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[Internal - Draft]Introduction to Merchandise with Independent Categories
[Internal - Draft]Introduction to Merchandise with Independent Categories
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Written by Jovana T
Updated over 9 months ago

Introduction to Merchandise

Art Storefronts has partnered with Gooten to provide premium merchandise options for artists. Gooten is a company with a worldwide presence that runs an efficient supply chain to help brands adopt on-demand manufacturing as a business strategy.

Through our partnership, you now have access to an array of merchandise products that you can showcase on your website, including:

  • Hoodies

  • T-shirts

  • Tank Tops

  • Phone Cases

  • Tote Bags

  • Pillows

  • Kiss Cut Stickers

  • Mugs

  • Puzzles

  • Metal Ornaments

  • Porcelain Ornaments

  • Metal

  • Metal Magnets

  • Wall Calendars

  • Acrylic Trays

  • Yoga Mats

This article will guide you through the process of configuring and activating Merch products on your website, and incorporating them into your site. In addition, both written and video instructions will be provided, along with specifications for the minimum image resolution and aspect ratio necessary for Merch products.

Furthermore, we also aim to assist you in effectively promoting your Merch products. To accomplish this, we hosted a dedicated Merch Workshop that covered this topic in detail. To review the content, you can access the workshop recording here: All About Merch - Workshop

Art Storefronts Recommendation: We suggest launching your site with at least the following 3 merch products enabled:

  • Tote Bags

  • Phone Cases

  • Mugs

These 3 products have consistently been the 3 top selling merch products on the platform.

Table of Contents

How to switch on Merchandise in your website

  1. Log in to your Site Manager and find your Art Print Store. By default, it is named Warehouse - Open Edition Prints.

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  2. Clicking on the Art Print Store should take you to the products in the store. Please find and click on the Media tab.

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  3. Underneath the Media tab, please find and click on the Merch tab.

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  4. Scroll down the page and you will see a list of all the Merch product types offered to you by Gooten. Each has a slider that can be set to On or Off. If set to On, that merch product type will be available on your website. If it’s set to Off the merch product type will not be available on your website.

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  5. After you’ve selected which merch product types to turn On or Off, be sure you click the Save. DO NOT CLICK THE BACK BUTTON BECAUSE ALL THE WORK YOU COMPLETED WILL NOT SAVE.

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How to Enable/Disable Merchandise on a Product level

There are several reasons why you may wish to manage which merchandise choices are available for each product. The primary rationale is that certain merchandise products may not be well-suited for every image aspect ratio. Fortunately, you can decide which merchandise options are appropriate for each product by enabling or disabling them on a product level and selecting the options that best fit the product's unique characteristics..

  1. Let's start in the Art Print Store's Products Tab.

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  2. Here, you'll be able to select a product or a folder of products where you'd like to select available Merch media.

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  3. On the product page, we'll need to click on the AVAILABLE MEDIA tab, and switch to MERCH

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  4. Here, you can simply toggle on/off the Merchandise option you'd like to turn on/off

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  5. If you'd like to enable/disable Merchandise products in a bulk, you can do that in a folder in your Art Print Store.

    On the Art Print Store's PRODUCTS tab, you can select multiple images in a folder you'd like to enable/disable Merchandise options for.

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  6. Once the products have been selected, we can click on the Bulk Edit option.

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  7. This will pull up Bulk Edit Form, where you will have several options to select. We are looking for the last one, Edit Medium Availability. Selecting that option will open up two tabs. Art Prints, and Merch. We are looking for the Merch Tab

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  8. Here, you can select which Merch Products you'd like to display for the products you have selected. Once the selection is over, please select BULK UPDATE option to apply the changes.

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How to change your Merchandise Product Variants

Merchandise products are available in a variety of options, including various brands, sizes, colors, models, and so on. If you want to offer only a specific set of variants, such as just one brand of T-Shirts or a single size of Pillow Cases, please follow the instructions below.

  1. While you are in your Art Print Store, click on the Media tab > Merch tab, and then click the blue Edit link next to the Product for which you want to review variants. In this example, we will review different T-Shirt variants.

