Manage Image Role in Magento2 Akeneo Connector.

This blog explains how the Magento2 Akeneo Connector enables you to export and then manage Image Roles from the Akeneo end.

It allows you to export images and Image roles like Thumbnail, Base, and Small to Magento2.

What you will know:

1. The Image Role of magento2.
2. Know about the visibility of the all-image role in magento2.
3. Mapping of the Image & Image roll in magento2 Akeneo Connector.
4. Export the Image roll from Akeneo to magento2.

The Image Role of Magento2:

In Magento 2, the concept of “image role” refers to the specific purpose or function that an image serves within the context of a product.

Magento 2 enables users to assign different roles to the images associated with a product, thereby serving various purposes.

These roles include the base image, small image, thumbnail image, and additional images.

Know about the visibility of the all-image role in magento2.

1. Base Image: The base image is the primary image that represents the product. It is typically displayed prominently on the product page and in listings.
2. Small Image: The small image is a smaller version of the base image. It is commonly used in product grids, such as category listings, where a smaller image size is preferable.
3. Thumbnail Image: The thumbnail image is the smallest version of the product image. It is often used in thumbnail galleries, shopping carts, or other areas where a compact representation of the image is needed.
4. Additional Images: These are extra images associated with a product that provide additional views or details. They can be displayed in a product image gallery, allowing customers to view different angles, variations, or related images of the product.

By assigning specific image roles to the images of a product in Magento 2, then you can control how they are displayed in various areas of your online store, providing a consistent and optimized user experience.

Mapping of the Image & Image roll in magento2 Akeneo Connector

After that, the image role mapping is visible below in the attribute mapping section. This is part of the OTHER MAPPINGS of the attribute mapping section.

After that, the images will be exported on behalf of this mapping,

Then you can export product images, video images, Image alts, and image roles of products, product models, and product variants via this mapping.

Also, you can check this mapping on the magento2 Akeneo connector demo.

Export the Image roll from Akeneo to magento2.

After that, you can export product images by any product export job.

Then check the product images at the magento2.

After that here you can see all the Image roles are assigned to a single Image this is happening because we are given all roles to the model picture attribute in the above Image.

You can export different image attributes for exporting the different image roles for particular images.

As you can see we assign a small role to the picture attribute so the exported result is updated.

For exporting variant product Images You need to add the variant image attribute at the variant Asix.