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product overview
- Selected Features (4:25)
Highlights Datafeedr's main features. - Complete Store Creation Process (36:13) recommended
How to set up a Datafeedr store from start to finish: installing the Datafeedr plugin, building a store, creating categories, adding products to categories, importing your store, adding widgets, and doing more advanced stuff as well. A MUST WATCH if you are just getting started with Datafeedr.
version 3.3+ hosted on YouTube
These videos can be watched as a series or one at a time. All of the videos in this series are recorded in HD so be sure to choose the 720p HD version for the best viewing experience. Also, check the full Playlist at YouTube to watch the videos in order, one after the other.
- Introduction to Full Setup Playlist (0:58)
This is a quick introduction to the series of videos in the playlist named Full Set-up. We will be creating the store http://yoga-blocks.co/ and you can view this store online. - Your Merchants (4:15)
This video covers how to add merchants to your "Your Merchants" list so that you will be able to add merchants to your Store Merchants list. - Merchant & Network Discovery Tool (2:40)
This video shows how to use the Merchant & Network Discovery Tool in order to find additional merchants who carry the products you want to promote in your store. - Creating a Store (1:46)
This video shows how you can create a store within the Datafeedr Factory. - Configuring Store Merchants on a Store Basis (2:18)
This video shows how to configure our merchants list on a store by store basis. This is important so you don't include products in your store that don't match the niche. - Adding your Affiliate IDs (2:15)
This video shows you how to add your affiliate IDs to your store so that you get credit for all sales that you refer to the merchant's website. - Basic Store Settings (2:38)
This video shows how to configure your basic store settings such as your domain name and the auto-update interval. - Adding Categories to your Store (2:08)
This video explains how to add categories to your store. - Moving Categories & Changing Hierarchy (2:59)
This video shows you how to move categories up and down to adjust their display order as well as how to move categories into sub-category and parent category positions. - Adding Products to Categories Using Simple Search Subscriptions (5:51)
This video shows how to add products to categories using simple search subscriptions. This is a must watch in order to really take advantage of the Datafeedr system. - Adding Products to Categories Using Advanced Search Subscriptions (Part 1) (14:59)
This video is part 1 of how to add products to your categories using Advanced Search Subscriptions. Be sure to watch part 2. - Adding Products to Categories Using Advanced Search Subscriptions (Part 2) (7:07)
This video is part 2 of how to add products to your categories using Advanced Search Subscriptions. Be sure to watch part 1. - Cloning Search Subscriptions (2:35)
This video explains how to duplicate subscriptions in order to build your stores a little faster. - Deleting a Category (1:45)
This video explains how to delete a category from your store. - Installing the Datafeedr Plugin (1:51)
This video shows you how to install the Datafeedr plugin into your WordPress blog. - Inserting your Connection Key (3:01)
This video explains how to insert your Connection Key so that you can connect your site with your store in the Factory. - Adding Datafeedr Widgets to your Sidebar (3:03)
This video explains how to add Datafeedr widgets to your WordPress sidebar. - Adding Category Descriptions, Images and Keywords (5:46)
This video covers how to add descriptions, images, thumbnails and keywords to your category so that they show in your meta tags as well as on your page. - Changing the Order of Category Lists (3:43)
This video shows how to change the order in which categories are displayed in your Datafeedr Categories Widget. - Changing Text on Store Front Page (4:31)
This video explains how to change the welcome message that appears on the store's front page. - Putting your Store Front Page on your Blog's Homepage (3:17)
This video explains how to make your blog's homepage display your store's front page. - Removing the Word "Store" From Store Pages (1:16)
This video explains how to remove the word "Store" from your store pages. - Configuring your URL Settings (11:57)
This video describes how you can configure your URL Settings to create exactly the URLs you want for your store pages. - Modifying Meta and Title Tags on Store Front Page (4:02)
This video explains how to edit your store's front page meta and title tags. - Changing the Layout of your Store's Front Page (3:24)
This video covers how to change the layout of your store's front page. - Configuring the Tag Cloud (5:57)
This video explains how to configure your tag cloud to change the font size, number of tags and sorting order. - Configuring the Products which Display on the Store's Front Page (5:04)
This video shows how to configure the products which appear on the front page. This involves editing the query string. - Formatting Category Image Sizes (4:54)
This video covers how to change the size of your category images on category pages. - Changing Product List Template on Category Pages (7:34)
This video covers how to change the layout of Product list modules, displaying products in 2 columns and changing the template from Template 1 to Template 2. - Adding Custom CSS (2:28)
This video shows you had to add Custom CSS to your store pages. - Changing the Color & Text of your Buttons (7:12)
This video covers how to change the size, color, shape and text of your buttons. - Changing Product Link Destination (3:17)
This videos shows how to change a link so it displays the product details page or redirects to the merchant's site. - Removing Price from Product Listing (2:32)