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  2. This will take you to a new section, where you can start looking through all the variants of T-Shirts, by filtering the different Brands, Print Placements, Sizes and Colors.

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    Note: Different products have different filters. For example, on T-Shirts you can filter through different Brands, while on Tote Bags you can filter just through different Sizes.

  3. Let's say we want to disable all Black variants of the Bella + Canvas brand. Under Filter By Brand, we'll select Bella + Canvas, and under Filter by Color we'll select Black. Then click on Search.

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  4. This will list out all the variants of Bella + Canvas in Black color:

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  5. Here, we can use the Toggle All: Off button, to toggle off all variants of this brand and color, OR use the individual toggles next to a specific variant to toggle it Off/On.

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  6. Here we will use the Toggle All: Off button to disable all black Bella + Canvas T-Shirts. This means that all of these variants will not be available on the product page for your buyers.

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  7. By using the different filters, you can fine tune your offering to a specific brand, size, color, print placement.

How to Lock the Image Position on your Merchandise Products

Each Merch Product has an integrated image movement tool on the live website. This tool enables your customers to resize, rotate, and reposition the image in their preferred manner. However, you can specify the image's position, scale, and rotation angle in advance, and remove the customer or site visitor's ability to modify them. This ensures that the image will be printed as you intended. You may use our Lock Image in a Position Tool to accomplish this, and it must be done on a per-product basis.

  1. Locate the Product you'd like to Lock Image in a Position for in your Art Print Store, and click on edit.

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  2. Select the "Available Media" tab, and then select Merch

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  3. Here you'll find a list of all enabled Merch Products that this particular product can be printed on. Next to every option, you will see the "Lock Image Position" link. Clicking on the link will take you to the Lock Image Position page.

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  4. Here, you will be able to adjust the image on the selected Merch item preview. Once you are done, select Lock Current Variant. This will lock the image in a position and disable the image editing tool for merch on your website.

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How to Set-up Merchandise as Independent Categories

If you’d like to separate your Merchandise products from Prints / Originals, then Art Storefronts has a guide on how to implement this. This strategy has a few benefits including:

  1. Merchandise preview in your product galleries

  2. A separate category makes it easier for your potential customers to find gifts and wearables

Merch Gallery Example:

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Gooten’s Minimum Image Requirements

It's important to note that not all images will be suitable for every merchandise product. To prevent pairing images with incompatible products, Gooten has established a minimum image requirement for each merchandise in terms of dimensions. This will enable you to use images that will align seamlessly with the merchandise product, resulting in a better overall customer experience.

Please find the list >> Here <<

How to resize your images for Merchandise

  1. Editing the image with your Image Editor (Video)

  2. Editing the image using Pixlr.com (Video)

Pixlr is an online website that empowers everyone to create, edit, and share images online with ease through an innovative suite of photo editing and design tools - making design smarter, faster & easier for all.

How to Create Separate Merchandise Warehouses

For you to have multiple merchandise products as separate categories, the best way is to start with separate warehouses for each merchandise type. For the purpose of this tutorial, we’ll be using Mugs as an example.

  1. Log in to your Art Storefronts Site Manager and click on the button labeled +Add Page. This button is designed to allow you to create new pages on your Art Storefronts website.

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  2. A new window will pop-up and offer you several options. The first thing you need to do is provide your new page a Name. This name will be visible to your customers, so make sure it is concise and matches the flow of the rest of your site. In this case, we’ll name ours, Mugs Store.

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  3. After that, we need to move down to the section labeled Type of Page. Here, look for the option labeled Store and click on the circle next to it to make sure it is selected.

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  4. Once you’ve reviewed all the information you entered and you have made sure you must correct page type select, click on the button labeled Create.

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  5. You’ll then be taken to a new page where you are offered a few options. Make sure you have selected the item labeled Art Print Store. After that, click on the button labeled Create.

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  6. The website will then load a new Art Print Store. This can immediately be used with your website.

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  7. In your Art Print Store, underneath the Media tab, you will see two options; Art Prints and Merch

    1. Underneath the Art Prints tab, please toggle Off all media types under Bulk Actions.

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    2. Under the Merch, please toggle all other options Off and toggle On the specific merchandise type of your choice. For this tutorial, we’ll choose Mugs.

