In this Article
- General Settings
- Hero Points / Features Points
- Store Categories
- General Links
- Store Policies
- Copyright
- Applying the Changes
WARNING Although our dashboard allows you to add images and links to external sites, eBay doesn't so please follow eBay's link policy and ensure ALL links you add in any of the sections below are only to parts within eBay and not outside, example do not link to your website or social media channels. Doing so may result in eBay suspending your store.
General Settings
This section is the place you would add your eBay username and Store name, logos and payment options. Some stores may have other fields such as Badges, Intro text, messages etc. Ensure all fields are completed that you want to appear on your template.
Once done publish your template to have the changes applied to your listings.
Hero Points / Features Points
If your template contains badges, featured points etc ensure you complete all fields. If they also contains icons it is important you ensure the icons you upload are transparent and to the sizes mentioned.
Once done publish your template to have the changes applied to your listings.
Store Categories
If your listings contain store categories you can add them by clicking on the green + icon, ensure you copy and paste the category from eBay. The easiest way to get the exact category is to go to your eBay store and click on the categories (left hand side) and copy the URL and paste it into the URL field and add the name.
Once done publish your template to have the changes applied to your listings.
General Links
If your listings contains a section in the footer called 'General' then you can add more links to it by clicking on the green + icon, to remove a field just click on the red x icon to delete.
Once done publish your template to have the changes applied to your listings.
Store Policies / Tabs
If your listings contains a Store Policies section (example about us, warranty, returns, shipping etc) which can be in either a tabs or a link format then edit them just like a simple word document. You can also add more (restrictions apply) by clicking on the green + icon, to remove a field just click on the red x icon to delete.
Once done publish your template to have the changes applied to your listings.
Copyright
Since eBay introduced the ban of Active Content the footers copyright year can not auto update, however you can do so by editing the year under this section and apply the changes.
Once done publish your template to have the changes applied to your listings.
Applying the Changes
This applies only if you are using the Product Listing Dashboard. If not, skip to the section below titled 'Using a Third Party to List on eBay."
Once you have made the changes to parts of the template above, you will need to publish it to make it live. To do so just click on the orange PREVIEW button (located in the bottom footer) then the CONTINUE button (located in the same position) then the grey PUBLISH button to apply the changes.
Note once the changes have been applied all your items in the Product Listing Dashboard that are using the template will change from R status to M&Q and will update to eBay within 60 minutes.
Using a Third Party to List on eBay.
Once you have made the changes to parts of the template above, you will need to publish it to make it live. To do so just click on the orange PREVIEW button (located in the bottom footer) then the CONTINUE button (located in the same position) then the grey PUBLISH button, this will then show you a message "Your updated template is ready. CLICK HERE to view the HTML, simply click on it and copy and paste the provided HTML into your listing tool (e.g., Maropost/Neto, Marketplace Connect, M2E, etc.). Then, wait for the listing tool to sync back to eBay.
