Element IMGURL#

Basic information#

The IMGURL element contains the URL of the main product image. The URL must not contain spaces or diacritics. The image URL can be the same for multiple products — it does not need to be unique.

Minimum requirements for the product image are:

• resolution of at least 30,000 pixels, corresponding to approximately 175 × 175 pixels
• must not contain watermarks
• must not contain discounts, bonuses, or any product awards

The maximum length of the image URL is 255 characters. The maximum image dimensions are 4096 × 4096 pixels; the file size must not exceed 2000 KB (2 MB).

• IMGURL element specification on the Heureka website

Note: additional product images, such as views from different angles, should be listed in the IMGURL_ALTERNATIVE element.

Frequently asked questions#

• How do I split image URLs separated by a delimiter into individual values?
  • If you have image URLs in a single element separated by, for example, a semicolon, pipe |, space, or comma, you can split these values into separate variables using regular expressions.
• How do I swap two images, for example the main image and the first alternative image?
  • We have a pre-built automation for this. Find it in the left menu of your Heureka project: Automations → search for Swap values between two elements.
• How do I force Heureka to update its cached images?
  • Using the Rewrite rule, append a # character and some text, e.g. #new, to the image URLs. For Heureka, the image URLs will appear new, so it will re-fetch the images.
• Can I bulk-resize images in the feed?
  • This is possible using the Feed Image Editor extension. Specific guides and information on how to use the extension are available at feed-image-editor.cz.
• How do I remove a watermark from images?
  • This is possible using the Feed Image Editor extension. Specific guides and information on how to use the extension are available at feed-image-editor.cz.
• How do I hide products in Mergado that have no image (IMGURL is empty)?
  • First, on the Products page, create a query to find such products. Use the condition IMGURL is empty. Then on the Rules page, create a Hide product rule and use the query you created. The rule will hide all products without images.
• Can I obtain missing product images to fill IMGURL in Mergado?
  • Yes, missing images can be obtained using the Mergado Sources extension from the Icecat catalogue. If your products have EAN codes, the extension can retrieve images for products based on their EAN codes. A guide is available in the article: How Clicking Goat helps with product images.

What Mergado Audit checks for the IMGURL element#

• Whether the IMGURL element is missing or empty for any products.
• Whether the value in IMGURL is duplicated — i.e. whether image URLs are unique for every product in the feed.
• The audit also checks the correct format of the IMGURL address.

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