Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

IS there somewhere I can read up on the purpose and real world benefits of URI mapping, and what it will do for people like me? The " URI Mapping for Dummies version" would be best. :smile:

How does it improve search engine ranking?

Can anyone help me out. I have had CEON Url installed on my site and it was working perfectly. For some reason, I get a 505 server error now, and when I remove the htaccess codes the site is back up. However none of the links are working that have the URl linking that was previously set up, due to the htaccess codes being removed.

I guess the main problem is why am I suddenly receiving a 505 server error with the htaccess codes, when I never had this problem before.

Thanks to anyone who can help.

I have located the error. There was some mis coding on the htaccess file. Now I just need to find out how someone had access to change up the coding. Thanks everyone.

Hi,

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Originally Posted by alarmy-e.pl

:oops: SORRY I should have read those posts :frusty: sorry for spammig this thread and thenks for your patiens

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No, no problem.. I just didn't want to repost something and I do think I should make it a FAQ to make it easier for people.. searching a thread can be a bit of a pain sometimes, especially when it's as long as this one.

All the best..

Conor
ceon

Hi,

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Originally Posted by highlander

IS there somewhere I can read up on the purpose and real world benefits of URI mapping, and what it will do for people like me? The " URI Mapping for Dummies version" would be best. :smile:

How does it improve search engine ranking?

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The module was primarily written so that stores could be in control of their own URIs, so you could set up easy to remember and type addresses for customers, which can be used on advertising flyers etc. (e.g. yoursite.com/april-specials)

The fact that it uses real language in the URI instead of product IDs and other technical codes means that keywords can be part of the URI, which is where the SEO benefits come in.

As I said, the primary purpose was not SEO but a side effect of the way the module works is that it does indeed improve rankings. Many people have written to me to say their rankings jumped after installing the module and creating mappings while sites they didn't have the software installed on remained the same. So that's a nice side effect. Of course the strength of that side effect will differ for everyone and depend upon the words used in URIs, how appropriate they are for the page's content (the main focus of any SEO obviously).

All the best..

Conor
ceon

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Originally Posted by conor

Hi,



Have you enabled SSL for the store?

If so then the domains for the store in includes/configure.php must be identical (except for https instead of http).

Enjoy the rest of the Easter break!

All the best...

Conor
ceon

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Regarding this post
I am just testing a build for 1.3.9h before migrating some sites.
The url is http://www.klasicke-kristalove-lustry.cz/
Unfortunately when you login from the home page then it returns a 404 error!!. This does not happen when I turn off the CEON url rewrite!!


I have found that CEON doe snot opertate with shared SSL!!
The solution was to get a dedicated IP address for the site and purchase a SSL cert

Hi,

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Originally Posted by ptowers49

Regarding this post, when you login from the home page then it returns a 404 error!!. This does not happen when I turn off the CEON url rewrite!!

I have found that CEON doe snot opertate with shared SSL!!
The solution was to get a dedicated IP address for the site and purchase a SSL cert

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Yes, that's exactly what my previous post(s) say.. a site with static URIs cannot use a shared SSL certificate as that changes the URIs, breaking them.

All the best...

Conor
ceon

Ick. That leaves me out too.

For my knowledge base, what happen if use same URI name for multi products (because same type)?

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by hara

For my knowledge base, what happen if use same URI name for multi products (because same type)?

Thanks!

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Been discussed to death in this thread.. Short answer: it's a NO NO..

Make all your URIs for each product UNIQUE.. This module allows you PLENTY of flexibility to do this.. You can either make your product names unique so that auto-generate will create unique URI's or you can manually create URIs so that each product has it's own unique URI..

You might also consider creating a test store so you can see for yourself how the module behaves and apply what you learn to your live store..

Thank you DivaVocals.

My simple mind thinking use same ID for many products can create more chance for search hits.

First of all thanks for this wonderful module!!

Now i've a question:
i'm using italian and english localization, all products and more information pages work fine but for example, the "main_page" url for reviews are not localized but only in italian

my situation example
IT -> shop.com/test-categoria/articolo-di-test/scrivi-una-recensione [this is ok]
EN -> shop.com/test-category/test-article/scrivi-una-recensione [this is not ok, muste be "shop.com/test-category/test-article/write-review"]

IT -> shop.com/test-categoria/articolo-di-test/dillo-ad-un-amico [this is ok]
EN -> shop.com/test-category/test-article/dillo-ad-un-amico [this is not ok, muste be "shop.com/test-category/test-article/tell-a-friend"]

I've edited "ceon_uri_mapping.php" in /admin/includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/ and /admin/includes/languages/italian/extra-definitions/ but i've seen in mysql table that in "uri" field all the uris are created only with IT localization "dillo-ad-un-amico" and "scrivi-una-recensione".

I hope there's a solution for this issue.

Thanks in advance and thanks again for this great module :)

Hi,

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Originally Posted by sidvizioso

I hope there's a solution for this issue.

Thanks in advance and thanks again for this great module :)

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Glad you like the software.

You are right, only the first define is used for all the languages.. In version 4 I'll make sure that each language's define has a different name so that each language can correctly use its own text for the write-a-review, tell-a-friend part of the URI.

In the meantime all you can really do is to manually change the URIs in the database. I'd suggest running an SQL search and replace to match the language ID and the page type and to replace the "scrivi-una-recensione" text with "write-review".

I'm aware that may not be easy, but at least it would be a good lesson in SQL (not much consolation I know).

Sorry about the bug.. strange that you are the first to notice as it's been there for years! :|

All the best..

Conor
ceon

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Sorry about the bug.. strange that you are the first to notice as it's been there for years! :|

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I do not know if it's because I need two different sitemaps localized or because i'm too meticulous in my work :P

however is there an eta for the v4?

Hi,

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Originally Posted by sidvizioso

I do not know if it's because I need two different sitemaps localized or because i'm too meticulous in my work :P

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I don't know why no-one else didn't notice.. I'm surprised that this wasn't noticed before.. I thought the module have zero bugs left, but there's obviously still this one.

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Originally Posted by sidvizioso

however is there an eta for the v4?

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I've been saying I'd like it finished for the end of the month for about 8 months now. I'm afraid I can only say the same again "I hope by the end of the month".

All the best...

Conor
ceon

do not be afraid, you are contributing to the community for free and we are grateful to you.

