PPCDATAFEED

Fix product images for Google Shopping and Meta

An Image Fix template checks every photo against the platform rules and writes a fixed copy into the field you choose. Module.

Open in the app →About this feature
  1. Go to Image Editor → Create New Template → Image Fix.
  2. Template name and Select data source.
  3. Image Field: the Image URL field to read and Write fixed URL into - an existing field or Create new field (keep the original and map the new field in the export).
  4. Fix Actions → Mode: Auto Optimization with Optimize for “Google Shopping” or “Meta Ads”, or Manual settings.
  5. Manual settings: 1. Format (convert to JPEG/PNG or keep), 2. Resize (max side in pixels), 3. Reduce file size (quality, optional max size in KB), 4. Pad to square, 5. Small images (upscale up to 3×).
  6. The Live Preview shows the original photo of a real product from the field you picked. Save.
  7. In the Image Editor list, switch the template on - it runs right away and then with every data source update; Run now starts it again at any time.
  8. See the result in Manage → Preview images: Already fine, Fixed with notes (what changed and the new size) and Problems.
Image Fix template “Google Shopping - image fix”: data source Demo store, Image URL field image_link, output field new_image, live preview of a product photo; Fix Actions - Manual settings, Convert to JPEG, limit the longest side to 1500 px, Reduce file size, Pad to square with the background, Upscale to the minimum size, quality 85

What the Auto presets do

  • Google Shopping: resizes the longest side down to 1500 px if larger, reduces file size at the best quality, flags images under 500×500 px or in an unsupported format. No padding - Google needs no fixed shape.
  • Meta Ads: resizes down to 1440 px, reduces file size, pads non-square images to 1:1 when the background is clean and uniform; otherwise the image is flagged for review.
Photos that already pass are left untouched and keep their original URL. Fixed images are served from our image CDN; the address changes only when the image changes.

If it does not work

  • No fixed images on the products? Check that the template is switched on and that its run has finished - the list shows when it last ran.
  • An image is listed under Problems? It is below the minimum and cannot be upscaled enough (at most 3×), or the URL could not be loaded. In Manual settings set 5. Small images to upscale, or replace the photo in the shop.
  • Image Fix works on every product of the data source - it has no product filter or schedule. To fix only some products, send the fixed field to the channel only where it is needed.
  • Changed the template? Click Run now, or wait for the next update of the data source.
  • A feed export waits until the images are ready, so the new links appear in the feed after that.

Still stuck? Write to info@ppcdatafeed.com - we answer ourselves and can set it up with you.