Magento - Adding multiple images with a product form csv file?

Question

I need to display multiple product images on details page, so i add i column named gallery in the csv file. and add some values like this in a box

/hogan/gray1.jpg,/hogan/gray2.jpg,/hogan/gray3.jpg

i put the images into the import/hogan file. then import the csv file. but there is no display multiple product images on details page.why??

Answer 1

I have not used gallery images, but I'm not certain that's what you really want. If you want to import multiple images in a product detail page here's what you need to do with your CSV file.

1) CSV import in Magento assumes your images are in media/import. So all references in your CSV file should be listed from there. For example if your image to import is:

media/import/image1.jpg

then your image needs to be listed in the CSV file as just /image1.jpg (leading slash required).

2) To add 'media images' use the columns: _media_attribute (seems to default to 77, check an export to confirm) _media_image - this is the name of your image file (e.g. /image1.jpg) _media_lable (notice misspelling is NOT a typo) - This is the image label _media_position - ordering of images (e.g. 1, 2, 3, ...) _media_is_disabled - 1 = disabled, 0 = enabled

Enter multiple images then on multiple rows for one product such as:

 _media_attribute  _media_image  _media_lable  _media_position  _media_is_disabled
 77                /image1.jpg   Image 1 label     1            0
 77                /image2.jpg   Image 2 label     2            0

If you want to designate any of these as your default image, small image or thumbnail, then you need to put these same images and labels in the corresponding columns for (image, image_label), (small_image, small_image_label), (thumbnail, thumbnail_label) respectively.

Hope that's helpful.

Answer 2

Here's how to do it with the DataFlow Importer for Magento 1.6.1, got it from here

1. So you don't edit core files, make a copy of app/code/local/Mage/Catalog/Model/Convert/Adapter/Product.php into app/code/local/Mage/Catalog/Model/Convert/Adapter/
2. Edit app/code/local/Mage/Catalog/Model/Convert/Adapter/Product.php and add the following after line 799:

  if (isset($importData['media_gallery']) && !empty($importData['media_gallery'])) {
        $x = explode(',', $importData['media_gallery']);
        foreach ($x as $file) {
            $imagesToAdd[] = array('file' => trim($file));
        }
        $mediaGalleryBackendModel->addImagesWithDifferentMediaAttributes(
            $product,
            $imagesToAdd, Mage::getBaseDir('media') . DS . 'import',
            false,
            false
        );
    } 

...so you end up with this:

793         $addedFilesCorrespondence = $mediaGalleryBackendModel->addImagesWithDifferentMediaAttributes(
794             $product,
795             $arrayToMassAdd, Mage::getBaseDir('media') . DS . 'import',
796             false,
797             false
798         );
799 /* http://www.magentocommerce.com/boards/viewthread/224928/P30/#t403196 */
800  if (isset($importData['media_gallery']) && !empty($importData['media_gallery'])) {
801             $x = explode(',', $importData['media_gallery']);
802             foreach ($x as $file) {
803                 $imagesToAdd[] = array('file' => trim($file));
804             }   
805             
806             $mediaGalleryBackendModel->addImagesWithDifferentMediaAttributes(
807                 $product,
808                 $imagesToAdd, Mage::getBaseDir('media') . DS . 'import',
809                 false,
810                 false
811             );
812         }       

If your CSV file, add a column called *media_gallery*, and put your other images in /media/import:

media_gallery
-------------
/s/e/second_image.png, /t/h/third_image.png,/f/o/fourth_image.png