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Originally Posted by conor

Hi,



I don't know why no-one else didn't notice.. I'm surprised that this wasn't noticed before.. I thought the module have zero bugs left, but there's obviously still this one.



I've been saying I'd like it finished for the end of the month for about 8 months now. I'm afraid I can only say the same again "I hope by the end of the month".

All the best...

Conor
ceon

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I do understand this!!:laugh: (been saying the same thing about Super Orders.. but life keeps getting in the way)

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Originally Posted by sidvizioso

I do not know if it's because I need two different sitemaps localized or because i'm too meticulous in my work :P

however is there an eta for the v4?

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This keeps things moving forward.

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Originally Posted by countrycharm

Donations, Donations all I have to say. I can not emphasize enough when you donate to a project things get added sooner or later if needed. :yes:

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Originally Posted by DivaVocals

I do understand this!!:laugh: (been saying the same thing about Super Orders.. but life keeps getting in the way)

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All I can say for you two getter done...........:bigups:

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Originally Posted by countrycharm

All I can say for you two getter done...........:bigups:

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:laugh::laugh: Working on it, but new job, two serious injuries (shoulder and foot), PT for said injuries, a BFF who fell suddenly and SERIOUSLY ill, fostering two abandoned cats, feeding husband, pets and myself and managing three side projects makes it a little difficult... :laugh::laugh: Yeah I'm working on adding 8 hours to my day to make it happen..

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Originally Posted by DivaVocals

:laugh::laugh: Working on it, but new job, two serious injuries (shoulder and foot), PT for said injuries, a BFF who fell suddenly and SERIOUSLY ill, fostering two abandoned cats, feeding husband, pets and myself and managing three side projects makes it a little difficult... :laugh::laugh: Yeah I'm working on adding 8 hours to my day to make it happen..

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**NODS IN AGREEMENT**:yes:
We understand what your saying.

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Originally Posted by conor

Hi,



The module allows you to redirect old URIs to new ones by entering "historical" URIs manually in the database.

For the link you described above:

# The URI mapping to be mapped from should be entered in the uri field. (Remember to begin the URI with a slash ‘/’):

/acatalog/Scrapbook_Supplies_Stamping_Supplies.html

# The number representing the language ID this URI mapping applies for should be entered in the language_id field.

# The current_uri field should be set to “0” to make this a “historical” URI.

# The Zen Cart page to be mapped to should be entered in the main_page field. For the category page this is:

index

# The associated_db_id should be entered. This is the ID of the category, which seems to be:

558

# The date/time this URI mapping was added should be set in the date_added field (or just use the “NOW()” SQL function).


The alternate_uri and query_string_parameters fields are not used, they must be left as “NULL”.


That should be all you need to know to get this working. The URIs will redirect using a 301 to the "current" URI (/store/send-payment-only).

All the best...

Conor
ceon

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I've been trying to create a lot of 301 redirects on a site I'm developing, and although I am fairly comfortable using phpMyAdmin, I still am unsure about your instructions above.

I accessed my database and see two table that are ceon related; ceon_uri_mappings, and ceon_uri_mappings_configs

when I click on ceon_uri_mappings I see table entries that coincide with what you're describing (uri, alternate_uri, etc.), but I'm unsure how I go about adding an entry manually. Where exactly are we to manually add these 301 redirects?

Thanks in advance for your help.

I overlooked the fact that I was viewing the "structure" tab, and clicked browse and found all the uri's. I'm assuming this is where they will be entered, correct me if I'm wrong?

Hi,

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Originally Posted by easy3dsource

I overlooked the fact that I was viewing the "structure" tab, and clicked browse and found all the uri's. I'm assuming this is where they will be entered, correct me if I'm wrong?

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You click "Insert".

I'm really sorry but I'd ask you not to post a further request about this on this thread.. this thread is for Ceon URI Mapping, not for teaching PHPMyAdmin.

There are lots of guides to PHPMyAdmin on the internet.

However, I'd imagine you should be fine now knowing that you just have to go to the "insert" tab and follow the instructions you reposted.

All the best..

Conor
ceon

Hi,

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Originally Posted by countrycharm

All I can say for you two getter done...........

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;) Getting there.. I really do think this will be "the" month.. then I can finally take some time to work on things for money! ;-)

All the best..

Conor
ceon

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Originally Posted by conor

Hi,



;) Getting there.. I really do think this will be "the" month.. then I can finally take some time to work on things for money! ;-)

All the best..

Conor
ceon

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**NODS IN AGREEMENT**:yes:

Hi

Currently I'm using zencrat1.3.9h verson with about 90 products in my catelog. I've also installed the Ceon URI Mapping (SEO) plugin. Everything going good till now. Finally I've installed the Google Merchant Center Feeder(google_base_froogle_feeder_1-9-0).
now I'm facing the issue. Whenever I goo inside Tools >> Google Merchant Center Feeder inside the admin and click confirm for creating the Product feed type, a popup window comes up and displaying my home page with the URL (http://mywebUrl.com/mystore/googlefr...key=544b32e9e0)

Even I've excluded all file's path of Google merchant center feeder inside the Ceon URI Mapping.

contents of my .htaccess file is as follows:

RewriteEngine On

# ONLY rewrite URIs beginning with /zen139h/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/zen139h/ [NC]
# Don't rewrite any URIs ending with a file extension (ending with .[xxxxx])
#RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !\.[a-z]{2,5}$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !\.[a-zA-Z]{2,5}$ [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} \.(html|htm|php)$ [NC]
# Don't rewrite admin directory
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/zen139h/new-admin [NC]
# Don't rewrite editors directory
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/zen139h/editors [NC]
# Don't rewrite cPanel directories
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/cpanel [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/frontend [NC]
# Handle all other URIs using Zen Cart (index.php)
RewriteRule .* index.php?%{QUERY_STRING} [L]

Pls help me to resolve this issue.

Thanks

Hi,

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Originally Posted by chandra_prak

Finally I've installed the Google Merchant Center Feeder(google_base_froogle_feeder_1-9-0).
now I'm facing the issue.

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You'll probably need to add /zen139h/googlefroogle.php to the list of exclusions.

Please read the section of the configuration documentation about excluding files for more information.

It always helps to check the FAQs before posting! :smartalec:

All the best...

Conor
ceon

Hi Ceon

I've already excluded /zen139h/googlefroogle.php file. But no joy finally I've excluded all the google feeder file. But still problem not resolved.

