Plugin features

Our plugin is open source and you can change code according to your needs to the point that is used to connect the Keybin platform and your WooCoomerce store. We don’t take any responsibility for what could occur during the usage of the plugin and incompatibility with other plugins or themes. You have to take care that your webshop infrastructure is updated and protected from exploits, and hacks and to protect your Keybin Access tokens. Keep in mind that with Keybin Access tokens, anybody can buy under your account out of the Keybin platform and your webshop so it’s strongly recommended that you don’t save it but rather generate a new token and re-enter your webshop.

The plugin should work with all correctly designed themes and plugins that follow WordPress guidelines. The plugin should work out of the box but we strongly advise testing it on a test environment before setting it up on a live website.

If you want to change the functions of the Keybin plugin it’s strongly advised to create a separate plugin or put your new code into the functions.php file of your child theme.

Data provided via API (description, images, videos, platforms,…) is combined from various platforms and the internet. We can’t guarantee provided data it’s right and we strongly suggest checking each product before activating it for the public.

If you already have WordPress installed, please skip this step.
We have tested on Hetzner. Basic programming knowledge is required to set up WordPress and cron jobs. The Keybin plugin will also run on shared hosting, but imports could fail, and it could take hours to finish. Keep in mind that sooner or later you will probably need more disk space as the number of products grows; check with the hosting provider that there is the possibility to add disk space.

Hetzner (click here to activate the affiliate link and get 20 €).
We recommend using Hetzner Cloud with a 2-4 dedicated vCPU (10-20 €). Hetzner is cheaper and stronger than Digital Ocean but might require more programming attention at a later stage. You can use Hetzner Apps to simply install WordPress.

To prepare WordPress for importing products, you have to lift some settings in php.ini
Usually, the php.ini file can be found in one of the paths (don’t forget to change the PHP version to the one you are using):
Hetzner example: nano /etc/php/8.4/fpm/php.ini or nano /etc/php/8.3/apache2/php.ini

Change to settings:
max_execution_time = 3600
max_input_time = 3600
memory_limit = 2048M
post_max_size = 256M
upload_max_filesize = 256M
If you still get problems importing products (error: memory exhausted), change memory_limit to 3072 MB.

Some servers might get the Nginx: 413 – Request Entity Too Large Error when uploading plugins.
To fix this, open nginx.conf, usually located here:
vi /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
and add under http
client_max_body_size 4M;
Save and reload Nginx.

Setting up the Keybin for WooCommerce plugin is simple. Before you start setting up the plugin, your account must be verified, and you have to request API access via email [email protected]

Setup steps
1. Make sure that WooCommerce is installed and set up.
2. Install the Keybin WooCommerce plugin via WordPress.
3. Navigate to Keybin plugin settings to start the setup
4. Enter your API access token to connect to the Keybin platform (create a token under your Keybin account settings -> Access Tokens). If you set an expiration date for the access token, keep in mind that you will manually have to generate a new token and re-enter it on your WordPress shop! On the same page, request a whitelist of your server IP.
5. Check all settings and adjust them according to your needs. You can change settings later, but keep in mind that new settings will be used on the next import.

Set up the plugin

Visit the Settings plugin page and follow the on-screen instructions to get things running. Before the first import, we strongly recommend setting up the import filters and mapping categories and renaming attributes to fit your needs.

To help you understand how things work, we have included a Product Tester that will display product data and information according to whether the settings will be imported or not and what price will be imported after applying the price calculation from the Settings page.

You can always check if imports were successful on the Keybin plugin page and logs. The system will send an email to the administrator if the import fails.

Testing
After the product import is finished, please make test purchases on our test products:
– 11000000300 @ API Test product (Keybin) #1 (text keys)
– 10000048370 @ API Test product (Keybin) #2 (text keys)
– 10000048369 @ API Test product (Keybin) #3 (image keys)

When ordering test products, we won’t deduct a balance from your account, and orders with test products will have the order status “test.”

Delivering orders
Orders are sent to the Keybin platform only for WooCommerce orders with the status “Processing” Until the order reaches the status “Processing” no purchase will be made on the Keybin platform. After the WooCommerce order reaches the status “Processing” the system will purchase products on Keybin and deliver bought products to the customer. At the same time, the WooCommerce order status is set to “Complete”. The customer will receive a completed order email with activation codes for the products included. In this way, we can avoid orders being created and sent out if payments fail. So keep in mind that after you receive payment you should set the order status to “Processing” so the order can be delivered and Completed.

If you want to manually deliver orders via a click on the button “Complete orders” you have to uncheck “Autocomplete and deliver orders to customers” in settings. Each time you click on the button “Complete orders” the system will try to buy and deliver all orders.

Webhooks—recommended but require more resources

Webhooks are a way for the Keybin platform and your WP store to communicate with each other in real-time. Instead of a user polling a server to check for updates, the server sends data to a specified URL whenever a certain event occurs. This allows instant data updates, making webhooks useful for integrating different services or automating workflows.

Webhooks are very important to have instant updates for stock and price. We recommend turning on webhook endpoints: listing_create, order_update and listing_update. Other Webhooks endpoints (product_create and product_remove) should be used only by advanced users/developers, as they might need more customization to fit the product creation flow.

If you encounter any problems or find bugs, please send us an email at [email protected]

If you are searching for WordPress themes, we suggest looking at Themeforest. Before purchasing a theme make sure to check that it’s WooCommerce compatible and that it has regular updates.

If you are searching for plugins you can check the official WordPress plugin page or CodeCanyon where you can get premium WooCommerce and WordPress plugins.

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