Google Base Feeder Support Thread [OLD]

[delia]

Does anyone know if there is another update coming out soon,,
Im totally out my depth trying to get this to work, and have zero products displayed anywhere in google,

Another update won't help you if you can't figure out what's going on now. Too many variables.

[delia]

I just discovered something I hadn't run into before and hadn't seen posted here.

If you have the stock by attributes mod installed, it will export your variants to the feed.

However, since it was set up for Numinix's upcoming new stock by attributes, it does not work as it needs to and can/will get your products invalidated.

So if you have it installed, you are going to have to edit the googlefroogle.php file in the root.

Comment out this line by adding the // in front of it.

if (defined('TABLE_PRODUCTS_WITH_ATTRIBUTES_STOCK')) $stock_attributes = true;

[delia]

Question came up:

i cant upload to google as it says my file is called product_domain_en.xml when the _en shouldnt be there and also it has now missed off about 20 items it successfully processed when manually generating a feed last night?

The new version has the en added so you need to go to google and set up a new feed for the new file. Then delete the old one without the en.

I don't know what Xbox Memberships means by the missing products but do check to see if you have the include products with zero quantity as true.

[Xbox Memberships]

thanks thought it may be a case of that but was hoping not to have to let google reassess every single item as first time processing of a new feed can take quite a while. i get the following when creating a new feed file....

Google Merchant Center Feeder v1.10.2 started 2011/10/12 16:34:07
Feed file - /home/xboxmemb/public_html/feed/google/domain_products_en.xml
Processing: Feed - Yes, Upload - No
~~~
Google Merchant Center File Complete In 5.872130 Seconds 351 of 355 Records

however yesterday when i did it i got

Google Merchant Center Feeder v1.10.2 started 2011/10/12 16:34:07
Feed file - /home/xboxmemb/public_html/feed/google/domain_products_en.xml
Processing: Feed - Yes, Upload - No
~~~
Google Merchant Center File Complete In 1.898273 Seconds 376 of 376 Records

and i have just listed about 10 more items on my site today so this figure should have gone up not down

[delia]

thanks thought it may be a case of that but was hoping not to have to let google reassess every single item as first time processing of a new feed can take quite a while. i get the following when creating a new feed file....

Google Merchant Center Feeder v1.10.2 started 2011/10/12 16:34:07
Feed file - /home/xboxmemb/public_html/feed/google/domain_products_en.xml
Processing: Feed - Yes, Upload - No
~~~
Google Merchant Center File Complete In 5.872130 Seconds 351 of 355 Records

however yesterday when i did it i got

Google Merchant Center Feeder v1.10.2 started 2011/10/12 16:34:07
Feed file - /home/xboxmemb/public_html/feed/google/domain_products_en.xml
Processing: Feed - Yes, Upload - No
~~~
Google Merchant Center File Complete In 1.898273 Seconds 376 of 376 Records

and i have just listed about 10 more items on my site today so this figure should have gone up not down

Turn on debugging in your config settings and you will have more information when you output your feed.

[Xbox Memberships]

Turn on debugging in your config settings and you will have more information when you output your feed.

turned on debugging mode and all it told me was whichitems have been processed but it did tell me that items with id's 867, 975, 1027 and 1029 have failed as the description is less than 15 characters long? it doesnt tell me why it has missed out roughly 30 items though and also seems that the file i uploaded before has been succesfully sent to google and processed but quite alot of my items have been dissaproved by google when they was fine previously.

plus side is i have finally got rid of the availability warnings

[sbbemn]

1.3.8a
google 1.10.2
upc/isbn mod installed - ISBN/UPC/EAN set to true in google config

After several hours on going back and forth with versions and fixes, I finally have been able to upload a feed to google succesfully.

I have 1,000 book products in critical warning that may get us suspended!

ISBN will not populate in the feed. It's in the googlefroogle.php files and I have pasted hundreds on the product pages. Anyone run into this before? UPC is working fine?!

Populating and Good:
MPN, Brand, UPC

[sbbemn]

1.3.8a
google 1.10.2
upc/isbn mod installed - ISBN/UPC/EAN set to true in google config

ISBN will not populate in the feed.

Populating and Good:
MPN, Brand, UPC

IN CONFIG:

UPC/ISBN/EAN
If using Numinix Product Fields, include UPC/ISBN/EAN? Set to true

Is the problem I am having the fact that I used the UPC/ISBN mod and not the full fledged Numinix Product Field Mod?

UPC is working correctly though? I'm SO CLOSE - all I need is the ISBN to populate in the google feed!

[kburner]

I am trying to get the Google Product Category attribute to work with zencart. I have at least three different fields that need to go to Google with different products.

I have gathered from this forum that I need to use the admin/catalog area for option names and option values. How is this to be set up?

I have books, educational books, cards, and gifts.
For example, One Google product catagory for books is listed in Google as:

Text: "Media > Books > Non-Fiction > Religion Books"
XML: Media > Books > Non-Fiction > Religion Books

Do I put option names: Google Product Catagory?
Do I put option values: Media > Books > Non-Fiction > Religion Books?

And then add to all products that pertain to each?

If I missed in thread, please disregard and redirect.
Thanks, Kim

[RescoCCC]

I am trying to get the Google Product Category attribute to work with zencart. I have at least three different fields that need to go to Google with different products.

I have gathered from this forum that I need to use the admin/catalog area for option names and option values. How is this to be set up?

I have books, educational books, cards, and gifts.
For example, One Google product catagory for books is listed in Google as:

Text: "Media > Books > Non-Fiction > Religion Books"
XML: Media > Books > Non-Fiction > Religion Books

Do I put option names: Google Product Catagory?
Do I put option values: Media > Books > Non-Fiction > Religion Books?

And then add to all products that pertain to each?

If I missed in thread, please disregard and redirect.
Thanks, Kim

The Google Product Category is a single entry in the feed configuration. You don't have to do anything with the individual products.