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Originally Posted by conor

Hi,



You click "Insert".

I'm really sorry but I'd ask you not to post a further request about this on this thread.. this thread is for Ceon URI Mapping, not for teaching PHPMyAdmin.

There are lots of guides to PHPMyAdmin on the internet.

However, I'd imagine you should be fine now knowing that you just have to go to the "insert" tab and follow the instructions you reposted.

All the best..

Conor
ceon

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Thanks for the response. I definitely wasn't looking for phpMyAdmin advice, I just overlooked the fact that I was on the structure tab, and for a second I was unclear about how to create the entries.

That was one of those situations where you ask the question literally seconds before you answer it yourself. Regardless, thanks a lot for the response, and for creating the plugin in the first place!

Hi,

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Originally Posted by chandra_prak

I've already excluded /zen139h/googlefroogle.php file. But no joy finally I've excluded all the google feeder file. But still problem not resolved.

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Have you excluded the feed folder from the rewrite rule?

# Don't rewrite feed directory
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/feed [NC]

All the best...

Conor
ceon

Well, unfortunately this didn't go quite as planned; the 301 redirects I'm trying to setup have a .shtml file extension, which for some reason will not properly redirect. I did a test redirect and removed the extension and everything worked, but I can't seem to get it to work with the .shtml extension.

I vaguely remember seeing something about this as I was searching through this thread, but I might be mistaken. Is this something that is addressed by your plugin? I apologize if it's beyond the scope of this thread, but thanks in advance for any suggestions you may have.

I figured it out; I added this line to my .htaccess file:

RedirectMatch 301 (.*)\.shtml$ http://www.mydomain.com$1

also, when I added the url into the database, I dropped the .shtml file extension, since it automatically gets dropped with the rewrite rule.

Hi,

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Originally Posted by easy3dsource

I vaguely remember seeing something about this as I was searching through this thread, but I might be mistaken. Is this something that is addressed by your plugin? I apologize if it's beyond the scope of this thread, but thanks in advance for any suggestions you may have.

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The example rewrite rule given with the documentation excludes any URI that has a file extension of between 2 and 5 characters (inclusive).

So the module never handles the .shtml URIs.

To rewrite .shtml etc. you'd have to modify the rewrite rule as outlined in the section of the documentation:

Modifying the rule to allow URI mappings to be used which end with a particular file extension (e.g. “.html”).

I see you have now added a custom rewrite rule yourself.

For anyone else though, please do check the configuration documentation if you are having any trouble, or want to add mappings/historical URIs which are to have a file extension.

All the best...

Conor
ceon

Hi there, just a quick one regarding the latest version of Zen Cart.

I've just downloaded the 3.8.0 package for your website. In the "modified_core_files" directory there are files for Zen Cart versions up to 1.3.9f.

Am I safe to assume the 1.3.9f files will be ok to use in a 1.3.9h installation?

Hi,

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Originally Posted by tomgsd

Hi there, just a quick one regarding the latest version of Zen Cart.

I've just downloaded the 3.8.0 package for your website. In the "modified_core_files" directory there are files for Zen Cart versions up to 1.3.9f.

Am I safe to assume the 1.3.9f files will be ok to use in a 1.3.9h installation?

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As I've said on this thread several times.. yes.

:)

All the best..

Conor
ceon

Hi
We've been using 'Simple SEO'
And its working ok.
But we have an issue with 'layout settings/skip 1-product category'
we need to turn this on.
but it only works if our 'Simple SEO' module is turned off.
Something to do with URL rewrites?

Does anyone know if the Ceon Mod will have the same effect?

Thanks

Hi Ceon

Thanks for your reply again. As you suggested I've excluded the feed folder, unfortunetly still no joy. I think I'm doing something wrong related to .htaccess file itself. please have a look on the content of .htaccess file as below.

My Store is located in the folder zen139h. and obviously feed folder is inside zen139h/feed.

My url to access store is http://mystoreurl.com/zen139h and the .htaccess file is located inside zen139h folder.

RewriteEngine On

# ONLY rewrite URIs beginning with /zen139h/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/zen139h/ [NC]
# Don't rewrite any URIs ending with a file extension (ending with .[xxxxx])
#RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !\.[a-z]{2,5}$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !\.[a-zA-Z]{2,5}$ [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} \.(html|htm|php)$ [NC]
# Don't rewrite feed directory
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/zen139h/feed [NC]
# Don't rewrite admin directory
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/zen139h/new-admin [NC]
# Don't rewrite editors directory
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/zen139h/editors [NC]
# Don't rewrite cPanel directories
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/cpanel [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/frontend [NC]
# Handle all other URIs using Zen Cart (index.php)
RewriteRule .* index.php?%{QUERY_STRING} [L]

I've also excluded the /zen139h/googlefroogle.php file inside ceon url mapping under modules.

Whenever I click on the tools--> Google Merchant Center Feeder, I get a 3 fields form and a confirm button. when I choose feed type product and click confirm, it popups a window with url http://mystoreurl.com/zen139h/google...key=544b32e9e0 it opens my home page in the popup window. No matter if I choose Max product = 100 and Starting Point = 10 as other two fields of the form it will popup the homepage in new window with url http://mystoreurl.com/zen139h/google...key=544b32e9e0 . Pls suggest me I've no choice only either remove the Google Merchant Center Feeder or Ceon URI Mapping (SEO) plugin.

One more thing I've noted that if I disable the Ceon URI Mapping (SEO) by setting the value 0 of Enable/Disable URI Mapping field inside configuration--> Ceon URI Mapping (SEO), Still the Google Merchant Center Feeder is behaving as I explained above.

In my humble opinion the issue you are experiencing is not caused by the Ceon URI module at all, but something that has gone wrong with your Google Base Feeder install.. The exclusion of the googlefroogle.php and the exclusion of the feed directory should have been all you needed to do with regards to this module..

I suggest you re-examine your Google Base Feeder install.. Something has CLEARLY gone wrong.. this module is not the cause of the problem you describe..

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Originally Posted by chandra_prak

One more thing I've noted that if I disable the Ceon URI Mapping (SEO) by setting the value 0 of Enable/Disable URI Mapping field inside configuration--> Ceon URI Mapping (SEO), Still the Google Merchant Center Feeder is behaving as I explained above.

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Originally Posted by chandra_prak

Hi Ceon

Thanks for your reply again. As you suggested I've excluded the feed folder, unfortunetly still no joy. I think I'm doing something wrong related to .htaccess file itself. please have a look on the content of .htaccess file as below.

My Store is located in the folder zen139h. and obviously feed folder is inside zen139h/feed.

My url to access store is http://mystoreurl.com/zen139h and the .htaccess file is located inside zen139h folder.

RewriteEngine On

# ONLY rewrite URIs beginning with /zen139h/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/zen139h/ [NC]
# Don't rewrite any URIs ending with a file extension (ending with .[xxxxx])
#RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !\.[a-z]{2,5}$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !\.[a-zA-Z]{2,5}$ [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} \.(html|htm|php)$ [NC]
# Don't rewrite feed directory
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/zen139h/feed [NC]
# Don't rewrite admin directory
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/zen139h/new-admin [NC]
# Don't rewrite editors directory
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/zen139h/editors [NC]
# Don't rewrite cPanel directories
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/cpanel [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/frontend [NC]
# Handle all other URIs using Zen Cart (index.php)
RewriteRule .* index.php?%{QUERY_STRING} [L]

I've also excluded the /zen139h/googlefroogle.php file inside ceon url mapping under modules.

Whenever I click on the tools--> Google Merchant Center Feeder, I get a 3 fields form and a confirm button. when I choose feed type product and click confirm, it popups a window with url http://mystoreurl.com/zen139h/google...key=544b32e9e0 it opens my home page in the popup window. No matter if I choose Max product = 100 and Starting Point = 10 as other two fields of the form it will popup the homepage in new window with url http://mystoreurl.com/zen139h/google...key=544b32e9e0 . Pls suggest me I've no choice only either remove the Google Merchant Center Feeder or Ceon URI Mapping (SEO) plugin.

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Originally Posted by chandra_prak

One more thing I've noted that if I disable the Ceon URI Mapping (SEO) by setting the value 0 of Enable/Disable URI Mapping field inside configuration--> Ceon URI Mapping (SEO), Still the Google Merchant Center Feeder is behaving as I explained above.

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I have been using Ceon URI Mapping with google base feed a long time now with no problems. I would suggest doing what DivaVocals said to do because it is clearly not this module that is causing your problem.

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Originally Posted by Cookiepus

Hi
We've been using 'Simple SEO'
And its working ok.
But we have an issue with 'layout settings/skip 1-product category'
we need to turn this on.
but it only works if our 'Simple SEO' module is turned off.
Something to do with URL rewrites?

Does anyone know if the Ceon Mod will have the same effect?

Thanks

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Conor? - Could you answer this?
Thanks

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Originally Posted by Cookiepus

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Cookiepus

Hi
We've been using 'Simple SEO'
And its working ok.
But we have an issue with 'layout settings/skip 1-product category'
we need to turn this on.
but it only works if our 'Simple SEO' module is turned off.
Something to do with URL rewrites?

Does anyone know if the Ceon Mod will have the same effect?

Thanks

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Conor? - Could you answer this?
Thanks

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Short answer is no..

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Cookiepus

Hi
We've been using 'Simple SEO'
And its working ok.
But we have an issue with 'layout settings/skip 1-product category'
we need to turn this on.
but it only works if our 'Simple SEO' module is turned off.
Something to do with URL rewrites?

Does anyone know if the Ceon Mod will have the same effect?

Thanks

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This is not the thread for Simple Seo but I will answer your question about it. I have 2 sites one with Ceon URI Mapping which works flawlessly and the other with Simple Seo which also works flawlessly. Go back and check your installation with Simple Seo or other Modules you have installed, because You have done something wrong somewhere. There is nothing wrong with the add-on itself that is causing the problem you describe with 'layout settings/skip 1-product category'.

CountryCharm - Thanks for your advice :P

DivaVocals - Thanks for Nothing

Regards
Cookie

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Originally Posted by Cookiepus

CountryCharm - Thanks for your advice :P

DivaVocals - Thanks for Nothing

Regards
Cookie

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Oh sure.. You're VERY welcome..:smile:
though I don't know why you're getting snippy/snarky with me..

You asked if the setting in question caused an issue with Ceon URI.. the answer was no.. Sorry you decided to read something into my response that simply wasn't there..:no:

Sorry Diva
I though you meant you cant answer the question
not-
the answer to the question is no

have strange problem.

was testing this contribution on my remote server and everything was working ok.
then i copied the whole site to another one and automatic link generator creates no urls for categories/products.
i think that the problem is in function: ceon_uri_mapping_autogen_category_or_product_uri
as it returns empty string . not sure why as it was working on the other server . the variable $name for this function is passed properly when i echo it on the screen.
urls for ezpages are generated properly.
any help on this?
i guess it must be some server settings? but which one?

ok , above problem is fixed now.
it was a wrong charset in table :ceon_uri_mapping_configs in char_str_replacements field.

Let me know if this would be considered a new thread... How would i manually change the url of an existing category or product to a keyword/search engine friendly url? where would i do that?

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Originally Posted by slater555

Let me know if this would be considered a new thread... How would i manually change the url of an existing category or product to a keyword/search engine friendly url? where would i do that?

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Ummmmm...:wacko: install Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)...

at the beginning of the post it led me to:
module info/features.

and there it says:
Please Note: This module does not automatically add mappings for existing Categories/Products/Manufacturers/EZ-Pages - if the site has existing Categories/Products/Manufacturers/EZ-Pages, they'll continue to use the standard Zen Cart dynamic URIs, until a URI has been entered or auto-generated for them, by editing the respective Category/Product/Manufacturer/EZ-Page in the admin.

This means going in and editing every Category/Product/Manufacturer/EZ-Page for which a static URI mapping is desired.

so it is telling me I have to do that manually, but does not tell me how.

Understood..

FYI.. my answer wasn't me trying to be a smart a$$, but it honestly wasn't clear in your earlier post specifically what you were asking..

If you download the module, you can read the VERY detailed readme which will explain how.. (doesn't hurt anything to download the add-on and read the readme)

Short answer: Open product, category, or EZ Page, and enter a URI manually OR save product, category, or EZ Page so that a URI can be auto-generated..

