Select/Upload Images

Store graphics such as product images, category images, and other website images can be uploaded using the Select/Upload Images tool.

There are 3 options for uploading images:

Individual images can be uploaded.
A zip file with multiple images can be uploaded.
Multiple images can be uploaded at once.

These options are explained in greater detail below.

image formats

Image files must be in a .png, .gif, .jpg, or .jpeg format.

JPEG files can be saved with either .jpg or .jpeg file extensions. Both file extensions are accepted by the shopping cart software for JPEG image files.

The Upload Images tool can be accessed from a number of locations in the admin area, such as the Product Editor, Vendor Editor, and Category Editor pages. It can also be accessed directly by going to Design > Upload Store Graphics.

Options and settings of the Select/Upload Images tool

Upload image or zip file / Enter the image's URL / Use an existing image
The first option of the Select/Upload Images tool is a dropdown menu to choose between uploading files from the local computer, importing an image from elsewhere on the internet, or using an existing image.

If Upload image or zip file is selected, upload options will be displayed to the right. The upload options consist of a non-interactive text field, a (plus) button, a (minus) button, and a browse button (that may be labelled Browse... or Choose Files). Clicking the browse button will open a new window to locate and select files on the local computer. Once a file has been selected, the filename will be added to the non-interactive text field to the right of Upload image or zip file. The plus and minus buttons may be used to add or remove additional rows of upload options.
If Enter the image's URL is selected, import options will be displayed to the right. The import options consist of an interactive text field, a (plus) button, and a (minus) button. The URL of the image to be imported should be entered into the text field. The plus and minus buttons may be used to add or remove additional rows of import options.
The Use an existing image option will appear in the dropdown men if the Select/Upload Images tool is accessed through the Add images to this product link in the Product Editor. If this option is selected, image search options will be displayed to the right. The image selection options consist of a text field and a Search button. Clicking the Search button will open a new View Files in an Image Directory window, with a dropdown menu to select from the store's image directories, and a search results pane showing the image files in the currently selected directory. Each image file includes a Select button on the right. Click a Select button to select that image and close the View Files in an Image Directory window. The selected image file will be displayed in the image selection text field.

tip: uploading images in different browsers

In Firefox and Internet Explorer, the Select/Upload Images window includes a button labelled Browse... In Chrome, the Browse... button is replaced by the Choose Files button.

In Firefox and Internet Explorer, the button is labelled Browse... and is located to the right of
the text field that will display the filename once a file has been selected.

In Chrome, the button is labelled Choose Files and is located to the left of the text field that will display
the filename once a file has been selected.
Clicking the Browse... (or Choose Files) button will open a new file browser window to explore and select files on the local computer.

In Firefox, the file browser window will be titled File Upload. When using Internet Explorer, the file browser window will be titled Choose File to Upload. And in Chrome, the file browser window will be titled Open. The file browser includes a navigation pane to locate and select files, as well as a text field titled File name, a dropdown menu that defaults to All Files, a button labelled Open, and a button labelled Cancel.

To select a file to upload, click on the file in the navigation pane of the file browser window. This will add the file's name to the File name text field. Then click the Open button to close the file browser and return to the Select/Upload Images window. The selected filename will now be displayed in the Select/Upload Images window, next to the Browse... (or Choose Files) button.

The following settings may be adjusted before or after selecting a file to upload, and before uploading the file.

How should duplicates be handled?
Select Replace the original image with the new one to overwrite any files with the same name in the destination directory. Select Keep the original image (The new one will be ignored) if you'd like to avoid overwriting any existing images with the same file name.

Select save location
A dropdown menu with the image directories currently present in the store will be available. Either select an existing one, or select Save to a NEW Image Directory... to create a new one (be sure to input a name for the new image directory) and insert the image(s) there.

Create "thumbnail" images
Use the checkboxes to automatically create additional images in the specified sizes. Either select pixels wide or percent of original.

note

Typically, the thumbnail versions are used with product images. By default:

Small images will appear on the storefront, category, vendor, and search results pages.
Medium images will be displayed as the default image on the product page.
Basket images are displayed on the basket page and in the checkout area.
The original image will be displayed in the image zoom on the product page; or with older template packages, when customers click the View large image link on the product page.

Once the above settings have been adjusted, the image(s) may be uploaded.

Upload single image

To upload a single image:

Use the dropdown menu to select Upload image or zip file.
Click the Browse button to locate and select the file on your computer.
Click the Save Selected Images button.

In the file browser window, locate the file to be uploaded, and click on the file to select it. Once a file has
been selected, its name will be displayed in the File name text field. Click the Open button to close the file
browser window and return to the Select/Upload Images window.

It is also possible to directly specify the URL of the graphic. The system will make a copy of the image in your store's image directory. To use this option, select Enter the image's URL.

Upload multiple images in a zip file

To upload a zip file containing multiple images:

Create a .zip file containing the images you'd like to upload on your computer.
Click the Browse button to locate and select the zip file on your computer.
Click the Save Selected Images button.

The system will automatically upload the zip file, unpack it, place the images in the specified directory, and delete the zip file when done.

Upload multiple files sequentially

To upload multiple files sequentially:

Use the button to open a new Browse section. Press the button more than once to add additional Browse sections, until there is one Browse section for each file to be uploaded. Click the button to remove any that aren't needed.
Click the Browse button for each file on your computer that you'd like to upload. The files may be a combination of image (.gif, .jpg, or .png) files and/or .zip files.
Click Save Selected Images to upload the files all at once. The current duplicate, thumbnail, and save location settings will be applied to all of the selected files.

Upload multiple files simultaneously

To upload multiple files simultaneously:

Use the dropdown menu to select Upload image or zip file.
Click the Browse button to locate and select the file on your computer.
Hold down the Ctrl key and then select any additional files to be uploaded.
The files may be a combination of image (.gif, .jpg, or .png) files and/or .zip files.
Click the Save Selected Images button.

In the file browser window, locate a file to be uploaded, and click on the file to select it. While holding down
the Ctrl key, click on the additional files to be uploaded. Once the files have been selected, their names will
be displayed in the File name text field. Click the Open button to close the file browser window and return
to the Select/Upload Images window.

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