Ceon URI Mapping v4.x

[Serious]

...IF you have kept your live and local files synchronised

I haven't....

[conor]

Hi,

Yes, there are compatibility issues with CEON URI Mapping. It's instructed to turn off any rewriting rules within the checkout pages.

Ceon URI Mapping doesn't come with any mappings for the checkout, or "rewrite rules within the checkout pages". It's quite frustrating to see this misinformation come from the makers of a module!

Saying that, we DO map the checkout URIs as it looks nicer and works 100% perfectly fine. And always will. A URI is an address, nothing magical. Ceon URI Mapping recreates the environment variables if necessary, so the environment is the same but with a different "address" in the browser URI textfield.. that's the only difference and why things will always work with a "properly" written module (one that uses environment variables and not URI text strings.. a sign of badly written software).

Most SEF URL mods have this ability, but the CEON URI Mapping mod doesn't.

As it is isn't needed, Ceon URI Mapping is smarter than that.

Please contact the author and ask him how you can disable the module when on FILENAME_QUICK_CHECKOUT and FILENAME_FEC_CONFIRMATION.

They really don't know what they are talking about, even with their own software. That is quite frustrating. As several have said here, there is no problem installing Ceon URI Mapping with any other properly written module, and many have it working fine with FEC.

You must have a strange setup or custom rules. I don't have much time but send me FTP and admin details for your site, and the files for the FEC module sent to you/downloaded by you and I'll take a quick look to see what is up.

All the best..

Conor
ceon

[picandnix]

I haven't....

Ok, so download the few files that need editing from your live hosting then compare them to your local files that you have added the mod coding into (winmerge) then reload them to host along with all the new files and folders for the mod. There aren't many actual edits anyway as it's mainly new files to this mod.

[conor]

Hi,

I haven't....

Oops :)

There aren't many modified files so it shouldn't take too long to compare the two.. I do recommend using Beyond Compare rather than Winmerge though.. it's one of only two pieces of software that I consider "essential" on a windoze system. Winmerge is good, BC is even easier to use (and there's a trial available).

Download your live site files to one folder, then compare that folder to your local folder in Beyond Compare, switch it to "Show Differences but No Orphans" and then you can click through the Ceon URI Mapping modified core files one by one and copy across the changes..

You'll find that in most files, the Ceon URI Mapping changes - which are in clearly marked blocks, as you've seen - are probably the only blocks that need changing, as not many modules require core files to be modified (we did our best to minimise the number Ceon URI Mapping has had to have modified, it would have been nice to not have to have to modify any but, alas that wasn't possible).

Hope that helps!

EDIT: It appears picandnix has written the same thing at the same time! Thanks picandnix, there's two great minds thinking alike then ;)

All the best..

Conor
ceon

[picandnix]

I swear by Beyond Compare too, I'd be lost without it.

[DivaVocals]

I swear by Beyond Compare too, I'd be lost without it.

Here here.. I LOVE Beyond Compare.. WinMerge does NOT compare!!! Beyond Compare is WAAAAAAY better..

[Serious]

Finally found some spare time and loaded v4.2.0 and mapping manager v1.2.0

All better now!!
Mapping manager made quick work of rewriting all of the URI's on my site, and there were a bunch of 'em!
I immediately generated a new site map and submitted it as well, but I'm sure it will take a little time before my rankings improve.


seriousoffroadproducts.com in case anyone wants to see what the address now look like.

Great work on this Conor!

[conor]

Hi,

seriousoffroadproducts.com in case anyone wants to see what the address now look like.

Some of that does look very serious indeed! ;)

On a less serious note.. I see you haven't run the auto-generation for "other" pages and manufacturers as yet.. may as well do that I'd say.

Anyway.. have a nice day/weekend!

All the best...

Conor
ceon

[Serious]

Will do! Still learning.....

[conor]

Hi,

The people who make Fast and Easy Checkout told me this

Yes, there are compatibility issues with CEON URI Mapping.

Replying with an update on this.

The person who had trouble (CnTGifts) already had Ceon URI Mapping running on their site.. then they installed FEC but didn't update their Rewrite rule appropriately by hand, or re-run the installation check to check if the example rule had changed, which it had.

FEC uses a folder /min/ for some sort of AJAX and, as the Rewrite rule hadn't been updated on this person's site, this folder was being blocked and causing checkout to fail (I'd be worried that a module needs JavaScript but that's another issue..).

As has been said here many times, Ceon URI Mapping will not break any properly written module. It didn't here either, this was a simple bit of forgetfulness/lack of knowledge by this store owner.

It's up to every store to customise their rewrite rules appropriately, Ceon URI Mapping cannot read minds. :)

All the best..

Conor
ceon