How to Set Up Custom Description
Custom Description
By creating the Custom Description, you can personalize the look and feel of your eBay Items.
Paste your custom description template in the Description Value field. Click Preview to check the results and see how the item will be displayed on eBay.
Custom Description Inserts
Using the Inserts tool, you can add the product images and attributes to the Custom Description.
Adding Attributes
- Product Attribute – contains a list of all Magento attributes:
- M2E Pro Attribute – list of M2E Pro Listing settings:
To add a Magento / M2E Pro attribute, complete the following steps:
- Choose the required attribute from the drop-down.
- Click Insert.
The Attribute tag will be added in the #name_of_attribute# format. You can put the inserted tag in any place of your Description template.
Adding Custom Static Blocks
To complete the Item description with some constant information, insert Magento Static Blocks in the following format:
Adding Products Image(s)
Before adding images via the Inserts tool, please consider the following points:
- If the image is marked as excluded in Magento, it will not be added to the Description.
- For Configurable, Bundle, and Grouped Products, images will be taken only from the Main (Parent) Product.
- All inserted images will be displayed from your store web server and will not be uploaded on eBay.
Add Product Image – allows choosing which image has to be added to the custom description. Configure the available Image settings: Position, Width, Height, Margin, Use Watermark.
- Position - select which image should be added to the Description. The value from the drop-down corresponds to the index number of the image in Magento Product. If a Product Base Image is selected, the image marked as a Base Image will be added to the Item Description.
- Width/Height - use the original picture size or provide the custom values.
- Margin – specify the bottom and right margin borders of the image.
Add Product Images – allows you to add up to 20 images to the Description. Configure the available Image Gallery settings: Quantity, Displaying, Size, Layout.
- Quantity – determines a certain quantity of images that has to be added to the Description.
- Displaying Images – specifies how to display images in the Description. You can use two modes:
- Custom Settings – images will be added according to the Image(s) Width, Image(s) Height, Image(s) Margin you set.
- Gallery View – allows you to quickly view images by clicking on the small thumbnails. Configure the available settings: Main Image Width, Main Image Hight, Gallery Hint.
- Layout select in which way the Images should be displayed:
- Horizontal – the images/image thumbnails will be displayed in a row.
If Custom Settings mode of image displaying enabled:
If Gallery View mode of image displaying enabled:
- Vertical – the images/image thumbnails will be displayed in a column.
If Custom Settings mode of image displaying enabled:
If Gallery View mode of image displaying enabled:
