Ceon URI Mapping v4.x

[tyankee]

Sounds like your .htaccess file is not configured correctly.. I suspect you would have the SAME issue if you used the auto-generate feature for your URIs..

here's the actual URL with autogenerated URL's - http://medievalclothing.co/hobby-stone/merlins-magic
but when i put gc1041017.html in the URL mapping field, the site tries to bring up http://medievalclothing.co/gc1041017.html and it says it does not exist.

[DivaVocals]

here's the actual URL with autogenerated URL's - http://medievalclothing.co/hobby-stone/merlins-magic
but when i put gc1041017.html in the URL mapping field, the site tries to bring up http://medievalclothing.co/gc1041017.html and it says it does not exist.

Suggest reading through the readme for how to configure the URIs the way you are attempting to do.. If it's not an .htaccess issue, then it's probably a matter of you configuring the app to accommodate your specific URIs.. Wish I could be more help, but I've never used this mod to attempt to do what you are trying to do. That said, I believe it can be configured to do what you want..

[tyankee]

Suggest reading through the readme for how to configure the URIs the way you are attempting to do.. If it's not an .htaccess issue, then it's probably a matter of you configuring the app to accommodate your specific URIs.. Wish I could be more help, but I've never used this mod to attempt to do what you are trying to do. That said, I believe it can be configured to do what you want..

LOL... read through the all i could find but couldn't figure it out- that's why i'm here..

[DivaVocals]

LOL... read through the all i could find but couldn't figure it out- that's why i'm here..

Well I'm not sure anyone is gonna be able to help you any better than Conor's docs will.. Hope you get it all figured out.. Suggest to re-examine the configuration options.. I believe that IF this module can do what you want that that's the key..

[DivaVocals]

who is this 'Conor' that you speak of and where can i find his software??

Ummmm.. well he's the AUTHOR of this add-on.. (read through this support thread to get the 411..)

Sounds like your .htaccess file is not configured correctly.. I suspect you would have the SAME issue if you used the auto-generate feature for your URIs..

here's the actual URL with autogenerated URL's - http://medievalclothing.co/hobby-stone/merlins-magic
but when i put gc1041017.html in the URL mapping field, the site tries to bring up http://medievalclothing.co/gc1041017.html and it says it does not exist.

Suggest reading through the readme for how to configure the URIs the way you are attempting to do.. If it's not an .htaccess issue, then it's probably a matter of you configuring the app to accommodate your specific URIs.. Wish I could be more help, but I've never used this mod to attempt to do what you are trying to do. That said, I believe it can be configured to do what you want..

LOL... read through the all i could find but couldn't figure it out- that's why i'm here..

So I am going to go back to a few things I've already suggested and add one more suggestion to that..

1. Your .htaccess file is part of the answer..
2. Re-Read through the readme.. One thing Conor was REALLY good at (besides writing GREAT modules) is writing thorough documentation for his modules. I found the following in a QUICK glance through the readme that comes with this module

Modifying the rule to allow URI mappings to be used which end with a particular file extension

3. Search/read/browse this support thread. It's likely you will stumble across your answer in this support thread. (Personally I make it a point to read through at LEAST 80% of a mods support thread when it's new or I am attempting to do something that I might need a little extra hand holding through)

Unfortunately Conor is no longer here to help support this module as he always had. However, his modules are some of the best written and documented available for Zen Cart. If you are willing to roll up your sleeves, I think you might surprise yourself and figure this out.. Conor left enough breadcrumbs to make it possible..

Hope this helps..

[tyankee]

Will this handle redirecting old URL's to the new ones created by your module?? for example:

i am going to be migrating my site from a Sunshop script to Zen cart and would like to keep the names of the product, category, and general pages the same URL - for search engine purposes.. Or at the very least redirect the pages to the new URL's.. Is there an easy way to do this - or even a hard way - so that i don't lose all the search engine indexed pages we have built up over the years.

[picandnix]

Will the EXACT url 's be used?
If not the 301 redirects are your answer?

Will this handle redirecting old URL's to the new ones created by your module?? for example:

i am going to be migrating my site from a Sunshop script to Zen cart and would like to keep the names of the product, category, and general pages the same URL - for search engine purposes.. Or at the very least redirect the pages to the new URL's.. Is there an easy way to do this - or even a hard way - so that i don't lose all the search engine indexed pages we have built up over the years.

[SPH]

Will this handle redirecting old URL's to the new ones created by your module?? for example:

i am going to be migrating my site from a Sunshop script to Zen cart and would like to keep the names of the product, category, and general pages the same URL - for search engine purposes.. Or at the very least redirect the pages to the new URL's.. Is there an easy way to do this - or even a hard way - so that i don't lose all the search engine indexed pages we have built up over the years.

One of the potential benefits of rewriting is the theoretical benefit of "taking your url with you" when one moves across platforms. It should work if everything is named the same. But you might also look at your current url to see how it handles the categories in the url along with the product, and how CEON might handle it. Otherwise, you might be custom-naming alot.

You might pop-up a test zencart with CEON somewhere and take a hands-on look.

Good luck!

[DivaVocals]

Will the EXACT url 's be used?
If not the 301 redirects are your answer?

and piggybacking on this response..

1. The .htaccess file is the KEY to the solution..
2. Re-Read through the readme.. One thing Conor was REALLY good at (besides writing GREAT modules) is writing thorough documentation for his modules. I found the following in a QUICK glance through the readme that comes with this module

Modifying the rule to allow URI mappings to be used which end with a particular file extension

Will this handle redirecting old URL's to the new ones created by your module?? for example:

i am going to be migrating my site from a Sunshop script to Zen cart and would like to keep the names of the product, category, and general pages the same URL - for search engine purposes.. Or at the very least redirect the pages to the new URL's.. Is there an easy way to do this - or even a hard way - so that i don't lose all the search engine indexed pages we have built up over the years.

Please don't take this the wrong way.. But if it is over your head, you may have to consider hiring someone to help you set this up..

[tyankee]

Will the EXACT url 's be used?
If not the 301 redirects are your answer?

not sure what you are asking here??? will the exact url's be used where??? on the new system?? is so, that would be ideal but a 301 redirect from the old ones to the new URL's would also accomplish the same thing i think.