Quote:

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Originally Posted by slater555

at the beginning of the post it led me to:
module info/features.

and there it says:
Please Note: This module does not automatically add mappings for existing Categories/Products/Manufacturers/EZ-Pages - if the site has existing Categories/Products/Manufacturers/EZ-Pages, they'll continue to use the standard Zen Cart dynamic URIs, until a URI has been entered or auto-generated for them, by editing the respective Category/Product/Manufacturer/EZ-Page in the admin.

This means going in and editing every Category/Product/Manufacturer/EZ-Page for which a static URI mapping is desired.

so it is telling me I have to do that manually, but does not tell me how.

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not to be dense but i do not see any where to enter a url for the product in category/products except at the bottom and that does not change the url of the product.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by slater555

not to be dense but i do not see any where to enter a url for the product in category/products except at the bottom and that does not change the url of the product.

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It does if you have this add-on installed correctly and turned on..
URI entry
http://i51.tinypic.com/svgtc9.png

URL it creates:
http: // www . hairisle . com/Hair-Extensions/Economy-Collection/Processed/Indian-Remy-Machine-Weft-Soft-Fro-Texture-4-Oz.

oh, got ya, thanks for your help, any other suggestions you may have

http://www.airtightsecurityplus.com/security_equipment

thanks again

I see in there, in the modified_core_files they go up to 1.3.9d and I have 1.3.9h, do i use the 1.3.9d or what?

Quote:

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Originally Posted by slater555

I see in there, in the modified_core_files they go up to 1.3.9d and I have 1.3.9h, do i use the 1.3.9d or what?

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Asked (and answered) frequently in this thread, but yes..

sorry, but with 266 pages to the thread and knowing that some are 2 1/2 years old and probably obsolete I did not read them all, my bad.

thanks

I have a test cart to test mods and things on and when i try to go to a product i get this

1146 Table 'slater_shop_database.ceon_uri_mappings' doesn't exist
in:
[ SELECT language_id, uri FROM ceon_uri_mappings WHERE main_page = 'product_info' AND associated_db_id = '1' AND current_uri = '1';]
If you were entering information, press the BACK button in your browser and re-check the information you had entered to be sure you left no blank fields.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by slater555

sorry, but with 266 pages to the thread and knowing that some are 2 1/2 years old and probably obsolete I did not read them all, my bad.

thanks

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Not to be nitpicky, but your question is regarding the most recent version of this mod.. so the question (and answers) isn't close to two years old.. if you page back a few pages in this thread you will see Conor JUST answered the very same question not even a week ago..:wink:

http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpo...postcount=2636
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpo...postcount=2637

Quote:

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Originally Posted by tomgsd

Hi there, just a quick one regarding the latest version of Zen Cart.

I've just downloaded the 3.8.0 package for your website. In the "modified_core_files" directory there are files for Zen Cart versions up to 1.3.9f.

Am I safe to assume the 1.3.9f files will be ok to use in a 1.3.9h installation?

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Quote:

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Originally Posted by conor

Hi,



As I've said on this thread several times.. yes.

:)

All the best..

Conor
ceon

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i am going over pages from the past, i dont get that error any more and when i go to a product and click preview the preview page says:

Auto-generated URI Mapping:

English : /new_store/hardware/graphics-cards/matrox-g200-mms

but when i click on the product on the website it still goes to:

http://www.pi-investigators.com/new_...&products_id=1

dont know what i am doing wrong, and i am looking through past posts trying to find someone with the same question

best i can find so far is where conor wrote:

As for why your links are using old Zen Cart links, that's a common problem.. you forgot to modify includes/functions/html_output.php

however in the mod I downloaded there is no includes/functions/html_output.php

I mean there is one in my files but there is not one in the download???

I may have found something

alright, i got it to where it brings up the new url but with it i get a 404 error page???

ceon if you are out there I still need help

if you go to http://www.pi-investigators.com/new_...ndex&cPath=1_4

and click on the first item on page, i get a 404 error with the new url, any idea why???

thanks for any help

Quote:

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Originally Posted by slater555

ceon if you are out there I still need help

if you go to http://www.pi-investigators.com/new_...ndex&cPath=1_4

and click on the first item on page, i get a 404 error with the new url, any idea why???

thanks for any help

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404 error means your .htaccess file is either not setup, or setup incorrectly.. Please re-review the readme.. There is are sample .htaccess files that you can use.. Also try searching this thread for "404". There is a lot of information on how to properly setup your .htaccess files already posted here.. (and regardless as to the age of the post that is all still very much relevant information)

My suggestion is to start with the readme and review your install.. Conor wrote a VERY comprehensive readme which covers very well how to install use and troubleshoot this add-on.. Make sure ALL files are in place and that you have properly setup your .htaccess file..

just to clairify for us dummies is this the .htaccess file for my root domain
http://www.pi-investigators.com/.htacccess or

http://www.pi-investigators.com/new_...dmin/.htaccess

???

Quote:

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Originally Posted by slater555

just to clairify for us dummies is this the .htaccess file for my root domain
http://www.pi-investigators.com/.htacccess or

http://www.pi-investigators.com/new_...dmin/.htaccess

???

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This is straight from the readme:

Quote:

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Please Note: This example rule is intended for a .htaccess file placed in the same directory as the Zen Cart installation's index.php file.

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Hi,

Quote:

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Originally Posted by chandra_prak

One more thing I've noted that if I disable the Ceon URI Mapping (SEO) by setting the value 0 of Enable/Disable URI Mapping field inside configuration--> Ceon URI Mapping (SEO), Still the Google Merchant Center Feeder is behaving as I explained above.

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Then this is nothing to do with Ceon URI Mapping.. and the rewrite rule you posted means that it won't be involved in any Google Feed.

You should post on the Google Feed thread.

All the best..

Conor
ceon

I don't find the latest version h in folder modified_core_files in this addon, but found d. Can I use it?

Hi,

Quote:

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Originally Posted by hara

I don't find the latest version h in folder modified_core_files in this addon, but found d. Can I use it?

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Yes you can.

Also, please note that this forum has a "search this thread" feature which you can use if you have any further questions, that can get you the information you want more quickly than waiting for someone to reply. ;)

All the best..

Conor
ceon

Quote:

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Originally Posted by conor

Hi,
Download version 3.8.0 and use the files for 1.3.9d.. they're practically identical.

All the best..

