Ceon URI Mapping v4.x

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I beg to differ... the person who I assisted installed this under the "ignorant" pretext that it helped SEO... I have helped his see the "error of his ways" and pointed him to a topic that is far more relevant. As his goal is for better SEO, then it is essential that we steer him away from these URL re-writers. and briefly explain why.

But you didn't know that BEFORE you posted -- what amounts to an off-topic response.. Your initial responses purpose was not to provide assistance with module support (which IS the purpose of THIS support thread). You only found out his "SEO intent" after he responded back. You say, "I have helped his see the "error of his ways" and pointed him to a topic that is far more relevant." except you are continuing this line of discussion in this support thread despite the fact that it's no longer ON -TOPIC. The continued discussion of the merits or non-merits of this module really should be a discussion continued elsewhere, and NOT in this support thread..

As I said I get your POV with regards to these kinds of modules and SEO, but no disrespect, this SUPPORT thread is not the place to continually express it.. This is a support thread for the Ceon URI module. How is your post on-topic for a module support thread?? If you want to inform someone you assume is "under the "ignorant" pretext that it helped SEO", then why not PM the person if it's so important to educate them. Why the off topic posts here in this support thread? I find it curious that until Conor's passing, you never made any appearances in this SUPPORT thread to help those "under the "ignorant" pretext that it helped SEO".

You just need to look at the number of "views" that threads relating to "SEO URL's" have generated over the years... collectively more than three quarters of a million - and that suggests to me that:-

1. Large swathes of zencart humanity have significant problems with these nonsensical, pointless add-ons.
2. A substantial percentage remains "ignorant" about their value (which is zero).

ANY incorrectly installed module can affect the store's visibility and functionality.. With regards to the "Large swathes of zencart humanity have significant problems with these nonsensical, pointless add-ons" and THIS add-on, it is EASY to look through this support thread and see that issues can be traced back to the points I made previously.

Based on the posts in this support thread, the issues related to installation of this module have everything to do with shopowners not fully understanding how to troubleshoot installation issues when they occur. The common issues reported here (unlike the SSU module which is flat out BROKEN) usually revolve around some common themes:

• not uploading ALL the required files
• not understanding how to merge the core file changes
• a lack of understanding on how to configure the re-write rules

These can all lead to issues and a less than satisfactory result.

These kinds of installation issues are NOT unique to this module by any stretch of the imagination.. These are the very same kind of issues which causes folks to foul up all kinds of module installs.