Google Product Search Feeder II [Support Thread]

[lat9]

This is the support thread for the to-be-released shortly Google Product Search Feeder II (aka GPSF-2) plugin.

The plugin has been tested on zc156b through zc158a on PHP versions 7.0 through 8.2 and replaces

- Google Merchant Center Feeder: https://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=1375
- Google Froogle: https://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=319

I'll post the download link once it's available.

[simon1066]

Thank you for making this available @lat9!

[lat9]

Download link: https://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=2379

[simon1066]

ZC v1.5.8a
PHP 8.0
GPSF v1.0.0
New install, not converting from a previous version.

Admin > Tools > Google Product Search Feeder II

Generate Feed gives 'Request failed, Gone (410).'

If I remove the currency_code portion from the GET request URL

mydomain.co.uk/gpsf_main_controller.php?key=&feed=fy_un_tp&limit=0&offset=0&currency_code=GBP&language_id=1

to

mydomain.co.uk/gpsf_main_controller.php?key=&feed=fy_un_tp&limit=0&offset=0&language_id=1

The feed is successfully generated, with the currency included together with the price:

<g:price>2.75 GBP</g:price>

I gather that this is correct from Google's point of view and wonder if the '&currency_code=GBP' in the GET request is actually needed.

I might have overthought all of this and there may exist a simple solution.

Edit: this is on a local dev server (WAMP) with self-signed SSL

[lat9]

Any logs generated? If the $_GET['currency_code'] is set, the processing looks for that in the currencies class.

[simon1066]

Any logs generated? If the $_GET['currency_code'] is set, the processing looks for that in the currencies class.

No logs, I'll delve deeper.

[simon1066]

No logs, I'll delve deeper.

Some plonker(me) had added a currency redirect to 410 in .htaccess - when its contents were brought in from another site. All's working now.

[simon1066]

These PHP extension classes are new to me, but as I wanted to create a custom product_type (I used 666 as a test) for category 66 I used this code in a new classes file (includes/classes/gpsf/gpsfKb.php):

<?php
/**
 */
class gpsfKb extends gpsfBase
{
    public function getProductsAttributes(string $products_id, array $product, array $categories_list, $cPath = '66', array $custom_fields): array
    {
        $extension_custom_fields = ['product_type' => '666',];

        return $extension_custom_fields;
    }
}

This works in that it adds the product_type to the feed,

<g:product_type>666</g:product_type>
<g:product_type><![CDATA[Gift Vouchers]]></g:product_type>

I would appreciate some guidance on the code changes needed to replace the already generated product_type rather than add a new one.

I think that this plugin's 'site-specific additions to a product feed' is going to be a stretch for most non-coders, like me, so hopefully this example will get the ball rolling.

[simon1066]

Actually, what I've done hasn't worked as it adds the '666' to all products. Back to the drawing board.

[lat9]

These PHP extension classes are new to me, but as I wanted to create a custom product_type (I used 666 as a test) for category 66 I used this code in a new classes file (includes/classes/gpsf/gpsfKb.php):

<?php
/**
 */
class gpsfKb extends gpsfBase
{
    public function getProductsAttributes(string $products_id, array $product, array $categories_list, $cPath = '66', array $custom_fields): array
    {
        $extension_custom_fields = ['product_type' => '666',];

        return $extension_custom_fields;
    }
}

This works in that it adds the product_type to the feed,

<g:product_type>666</g:product_type>
<g:product_type><=!=[=C=D=A=T=A=[Gift Vouchers]=]=></g:product_type>

I would appreciate some guidance on the code changes needed to replace the already generated product_type rather than add a new one.

I think that this plugin's 'site-specific additions to a product feed' is going to be a stretch for most non-coders, like me, so hopefully this example will get the ball rolling.

At this point, the gpsfFeedGenerator class doesn't acknowledge an override for the product_type, using either a fixed value or a selection from the product's master-category's name 'tree'. I've created a change-request (https://github.com/lat9/gpsf/issues/11) on the GPSF GitHub repository.