Option)
  2. It would redirect the admin to a page where already added profiles will list (If any). Click on the “+” on the top right side of Etsy Prestashop Integrator  (Plus icon as shown in the screenshot below) and it would redirect the admin to a new page where a form with some input fields will be shown.
  3. Fill up the following input fields –

and click on the “Save” button.

  1. It would validate and save the details into the system if valid.

6.5.2 Edit/Delete Profile

Following are the steps to edit/delete a profile from the system created in the Prestashop Etsy Integration plugin-

  1. Go to the Prestashop Etsy Integration plugin -> Profile Management (Menu Option)
  2. It would redirect the admin to a page of the Prestashop Etsy Integration module where already added profiles will list (If any, shown in the screenshot below).
  3. Click on the “Edit/Delete” link given corresponding to each profile as shown in the above screenshot.
  4. If the admin has chosen the “Edit” option then it would redirect the admin to a new page where a form with some already filled input fields will be shown. Admin can simply update values and save the details by clicking on the “Save” button.
  5. If the admin has chosen the “Delete” option then it would delete the selected Profile from the system.

6.5.3 Product Selection Type

This is a drop-down and from this admin can select whether he wants to select the whole category to list or select particular products to add.

6.5.4 Etsy Category Attribute

Etsy Category Attributes are now available in the Etsy Marketplace Connector module. The admin can now choose the Primary Color, Secondary Color, Holiday, Accessory Style.

6.5.5 Size Chart Image

By using this feature admin can also add an image for the product.

6.6 Products Listing

This section of Etsy Prestashop Integrator shows the list of all the products selected to list or listed on the Etsy Marketplace with their listing status and other details as shown in the screenshot below:

There are the following options cron options offered in the product listing tab of Prestashop Etsy Integration module –

6.6.1  Sync  Products

This option syncs the products of the category that was mappable in the profile. As the ‘Sync  Products’ is executed, all the products of the profile will list at etsy.com.

6.6.2 Sync Product Status

The listing status of the products can sync back from the marketplace to the store by executing this cron of the Prestashop Etsy integrator.

6.6.3 Delete Products

This option allows the admin to delete product listing from Etsy Marketplace in bulk. To delete product listing, the admin has to select the products that they want to remove and click on “Delete Product”. This will remove all the selected products from the listing.

6.6.4 Renew Products

This option allows the admin to renew the product in case the listing is expired on Etsy Marketplace in bulk. Furthermore, to renew the product, the admin has to select the products that they want to renew and click on the “Renew Product” action.

Along with this, the admin even gets the option to renew or relist one particular product. In fact, there is a Renew option corresponding to each product that has expired.

After setting up a product for renewal or relisting, these actions will replace with the “Delete” action.

Note – Product Renewal is chargeable on Etsy Marketplace.

6.6.5 Local Sync

Admin can sync all the products of their profiles using Local Sync and then every profile’s products list on the Product Listing Page. From there, the admin has an option to list individual products or lists in bulk.

6.7 Order Listing

This tab of Etsy Prestashop Integrator shows the list of orders placed on Etsy Marketplace for your store products on Etsy as shown in the screenshot below –

Note: Please make sure to click on the “Sync Orders Listing” option under the Synchronization tab of the Etsy Prestashop integration module. Furthermore, only after successful sync orders will synchronize to the Prestashop back office.

6.8 Synchronization

All tabs offered by Etsy Prestashop integration addon defined above are basically for saving the settings. Further, also the options into the system which are used during synchronization between Prestashop Store and Etsy Marketplace. In fact, there are the following cron jobs to synchronize content between Prestashop Store and Etsy Marketplace which you can find below –

6.8.1 Products Listing on Etsy Marketplace

Following are the steps to synchronize Products Listing on Etsy Marketplace –

  1. Go to the Etsy Prestashop Integration addon -> Synchronization (Menu Option)
  2. It would redirect the admin to a new page where all synchronization actions are listed as shown in the above screenshot.
  3. Click on the “Sync Products ” button shown below.

  1. It would perform the following actions –

If synchronization completes successfully then it would display a message – “Synchronization completed” else “Synchronization failed”.

6.8.2 Orders Listing from Etsy Marketplace

Following are the steps to synchronize Products Variations Listing on Etsy Marketplace –

  1. Go to the Prestashop Etsy Connector -> Synchronization (Menu Option)
  2. It would redirect the admin to a new page where all synchronization actions are listed as shown in the above screenshot.
  3. Click on the “Import Orders” button shown below.

  1. It would perform the following actions –

If synchronization completes successfully then it would display the message – “Synchronization completed” else “Synchronization failed”.

6.8.3 Orders Status on Etsy Marketplace

Following are the steps to update the status of orders on Etsy Marketplace –

  1. Go to the Prestashop Etsy connector -> Synchronization (Menu Option)
  2. It would redirect the admin to a new page where all synchronization actions are listed as shown in the above screenshot.
  3. Click on the “Update Orders Status on Etsy” button shown below.

  1. It would perform the following actions –
    • Check if there is any status update recorded by the module for any Etsy Order.
    • Update the Status of Orders as per the configuration settings updated in the “Order Settings” tab of this module in the admin

If synchronization completes successfully then it would display the message – “Synchronization completed” else “Synchronization failed”.

6.8.4 Update Product Listing Status from Etsy Marketplace

Sync the product status from Etsy to the Prestashop store by clicking this cron under the Synchronization tab.
1. Go to the Etsy Integration module -> Synchronization.
2. Click on the Update  Listing Status from Etsy Marketplace.

6.9 Sales Report

Etsy Prestashop integration module allows the store admin to check the sales report for the Etsy shop orders. Admin can use the date filter to check the sales report.

6.10 Product Sales Report

Etsy Prestashop Integration extension allows the store admin to generate the reports product-wise.

6.11 Audit Log

The audit log section of the Etsy PrestaShop connector helps to keep track of all the takes performed by the administrator.

For More Information about Prestashop Etsy Integration Extension, click here:

See Admin Demo of Etsy Prestashop Integration Addon here

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