Google Merchant XML Product Feed

I have a tool for that.

Check the marketplace for the Webpart to API Converter it converts any webpart into an API feed.

Then just create a page, add a Repeater/Repeater with Custom Query that renders your product data in the format you linked to (xml), and then add the WebPart To API Converter, point it at your repeater and set the REsponse to text/xml

Vuala, instant XML feed.

Thank you for the link, Trevor. I'll pull this down and take a look. To note though, the site is built via ASPX templates. Can your tool still be leveraged? If not, I can look into creating a webpart for the product repeater.

Google consumes feeds in different formats, here is rss 2 example. Follow the google specs to put the right columns.

I've recently created rss 2 feed with standard Kentico "Query RSS Feed" web part. Create your query, create transformation and you are good to go.

Any webpart is an ascx control so yes, you should be able to use the controls in an ASPX template, just you'll have to manually plug in your values to configure it instead of using the nice Portal interface.

You listed ASPX+Portal, so you should be able to add your webpart zones though, right?

Trevor: Yes, I'm using ASPX + Portal, but most of the page functionality will be baked into a given ASPX template rather than created via webparts. The products template (while not created yet) will likely container a repeater with references to a transformation, with no webparts used directly.

Well like i said, you can manually call the controls into your template.

Although i'll tell ya, i haven't ever been limited by going pure Portal method, but i have with ASPX+Portal. I would always encourage you to look into doing things through Portal as it gives a lot of flexibility, if you need to do logic during the various Page Cycle events you still can through a custom control.

Good luck to ya! Ask if you have any questions on the webpart to api, i have more info on my devtrev.com site.

Trevor: Actually, the lack of flexibility is sometimes a benefit, as the flip-side of that is simplicity in usage, which is particularly good for very non-technical site administrators. That said, I'm not opposed to Portal, it's just not what our team has historically used. Thanks again for your help! I really appreciate the quick responses I always get from Kentico developers.