Overview ↑ Back to top
The OnBuy Integration for WooCommerce assists in syncing your items from your WooCommerce store to OnBuy and managing your OnBuy orders. The direct API integration enables the WooCommerce store owner to synchronize the price, inventory, order and other details.
Key Features ↑ Back to top
1. Category Search
Category mapping enables admins to select more than one category relevant to the product-specific keyword and can also include the technical details for that specific category.
2. Global setting on OnBuy
It is easy for admins to add or update the meta keys and other attributes of the product. Features of the global setting on OnBuy integration are the following:
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- MetaKeys and Attribute Listing – allows admins to select the checkboxes for the META KEYS AND ATTRIBUTES LIST in order to map the selected meta keys to their attributes.
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- Product Data Setting – enables admins to input or map details such as SKU, price and much more.
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- Order Setting – displays the order status on OnBuy to be synced with the WooCommerce store depending on its delivery state (i.e if it’s fully or partially dispatched, cancelled etc). Enable or disable the WooCommerce mail restriction for OnBuy orders as per your choice.
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- Setting Schedule – by using the cron job, automation of the inventory/price/order can be enabled or disabled by setting the time interval and admins can also sync existing product /auto-upload products.
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- BuyBox Setting – mark your presence among competitors with the OnBuy Buy Box. The feature lets you stand out by providing priority over the price range of any product among the other sellers.
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3. Product Management
Admin can view all product details such as Product Name, Product Type, Product Price, Product SKU, Product Stock, OnBuy winning price and category name. Admin can apply the filters by Post Status, Stock Status, Product per page. Also, the admin can upload, update, remove a listing, create a listing and mark it as not uploaded.
4. Queue Management
Under queue management, the admin can find errors with products under approval to be listed on OnBuy and amend them in order to upload them again.
5. Order management
Using the “fetch order” button in this section, you can import the order from OnBuy to WooCommerce stores by filtering them by order status within the global setting tab. After the order has been fetched, you can update the order status as fully or partially dispatched or cancelled from the WooCommerce store.
Registration ↑ Back to top
To Register On OnBuy
- Open your browser and type in the search bar, OnBuy.com
- Once you have performed the above step, click on the Register Now tab as mentioned in the screenshot:
- Once you have clicked on the Register Now tab, it will redirect you to a page to fill in a form as shown below:
- Fields marked with an asterisk are required.
- Once the above details are filled in, click the Register Now button.
OnBuy Accounts ↑ Back to top
To start the integration, the first mandatory step for the admin user is to complete the Configuration.
Configuration:
Go to your WooCommerce admin panel and you will see the CedCommerce menu displayed in the left navigation bar.
Click on the OnBuy section of the panel.
The following page will display the Seller Name, OnBuy Seller Id, Company Name, and Account Status.
If you want to add an account, there is a “ONE CLICK AUTHORIZATION” step.
Click on the Add Accounts button and the next screen will prompt you to complete the form.
The admin user is required to provide the following details (as displayed below):
- Seller Id
- Consumer Key
- Secret Key
To retrieve the Seller Id, Consumer Key and Secret Key, you will need to log in to your OnBuy seller panel.
Enter your seller credentials and log in. You’ll be redirected to the OnBuy seller homepage.
Click on Imports & Integration under Listings & Products.
The page appears as:
Now, to enable the WooCommerce integration, click on WooCommerce Integration under Available Integrations.
After clicking on WooCommerce Integration, you will be redirected to the page as shown below. Click the Enable Integration button to enable the extension.
Once the extension is enabled, it will be visible in the list of Enabled Extensions.
Next, under Enabled Extension, click on WooCommerce Integration.
You’ll be redirected to a new page as shown below:
Retrieve all the necessary details from here and navigate back to the WooCommerce Seller panel.
Enter the Seller ID, Consumer Key, and Secret Key. Click the Add Account button to add the account.
Adding the account will reflect your Account with its Seller Name, OnBuy Seller Id, Company Name and account status.
OnBuy Account Details ↑ Back to top
In the account details section, it will reflect all details inputted when initially adding your account.
