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    Default Redirecting from a Category Page

    Hi,

    I have recently created a second zen-cart store to sell items that were once in a category in an existing zen-cart store.

    Currently, the (empty) category page in the old store links to the new store and displays a message saying that the items can now be purchased there.

    Ideally, it would be nice if the browser would automatically redirect to the new store. But I can't figure out how to do this. Is it even possible?

    Can anyone help? To clafiry - how to do a browser redirect from an empty category page to a separate website?

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    Default Re: Redirecting from a Category Page

    IF you are not rewriting your Zen Cart urls, the best way is through a redirect in your htaccess

    Code:
    redirect 301 /old/old.htm http://www.newsite.com/new.htm
    ~Melanie
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    Default Re: Redirecting from a Category Page

    Thanks for that. Actually, what I'd really like to do (but neglected to say) is have a delay before redirecting. So, I'd like the customer to see my page briefly before being redirected.

    My category page url is:

    http://mywebsite.co.uk/zen-cart/inde...=index&cPath=2

    As I don't have a unique HTML header for my page I'm not sure how to go about this. I don't think I can do it using .htaccess.....can I?

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    Default Re: Redirecting from a Category Page

    Quote Originally Posted by SWUK View Post
    Thanks for that. Actually, what I'd really like to do (but neglected to say) is have a delay before redirecting. So, I'd like the customer to see my page briefly before being redirected.

    My category page url is:

    http://mywebsite.co.uk/zen-cart/inde...=index&cPath=2

    As I don't have a unique HTML header for my page I'm not sure how to go about this. I don't think I can do it using .htaccess.....can I?
    No, this can only be accompished with a Meta Refresh... which just for the record is not search engine friendly and will transfer no rank, indexing, authority or PageRank etc to the resulting page.

    ~Melanie
    PRO-Webs, Inc. since 2003 :: Zen Cart Hosting :: Zen Cart SEO – 12 Steps to Success
    **I answer questions in the forum, private messages are not conducive to a helpful community.

 

 

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