Advanced Image Duplication Logic (Shopify)
Summary
A Publish Listings setting for Shopify that prevents Flxpoint from uploading duplicate images by comparing cached images against the images being pushed. It only has an effect when image caching is enabled and multiple products share the same image.
A Publish Listings setting that stops Flxpoint from sending the same image to Shopify more than once, by comparing cached images against the images being pushed.
- Compares cached images — checks cached images against images being uploaded to Shopify.
- Sends one link per image — Shopify receives a single link for an image shared by multiple products.
- Faster product pages — pages download one instance of a shared image instead of several.
- Lives in Publish Listings — found in the Advanced settings of the Publish Listings page.
| Situation | Recommendation |
|---|---|
| You cache images and multiple products reuse the same image | Enable it, so Shopify stores one link for the shared image |
| You do not cache images | The comparison has nothing to work from, so the setting is not relevant |
“Advanced image duplication logic is enabled. All of this product’s images must first be fetched in order to determine if duplicate images exist”
Publishing to Shopify fails until every image on the product has been fetched and cached. Let image caching finish for the parent and all variants, then republish. Rebuilding parents/variants repeatedly does not resolve it if the images are not yet cached.
Listing stuck at “Pending Unhide” / cannot publish to Publication IDs
The same duplication-logic error blocks the unhide, and Shopify then reports it could not publish to the listed publication IDs. Confirm the images are cached and that the channel’s publication configuration matches the store.
Where do I turn this setting off?
It is in the Advanced section of the Publish Listings page for the Shopify channel. If you do not see that section, you may not have access to it; support can toggle it for you.
Can I keep the logic on and still publish?
Yes. Let Flxpoint finish fetching all of the product’s images first. Once they are cached, the duplicate check completes and publishing proceeds without disabling the setting.