This video covers how to make simple view changes such as removing the price from the template. - Modifying Product Details Page (5:36)
This video covers how to make small changes to your Product Details page. - Adding a Sale Price to Product Details Page (7:02)
This video covers how to add a sales price (if one exists) to the Product Details page. - Adding Amazon Access Identifiers (5:50)
This video covers how to add your Amazon access identifiers to the Factory so that you can search and add products from Amazon to your store. - Adding Amazon Products to your Store (6:47)
This video shows you how to add Amazon products to your store. - Adding Sorting Filter to your Category Pages (5:59)
This video displays how to add a sorting filter to your category pages and how to configure it. - Adding Custom Products to your Store (6:00)
This video covers how to add custom products from other merchants to your store. - Configuring Breadcrumbs (3:18)
This video shows how to configure the breadcrumb on your store pages. - Creating Custom Views on a Per Category Basis (10:20)
This video shows how to create a custom view for a specific category page. - Configuring Category Page Head Elements (4:56)
This video covers how to modify your category page head elements including meta and title tags. - Creating a Custom View Page (ex. Sale Items Page) (14:09)
This video show how to create a new page using custom views. It also displays only items on sale. - Storing Product Images Locally (8:05)
This video shows how to configure the plugin to download and store product images and thumbnails locally (ie. on your server). - Adding and Configuring Merchant Logos (10:56)
This video shows you how to display merchant logos on your store as well as add any missing logos to your store. - Embedding a Product View into your WordPress Post (9:54)
This video explains how to embed a product view (a product's information and layout) into the body of your WordPress post or page. - Creating a Comparison Set (7:39)
This video shows how to create a comparison set and add the comparison set to a product details page. - Embedding a Comparison Set in a WordPress Post (4:37)
This video shows how to embed a product comparison set into a WordPress post or page using the Datafeedr short code. - Displaying the Advanced Search Widget (4:46)
This video covers how to display and configure the advanced search widget in your blog's sidebar. - Adding Price Filters to Category Pages (13:53)
This video covers how to add price filters to your category pages allowing your visitors to filter a group of products by price. It also includes the Widget Context module configuration. - Modifying Product Information (3:57)
This video covers how to edit product information and add your own custom information. - Configuring the Categories Widget (5:58)
This video covers how to configure the category widget. - Configuring your Drip Settings (14:38)
This video shows how to configure the drip feature. - Configuring Hidden Categories (7:46)
This video covers hidden categories, when and why to use them. - Displaying Coupons in your Store (14:22)
This video covers setting up your store to display coupons.
factory menu tutorials
- Your Merchants (2:58)
Learn how to use the Your Merchants section of the Datafeedr factory. - Your Stores (1:03)
Learn two ways to access all of your Datafeedr stores. - Create a New Store (1:10)
Learn how to create a new store and rename existing stores. - Merchant & Network Discovery Tool (2:35)
Learn how to find the merchants that carry the products you want to promote on your site.
store menu tutorials
- Basic Store Settings (3:57)
Learn how to get or modify your Connection Key, enter your site's domain name, configure the auto update interval and set your site's default currency. - Store Merchants (4:45)
Learn how to configure your Store Merchants settings to ensure you are only promoting products which will earn you commission. - Affiliate IDs & Tracking Parameters (7:33)
Learn how to configure your affiliate ID properly and tweak your referrer ID to ensure you get credit for referrals. - Custom CSS (1:00)
Learn how to add Custom CSS to your store. - URL Settings (12:32)
Learn how to configure and customize the URLs for each page in your store to optimize search engine friendliness. - Adding Categories (7:25)
Learn how to add categories and sub-categories to your store, organize those categories, and mass delete categories. - Adding Products (4:42)
Learn how to add products to a specific category and how adding merchants to your store affects the search subscriptions you create.
using views
- Types of Views (7:34)
Outlines the 8 different types of views, which areas of your website they correspond to, and which views types allow multiple view configurations. - The View Menu (6:46)
Explains the View menu, which includes the View Properties and View <head> Elements links. - The View Layout (11:43)
How to create store pages with multiple rows and up to 5 columns per row. - Breadcrumb Module (2:12)
How to configure the breadcrumb module to customize how it appears on a specific page.
store building
- Creating a Comparison Set (3:29)
How to create and display a comparison set on a product detail's page.
upgrading version 1 to version 3
- Upgrading From V1 to V3 (15:53)
If you are still using Version 1 of the plugin, this video will guide you through the steps of upgrading your store from Version 1 to Version 3. Be sure to read the "Before you Upgrade" document before you begin.
miscellaneous tutorials
- NEW Firebug (16:05)
Learn how to identify which CSS attributes to modify to change styling on your site. *Firebug is a free web browser extension that works with Firefox and Google Chrome.
More video tutorials coming soon. In the meantime, check out the written documentation.
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