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[schoolboy]

Rather use this sidebox

http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?ma...roducts_id=219

(or modify the code to suit header / footer)

[sjmills93]

Rather use this sidebox

http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?ma...roducts_id=219

(or modify the code to suit header / footer)

Thanks Schoolboy - but I didn't want to install yet another add-on module for conflict reasons.

[schoolboy]

This is not a module... it's a simple sidebox - like all the other sideboxes.

What conflicts are you expecting? If none of your current sideboxes conflict with anything, why should this one?

[sjmills93]

I have 5 sideboxes already displayed and anything more would make the sidebox look kind of long.

Also, I find that some of the add-ons are not clear in their descriptions of what they actually accomplish.

Plus, I recently had to back-out a module and still have not been able to completely remove the table it added to SQL. So feeling a fit cautious!

This is my first Zen Cart. (www.judysboutique.ca)

[sjmills93]

Schoolboy

What experience have you had with the Sitemap XML and should I install a module to setup user friendly URLs first?

Any recommendations for a newbie?

[schoolboy]

Keep WELL AWAY from these "SEO" modules... They are no longer necessary, nor are they recommended.

Matt Cutts (previous head of Google Search) wrote on his blog about 5 years ago that the major Search Engines now PREFER dynamic content sites to keep their URLs' as they are.

You have a Template Monster template - so you're already treading on precarious ground with add-ons.

Don't use these SEO things - and I would discourage it even more strongly with a TM template.

Zencart's standard URL's are easily recognised by all the important search engines, as the dynamic portion of the URL is relatively short. So just leave things as they are in the SEO dept.

Melanie Prough has an excellent Zencart SEO checklist on her site.

Andrew Berezin's SITEMAPS-XML is extremely valuable and strongly recommended. When used in conjunction with your SE webmaster dashboards it contributes greatly to more efficient collaboration with the SE's

... but SEO modules? I have NEVER used them, NEVER will use them - and my clients' sites all enjoy good SERPS.

[sjmills93]

Hi Schoolboy

Ok, good to know. I'll heed your advice! I can create my own XML sitemap for Google anyway.

I'll also follow up on the Melanie's Zen Cart SEO Checklist URL.

When you mention Template Monster is sounds like you're not so impressed with their product.

Is there a Zen Cart template producer you would recommend?

Since this was an entirely new experience for me, I didn't want to compound the project why deciphering the structure in order to create a custom design in addition to actually setting up and populating the store.

I have just discovered however, that TM does not optimize the graphics for web. So, I've just been through an exercise of web optimizing a ton of image files to try and reduce download time. This should have been unnecessary, but I managed to shave off almost a half MB of graphical data. As well, I optimized the CSS's and managed some savings there.

By the way - good news, the client has agreed to no music ("for now").

Thanks
Susan