Blackbits Big Plugin Release

Stefano Viani

Management

08 Oct 2021 e-Commerce Pimcore PIM

Working with a wide variety of customers, we are constantly implementing innovative individual solutions that could also be useful for others. We would like to share these with all interested parties: We open our toolbox and present a numerous selection of plugins - directly from the Blackbit developer forge and available now in the Blackbit Shop.

We are always happy to share our knowledge and the fruits of our labor with anyone who is interested. We are happy if as many people as possible can benefit from our work and if we can contribute to the realization of projects. The plugins presented here are already in use and have proven themselves in practice. This is what the new Pimcore plugins can do:

Pimcore Plugin Digital Asset Management (DAM).

Our DAM plugin makes it particularly easy to consolidate, manage and use your digital assets across the entire platform. An ideal support for IT, marketing and sales.

Pimcore Digital Asset Management (DAM) Plugin von Blackbit

Areas of application

  • Enable your customers and sales partners to independently access your product images and service documents
  • Assign individual authorizations, protect your data from unwanted access
  • Let your customers choose product variant, resolution, format and color profile themselves
  • Set up a press portal and offer journalists an extensive image archive

Performance

  • Import and export files
  • Easy management of digital documents
  • Preview function for videos and Office documents
  • File search
  • Enrichment of files with meta information
  • Versioning and archiving of files
  • Combination of files into packages (collections)
  • Exchange of media with external service providers and suppliers

Pimcore Facebook Product Export Feed Plugin

Our add-on for Pimcore Data Director that allows you to transfer your product data to Facebook in an export feed. You can assign the relevant fields of the feed within the Pimcore backend and also change them if required - we already offer a comprehensive tutorial on how to use the virtual fields on our YouTube channel.

Pimcore Facebook Product Export Feed Plugin von Blackbit

Possible uses

  • Creation of product-based Facebook ads
  • Creation of Facebook stores

Performance

  • Creation of product feeds that can be read by Facebook

Pimcore HubSpot E-Commerce Integration Plugin

This plugin allows you to synchronize data from customers, products and orders in HubSpot as contacts, products and offers, respectively. The bundle's features are designed to work with the e-commerce framework by default and can be easily customized to meet individual requirements.

Pimcore HubSpot E-Commerce Integration Plugin

Possible applications

  • Automation of marketing activities, e.g.
    • send a customer satisfaction email two weeks after an order is placed
    • send a voucher to customers who have generated more than 100 EUR in sales in the last three months
    • motivate customers who have not completed the order process to make a purchase with a voucher
  • Business analyses/statistics on customers and products

Performance

  • Export of customers, products, orders to HubSpot

Pimcore Rich Snippets Plugin

Enrich your Pimcore elements with rich snippet data and have it output as JSON-LD. This data can be read by search engines like Google, so that your pages are displayed in a special way in search results for products, recipes and more. All rich snippet formats are supported.

You don't have to re-enter the data for the rich snippet fields, but can refer to your existing fields, e.g. for article number, name, images, etc. It is also possible to still change the data to be used in the rich snippet via callback functions that you can store directly within the Pimcore backend (so you don't have to make changes in any files).

Pimcore Rich Snippets Plugin von Blackbit

Possible applications

  • Highlight web pages in Google search results (e.g. products, recipes, job ads)
  • Have product data crawled by Google Shopping

Performance

  • Maintenance of Rich Snippet data in Pimcore backend
  • No duplicate maintenance, as existing fields can be referenced

Pimcore Reports: Access External Dataport Plugin

This module provides you with an additional custom report of type "External Dataport" in the Pimcore backend on the Custom Reports page. With the help of the plugin, you can access external databases (e.g. the database of your ERP system, your online store) on the one hand, and on the other hand, the plugin fixes a weakness of Pimcore's standard SQL report adapter by also allowing complex statements to be executed to query the Pimcore database (e.g. UNION statements). Additionally, in combination with the Pimcore Data Director Bundle, you can not only view data from external databases, but also import them into Pimcore right away.

Pimcore Reports: Access External Database Plugin von Blackbit

Possible uses

  • Query data from external systems (e.g. from webshop/ERP system)
  • Check if exports from Pimcore worked successfully

Performance

  • supports all SQL-based databases (MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MSSQL, OBDC etc.)
  • simple text field for SQL query input enables even complex SQL queries

Pimcore CMS Toolbox Plugin

This plugin brings numerous document building blocks (area bricks), so you can start creating attractively designed CMS pages in Pimcore documents right away. Many websites use similar basic components, just in their own style. Users of our toolbox can now easily create content according to their needs without having to develop specific components.

Pimcore CMS Toolbox Plugin von Blackbit

Possible uses

  • Creation of websites and landing pages with pre-built components

Performance

  • Included Area Bricks (document modules):
    • Grid
    • Headline
    • Image
    • Plain Text
    • Rich Text (WYSIWYG)
    • Accordion
    • Quotes (Blockquote)
    • Buttons
    • Card (image + text)
    • Lists
    • Geographical maps
    • Dialog windows (Modal Windows)
    • Slideshow
    • Tables
    • HTML/JS code (e.g. to integrate generated code from a SaaS provider)

You can find these plugins and more in our store - Emre Gül will be happy to provide you with comprehensive advice on the right solution for your e-business and will work with you to set up a brand portal according to your requirements.

About the Author

As Executive Director of Blackbit digital Commerce GmbH, Stefano Viani manages all areas of the agency in the offices in Göttingen, Hamburg, Berlin and Kiev. His passion is the development of marketing strategies and their implementation in concrete measures.

In his free time, Stefano is passionate about riding his motorbike or working out in the gym.