Import images

Import images is an add-on module for Open2b that allows you to bulk import product images.

Image files are first uploaded via FTP to the server, then the import is started in the admin under Catalog > Import/Export > Import Images.

Note

For more information on image management, see the Images section.

Format

Images must have the following characteristics:

JPEG format (with file extension ".jpg")
file size no larger than 2 MB
width or height greater than the large image size configured in the admin under Settings > Options > Images > Products > Large

Folder structure

Files must be uploaded via FTP to the "open2b/import/images/" folder for installed solutions and to the "/import/images/" folder for managed solutions.

Images to import for a product must be placed in a dedicated folder named with the product code. Image filenames can be any name but must have the ".jpg" extension. Images will be ordered alphabetically by their filenames.

Alternatively, if you need to import only one image per product, you can avoid creating a product folder. In this case, name the image file with the product code.

For example, with the following files on FTP:

import/
- images/
  - SHIRT387/
    - img01.jpg
    - img02.jpg
    - img03.jpg
  - BOOK5T45S.jpg

The images "img01.jpg", "img02.jpg", and "img01.jpg" will be imported for the product with code "SHIRT387", and the image "BOOK5T45S.jpg" will be imported for the product with code "BOOK5T45S".

Note

If the product code contains special characters that cannot be used as folder or file names, replace each character in the folder or file name with its URL encoding.

Import product images

Upload the images via FTP as described above.
Go to the Catalog section.
Go to the Import/Export subsection.
Click the Import Images tab.
Select Send a notification to this email and enter an email address if you want to receive a report by email when the import is complete.
Select Delete imported image files if you want images to be removed from FTP after a successful import.
Select Overwrite existing images if you want the product images to replace existing ones instead of being added. Images in galleries other than the single gallery will not be affected.
Click Import and wait for the import to finish. It may take a few minutes.