How to install ChannelConnector for Magento 2

In this guide, we will show you how to get started using our ChannelConnector extension for Magento 2.

ChannelConnector lets you integrate with all supported sales channels directly in your own webshop. This plugin utilizes Sello's architecture to synchronize products between your system and marketplaces. Orders are received in Sello and sent to your system as well.

This set-up is great for sellers who are comfortable working with products and orders in their own system and wish to keep it that way.

In order to use the ChannelConnector extension for Magento 2, you'll need a Sello account.

Get one here: https://sello.io/en/register

In the registration process you'll be asked to choose a channel to sell on among other things, if you're already approved as a seller here, you'll be able to complete the connection immediately. If not, a temporary connection will be created and you can complete the set-up at a later time.

Once the registration process is complete, an account will be created. The account will be entirely free for 14 days, giving you time to complete the set-up process and get your products ready, etc.

When the Sello account is taken care of, it's time to install the extension, there are two ways to go about doing this.

Either you download the extension and install it in Magento using FTP. Or you use the Magento Extension Manager to download the extension through the Magento Marketplace. 

The first step is to get the plugin from the Magento Marketplace.

Here's how:

1. Find the extension on the Magento Marketplace, or click here.
2. Click: "Sign In".
3. Sign in using your Magento credentials.
4. Choose version in: "Your store version".
5. Click: "Add to Cart".
6. Click the cart and then: "Proceed to Checkout".
7. Click: "Place Order".

At this point, you can choose to either download the files and install it using FTP or install it using the Magento Extension Manager.

Install using FTP

1. Click: "Download".
2. Choose the latest version.
3. Click: "Download".
4. Unzip the files you received.
5. Connect to your server using FTP.
6. Go to your Magento installation directory.
7. Upload and place the files into the "app/code/local" -directory.

Done!

Install using Extension Manager

In order to be able to install extensions using the Extension Manager in Magento, you'll need to connect your store to the Magento Marketplace. If you've already done this, you can skip this step.

First, you'll need access keys for your Marketplace account, clicking install after purchasing the ChannelConnector extension gives you the opportunity of generating these keys.

Here's how:

1. Click: "Install".
2. Click: "Create A New Access Key" in the "Magento 2" -tab.
3. Name your key.
4. Click: "Ok".
5. Save these keys for later use, or keep the page open in a separate tab.

Next, you'll need to use these keys in the Magento Extension Manager to connect Magento to the Magento Marketplace.

1. Log into Magento.
2. Go to: "System" -> "Tools" -> "Web Setup Wizard".
3. Click: "Extension Manager".
4. Sign in using your access keys.
5. Click: "Submit".

Next, you'll need to install the extension.

Here's how:

1. Go to: "Extension Manager".
2. Click: "Review and install" under: "Extensions Ready to Install".
3. Find our extension.
4. Click: "Install".

You'll be taken through a series of steps that will check if your system meets the requirements for installing the extension, among other things.

Done!

When the extension is installed, you'll need to activate it.

Here's how:

1. Go to: "System" -> "Extensions" -> "Integrations".
2. Find our extension.
3. Click: "Activate".
4. We will then ask permission to create orders and fetching product info etc.
5. Click: "Allow".

The last step involves logging into Sello in the form that appears, finalizing the authorization process.

Done!

Next, you'll need to configure the extension, read more here.