Problem with attributes set with Display Only

[canemasters]

I re-uploaded the entire contents of includes, and the admin folder from a fresh install just to verify nothing went wrong during the file transfer, but it's still doing it.

I'm just not getting any error that I missed a required attribute. It's going right to "your shopping cart is empty".



For an example of one of my sites with the attribute error that works, look here:
http://www.canemasters.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_3&products_id=298

Now, on my other site, it doesn't work. Look here:
http://www.hardwoodcanes.com/birds-h...-cane-p-4.html

I don't get it. I compared attribute settings between the two sites, and they both match.
Both sites are running 1.5.0

[canemasters]

Wait a second... I think this has something to do with the url redirection.

If you notice on the canamasters.com website, it looks like when you simply add that cane to the cart without choosing a wood type, it changes the url slightly.

But on the hardwoodcanes.com site, the url does something completely different.

Maybe my .htaccess file???

[canemasters]

Ultimate SEOURL's was causing the problem. I removed the files from my website, and removed the code from my .htaccess file, and now everything is working great.

Is this a bug? Can somebody with ultimate seo url's verify if you just click add to cart without filling out a required attribute, if it simply says "your shopping cart is empty" ?

I'd really like to use ULTIMATE SEO URL's, but not if it has this bug, if it is in fact a bug...

At least I found the problem...

[canemasters]

This really sucks. I'm going to have to modify a lot of shortcuts if I can't get ulitmate seo to work right. It works great, except for when a customer tries to add a product to thier cart without choosing a required attribute.

It's just not rewriting the url properly for zencart to tell them they forgot to modify the attribute.

[fairestcape]

What is your reason for using SEO URL stuff?

[canemasters]

To clean up the url's. Is there another way to do this in 1.5.0?

[canemasters]

Can I shorten the URL's any other way than using ultimate seo? Also, does it help search engines if I do?

[fairestcape]

To clean up the url's. Is there another way to do this in 1.5.0?

In what way are the dynamic URL's "un-clean"?

Looks very much like your URL's are now quite "dirty" since you tampered with them.

There is no practical reason why you need static URL's.

If you think there is a SEO, or business advantage to using them, then you have been mislead.