We are developing AMP (Advertising Management Platform) which is simply a CMS SaaS where there are also images as a type of content that are used as advertising - banners.
We would like to make it easier for operators to manage these images.
The current workflow is that the exported image (Figma/PS) needs to be manually uploaded into the system where some data needs to be manually edited.
For these, we record attributes such as:
- name (string)
- campaign (string)
- position (array of strings)
- valid from (DateTime)
- valid until (DateTime)
- link (string)
- whether to open in a new window (boolean)
- alternative title (string)
- alternative description (string)
- resources (array of values [key → array of other values])
We would like to enter this data right in Figma (in some panel), where it would be directly uploaded to the target application.
What is the ideal way to implement this?
- Direct connection via a new plugin using the API
- In Figma, the user would install a new plugin
- In Figma, the user would log into the target application (AMP)
- In Figma, the user would edit the necessary attributes
- Once everything was ready, they would upload the data to the AMP
More sophisticated solution using the AMP and Figma API.
- Using the export
- In Figma, the user would edit the necessary attributes
- When exporting, the attributes would either be saved as EXIF attributes or in a separate file (json/csv)
- The resulting zip file would be uploaded to AMP, where the content would be processed automatically
A simpler solution that might be a good starting point.
I have never developed a plugin for Figma before, so I don’t currently know the ideal way to implement this. Do you have any recommendations?