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    3. Don’t forget to Save the changes.

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  8. Once the changes have been made, please go to the Products tab and upload your images.

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How to Create Independent Merchandise Galleries

We have successfully added the products in your store. We need to create a new Product Gallery page to ensure that your product is visible to the public.

  1. Log in to your Art Storefronts Site Manager and click on the button labeled +Add Page. This button is designed to allow you to create new pages on your Art Storefronts website.

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  2. In the Name section of the new window, you need to provide a name to your category. This name will appear on your live site, so you need to make sure it is spelled properly and is clear and concise. You want customers to look at this and know more or less what is contained in the category itself. In our case, we’ll name ours, Mugs.

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  3. Type of Page is the next option on the page. You MUST select the option labeled Product Gallery. If you choose any other option, you will not create the page properly and you will have to redo the process.

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  4. When you’re sure the field has been completed appropriately, you can click on the button labeled Create.

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  5. You’ll be taken to a new page and presented with multiple options. You need to select the option under Recommended labeled Specific Products then click on Create.

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  6. A new page is going to load, and this is your new Product Gallery. Look and make sure you are on the tab labeled ADD/REMOVE PRODUCTS.

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  7. The first section you’ll see is Search For Products with several drop-downs. You can use the following:

    1. Filter By Store: This allows you to choose which Store on your site you want the images to be populated from.

    2. Filter By Category: In addition to filtering by Store, if you’ve created a folder within the store, you can select them from this drop-down

    3. Filter By Keyword: You can use this if you’ve tagged images with specific keywords - THESE ARE NOT THE META KEYWORDS.

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  8. In our specific scenario just for this tutorial, we just filter the Store and find our Mugs Store.

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  9. Scroll down the page until you see the images that have been populated. You can put a checkmark next to the images you want to put in this category OR you can Bulk Select every image if you want it in this specific category.

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  10. When you’ve selected the appropriate images, click the button labeled ADD SELECTED.

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  11. Move to the top of the page and click on the tab labeled VIEW & SORT PRODUCTS.

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  12. Once you are done with the changes, please click on Preview Site to view your newly created product gallery.

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Troubleshooting

  1. I don’t see sliders for merch product types on my site.

    1. If you aren’t seeing these sliders, you may be on the wrong tab or you may not be connected to a fulfillment vendor. First, try making sure you’re on the tab labeled Merch.

    2. If you are on the Merch tab, scroll down and see if you have the sliders. If you don’t, you aren’t connected to a vendor. Email cs@artstorefronts.com and they’ll be able to resolve this for you.

  2. My changes to the sliders won’t save.

    1. You likely need to use an approved browser. If you’re using anything other than Firefox or Chrome, you should stop and use either Chrome or Firefox.

    2. If you’re using an approved browser, you may need to clear your cache. Check out how to clear the cache by using the article on How To: Clear your Cache.

Content

Product

Product Type

Variants

Size in Pixels

Hoodies

Gildan 18500 Pullover Hoodie Back

(S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL)

4500x5700

T-Shirts

Bella + Canvas 3001 Unisex Jersey Crew Neck Tee

(XS, S)

3600x4800

Bella + Canvas 3001 Unisex Jersey Crew Neck Tee

(M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL)

4500x5700

Gildan 2000 Fine Jersey Short Sleeve Crew Neck Unisex

(S)

3600x4800

Gildan 2000 Fine Jersey Short Sleeve Crew Neck Unisex

(M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL)

4500x5700

Next Level 6210 Fitted CVC Crew

(S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL)

4500x5700

Tank Tops

Bella + Canvas 3480 Jersey Tank

(XS, S, M, L)

3600x4200

Bella + Canvas 3480 Jersey Tank

(XL, 2XL)

3600x4800

Gildan 2200 Ultra Cotton Tank

(S, M, L, XL, 2XL)

3300x4800

Tote Bags

ToteBag-13x13

2175x2175 (150ppi)
1950x1950 (300ppi)

ToteBag-16x16

2625x2625 (150ppi) 2400x2400 (300ppi)

ToteBag-18x18

2925x2925 (150ppi) 2700x2700 (300ppi)

