Google Base Feeder Support Thread [OLD]

[slater555]

I have been scowering the thread for hours and can not find an answer. i read that the google merchant center feeder would not show up under tools until it has been configured under configuration, but it is under tools now and still hasn't showed up under configuration. I can't do anything until i figure this one out, if anyone has an answer I would appreciate it.

[slater555]

no takers huh???

[slater555]

as long as this thread is dealing with google base

I have loaded the google merchant center feeder mod but it only shows up under tools>google merchant center feeder

and there is nothing under configuration

any ideas

[slater555]

i think i figured it out

[slater555]

ok, all seems to be working, i click on the file name (domain_products.xml) in my tools>google merchant center feeder
and i get a nice xml feed page comes up under my domain name
https://www.airtightsecurityplus.com...n_products.xml
and all looks good, but how can i tell if it downloaded to google and is actually on the google products site/place what ever it is, if it is in google products???

[enzo-ita]

Hi,
I have installed the 1.9.1 version and configured.
Set the permission as required and added googlefrogle.php in the exceptions of CEON URI mapping.

When using the feed creator under tools, I get a error message saying that the googlefroogle.php may be not available due to maintenance status or wrongly configured

I have to underline that in the feed creator I see two fields: max products and starting point. I left them blank because I do not understand what they mean.

Please help.

thanks

enzo

[enzo-ita]

Ok, I have solved alla problems and now I can get my feed file.

The only problem remaining is that accented letters are not stripe correclty from html

For instance à becomes à
This is not liked by goggle which refuses the products containing that.

I have been looking around a lot but I can not find a solution.
By now I have created a macro in notepad++ and I run it on the file before uploading it to google, but this exclude the possibility of any automation of the system.

My db product_description collation is latin1_general_ci.
If someone can help, is very welcome.
Thanks
enzo

[torvista]

For instance à becomes à
This is not liked by goggle which refuses the products containing that.

  is a space but à should be à

I have these structures in my feed and it uploads correctly.

In class google_base.php, function google_base_sanita
you could try commenting out the last line

$str = htmlentities($str, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8');

which is responsible for the creation of those entities, but I believe Google insists on them.

[enzo-ita]

Hi Torvista,
thanks for your answer.
You suggestion did work even if partially.
Now the à is à and the ' is '
I tested the feed uploading to Google Merchant and none of the products was refused, while before all the one containing the other coding was.

I wonder if then in the description the &agrave will be shown as à or not.

I am reluctant in deleting my actual feed and load the new one because it takes a long time before google approves the products for ads.

On the other end, I do not understand why none of the products in my actual feed are approved for product search bearing the hourglass even if more then 24 hours are gone by since the last upload.

Ciao

enzo

[enzo-ita]

EDIT TO PREVIOUS MESSAGE
You suggestion did work.
Now the à is à and the ' is '
I tested the feed uploading to Google Merchant and none of the products was refused, while before all the one containing the other coding was.

I the description the &agrave is shown as à and the ' as ' PERFECT!!!

Instead of deleting and uploading the new feed, I updated it changing the update planning, but now all the products are pending for ads while they were approved for ads before updating.

Also, I do not understand why none of the products in the feed before upadating was approved for product search bearing the hourglass even if more then 24 hours are gone by since the last upload.

If one plans for daily update of the feed, the products will never be approved for ads or for search I think.

What do you think about?

ciao

enzo