Display Ryviu product reviews on your Google Shopping

This feature is available on Ryviu Unlimited plan only.

Google Shopping, a dedicated platform within Google, allows users to discover and purchase products from local businesses and online retailers. Harnessing the power of reviews on Google Shopping can significantly influence potential customers to choose your products.

Today, we are delighted to introduce the feature that enables you to export product review data to an XML feed in Ryviu. This functionality streamlines managing and uploading reviews to your Google Merchant Center account (GMC). Please keep reading this article to learn how to export the XML file and upload your reviews on Google Shopping.

There are five steps to display your product ratings on Google Shopping.

👉 Step 1. Navigate to your Google Merchant Center account

👉 Step 2. Sign up Product Ratings

1. Fill in the Product Ratings Interest Form.

2. Select No for the first question: "Do you work with an approved third-party reviews aggregator?"

3. Please choose the most suitable answers for your business for the next questions.

👉 Step 3. Google enable product review tab in your GMC

A few days after you submit the form, Google will email you to inform you that your Merchant Center Account is allowed for Google Product Ratings feeds. Then, you can upload your XML Feed in the next step.

👉 Step 4. Export review data to XML Feed in your Ryviu account

Before exporting XML Feed, please click the three dots button next to each product and add the product information, including the globally unique product identifiers (GTINs). Google may be unable to match all your reviews to products if they lack this information. You can add many SKUs, GTINs, etc.... and separate them by a comma, for example, 2326-1,2326-2,2326-3. Ryviu exports published reviews to XML Feed only; therefore, please check your product reviews carefully before exporting to ensure a smooth workflow.

You will have three choices to export reviews to XML Feed in the Ryviu account as below:

• Option 1: Click on More options > Product reviews feed to export all product reviews. Ryviu will promptly send you an email containing the XML file for download. Please check the email address associated with your Ryviu profile.

  

• Option 2: Export XML Feed for selected product reviews. Select product has reviews > click on three dots > Google feed > click the Export button.

  

• Option 3: Export the XML Feed for one product by clicking on the three dots icon > Google feed > Add globally unique product identifiers if you have > Click on Save button > Click on Download XML button.

  

  

👉 Step 5. Uploading the XML Feed

• Click on Marketing tab in the navigation menu of your Merchant Center account.

• Click on Product reviews under Marketing tab (1).

• On the page that loads, click on Product reviews feeds (2) in the upper right hand corner to open the “Feeds” page.

  

• On the “Feeds” page, click the plus button to create a new feed, then provide basic information about your Product Ratings feed.

  

• Choose Upload manually, then click on the Continue button.

  

• Provide further details in regard to the feed upload, click on Create feed button to finish uploading.

  

Your Product Ratings Feed will be reviewed by Google data quality and policy specialists. Your product reviews will only appear online after completing this review process successfully. It's important to follow Google's requirements strictly to display reviews on Google Shopping listings.

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