A/B Split Testing and Optimization?

[stevesh]

Since the Google thing requires separate URLs, it looks like you could clone your Zencart site in a subdirectory of your main site (with a separate database copied from the original) and point Google to the main page of that site as the second page.

[mc12345678]

Thank you for your answers. So could I copy the original template files, rename them to their variant and use htaccess to get the guests to the right landing page?

In a way yes... The easiest way to implement having the "same" template but with minor differencesin the way the information is layed out would be to copy all of the template override directories to a new directory name and to also modify the template_info.php file in includes/templates/YOUR_COPIED_TEMPLATE directory to provide a "description/name' that would make sense to you on the admin side.

The next thing though would be the directing of the guest(s) to the template of choice.

I'm not entirely sure how GACE works whether it is a passive observing "utility" or if it actually kicks in and provides some sort of direction. If it is passive, then code changes are necessary to modify the what template is presented to a guest. If it is active, then pretty much depends but more than likely also would need similar changes. Seems like the plugin suggested above may be the best way to implement such an option of choosing the template/enabling the "next" template, but would require some tweaking as that plugin supposedly (and I haven't used it) allows the guest to pick their preferred template and it stays with their profile for the next time they login.

Or as steve suggested is another route. :)

[McLovin]

Thanks a lot guys! I'm going to give it a try and I'll let you know how things went!