What are Rich Pins ?
↑ Back to topWhen a user pins a product image from “Rich Pin” enabled shopping cart ; along with the image; Rich pin will also send actionable information to Pinterest. For Products actionable information will include Price, availability etc.. This info will be published along with the image on Pinterest Board
↑ Back to topMore Info on rich pins is available http://business.pinterest.com/rich-pins/
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Why Rich Pins?
Rich pins are the first step toward solving the problem of actionable, targeted discovery on Pinterest.
Here’s how:
Getting structured feeds from retailers enables Pinterest to build its database of products and things. Pinterest will now know the name, SKU, price, source, etc for millions of products.
This sets the foundation for Pinterest to take on the current internet giants in Product and Image search.
Pinterest is on the way to be the world’s leading Image Search Engine
How to make my product pages Rich pins enabled?
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↑ Back to top1) Install http://www.vm2x.com/pinterest-rich-pin-plugin-extension-for-virtuemart-shops/ . It is available for $9 Here. The plugin will embed OGP Tags (Open Graph standard developed by Facebook) in your site’s Product detailed page . the following are Details on how to install the plugin;
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1) enable the plugin and config the basic option
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That’s all, you can find out the rich pin button in the Woocommerce front-end now.
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3 ) Create an account or login to pinertest on http://www.pinterest.com