fmEcommerce Link (WooCommerce Edition) Now Supports Media Uploads from FileMaker Container Fields

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One of the limitations when it comes to uploading images for Products using the WooCommerce REST API is that you have to either include a source URL for WooCommerce to download the image from, or include the ‘ID’ for the image from the WordPress Media Library. The WooCommerce API doesn’t allow for files to be uploaded directly from a FileMaker container field, which is where you would typically store them in FileMaker.

We regularly receive requests from customers wanting to know how they can upload files that are stored in their FileMaker container fields for Product Images and have had to regularly break the bad news to them. However we are pleased that we can finally offer a solution to this problem. You can now upload a file stored in a regular FileMaker container field:

and upload it to the WordPress Media Library at the click of a button:

Once it is in the WordPress Media Library you can quickly copy/paste the WordPress ID to a WooCommerce Product Image and upload that to WooCommerce:

We’ve leverage the WordPress REST API, which the WooCommerce API is fully integrated with, as this does allow for media files to be uploaded directly to the WordPress Media Library. We’re pleased to announce that v1.6 of fmEcommerce Link (WooCommerce Edition) is now available as a free update for all existing customers – we have a page covering all the details of how to install the required WordPress plugin and setup fmEcommerce Link for uploading files directly from FileMaker container fields.

Here’s a video showing the Media file upload from a FileMaker container field in action (you can also watch it directly on  YouTube here):

WordCamp Brisbane 2018 Recap

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Last month I attended WordCamp Brisbane 2018, my second WordCamp for 2018 after attending WordCamp Sydney earlier this year. WordCamps are informal, community-organised events which are heavily subsidised (think $50 tickets for 2 days of sessions and meals, including the after party!) thanks to the conference sponsors, making them very accessible for attendees.

I was fortunate to be selected to speak at WordCamp Brisbane 2018 and gave a presentation on WooCommerce REST API Integration, which included some details on version 3 of the WooCommerce REST API that was released the week of the conference. You can get a copy of my slides here and the videos from the conference are already available on YouTube and will shortly be available on WordPress.tv.

Once my presentation was over I was able to relax a bit more and enjoy attending the sessions. I tried to cover a wide range of WordPress related topics including podcasting, security and copywriting, as well as the sessions covering the upcoming WordPress v5.0 and the new Gutenberg editor.

Like WordCamp Sydney I learnt a lot and made lots of new friends in the WordPress community – a big thanks to all the organisers, sponsors, volunteers and speakers for making it happen and producing such a well run conference.

Andrew Duncan from Databuzz to speak at WordCamp Brisbane 2018

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WordCamp Brisbane 2018 is on 27-28 October this year at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane. Databuzz is pleased to announce that Andrew Duncan will be speaking this year on WooCommerce integration using the WooCommerce API.

Databuzz are big fans of WooCommerce and WordPress – we’ve been using WordPress and WooCommerce for many years to run our websites and eCommerce platforms. Our fmEcommerce Link (WooCommerce Edition) solution is one of our most popular products and we continue to update this with new features and improvements. Andrew’s presentation will cover the new v3 of the REST API that will be released with WooCommerce 3.5 later this month.

We look forward to meeting up and discussing all things WordPress – you can get tickets and more information from the WordCamp Brisbane 2018 site here:

https://2018.sydney.wordcamp.org/

WordCamp Sydney 2018 Recap

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Here at Databuzz we love WordPress and WooCommerce and have been using both in our business for many years. I’ve never attended a WordCamp before – WordCamps are informal, community-organized events that are put together by WordPress users – but that changed last weekend when I attended and presented at my first WordCamp – WordCamp Sydney 2018:

I had a great time at the conference meeting fellow WordPress enthusiasts and learning more about the WordPress platform. The conference had a particular focus on Gutenberg, the new editor coming soon to WordPress as part of the 5.0 release. You can try Gutenberg now by installing the Gutenberg plugin – I was impressed by what Gutenberg can do and it really brings the WordPress editor into the modern age.

The videos and the slides from the conference should be available on WordPress.tv in around 2-3 weeks. I’ve uploaded a copy of my slides here as well if you would like to download a copy.

I’m looking forward to attending more WordCamps in the future – you can see all the upcoming WordCamps at the WordCamp Central site. I would like to thank all the event organisers and the sponsors for putting on a great conference at an excellent venue: UTS has changed a lot since I was a student nearly 30 years ago!