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To comply with eBay’s policy against external links in descriptions, you can strip out URLs or specific words from your product descriptions using a Description template in Omnivore.



Create a Description template

  1. In Omnivore, go to:
    Settings → eCommerce Platform Feed → General e.g. for WooCommerce it would be Settings - WooCommerce Feed - General



  2. You’ll see a blank “Description template” field — by default, Omnivore uses your store’s standard product description.



  3. To remove a link, in the template’s Find field, enter the exact URL (or phrase) you want to remove.
  4. Click the green plus (+) to add it. If you have more links or words to remove, repeat as needed. 
  5. Once done, click Update at the bottom of the page. 
  6. You’ll then see code appear in the template box — this code tells Omnivore to remove those links/words when listing to eBay. 
  7. Finally, perform a full import and then upload to eBay so the changes take effect in your live listings.




Things To Keep In Mind

  • The template you create is applied to all your eBay listings. If you only want to remove links on certain items, you would need to use a product action instead.  
  • If you’re removing multiple items, use multiple “Find” entries. To replace text instead of just removing, use both Find and Replace. 
  • If your text contains a dollar sign ($), you need to escape it with a backslash first (e.g. \$). . For example if you want to remove the text "Special Offer $20 off for Spring" you would need to enter "Special Offer \$20 off for Spring".



Further information on the eBay links policy is available here.