Conor
ceon

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Where can download version 3.8.0?
I can see only v3.6.3 on current forum addon.
http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?ma...oducts_id=1269

Hi,

Quote:

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Originally Posted by hara

Where can download version 3.8.0?
I can see only v3.6.3 on current forum addon.
http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?ma...oducts_id=1269

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Yes, sorry, I've been working on 4.0.0 and since I kept thinking it would be released "soon", I never took the time to upload 3.8.0 to the downloads area.

You can get it from here

Hopefully 4.0.0 will be out by the end of the month, it's really dragging as it is! I'll upload it to the downloads area of course.

All the best..

Conor
ceon

Wait for v4.0.0 then. Thank you so much!

Quote:

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Originally Posted by hara

Wait for v4.0.0 then. Thank you so much!

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I wouldn't wait for 4.0, I would update now. Conor has other things to do besides working on this free module. He has to work on it on his spare time and that sometimes is limited in his case.

I hope you are getting along OK these days Conor. I hope your health is improving. :yes:

Quote:

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Originally Posted by conor

Hi,



I don't know why no-one else didn't notice.. I'm surprised that this wasn't noticed before.. I thought the module have zero bugs left, but there's obviously still this one.



I've been saying I'd like it finished for the end of the month for about 8 months now. I'm afraid I can only say the same again "I hope by the end of the month".

All the best...

Conor
ceon

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Quote:

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Originally Posted by conor

Hi,



The module doesn't run for the checkout pages.

However, it does run for pages that use application_top.php

You can add exclusions for any file including application_top.php, EXCLUDING any query string parameters.

E.g. you can exclude

/module_folder/module_file.php

But NOT:

/index.php?main_page=some_module_files_page

If you are using the second format, for any files including application_top.php, you need to rewrite FEC to not use the same URI format to load files as Zen Cart, but to use custom file names.

It makes no sense to have the same format as Zen Cart if the file isn't actually a Zen Cart page. This is how all other Zen Cart software I've encountered integrates the Zen Cart system into their scripts (e.g like PayPal callback script etc.).

Hope that helps you fix your module's incompatibilities with Ceon URI Mapping.

All the best..

Conor
ceon

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This response is overdue but I've had other customers complain about compatibility issues. FEC creates pages just like any other defined page in Zen Cart. It is NOT like the PayPal module at all.

Hi,

Quote:

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Originally Posted by numinix

This response is overdue but I've had other customers complain about compatibility issues. FEC creates pages just like any other defined page in Zen Cart.

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Sorry but I simply don't have the time to look into third party modules. If FEC creates pages just like other Zen Cart pages then it should work fine with Ceon URI Mapping. I'm aware of stores that use both modules together without problems, which is what I would expect.

If you find a specific problem please let me know and I'll modify the software if needs be. In the meantime I'm working on a few module releases, including Ceon URI Mapping 4.0.0, which has a different approach to its initialisation.. maybe that'll fix the problem with whatever it is that FEC does differently from other modules for whichever clients of yours have problems. Hopefully that turns out to be the case.

All the best...

Conor
ceon

Quote:

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Originally Posted by numinix

This response is overdue but I've had other customers complain about compatibility issues. FEC creates pages just like any other defined page in Zen Cart. It is NOT like the PayPal module at all.

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I would like a little clarification here.. Because as far as I know the free FEC version has one MINOR (documented) clash with Ceon URI Mapping which is resolved quite easily with a simple file exclusion.. So when you are talking about conflicts are you referring to the free FEC version or the commercial FEC version

Hi
I wanted to know if this CEON module is compatible with easy populate. It seems not as i uploaded products using txt file after export initially then modifying the file. This caused the url mappings to go haywire. Maybe I did something wrong (most likely) but i was just wondering how the mappings remain when reloading products/categories using addons such as easy populate. I'm using the latest versions of zencart and CEON. Thanks in advance for replies.

regards
Mike
www.utopian-living.com

Hi Conor
is there any updates so this works with easy populate? I am using latest versions of zencart and CEON currently. Also would a easy populate import allow me to set the urls in the file and have them autogenerated on upload.

regards
Mike
www.utopian-living.com

Hi Mike,

Quote:

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Originally Posted by utopianbiz

is there any updates so this works with easy populate?

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There is no integration of the module with Easy Populate at this time.

All the best..

Conor
ceon

Hi Conor
How difficult would this be to do? i.e. integrate with easy populate.

regards
Mike
www.utopian-living.com

Hi,

Quote:

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Originally Posted by utopianbiz

How difficult would this be to do? i.e. integrate with easy populate.

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I'm afraid the forum rules prohibit me answering that here.

All the best...

Conor
ceon

Hi Conor
No problem. Thanks for your replies I'll have a bash at it.
regards
Mike
www.utopian-living.com

Hi Conor,
I sent an email via the help form on your website last week. Can you please check & reply to me or PM me here?

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Angeltown

Hi Conor,
I sent an email via the help form on your website last week. Can you please check & reply to me or PM me here?

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Disregard. I finally figured it out.

Hi,.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Angeltown

Hi Conor,
I sent an email via the help form on your website last week. Can you please check & reply to me or PM me here?

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I don't use the PM system. However, I have no e-mails that I have not replied to as far can see. Certainly not for anyone called Angeltown. What is your name?

Send again if you need help or ask here, this is the official support thread (which is how Zen Cart works).

All the best..

Conor
ceon

Hi Conor,
Thank you so much for this great module.
I have installed it flawlessly on my website and I can see the module under admin/modules. I have no idea about what is next or what other steps to follow. I know I have to go to each individual items page in the catalog and tick (set up) but nothing is showing up there yet. Maybe this was mentioned somewhere along the thread but I can't seem to find it. If so please refer to the page number of the thread or provide a link.

Any help will be highly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Hi,

Quote:

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Originally Posted by enginarat

Hi Conor,
Thank you so much for this great module.
I have installed it flawlessly on my website and I can see the module under admin/modules. I have no idea about what is next or what other steps to follow. I know I have to go to each individual items page in the catalog and tick (set up) but nothing is showing up there yet. Maybe this was mentioned somewhere along the thread but I can't seem to find it. If so please refer to the page number of the thread or provide a link.

Any help will be highly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

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It sounds like you haven't made the core file modifications yet. You should follow the installation instructions from the start again, making sure you follow every step. That should get things working for you.

All the best..

Conor
ceon

Hi Conor,
Thank you for your quick and prompt reply.
Unfortunately that's above my league and I will have to hire someone to do it for me. I've already made the arrangements. Thanks again.

