Content interface paragraph
Introduction to Content interface paragraphs
The content interface paragraph imports product data, such as offer texts and product images, from your e-commerce system into the Template Kit . Whether Optimizely Commerce Connect, Shopware, Magento, OXID, in-house software development by your company, or another system, the content interface paragraph is flexible and supports a variety of data sources.
Standard values of a product offer
The content interface paragraph can load the following product data the product’s unique ID (not displayed in the message) up to 10 text elements per product offer, in which you can enter the heading for a product offer, the product description, or the product price up to 3 text links per product offer, such as calls to action ( Buy now , Learn more , and so on) up to 6 product images per product offer (by entering a URL) up to 6 links to product images (one link per image) that direct the recipient to additional information by clicking the image up to 6 alternative texts for product images in case a recipient cannot load product images and to support accessible messages The following image shows the components of your product offer.
Exporting product data with a CSV file
If you select CSV format, your product data is prepared in two steps Export product data from your e-commerce system or another data source into a CSV file. Move the CSV file to your personal directory on the server.
Loading and editing static CSV product data
If you saved product data as a CSV file in your personal directory on the Optimizely server, you can load product offers into your messages and edit them as necessary in the Template Kit within a static CSV article. See general settings to change content interface paragraph settings.
Saving product data using XML
You can use the XML format for the content interface paragraphs. If you choose XML, do not save your product data with the CSV solution on the Optimizely server.
Loading and editing static XML product data
When your product data is available as XML files in your web space or on your server, you can load the data into the Template Kit , then edit it. See general settings to change content interface paragraph settings.
Dynamic CSV and XML articles
You can send personalized product recommendations with dynamic CSV and XML articles. Product data is loaded from the CSV or XML source for each individual recipient while sending.
General settings
You create individual product offers as content interface articles, which are subparagraphs of the content interface paragraphs . Within a single message, you can create multiple content interface paragraphs, using multiple lower-level content interface articles.
HTML layouts
The content interface paragraph has a default layout for formatting offer texts and images. You can additionally set up up to 5 alternate layouts.
Troubleshooting CSV and XML
This topic describes how to troubleshoot common errors that can arise while working with the content interface paragraph.