Create new attachment

This section describes how to create new attachment in admin pannel, and what properties you can specify for an attachment

Overview

To create new attachments, navigate to the Attachments page of the plugin, and click on Add new in top right corner.

You will be redirected to the attachment setup page. This page has two blocks with different settings for your attachments.

You need to fill Main block, then click Save and continue edit, and then fill Mappings block

Main block

Setting	Explanation
Published	Whether the attachment is published and displayed in the store
Associated to	Attachments can be associated to Products, Categories, or Manufacturers. If an attachment is associated to Categories or Manufacturers, it will be associated to all products in these categories/manufacturers.
Icon	What icon to show next to attachment. Note, if your attachment is a YouTube/HTML5 video, an icon will not be shown.
Attachment type	The plugin supports 4 attachment types. File URL Embed YouTube HTML5 Video (mp4)
Attachment parameters	Every attachment type has their own attachment parameters. Url, Upload file, etc.
Name	The display name of the attachment. Note, YouTube and HTML5 videos will be shown without Name, just thunbnail.
Display Order	Order in which to display attachments on website
Language	You can select language that this attachment will be applied to
Customer roles	You can select customer roles that this attachments will be showed to
Limit to stores	You can select stores that this attachments will be showed on

Name and Icon will not be shown on HTML5 or YouTube Video. Only thumbnail will be shown. You can use URL attachment type to make a video with a name, but then thumbnail will not be shown, only name, as a link to that video.

Mapping block

After you fill Main block to your needs, and click Save and continue edit, you will be able to select Products, Categories, or Manufacturers in the Mapping block.