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Google Product Images

Find product photos on Google Images from the product editor and add the ones you pick to the gallery in one click. Uses your own free Google search key.

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Quick start

What it does. In the product editor, search Google Images for a product, pick the pictures you want and add them to the product's gallery.

Who can use it

  • Off until you switch it on.
  • Your plan decides whether you can use it. The module card in Settings → Modules shows Not in your plan (with See plans) or Paid add-on (with Buy add-on) when it is not included. The features list shows which plans include it.

Switch it on

  1. In your admin, open Settings → Modules.
  2. Find Google Product Images. If it is on the Installed tab, click Enable; if not, open the Browse tab and click Install.
  3. Click Configure, fill in Google API Key and Search Engine ID (cx), and save.

Switching it off later stops it working but keeps its data, so switching it back on picks up where you left off.

Settings

  • Google API Key — From Google Cloud Console → APIs & Services → Credentials. Each tenant must supply their own — there are no shared defaults. Stored encrypted; after saving it shows as hidden. Required.
  • Search Engine ID (cx) — From https://programmablesearchengine.google.com/ — the cx value for an Image-only search engine. Required.
  • Default Query Template — Template for the auto-generated search query. Supports placeholders {name} and {brand} drawn from the product. Default: {name} {brand}.
  • Max Results per Search — Capped at 30 (Google CSE returns up to 10/page over 3 pages). Default: 10.
  • Minimum Image Width (px) — Filter out small thumbnails before showing the candidate grid. Default: 600.
  • Safe Search Default: High.

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Questions? See the store guide or contact CartWhizz support.

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