Product Expiration Date in Google Feed

[Quiltconsignment]

Our feed is not reading because we have a user error stating that the date is in the past.

Could someone please explain to me how I would delete that past date or change the date to the future. Our items are not reading at all because of this code:

<g:expiration_date>2011-08-01</g:expiration_date>


Thank you in advance!

[schoolboy]

Quick-fix...

CTRL+C (copy) your feed file into notepad.

Use notepad's REPLACE function:

in FIND field, insert: <g:expiration_date>2011-08-01</g:expiration_date>

In REPLACE WITH field insert:
<g:expiration_date>2011-11-01</g:expiration_date>

Click REPLACE.

SAVE (and overwrite) your old XML file.

At GoogleBase, use MANUAL UPLOAD to find the file on your hard drive, to load the new feed file.

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NB: Make sure you meet Google's new taxonomy rules.

You MUST now have an "availability" tag:

<g:availability>In Stock</g:availability>

Common sense will show you how to ADD this, surely?

SAME PROCEDURE AS ABOVE...


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in FIND field, insert: <g:expiration_date>2011-08-01</g:expiration_date>

In REPLACE WITH field insert:
<g:expiration_date>2011-11-01</g:expiration_date><g:availability>In Stock</g:availability>

[Quiltconsignment]

Do I find the file in the cpanel?

[schoolboy]

It must be accessed using FTP - not cPanel.

It is most likely to be in: feed/google folder

FTP a COPY of your xml file... I don't know what you have called yours... you would have chosen a name in the googlebase configuration in your shop admin panel.

After FTP to your hard drive, you edit it in a PLAIN TEXT EDITOR - such as the freeware CRIMSON EDITOR.

[Quiltconsignment]

I did not upload my information using FTP. Someone that I hired did it. Do I have access to it now or is there a way for me to get access?

By the way ((( Thanks for your help )))

[RescoCCC]

I did not upload my information using FTP. Someone that I hired did it. Do I have access to it now or is there a way for me to get access?

By the way ((( Thanks for your help )))

You can click the link that appears in Tools/Google Merchant Center Feeder and download the file from there.

[RescoCCC]

BTW, have you tried clicking "confirm" in Tools/Google Merchant Center Feeder to create a new file?

[Quiltconsignment]

Ok I went into my google merchant account and did not see a link that said tools. I did see the link that said FTP however it wants a password and I don't know it.

[RescoCCC]

Ok I went into my google merchant account and did not see a link that said tools. I did see the link that said FTP however it wants a password and I don't know it.

Not in your Google account, in Zen Cart admin.

[Quiltconsignment]

Okay I now have access to my FTP account by way of the cpanel. If that matters.

I am now off to check out the above information to see if I can find what was stated above in my zen admin. I will touch base soon and thanks again.