Ultimate SEO v3 (and v2.200) [Support Thread]

[lhungil]

Looks like there might have been some issues server-side. I've got my host looking into it.

Looks like your site is back up and running. Guessing the host had an issue with full "temporary" MySQL tables or ran out of (allowed) disk space for the MySQL database?

[woodlandsprite]

Not exactly sure, something tripped something else and the server hid/disabled/made read only the tmp directory.
I was pretty sure I didn't see it when I went looking and then after I escalated the issue, the tmp dir made an appearance the next time I was in on FTP.
They admitted it was something on their side, but could not tell me what I could do to prevent it from occurring in the future, even after I asked.

[woodlandsprite]

sadly, it is doing it again and they've gone and escalated it to the sys admin. Hopefully they can figure out what's going on because it's killing my shop

[kapsolas]

Hi,

I've looked through the threads and didn't seem to find any info on how to do the below modification.

I'm looking to remove the "type" from the SEO URL; e.g. -c-, -p-, etc.

I've tried to update the .htaccess and the php file which sets up an array of them, but it didn't seem to work.

Anyone have some tips on how to accomplish this?

Regards.

[SPH]

To my knowledge, Ultimate SEO does not (at least, not yet) remove the -c and -p. If you want that function you'll need the CEON rewriter or the un-upgraded-for-zencart-1.5.x Simple SEO URL.

[kapsolas]

Thanks SPH for the direction.

I'll check into the CEON. It's not something I am familiar with but I'll do some reading to see how it works.

Regards!

[lhungil]

Compatibility
Zen Cart 1.3.9h & 1.5, MySQL 5.0/5.5, PHP 5.2.17+/5.3/5.4
If running Zen Cart 1.3.9h it is not recommended to run with Zen Cart SQL Caching enabled. Support for running Zen Cart 1.3.9h with this option enabled will not be provided. It is strongly recommended to upgrade to Zen Cart 1.5 if you use this feature.

If you are running a version of this plugin prior to version 2.150 it is recommended you uninstall the old version of the plugin including all database entries prior to installing this version. While most settings will be automatically upgraded the installation scripts have not been tested against versions prior to 2.150.

New Enhancements (since the last version)

• Updated the installation and removal documentation including instructions and notes.
• Improved performance during the generation of links and canonical links for products.
• Updated language files to clarify usage of the available options.
• Updated warning messages used in the configuration menu to provide better feedback.
• Better handling of extensions (ex .html) during installation or when the plugin has been removed / uninstalled.
• No need to edit the .htaccess file when changing the URL Format.
• When changing "non text entry" options the URL cache is reset automatically.

Bugs Addressed (since the last version)

• Version 2.210+ Global "SEO" cache can be re-enabled in the admin configuration if previously disabled.
• Version 2.210+ Fixed redirect code for URLs containing characters requiring urlencode / urldecode.
• Version 2.210+ Initializes character and string filters before calling the code to generate the URL caches (if enabled).

[kapsolas]

Is it possible to update the .htaccess rewrite rule to remove the -c-, -p-, etc strings from the URL?

[lhungil]

Is it possible to update the .htaccess rewrite rule to remove the -c-, -p-, etc strings from the URL?

As stated by SPH, not at this time. Why?
You will notice for example the following line in the .htaccess file:

RewriteRule ^(.*)-c-(.*).html$ index\.php?main_page=index&cPath=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]

This line sends the URL generated by "Ultimate SEO URLs" to the Zen Cart dynamic URLs. So "something-something-something-c-6_119_32.html" becomes "index.php?main_page=index&cPath=6_119_32"

At the core "Ultimate SEO URLs" currently works by reducing the Zen Cart Dynamic URLs to the shortest form possible and then adding the title of the product, category, page, ez-page, etc. For example "index.php?main_page=index&cPath=" becomes "-c-" with the category title / name prepended. The same is try for how it handles products, pages, ez-pages, etc.

[kapsolas]

Thanks for the information.

I tried to update the .htaccess and plugin file, but was not successful.

Regards,
Jim