Managing files in Prestashop

We have seen in a previous post how to optimize your photos with XnView or Gimp soon to be displayed in your site e-commerce .
We shall now see how to integrate them into a product of Prestashop .

Integration of images in the data sheets of PrestaShop

There is no need to rename your photos. Prestashop use names to him, composed of the id of the product, no increment and the name of one of five types of images needed to display the product in Prestashop (which may be a minor inconvenience for SEO in Google images, but which is handy because it only handles all the different sizes and different names for photos).

5 types and sizes of images are used in standard Prestashop for photos of a data sheet:

• Small: 45 x 45 pixels
• Medium: 80 x 80 pixels (used to select the photo in the product, new product in the area, already seen or reductions)
• Large: 300 x 300 pixels (used to display a large product)
• Thickbox: 600 x 600 pixels (used for detailed display of the product)
• Home: 129 x 129 pixels (used to display the details of a category for products first flagship store page, or search for a product)

The image with the original size of the photo, copy it as a photo reference, but that is not used by Prestashop.

When you enter information about the product, click the Images tab. Fill in the fields according to your photo:

• File: Click Browse to select the photo you've resized
  
• Key: Enter the caption associated with this picture, it is important for SEO in Google images, consider using one or two keywords.
• Cover: check to indicate that this picture will be the first to be displayed for this object in your online store .
• Resize method. Thumbnail: I advise you to let automatic, and define itself Prestashop the 5 different sizes of photos.

You just have to click the Save button on the image. Prestashop will automatically create the six types of images needed for its operation (you can find in ... prestashopimgp).

You must repeat the above steps for all the pictures you want to insert for that product.

It is also highly recommended to use several photos for the same product (taken from different angles, with possible extensions, details, in a situation ...). In fact your client can not actually see your product. So it will have more pictures of the product, the less it will have questions, it will be more inclined to buy your product.

Integration of images in the categories of products Prestashop

As a picture of a product, does not need to rename your photos, Prestashop will use its own name.

4 types and sizes of images are used in standard Prestashop for categories of product:

• Small: 45 x 45 pixels
• Medium: 80 x 80 pixels
• Large: 300 x 300 pixels
• Category: 500 x 150 pixels

The image with the original size of the photo, copy it as a photo reference, but that is not used by Prestashop.

Enter the name and description of the category and click the Browse button in the Image field, fill in other fields.

Setting the size of the images used by Prestashop

The sizes of the images above, can be changed in the Preferences tab, choose images:

If you change a size for one or more format, remember to click on the button: Refresh thumbnails at the bottom of page.

Conclusion

Well, this concludes our series of articles on optimizing images in Prestashop, we will propose soon to download a PDF file comprising the steps.

The integration of photos in Prestashop is very simple lightbox effect (enhancing photos, posting them on a black background) is integrated by default with the option to review the various pictures inserted for the same product.

All we need a system to grow some of the details of a photo of a product and management of photos in Prestashop will complete a small online store.

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