Phone Cases

Samsung Galaxy - S10

FlexiCase

1004x1949

Samsung Galaxy - S10

Snap Case Gloss

1169x2126

Samsung Galaxy - S10

Snap Case Matte

1169x2126

Samsung Galaxy - S10

Tough Case Gloss

1169x2126

Samsung Galaxy - S10

Tough Case Matte

1169x2126

Samsung Galaxy - S10Plus

FlexiCase

1004x1949

Samsung Galaxy - S10Plus

Snap Case Gloss

1211x2185

Samsung Galaxy - S10Plus

Snap Case Matte

1211x2185

Samsung Galaxy - S10Plus

Tough Case Gloss

1211x2185

Samsung Galaxy - S10Plus

Tough Case Matte

1211x2185

Samsung Galaxy - S20

Snap Case

1157x2055

Samsung Galaxy - S20

Tough Case

1157x2102

Samsung Galaxy - S20

Clear Case

725x1711

Samsung Galaxy - S20

Flexi Case

786x1759

Samsung Galaxy - S20 Ultra

Flexi Snap

827x1929

Samsung Galaxy - S20 Ultra

Ultra Snap

1252x2269

Samsung Galaxy - S20 Ultra

Tough Case

1252x2269

Samsung Galaxy - S20 Ultra

Clear Case

811x1895

Samsung Galaxy - S20 Plus

Flexi Case

830x1895

Samsung Galaxy - S21

Flexi Case

833x1795

Samsung Galaxy - S21Plus

Flexi Case

879x1920

Samsung Galaxy - S21Ultra

Flexi Case

875x1951

iPhone 8

Clear Gloss

709x1151

iPhone 8

Snap Case - Gloss

1146x1798

iPhone 8

Snap Case - Matte

1146x1798

iPhone 8

Tough Case - Gloss

1152x1853

iPhone 8

Tough Case - Matte

1152x1853

iPhone 8 - Pro

Clear Case

848x1797

iPhone 8 - Pro

Flexi Case

954x1902

iPhone 8 - Pro

Snap Case - Gloss

1341x2142

iPhone 8 - Pro

Snap Case - Matte

1341x2142

iPhone 8 - Pro

Tough Case - Gloss

1349x2155

iPhone 8 - Pro

Tough Case - Matte

1349x2155

iPhone 11

Clear Case

843x1723

iPhone 11

Flexi Case

881x1769

iPhone 11

Snap Case - Gloss

1193x2008

iPhone 11

Snap Case - Matte

1193x2008

iPhone 11

Tough Case - Gloss

1287x2055

iPhone 11

Tough Case - Matte

1287x2055

iPhone 11 - Pro

Clear Case

780x1656

iPhone 11 - Pro

Flexi Case

829x1686

iPhone 11 - Pro

Snap Case - Gloss

1178x1949

iPhone 11 - Pro

Snap Case - Matte

1178x1949

iPhone 11 - Pro

Tough Case - Gloss

1225x1984

iPhone 11 - Pro

Tough Case - Matte

1225x1984

iPhone 11 - Pro Max

Clear Case

859x1820

iPhone 11 - Pro Max

Flexi Case

907x1854

iPhone 11 - Pro Max

Snap Case - Gloss

1121x2126

iPhone 11 - Pro Max

Snap Case - Matte

1121x2126

iPhone 11 - Pro Max

Tough Case - Gloss

1299x2173

iPhone 11 - Pro Max

Tough Case - Matte

1299x2173

iPhone 12

Flexi Case

877x1765

iPhone 12

Clear Case - Glossy

787x1675

iPhone 12

Snap Case - Gloss

1205x2020

iPhone 12

Snap Case - Matte

1205x2020

iPhone 12

Tough Case - Gloss

1240x2043

iPhone 12

Tough Case - Matte

1240x2043

iPhone 12 Mini

Flexi Case

791x1586

iPhone 12 Mini

Clear Case - Glossy

699x1493

iPhone 12 Mini

Snap Case - Gloss

1098x1831

iPhone 12 Mini

Snap Case - Matte

1098x1831

iPhone 12 Mini

Tough Case - Gloss

1122x1831

iPhone 12 Mini

Tough Case - Matte

