Before starting
Before connecting your Prestashop site to Poleepo, check that your PHP version and your Prestashop version match the versions of the following graph:
https://devdocs.prestashop-project.org/1.7/basics/installation/system-requirements/#php-requirements
Requirements
Configure Prestashop - To configure Prestashop, the "API token" and the URL of your website are required .
The API token is a unique alphanumeric code that is essential for communicating with your e-commerce.
Furthermore, your PrestaShop site can only be connected to poleepo if the Italian language is present and active and the Italian language code is set to it-it as in the following image
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How can I change the language code on Prestashop?
Access the administrative panel of your Prestashop, click on the menu: International > Localization and then click on the "Languages" tab
In the "Languages" section , check the setting of the Italian language in the "Language Code" field , and if it is not set to it-it , click on the "Modify" icon on the right. Make the change in the “Language Code” field by entering the code “it-it” and then click on the “Save” button
How can I generate the API token?
The API Token must be created by accessing the PrestaShop administrative panel from the left menu under Configure > Advanced parameters, click on the "Webservice" item.
On the Webservices page, set the "Activate PrestaShop web service" option to "Yes " and click on the " Save " button
Click on the "Add a new service key" button at the top right
Click on the “Create” button to the right of the “Key” field
Enter a description for the key (E.g. Poleepo)
Set the “Status” field to “Yes”
Set all permissions for the key by clicking on all entries in the “Permissions” table header as shown in this video
Copy the newly created key and return to the Prestashop configuration on Poleepo.
Configure Prestashop on Poleepo
Reach the Prestashop configuration from the path: Menu > Configuration > Sales channels and in the "E-commerce" section click on the Prestashop item
Enter the requested data
Enter the address of your site in the Url field
In the "API Token" field , enter the key generated in the Web service section of your e-commerce
In the "Mark on delivery" field (1) enter the name of the plugin (if available) used to manage the marking on your Prestashop e-commerce site
Enable the “SEO fields management” switch if you want to manage the SEO fields from Poleepo for your Prestashop publications
Enable product master data update (In the update calls to Prestashop the data relating to title, description, images and categories will not be passed, if this flag is disabled. To do so, simply check it during the configuration phase).
Manage discounted price (This flag, if checked, is used to manage the discounted price directly from Poleepo, enabling it could increase the load on your site)
Finally enable the "Enabled" switch at the top right
(1) Prestashop does not natively manage cash on delivery but requires the installation of a plugin. The one developed directly by Prestashop is called “Cash on delivery (COD)” but there are others, so check what type of plugin you are using. You can check it from the Prestashop control panel from the Modules and services -> Payment menu
Prestashop configuration options
Enable order download configuration
Click on the "Enable Order Download" switch to allow Poleepo to download your orders from Prestashop to manage them
Category mapping
Before you start managing your Prestashop site from Poleepo you need to configure the categories.
Thanks to this step you will give Poleepo the opportunity to publish your products in the right categories of your e-commerce so as to increase the visibility of your products and your sales.
At this stage it is possible to map the categories in two modes: Manual mapping and automatic mapping.
Manual mapping:
To map a category of your e-commerce with a Poleepo category, select "Categories of your E-commerce" in the box on the left and associate it with a Poleepo category in the " Search Poleepo Categories" box . As in THIS VIDEO
Automatic Mapping:
To automatically map the categories, you can click the button: “Start automatic association” .
In this case, we will try to make an automatic association between the categories of your e-commerce site with those of Poleepo.
If your e-commerce contains many categories, this operation may take some time.
To view the mapping progress, click the “Update” button.
At the end of the automatic mapping operation, check if the mapping has been performed on all the categories, and if there are any that are not mapped, proceed manually.
You can download an Excel file of the mapped categories by clicking on the “Excel Categories” button
Prepare Prestashop products for import
You can synchronize the products present on your Prestashop store on Poleepo by clicking on the "Import products" button
Before continuing with the import it is necessary to check whether the products on your site do not have duplicate information (e.g. same EAN - barcode on multiple products)
Check products
Click on the "Verify products" button.
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If there are products with problems, Poleepo will generate an Excel file containing the details which will be attached in the verification email.
Import Prestashop products
By clicking on the button, all the products that are not currently managed by Poleepo will be imported from your Prestashop site. The duration of this operation depends on the number of products present on your Prestashop store.