Overview
About Listing Template
The Listing Template maps your Magento products to TikTok Shop selling categories, enabling you to organize your product listings in your Shop.
The Listing templates enable you to automatically map products you're selling in Magento to the corresponding TikTok Shop categories without the hassles of manually mapping every new product you add to your store. With this feature, you can automate the mapping of your products. This means that if, in the future, any new Magento product of the same Listing or vendor (or one that meets the condition set by you in the Listing template) is added, it will be automatically mapped under the respective TikTok Shop selling Listing.
You can also modify/edit the mapping of all products under that Listing Template in one go. With the help of a Listing Template, you can apply a certain set of rules and customization to your products.
Let’s break down the concept with an example.
Suppose you have a Magento store where you sell various types of clothing. Within Magento, you have different categories for your products, such as "T-shirts", "Pants", and "Dresses". Now, you also want to list these products on TikTok Shop, which has its own categories like "Fashion", "Apparel", and specific categories for each type of clothing item.
Instead of manually mapping each T-shirt, Pant, or Dress to the corresponding Listing on TikTok Shop every time you add a new product, you can use a Listing Template.
Here's How it Works
- Setting Up the Listing Template: You create a Listing Template on the app. In this template, you specify rules or conditions. For example, you might set a rule that any product from the Magento Listing "T-shirts" should automatically be mapped to the TikTok Shop Listing "Apparel" and specifically to "T-shirts".
- Automation: Once the Listing Template is set up, whenever you add a new T-shirt product to your Magento store and assign it the Listing "T-shirts", the Listing Template automatically recognizes this and maps it to the "Apparel" Listing on TikTok Shop under the "T-shirts" subListing. This mapping happens without any manual intervention.
- Consistency and Efficiency: The Listing Template ensures consistency across your product listings. It saves you time and effort by eliminating the need to manually map each product individually. Moreover, say you are selling multiple T-shirt designs or brands. Now, as long as they are categorized under "T-shirts" in Magento, they will all automatically map to the appropriate TikTok Shop Listing according to your template.
- Future Updates: If in the future you add new T-shirt designs or even expand into other categories like "Pants" or "Dresses", as long as you maintain your Listing Template, any new products added will continue to be automatically mapped based on the rules you've defined.
In essence, the Listing Template simplifies and automates the process of syncing your Magento product categories with TikTok Shop categories, ensuring your products are correctly categorized and visible to customers on both channels with minimal manual effort.
How is a Listing Template Beneficial
A Listing template feature is of immense help to sellers with a large volume of products, a considerably small number of product categories, and sellers who frequently launch new products to enhance their product catalogs. The benefits of Listing Templates of the TikTok Shop Connector are as follows:
- Automation: One of the primary benefits. It saves time and effort by automatically mapping products from Magento to corresponding categories on TikTok Shop. This eliminates the need for manual mapping every time a new product is added, ensuring consistency and efficiency in managing product listings.
- Consistency: It helps maintain consistency across your product listings on both Magento and TikTok by ensuring products are mapped to the correct categories. It enhances the user experience and makes it easier for customers to find and browse your products.
- Scalability: As your product catalog grows, maintaining manual mappings can become cumbersome. The Listing Template scales with your business, automatically applying mappings based on predefined rules or conditions as you add new products or expand into different categories.
- Ease of Management: Managing product mappings through a Listing Template simplifies backend operations. It reduces the likelihood of errors that can occur with manual mapping and streamlines the process for store administrators.
- Flexibility: Listing Templates typically allow for flexibility in defining mapping rules. You can set conditions based on Magento product attributes, such as Listing, vendor, tags, etc., and map them to corresponding attributes on external platforms. This flexibility ensures that your products are accurately represented across different channels.
- Adaptability: As TikTok updates its categories or introduces new features, Listing Templates can be adjusted or expanded to accommodate these changes. This adaptability ensures that your product mappings remain up-to-date and aligned with channel requirements.
In short, using a Listing Template enhances operational efficiency, improves product management, and ensures consistency in product categorization across platforms, contributing to a smoother and more effective operational experience.
Accessing Listing Templates
- Go to your Magento Admin.
- Navigate to CedCommerce → TikTok Shop → Listing Templates.
- Select the TikTok Shop Account from the dropdown at the top of the page (if you have multiple accounts connected).
Listing Template Page Grid
Column | Description |
ID | Unique ID of the template. |
Account | The connected TikTok Shop account to which this template belongs. |
Template Name | The name assigned to the template. |
Marketplace Category | TikTok category under which products will be listed. |
Status | Indicates whether the template is enabled or disabled. |
Image Policy | The image rules applied to product listings. |
Pricing Policy | Pricing instructions for TikTok listing. |
Inventory Policy | Inventory sync and allocation rules. |
Active / Inactive Products | Breakdown of product sync status. |
Action | Includes the Edit option to modify the template. |
Total Products | Total number of products assigned to this template. |
Use the Filters or Columns options to customize your view.
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