Description

How to create a product description in the Shopify store automatically based on the data from your supplier feed.

Basic description settings

To pull a description from a specific node, simply indicate the node name from which you want Stockeo to extract a description. For example, if the text you want to use is included in the <description> node, enter its name in the Description field of your automation as follows:

Stockeo: basic settings for the description field

The node data may contain HTML and CSS text formatting information. The description will be formatted according to these.

Create a description by splicing information from several nodes

It may be that the supplier feed contains a description, but you also want to include additional product information from other feed nodes.

<item>
    <id>40</id>
    <model>PF077</model>
    <name>Leather wallet for man with zip-pocket for coins</name>
    <option>Colour Tan</option>
    <description>
        <p class="p1"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span class="s1">Mens wallet made in genuine calfskin soft leather
        with zip-pocket for coins, 8 credit card holders and 1 document holder.</span></span></p>
        <p class="p1"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span class="s1">Simple lines and functional design,
        a perfect accessory to always have at hand money and documents.</span></span></p>
    </description>
    <attribute_group>
        <group_name>DETAILED FEATURES</group_name>
        <attribute>Length: 11 cm 4.2 in</attribute>
        <attribute>Height: 9 cm 3.5 in</attribute>
        <attribute>Credit card slots: 8</attribute>
        <attribute>Compartments for bills: 2</attribute>
        <attribute>Pocket for coins: 1</attribute>
        <attribute>Transparent window: 3</attribute>
        <attribute>Slot for business cards: 2</attribute>
    </attribute_group>
    <image_link>https://www.florenceleathermarket.com/image/data/prodotti/portafoglio-077/naturale/077CUO51.jpg</image_link>
    <image_galleries>
        <image_link>https://www.florenceleathermarket.com/image/data/prodotti/portafoglio-077/naturale/077CUO31.jpg</image_link>
    </image_galleries>
    <currency>USD</currency>
    <price_retail_gross>47.53</price_retail_gross>
    <quantity>3</quantity>
</item>

To include listed information from attribute_group in the product description in your Shopify store you can use the Liquid formula in the Description field of the Stockeo automation.

Use the following settings:

Stockeo Description field

Description settings in Stockeo automation for created description automatically

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{{ description }}
{{ attribute_group.group_name }} {{"<br>"}}
{{ attribute_group.attribute[1] }} {{"<br>"}}
{{ attribute_group.attribute[2] }} {{"<br>"}}
{{ attribute_group.attribute[3] }} {{"<br>"}}
{{ attribute_group.attribute[4] }} {{"<br>"}}
{{ attribute_group.attribute[5] }} {{"<br>"}}
{{ attribute_group.attribute[6] }}

To get the result as below:

Automatically created description for a product in the Shopify store

The example above illustrates the creation of automatic product descriptions in Shopify using XML as an example. Similarly, this works when the feed is a CSV or JSON file. In that case, use the column/field name instead of the node name between the curly brackets in the Liquid formula.