Category Search On OnBuy ↑ Back to top
Category mapping enables admins to select more than one category relevant to the product-specific keyword and can also add the technical details for the specific category.
Go to your Woocommerce admin panel, below the CedCommerce Menu which is on the left navigation bar.
Click on the OnBuy section of the panel.
On clicking OnBuy it will appear a page you where you will click on Category Search to map the categories.
Search OnBuy Category ↑ Back to top
In search OnBuy category, the admin has to enter the “KEYWORD” to search the category for that product.
Once you had entered the keyword, another tab shows up, where you will select the category from the drop-down for the respective keyword.
After performing all these steps, click the “SAVE” button to save the categories selected by you.
Global Setting On OnBuy ↑ Back to top
To carry out the global settings:
Go to your Woocommerce admin panel, below the CedCommerce Menu which is on the left navigation bar.
Click on the OnBuy of the panel.
On clicking OnBuy, a page will appear where you have to click GLOBAL SETTINGS in the menu bar.
MetaKeys and Attributes List On OnBuy ↑ Back to top
Go to your Woocommerce admin panel, below the CedCommerce Menu which is on the left navigation bar.
Click on the OnBuy of the panel.
On clicking OnBuy, a page will appear where you have to click GLOBAL SETTINGS in the menu bar.
Once you have performed the above step, select the checkboxes in front of META KEYS AND ATTRIBUTES LIST to map the selected meta keys with their attributes.
Once done click on SAVE to save the meta keys and attributes.
Product Data Setting On OnBuy ↑ Back to top
To carry out the product data settings,
Go to your Woocommerce admin panel, below the CedCommerce menu which is on the left navigation bar.
Click on the OnBuy section of the panel.
On clicking OnBuy, a page will appear where you have to click GLOBAL SETTINGS in the menu bar in which on scrolling down the admin will see a Product Data Setting.
As you can see there are some attributes having a red * symbol on them are the mandatory attributes that must be filled by admin.
After each attribute, a text bar is placed having default values of that attribute.
Just next to it, one more text bar is placed where admin can fill details by selecting from the dropdown of that attributes based upon their meta keys or woocommerce categories.
Order Setting On OnBuy ↑ Back to top
You can easily sync your OnBuy order with the orders on your WooCommerce store under the order setting.
Scheduler Setting On OnBuy ↑ Back to top
Scheduler settings sync the product data on your OnBuy store with your WooCommerce store. The scheduler feature further has various options for updating your data on both the store. The admin selects the time frame for each as per the requirement.
a. Inventory/Price Sync Scheduler:
The feature easily syncs the inventory or the price within the selected time frame.
b. Order Sync Scheduler:
Orders placed on the OnBuy store are easily synced with your WooCommerce store within the selected time frame.
c. Existing Product Sync Scheduler:
The details related to the existing products are synced between the OnBuy marketplace and the WooCommerce store with this feature in the selected time frame.
Select the Identifier:
In this, the admin has to select the Identifier of the product from the dropdown.
d. Auto Upload product Sync Scheduler:
products are auto-uploaded from WooCommerce to the OnBuy marketplace automatically with this feature.
Settings of BuyBox ↑ Back to top
Mark your presence among the competitors with the OnBuy Buy Box. The feature lets you stand out by providing priority over the price range of any product among the other sellers.
Product Management On OnBuy ↑ Back to top
Admin can view all the product details such as Product Name, Product Type, Product Price, Product SKU, Product Stock, OnBuy winning price, and category name.
Admin can apply the filters by Post Status, Stock Status, Product per page. Also, the admin can upload, update, remove a listing, create a listing, mark as not uploaded.
For this, the admin will perform the following task:
- Upload Products.
- Update Products.
- Update Stock.
- Creating List.
- Removing List.
- Mark As Not Uploaded.
Uploading the Products On OnBuy ↑ Back to top
Go to your Woocommerce admin panel, below the CedCommerce menu which is on the left navigation bar.
Click on the OnBuy section of the panel.
On clicking OnBuy, it will appear a page where you have to click Products in the menu bar.
