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Webgains

On this page, you will find out how to:

1. Connect your store to Webgains​

You connect your store to Webgains through a respective account on its platform.

Register an account​

In order to create a Webgains advertiser account, you must send a connection request to Webgains' support team by filling out this contact form.

Afterwards, wait for Webgains' reply to schedule a call.
Once you meet with Webgains' team and agree on your cooperation, they will create a new advertiser account and give you the credentials for it.

Build your advertiser profile​

You log in to your advertiser account through the Webgains platform.

Next, you must complete your profile and affiliate program details.
Without a complete profile, publishers won't be able to find and work with you.

To finish setting up your Webgains account, you must complete all of the following steps (you can do them in any order):

2. Create the product feed​

To upload your products to Webgains, you need to create and configure a product feed. To do this, log in to your Shopify store admin and follow these steps:

Steps for creating a Webgains product feed in Mulwi
  1. Go to Apps > Mulwi Feeds > Feeds.
  2. Click Add Feed to generate the new feed.
  3. Choose the Webgains feed template. The feed is created in CSV format.
  4. In the pop-up window, select which product data to use as feed content and click Create. You can change this later in the Feed content field of the feed's general settings if necessary.
  5. Set feed's status in the This feed is currently block to Active.
  6. Fill in the general feed information:
    • Feed Internal Name. Give your feed a descriptive name.
    • Filename. Give your feed file a unique name.
    • Max Number of Items per File. Limit the amount of products in the feed.
    • Compression. Set to None.
    • Protect feed with password. Password-protect your feed if necessary.
  7. In the Applied Filters section, you can use product filters to choose what products should be included in the feed.
  8. In the Template section, pick appropriate values for Webgains' required Attributes:
    • Size. Select all the attributes that indicate the product's size.
    • Color. Select all the attributes that indicate the product's color.
    • Shipping Costs. Specify the cost of shipping the product in the same currency as your product prices. Enter it as a numeric value with the currency code using period as a decimal separator (for example, 3.00 USD).
    • Minimum shipping time. Specify the minumum number of days between the product being handed off to the shipping carrier and it being delivered. Enter it as a whole numeric value (for example, 2 for 2 days).
    • Maximum shipping time. Specify the maximum number of days between the product being handed off to the shipping carrier and it being delivered. Enter it as a whole numeric value (for example, 5 for 5 days).
How to fill out required attributes in Webgains feedFilling out required attributes in a Webgains feed template

  1. In the Source of prices section, you can set product prices from Markets and Price Lists.
  2. In the Stock Locations section, select from which locations you want to include stock levels and availability information.
  3. In the Translation section, you can select a language to translate your feed into.
  4. Configure the Google Analytics section if you have an analytics campaign.
  5. Click Save at the top of the page to finish and generate the feed.
NOTE

You won't be able to change the Filename after you save the feed.

After saving the new feed, you can customize it if necessary.

You will also be able to map your categories to the Google Product Taxonomy that Webgains uses. To do that, fill out the Google Product Category field in the feed's Template section.

How to add categoty mapping in Webgains feedMapping product categories in a Webgains feed

If your products have the same category, use Static Category. Start typing the category name or ID and choose the appropriate category from the dropdown menu. For multiple categories, use Category Mapping.

3. Upload the feed to Webgains​

You can upload your feed to Webgains only via URL (HTTPS).

First, you copy the feed's URL from Mulwi in such way:

  1. Navigate to the feed you want to upload.
  2. Find the Feed block.
  3. If you have a single file, simply click the Copy feed URL button.
  4. If you've split your feed into multiple files, first click View all feed files, and then click Copy feed URL next to the file you need.

As a result, the feed URL will be copied to your clipboard.

After that, you simply log in to your Webgains advertiser account and upload the feed in such way:

Steps for uploading a product feed to Webgains via URL (HTTPS)
  1. Go to the Product Feed section.
  2. Click Create Feed.
  3. Configure the feed settings:
    • Feed Name. Give your feed a descriptive name.
    • Program. Select the affiliate program the feed belongs to.
    • Protocol. Set to https://.
    • Source URL. Paste the feed URL you've copied from Mulwi without the https:// section. For example, a feed URL https://feed.mulwi.com/f/store/webgains.csv should be pasted as feed.mulwi.com/f/store/webgains.csv.
    • Username and Password. Add authentication information in these fields if your feed is password-protected.
    • Schedule. Change how often Webgains should fetch the feed.
    • Time. Select the time when Webgains should fetch a new feed.
    • Format. Set to CSV.
    • Feed status. Set to Active.
How to connect a new feed to WebgainsConnect a new feed to Webgains

  1. Click the Save button to finish and upload the feed.
NOTE

You may have to wait for Webgains to validate the feed you've uploaded.
After Webgains finishes processing it, check the Process results status to see if there are any problems you should resolve.