Product Videos user manual

CONTENTS

1. Description

2. Installation

3. General configurable options

4. Admin interfaces

5. Use cases

5. Support

Description

If you are looking for effective way to quickly promote the product, and sell more than you are currently selling, we recommend you to add video to the product page. Try Product Videos extension at your Magento store and make sure the conversion rate of your store product pages will be increased in times. Using the module you will make store pages more attractive and informed. Your customers will see all the product’s advantages, therefore it will push them to make a purchase faster.

The Product Videos extension supports embedding Youtube and Vimeo videos. You can place the embedded video in tabs or under the product images gallery. In order to make the promotion of the product more catchy and varied, you would better to create video gallery. The extension allows you to add multiple videos to the product page, and also to assign the same video to different product at your store.

Using the Product Videos extension, you will:
  • Improve the total look of the product pages
  • Impress your target audience with new professionally looking products
  • Add product video galleries
  • Cause better conversion rates for product pages in your store

Installation

Thank you for downloading our magento extension. Please follow these instructions to proceed with the installation of your theme:
Turn store compilation off
Navigate to Admin -> Tools -> Compilation and deactivate compilation mode for your store.
Copy all files into your magento directory
Simply copy all files from "extension source x.x.x" directory into your magento store directory.In case you have different then "default" default folder - rename folders app/design/frontend/default/default and skin/frontend/default/default.
Turn your magento cache off
Navigate to Admin -> System -> Manage Cache and deactivate cache for your store.
Refresh your admin user access rights
Simply logout from your store admin and then login back.
Next steps
  1. Login to your store admin and log out.
  2. Navigate to System > Configuration > Templates-Master > Product Videos and enable extension for any store you need.
  3. Navigate to System > Configuration > Templates-Master > Product Videos and enable jQuery.
  4. Configure Product Videos module according to your needs.

General configurable options

The Product Videos extension enables two layout types,that can be switched optionally in configuration . You can place embedded video either in videos thumbnails in tabs or in videos thumbnails under images. Also you’re allowed to configure the flexible style of the lightbox window, where the video will be displayed. You can select from 5 styles. To set up the extension, go to Admin > System > Configuration > Templates-Master > Product Videos. Now please fill the fields as following:

General
  • Enabled - select Yes.
  • Add jQuery library - select Yes if your theme doesn’t include jQuery by default.
  • Layout type - select the layout type. Possible values are Tabs and Image.
Popup window settings
  • Popup style - select the popup style from the drop down.
  • Popup window size - specify in pixels the width and the height of the popup window.
  • Thumnail size - specify in pixels the width and the height of the thumbnail, where the video will be placed in.
  • Show product name in popup title, if video title is empty - select Yes or No.
  • Transition - select the transition of the popup display. Possible values are Fade and Elastic.
  • Transition speed - specify in ms the transition speed.
  • Overlay opacity - specify the overlay opacity.
Configuration of the Product Videos extension

Admin interfaces

The Product Videos extension provides user-friendly interface, that lets you to easily manage videos embedding. You can host as multiple videos as you wish to make the product page more informative. In order to give more information about the video to your customers, we recommend you to load the video before saving the configuration changes. It will fulfill the title and description values with the precise information from original video source.

Navigate to Admin > Templates-Master > Product Videos > Manage Product Videos and enable the video on any product page you need.

Video information tab

Embedding the product video

So, you have to only choose the Store view to enable the video completely. If you'd like to show another thumbnail than the video-sharing website offers to use, you can browse and upload the other thumbnail for the video according to your requirements.

Assign products tab

How to assign the video to product

The module’s interface allows you to assign the same video to different products at your Magento store. It saves your time and lets you hand the extension more user-friendly.

Use cases

How to display the product video in tabs

Go Admin>System>Configuration. Use the General fieldset and select the Tabs value in the Layout type field. Click Save Config.

Display the video in tabs
Creating video gallery on the product page

Go Admin > System > Templates-Master > Product Videos > Manage Videos. Click Add Video in the upper right corner of the page and follow next steps:

  1. Use Video information tab and select the Youtube or Vimeo in the Video Type field.
  2. In the Link to the video field paste the web-page link of the video that should be displayed. Click Load Video Information. Now you can view the video. The title and description fields were auto filled with useful information.
  3. Fill the next fields according to your requirements and enable the Status.
  4. Then go to Assign Products tab, choose the product you want to assign the video and click Save.

In order to create the video gallery, you have to add multiple videos as you wish, and to assign them to the same product.

Creating product video gallery

Support

Template Master team is always ready to assist you with any issue related to our products.

We do offer:

  1. Free commercial products installation services
  2. Free updates within offered support period
  3. 3 months of free guaranteed support

Our duties:

  1. Responsibility for resolving products bugs.
  2. Help with technical queries.
  3. Support of popular web browsers (Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer 7+).
  4. Technical support in installation and usage of our products.
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