Category thumbnail

Previews

Dependencies

Install react-dropzone and multer

npm install --save react-dropzone
npm install multer

If you are using Local storage for file uploads, you just have to set below configurations inside plugins array in your medusa-config.js file

{
    resolve: "@linearcommerce/medusa-category-thumbnail",
    options: {
      provider: "local",
    },
}

If you are using AWS S3 for file storage, you must have to install the following npm packages dependencies

Install aws-sdk/client-s3 and aws-sdk/s3-presigned-post

npm install @aws-sdk/client-s3
npm install @aws-sdk/s3-presigned-post

Add below environment variables in your .env file:

AWS_S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID=Your AWS Access Key ID
AWS_S3_ACCESS_SECRET=Your AWS Access Secret Key
AWS_S3_REGION=Your AWS Region
AWS_S3_BUCKET=Your AWS Bucket Name
AWS_S3_ENDPOINT=https://s3.amazonaws.com

Add the plugin to your medusa-config.ts file:

plugins: [
  {
    resolve: '@linearcommerce/medusa-category-thumbnail',
    options: {
      provider: "s3",
    },
  },
],

Compatibility

To use this plugin, you need to have the minimum versions of the following dependencies:

"@medusajs/admin-sdk": "^2.8.2",
"@medusajs/cli": "^2.8.2",
"@medusajs/framework": "^2.8.2",
"@medusajs/icons": "^2.8.2",
"@medusajs/js-sdk": "^2.8.2",
"@medusajs/medusa": "^2.8.2",

Usage

Installation

yarn add @linearcommerce/medusa-category-thumbnail

-- OR -- 

npm i @linearcommerce/medusa-category-thumbnail

Run the database migrations (Adds a table to your database for storing category thumbnails):

npx medusa db:migrate

Key Features:

• Upload and manage thumbnail images at the category level.
• Seamlessly display category thumbnails on the storefront to enhance navigation and visual appeal.
• Maintain consistent branding and improve user experience with image-based category representation.
• Simply configure the file upload settings in the Medusa store, and the plugin will handle the rest automatically.
• Supports both local storage and Amazon S3 file upload providers for flexible file management.