Hi, I'm getting this error when I try to upload my sitemap file to Google Webmaster tools (I'm using Sitemap XML add-on):
HTTP Error: 302
URLs not followed
When we tested a sample of URLs from your Sitemap, we found that some URLs redirect to other locations. We recommend that your Sitemap contain URLs that point to the final destination (the redirect target) instead of redirecting to another URL.

Generate language id is disabled. I'm using v1.3.9h
Can you help me with this? Thanks in advance

Quote:

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Originally Posted by dee_d_lady

Hi, I'm getting this error when I try to upload my sitemap file to Google Webmaster tools (I'm using Sitemap XML add-on):
HTTP Error: 302
URLs not followed
When we tested a sample of URLs from your Sitemap, we found that some URLs redirect to other locations. We recommend that your Sitemap contain URLs that point to the final destination (the redirect target) instead of redirecting to another URL.

Generate language id is disabled. I'm using v1.3.9h
Can you help me with this? Thanks in advance

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This error in unrelated to the Ceon URI Mapping (SEO) module.. Did you perhaps post this in the wrong support thread??

I don't suppose there's a way to have the mod auto-update all products that don't have any mapping yet with the default mapping?
It kind of sucks when I have 1000+ products to click through and activate the default mapping for.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by fakeDecoy

I don't suppose there's a way to have the mod auto-update all products that don't have any mapping yet with the default mapping?
It kind of sucks when I have 1000+ products to click through and activate the default mapping for.

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If people would only read just a little!!!!!!!!!!!
Donations do help create new features.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by countrycharm

You will have to do them manual one at a time. For all products at once auto feature Conor cannot answer this question here on this support forum as the rules of this forum prohibit the support or discussion of paid modules on the part of the module creator. The particular module you speak of will be a commercial module, and if you want more information on it, you will need to contact Conor via e-mail. (use the contact form on the Ceon website)

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Quote:

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Originally Posted by DivaVocals

This error in unrelated to the Ceon URI Mapping (SEO) module.. Did you perhaps post this in the wrong support thread??

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Somebody has already posted this problem when using Sitemap XML with Ceon URI Mapping. He was advised to disable "Genarate language ID" in Sitemap XML setting. But this doesn't work for me. I'm having this problem since I've installed URI mapping so I guess it is related to this.

Hi,

Quote:

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Originally Posted by dee_d_lady

Somebody has already posted this problem when using Sitemap XML with Ceon URI Mapping. He was advised to disable "Genarate language ID" in Sitemap XML setting. But this doesn't work for me. I'm having this problem since I've installed URI mapping so I guess it is related to this.

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First off, make sure you have made the correct changes to html_output.php - if they weren't made the you'll get a redirect problem.

If that's not it, then, sorry, but as you are the only one having this problem then you'll need manual debugging to find out why.

Ask your developer to debug this for you, to find out what URIs are redirects.

In a standard installation of Ceon URI Mapping, setting things as you mentioned above means that things work fine.. if things aren't working fine either you've messed up installing or something's wrong on your site.. the module is not the source of the problems.

All the best..

Conor
ceon

why do some of my item urls end in things like
?zenid=1f191b8dc8c50281f0cb1b5e8f8c36d9

http://www.airtightsecurityplus.com/security_equipment

Quote:

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Originally Posted by slater555

why do some of my item urls end in things like
?zenid=1f191b8dc8c50281f0cb1b5e8f8c36d9

http://www.airtightsecurityplus.com/security_equipment

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Asked and answered several times in this support thread.. A search in this thread for "zenid" would have yielded these threads..

Quote:

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Search: Keyword(s): zenid

Re: Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

why do some of my item urls end in things like
?zenid=1f191b8dc8c50281f0cb1b5e8f8c36d9

http://www.airtightsecurityplus.com/security_equipment

Re: Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

Hi,


After refreshing I get a 404, and notice in the address bar that while it has rewritten the uri, but has left
?zenid=ucu493kk3rtqtgvju9do9rocc0
at the end of it...

Re: Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

Hi,
I just installed Ceon, and it seems the installation was ok.
I then went to one of the products, and checked the
TEXT_URI_MAPPING_PRODUCT_URIS_AUTOGEN
at the end of the page.

After...

Re: Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

Hi,
I just installed Ceon, and it seems the installation was ok.
I then went to one of the products, and checked the
TEXT_URI_MAPPING_PRODUCT_URIS_AUTOGEN
at the end of the page.

After...

Re: Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

Conor JUST responded to a similar question three or four posts up...

Re: Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

HI,



I used Firefox 3.6 and had no problems with the zenid getting "stuck".

I have found that sometimes Firefox fails on me and keeps showing me old versions of sites.. at the weekend there...

Re: Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

Hi,



"When it's done". :)



When I click on www.e-boger.dk (http://www.e-boger.dk/) the links to the categories are like http://www.e-boger.dk/digte-og-lyrik?zenid=asdasd Once I click on...

Re: Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

Thanx for your answer.

Do you know when the next version will be available? A lot of us would definitely like to try it out in a BETA version of some kind :-)

Anyway, I don't get this:
"Once...

Re: Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

Hi Vandkalv,



Yes, they have.. if you had have searched the thread you would have found out more.

Zen Cart adds its ID for static URIs when first loading as it doesn't quite set its cookie...
Re: Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

Hi Conor,

We've tried to install your fine add-on on a webshop testpage that we have, but it doesn't work completely.

The thing is that the quality of the URLs changes. If we for example try to...

Re: Strange behaviour

Hi enzo,


c q u a t u a.it/filtro-acqua-everpure?zenid=8uiqq79numdahdno39sf8co0q7.


The zenid is added by Zen Cart. Due to Ceon URI Mapping's canonical URI functionality it doesn't have any...

Strange behaviour

Hi,
I am running 1.39h with URI mapping 3.8
In Chrome, but also in IE I have this strange behaviour.

If I type www.a c q u a t u a.it the site opens regularly with the regular url.

If then I...

Re: Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

Hi Conor,

Had you install this mod on my site www.burnerbooks.com. Wondering if you could help...

I also have product book module and use the filters.
With categories, I noticed that the...

Re: Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

Hi,


I installed this and found that with the first access to mapped pages results in zenid being appended to URLs off just pages with Ceon URLs. This does not occur if the first page hit is any...