1122x1831

iPhone 12 Pro

Flexi Case

877x1765

iPhone 12 Pro

Clear Case - Glossy

787x1675

iPhone 12 Pro

Snap Case - Gloss

1205x2020

iPhone 12 Pro

Snap Case - Matte

1205x2020

iPhone 12 Pro

Tough Case - Gloss

1240x2043

iPhone 12 Pro

Tough Case - Matte

1240x2043

iPhone 12 Pro Max

Flexi Case

954x1932

iPhone 12 Pro Max

Clear Case - Glossy

864x1842

iPhone 12 Pro Max

Snap Case - Gloss

1287x2185

iPhone 12 Pro Max

Snap Case - Matte

1287x2185

iPhone 12 Pro Max

Tough Case - Gloss

1323x2220

iPhone 12 Pro Max

Tough Case - Matte

1323x2220

iPhone 13

Flexi Case

862x1748

iPhone 13

Snap Case

1205x2020

iPhone 13

Tough Case

1205x2020

iPhone 13 Mini

Flexi Case

768x1561

iPhone 13 Mini

Snap Case

1098x1831

iPhone 13 Mini

Tough Case

1122x1831

iPhone 13 Pro

Flexi Case

848x1748

iPhone 13 Pro

Snap Case

1205x2020

iPhone 13 Pro

Tough Case

1240x2043

iPhone 13 Pro Max

Flexi Case

943x1911

iPhone 13 Pro Max

Snap Case

1287x2185

iPhone 13 Pro Max

Tough Case

1323x2220

iPhoneX

FlexiCase

857x1714

iPhoneX

Snap Case Gloss

1184x1896

iPhoneX

Snap Case Matte

1184x1896

iPhoneX

Tough Case Gloss

1184x1896

iPhoneX

Tough Case Matte

1184x1896

iPhoneXR

FlexiCase

1181x2047

iPhoneXR

Snap Case Gloss

1241x2014

iPhoneXR

Snap Case Matte

1241x2014

iPhoneXR

Tough Case Gloss

1241x2014

iPhoneXR

Tough Case Matte

1241x2014

iPhoneXS

FlexiCase

835x1692

iPhoneXS

Snap Case Gloss

1184x1896

iPhoneXS

Snap Case Matte

1184x1896

iPhoneXS

Tough Case Gloss

1184x1896

iPhoneXS

Tough Case Matte

1184x1896

iPhoneXSM

FlexiCase

1181x2047

iPhoneXSM

Snap Case Gloss

1241x2085

iPhoneXSM

Snap Case Matte

1241x2085

iPhoneXSM

Tough Case Gloss

1241x2085

iPhoneXSM

Tough Case Matte

1241x2085

Kiss Cut Stickers

2.625" x 3.625"

All Packs

525x725

Throw Pillows

14" x 14"

3100x3100

14" x 20"

4300x3100

16" x 16"

3500x3500

Mugs

11 oz Wrap Around with Border

2475x1155

15 oz Wrap Around with Border

2550x1278

Puzzles

10" x 14"

4395x3450

Calendars

Cover pages

2737x4340

Interior pages

2737x2750

Christmas Ornaments - Metal

Bell, Christmas Tree, Fancy Mirror, Turtle Shell

1050 x 1350

Classic Round, Clover, Diamond, Dove Box, Holiday Home, Holiday Star, Rain Drop,

Sun Burst

1200 x 1200

Oval

835 x 1018

Rectangle

475 x 725

Benelux

826 x 597

Berlin

840 x 597

London

680 x 680

Prague

600 x 600

Tapered

600 x 888

Christmas Ornaments - Porcelain

Heart

643 x 643

Round

667 x 670

Snowflake

638 x 690

Star

689 x 680

Fine Art Magnets - Photo Magnets

2x2”

675 x 675

3x3”

975 x 975

3x4”

933 x 1233

4x6”

1200 x 1800

Fine Art Magnets - Metal Magnets

2x2

657 x 657

Acrylic Trays

11 x 17

5100 x 3300

12 x 12

3600 x 3600

8.5 x 11

3300 x 2550

Yoga Mats

3825 x 10425

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