The Product page will appear where the admin has to just select the checkboxes.
Once products are selected using the checkbox, these can be uploaded on OnBuy by Upload Products.
Then, from the dropdown next to the Bulk Actions field, select Upload Products, and then click the Apply button.
The selected products are uploaded and a success message appears on the page.
Updating The Products On OnBuy ↑ Back to top
Go to your Woocommerce admin panel, below the CedCommerce menu which is on the left navigation bar.
Click on the OnBuy section of the panel.
On clicking OnBuy, it will appear a page where you have to click Products in the menu bar.
The Product page will appear where the admin has to just select the checkboxes.
Admin can update these products.
Then, from the dropdown next to the Bulk Actions field, select Update Products, and then click the Apply button.
The selected products are updated and a success message appears on the page.
Updating The Stock On OnBuy ↑ Back to top
Go to your Woocommerce admin panel, below the CedCommerce menu which is on the left navigation bar.
Click on the OnBuy section of the panel.
On clicking OnBuy, it will appear a page where you have to click Products in the menu bar.
The Product page will appear where the admin has to just select the checkboxes.
Once the checkboxes are selected of the required products which the admin wants to Update Stock.
Then, from the dropdown next to the Bulk Actions field, select Update Stock, and then click the Apply button.
The selected stock is updated and a success message appears on the page.
Creating List On OnBuy ↑ Back to top
You can easily create the product listing of existing products on the OnBuy marketplace using this feature.
Go to your Woocommerce admin panel, below the CedCommerce menu which is on the left navigation bar.
Click on the OnBuy section of the panel.
On clicking OnBuy, a page will appear where you have to click on the Products in the menu bar.
The Product page will appear where the admin has to select the checkboxes for the products.
Once the checkboxes are selected of the required products which the admin wants to include in the Create Listing option.
Then, From the dropdown next to the Bulk Actions field, select Create Listing, and then click the Apply button.
The selected products are included in the list and a success message appears on the page.
Removing List On OnBuy ↑ Back to top
Go to your Woocommerce admin panel, below the CedCommerce menu which is on the left navigation bar.
Click on the OnBuy section of the panel.
On clicking OnBuy, it will appear a page where you have to click Products in the menu bar.
The Product page will appear where the admin has to just select the checkboxes.
Once the checkboxes are selected of the required products which the admin wants to Remove Products.
Then, From the dropdown next to the Bulk Actions field, select Remove Products, and then click the Apply button.
The selected products are removed and a success message appears on the page.
Mark Products As Not Uploaded On OnBuy ↑ Back to top
All those products that the admin does not want to upload can be marked as “Mark as not uploaded” with the help of this feature.
Follow these simple steps:
- Click on the checkboxes to select the products which you don’t want to upload.
- Click on the drop-down menu next to the Bulk Action option.
- Click on the ‘Mark as not Uploaded’ option.
- Click on Apply button.
The selected products are marked as ‘Not Upload’, and a success message will appear on the page.
Managing Queue On OnBuy ↑ Back to top
To carry out the queue management,
Go to your Woocommerce admin panel, below the CedCommerce menu which is on the left navigation bar.
Click on the OnBuy section of the panel.
On clicking OnBuy, it will appear a page where you have to click Queue Management in the menu bar.
The queue management will appear a page where the admin can view the OnBuy Queue of the products.
Once the admin will click on View Details will generate the details of the product with its Import Id, Feed Status, ProductId, and Product SKU.
Order Management On OnBuy ↑ Back to top
To manage products
Go to your Woocommerce admin panel, below the CedCommerce menu which is on the left navigation bar.
Click on the OnBuy section of the panel.
On clicking OnBuy, it will appear a page where you have to click Orders in the menu bar.
The ORDER page appears where the admin will click the Fetch Orders tab to fetch the orders.
You can also submit the tracking details from WooCommerce to OnBuy. You need to go into the order edit section using the Edit option in the order table below. Once you go into the order edit section you will find the section at the bottom where you can enter tracking info and update them on OnBuy.