Re: Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

I installed this and found that with the first access to mapped pages results in zenid being appended to URLs off just pages with Ceon URLs. This does not occur if the first page hit is any non-Ceon...

Re: Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

Ok Thanks to Conor for support. He e-mailed me .htaccess file. I uploaded and this is how link look like www.mysite.com/candle-holder?zenid=fc5fe949dcb5567335b9d00d1389f943 and it shows 410 error...

Re: Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

Hi,


but still all my pages look like these /index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1&zenid=83d6988a766fe574b1e9e5f6ea084091


As countrycharm has said, you need to remove Simple SEO first of all.
...

Re: Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

Ok I uploaded. it should be, but pages are same, they haven't changed.

ADMIN>Moduls>CEON Mapping URL This how it is:

First One is Yes
2nd - Single Dash
3rd - chose - Convert Category...

Re: Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

Great thanks

Re: Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

This module has nothing to do with zenid, with that said you need to go to this thread to read up on it.
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showth...t=zenid&page=3

Re: Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

Hi there,

i have installed Ceon URI Mapping and something is wrong :(

sometimes when i open my site is see urls in proper way, but sometines it shows:...

Re: Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

you can also just switch off sessions in your admin to get rid of the zenid. but your site will not work on people computers who have cookies disabled.

Sounds bad doesnt it?.. not really......

Re: Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

This is one of MANY posts on this topic (zenids)..
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpo...36&postcount=3

If you need to know more, DrByte is your best source for this information.. If...
Re: Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

To quote Conor in a previous post in this thread on the same question.. There are several threads posted in this forum which the reason why these zenid's are added is explained (including a few...

Re: Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

Well... my celebration might have been a tad premature. I am experiencing an issue.

The URI is adding "?zenid=gobbletygook" to the pretty urls it makes. Here are some examples:...

Ceon URI Mapping 3.4.0 Released!

Hi,

It gives me great pleasure to announce the release of Ceon URI Mapping 3.4.0!

This is a fairly major update with some nice new functionality, like Canonical URIs and improved language...

Re: Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

Hi,


The server can not find the requested page:

...

Re: Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

I have installed CEON on www.classicalchandeliers.co.uk and in general I am very happy with it.

I have a problem that after installing CEON them when you go to "write a review" you get this error...

Re: Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

Hi guys,

I've recently moved over to CEON URI after a long frustrating battle with SSU, and it works great! Thanks for this great mod.

I've updated all of my products and everything appears to...

Re: Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

Hi,
I just installed the URI Mapping mod and it is a great mod that seems to work well. However, I am having a bit of problem.

I have the User Tracking mod installed. When I go to look at the...

Re: Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

bump.....

I have noticed that when first arriving on my website if I hover the mouse over the (e.g) "Grasses" Category it shows an address of: ####/grasses?zenid=aad36069f1933f5c5c54b8124093a24c...

Re: Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

I have noticed that when first arriving on my website if I hover the mouse over the (e.g) "Grasses" Category it shows an address of: ####/grasses?zenid=aad36069f1933f5c5c54b8124093a24c but if its...

Re: Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

I've looked at this for a few days now and I can't seem to find any problems with the Rewrite text. I have noticed, however that when first appearing on my website if I hover the mouse over the (e.g)...

Re: Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

Hi,


For Canonical purposes, how would I echo the product URL without any zenid or sort parameters?


Zen Cart adds those parameters. I'm afraid you'd have to modify the way Zen Cart works!
...

Re: Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

For Canonical purposes, how would I echo the product URL without any zenid or sort parameters?

Re: Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

Hi,

Excellent mod which I have found easy to implement. Thanks Conor!

I do have a problem with a site, though - I'm not certain it is with my implementation of ceon uri mapping so by all means...

Re: Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

You're welcome.. The menu itself doesn't index (nor does it need to.. it's just a menu) The menu itself doesn't need to index at all since the menus simply repeat links that are indexed already via...

Re: Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

Hi,


When spider testing my site some of the links ex: and ezpages show zenid: followed by a bunch of characters. I cant seem to get those to change to just say /contact-us what might I be...

Re: Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

When spider testing my site some of the links ex: and ezpages show zenid: followed by a bunch of characters. I cant seem to get those to change to just say /contact-us what might I be doing wrong....

Re: Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

thank you for the help. I was worried that it was a configuration problem on my end.

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I'm working on a zen cart that is using an index.html as a cover page until the cart is ready.

I installed uri mapper last night and now the index.html won't load. The site opens to index.php.

I disabled the last line of the htaccess rule

RewriteRule .* index.php?%{QUERY_STRING} [L]

Doing this allows the index.html page to load but now the index.php won't load at all. The site remains on the index.html. Well I can't get any work done that way so I have to re-enable that.

Next I tried adding this .(html) rule

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !\.[a-zA-Z]{2,5}$ [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} \.(html)$ [NC]

That didn't help. I need the index.html page to load first and still allow the index.php to load when called for directly by adding index.php to the main url

Is there something I can add to the htaccess file so this can happen?

I don't know how to write htaccess rules. I'm a copy/paste kind of gal when it comes to htacess.

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Originally Posted by buildingblocks

I'm working on a zen cart that is using an index.html as a cover page until the cart is ready.

I installed uri mapper last night and now the index.html won't load. The site opens to index.php.

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Originally Posted by buildingblocks

Is there something I can add to the htaccess file so this can happen?

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Yes there is.. You're making a lot of work for yourself trying to make this setup work..

Why not simply create a subdomain and put your store there until you are ready to go live. It's easy enough to transfer from your development store from the subdomain to your production (live) store location. This way you can develop the store in a place that others may not know the URL and leave your placeholder index.html in place.. PLUS you'll have a parallel place to do testing away from your live store should you need to make changes/updates to your live store.

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Originally Posted by buildingblocks

I don't know how to write htaccess rules. I'm a copy/paste kind of gal when it comes to htacess.

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I strongly suggest you get yourself up to speed on .htaccess files and how they work so that when you copy and paste you are understanding what you are copying and what you are pasting.. I don't profess to know ALL the ins and outs of Unix directives, but I do know Google is a wonderful resource for getting yourself up to speed. It's exactly how I learned how to use .htaccess to password protect a folder.

BTW.. NONE of this has anything to do directly with the Ceon URI Mapping (SEO) module.. ie: the issue you are having is not directly cause by this module.. So I do suggest that any further discussions on this topic should be in a separate thread..