Re: Google Base Feeder Support Thread
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Originally Posted by
countrycharm
To create a feed go to admin/tools/google base feeder to create the xml. You need to go to Google Merchant Center to create and account to upload the file.
Hi, Thank you for your prompt reply, I have already created an account for Google Merchant Center, when I click confirm button in the google base feeder and there have a message shown as follows:
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Google Base Feeder v1.8.2 started 2011/04/01 15:36:56
Feed file - /home/homedeco/public_html/n1stores/feed/google/http://www.n1stores.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=12_products.xml
Processing: Feed - Yes, Upload - No
Error opening google base output file "/home/homedeco/public_html/n1stores/feed/google/http://www.n1stores.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=12"
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would you tell me what should I do for next?
regards,
Jacky
Re: Google Base Feeder Support Thread
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Originally Posted by
jacky
Hi, Thank you for your prompt reply, I have already created an account for Google Merchant Center, when I click confirm button in the google base feeder and there have a message shown as follows:
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Google Base Feeder v1.8.2 started 2011/04/01 15:36:56
Feed file - /home/homedeco/public_html/n1stores/feed/google/http://www.n1stores.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=12_products.xml
Processing: Feed - Yes, Upload - No
Error opening google base output file "/home/homedeco/public_html/n1stores/feed/google/http://www.n1stores.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=12"
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would you tell me what should I do for next?
regards,
Jacky
Chmod feed file to 777 or in your case /feed/google and the files inside.
Delete your feed file and then run the script again,
Re: Google Base Feeder Support Thread
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Originally Posted by
conspicuouschick
Two weeks later and no one has any insight on this?
Re: Google Base Feeder Support Thread
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Originally Posted by
conspicuouschick
Two weeks later and no one has any insight on this?
Perhaps the lack of response is due to the link not being posted in a usable form. Try copying and pasting the URL, and substitute blogspot for the string of #:
googlemerchantblog.##########################.com/2011/03/changes-for-google-product-search.html
More detailed information is found at:
http://www.google.com/support/mercha...?answer=160161
and
http://www.google.com/support/mercha...&answer=160162
And for those of us selling Apparel or custom made goods it says "No identifiers are required at the moment" but does not say how we identify our products as being in in that group not requiring identifiers.
Re: Google Base Feeder Support Thread
Google announced today that starting May 3rd, 2011, they will require your product listings to include at least two of the three unique identifiers Brand, MPN and or GTIN. Is this currently possible with the latest version of Zen Cart and this Google base feeder?
Re: Google Base Feeder Support Thread
To add to US Purchase's reply, below is the email that I received from google:
Starting May 3rd, 2011, we’ll require your product listings to include at least two of the three unique identifiers (Brand, MPN, GTIN). In order to provide as much information as possible to our users, we need your help in matching your products to our "product pages", where users are able to view useful data such as product specifications or reviews. While these attributes will not be required for your data feed to process correctly, they may prevent your items from appearing in Product Search results if not included. For more details, including what specific identifiers you should include for each category of item, please see our Help Center at http://www.google.com/support/mercha...?answer=160161
Starting June 6th, 2011, we’ll also require your product listings to include tax and shipping information to provide buyers with important price information. This information will be required at either the account or item level (in the “tax” or “shipping” attribute) in order for your items to process and appear in Google Product Search results. For instructions on how to include tax and shipping information, please visit http://www.google.com/support/mercha...&answer=160162
Please update your account settings or data feeds as soon as possible to ensure that you are complying with these new requirements by the dates specified above. For more information about these changes, please visit our Google Merchant blog at http://googlemerchantblog.##########...ct-search.html
Re: Google Base Feeder Support Thread
I received the same email. Will be interested in if a module change is needed.
Re: Google Base Feeder Support Thread
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Originally Posted by
conspicuouschick
Two weeks later and no one has any insight on this?
For all who are concern with this issue you can go to Numinix web site and download the Numinix Product Fields to add those additional fields to google base feeder.
Per Numinix
Many optional fields are included in this package. While many have specific purposes and can be displayed on your product pages (i.e. UPC/ISBN) many others can be used for whatever purpose you can think of. Here is a list of the optional fields:
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Continental Shipping - creates a field for each continent where you can define a shipping rate for the product.
Date Added - allows you to modify the date_added of any product. Useful for sorting products by date or re-releasing an old product.
Dimensions - creates fields for length, width, height, and diameter
Discontinue - creates a checkbox where you can mark a product to be discontinued. Can be useful if you modify your cart to automatically remove attributes as they sell out, etc.
MSRP - set the manufacturer's suggested retail price
Out of Stock - mark a product out of stock without making the product unavailable.
Second Description - creates a field where a second description can be stored. You decide how and where you will display this new test.
Secret Product - mark a product as secret and then make your product listing and info pages not display the product unless your conditions are met.
SKU - add a sku for your product
Stock by Attributes Link - creates a link to the product in the stock by attributes page
UPC/ISBN - adds fields for storing a product's UPC and/or ISBN
Wholesale Price - adds a field for storing a wholesale price (compatible with the Customer Wholesale module).
Note: This module replaces the Auction Site Attributes module. For customers using the free version of the Amazon Exporter (only available through the Zen-Cart.com website), Auction Site Attributes is still required.
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Re: Google Base Feeder Support Thread
Thanks for the Product Fields info. I'll try that for the brand and UPC. It looks like google will base shipping off UPS counter rates (we base ours off commercial rates to give customers a better price) . UPS has a default of 5 business days but with our location, it's 3 business days. Doesn't look like you can edit that:(
Re: Google Base Feeder Support Thread
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Originally Posted by
countrycharm
Chmod feed file to 777 or in your case /feed/google and the files inside.
Delete your feed file and then run the script again,
Hi, I've been Chmond the feed file of google feed/google to 777 in my store root and deleted the feed file in Google merchant center, also made a new data feed file too. But it still doesn't work.
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Google Base Feeder v1.8.2 started 2011/04/04 14:04:14
Feed file - /home/homedeco/public_html/n1stores/google feed/google/http://www.n1stores.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=12_products.xml
Processing: Feed - Yes, Upload - No
Error opening google base output file "/home/homedeco/public_html/n1stores/google feed/google/http://www.n1stores.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=12"
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I'm going to crazy now, please tell me what was wrong with that.
Regards,
Jacky
