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

[lhungil]

Numinex module users:
Make sure your copy of "/admin/configuration.php" includes code calling the defined "use_function" for configuration options. While only a handful of core Zen Cart configuration options define a "use_function", many of the configuration options for Ultimate URLs make use of the "use_function".

The stock Zen Cart code calls the "use_function" (if defined for a configuration option) to determine the correct "value" to display for a configuration option. The stock Zen Cart code calls the "use_function" every time the configuration page is displayed (and leaves room for more creative uses than just display).

Ultimate URLs uses the "use_function" to fire additional "events" (such as checking for valid options / combinations of options). These events in turn "save" the updated / changed configuration options to the database (for Ultimate URLs).

This means if the code in "/admin/configuration.php" does not call the defined "use_function" (at least once), one will not be able to configure Ultimate URLs using the standard Zen Cart "admin"->"configuration"->"Ultimate (SEO) URLs".

Note: A special thank you to DivaVocals for directing me to the exact reason for the compatibility conflict between some of the Numinex modules and Ultimate URLs.

[DivaVocals]

Numinex module users:
Make sure your copy of "/admin/configuration.php" includes code calling the defined "use_function" for configuration options. While only a handful of core Zen Cart configuration options define a "use_function", many of the configuration options for Ultimate URLs make use of the "use_function".

The stock Zen Cart code calls the "use_function" (if defined for a configuration option) to determine the correct "value" to display for a configuration option. The stock Zen Cart code calls the "use_function" every time the configuration page is displayed (and leaves room for more creative uses than just display).

Ultimate URLs uses the "use_function" to fire additional "events" (such as checking for valid options / combinations of options). These events in turn "save" the updated / changed configuration options to the database (for Ultimate URLs).

This means if the code in "/admin/configuration.php" does not call the defined "use_function" (at least once), one will not be able to configure Ultimate URLs using the standard Zen Cart "admin"->"configuration"->"Ultimate (SEO) URLs".

Note: A special thank you to DivaVocals for directing me to the exact reason for the compatibility conflict between some of the Numinex modules and Ultimate URLs.

And to add to this, it appears that this applies to the PREMIUM versions of Numinix modules (Google Product Search Feeder and possibly Fast and Easy Ajax Checkout). For SURE Google Product Search Feeder (the "premium" version of Google Merchant Center Feeder) includes a modified /admin/configuration.php file. To correct the errors lhungil describes see the required changes below.

find this section (around lines 75-79):

        foreach($_POST as $cfgID => $cfgValue) {
            $strpos = strpos($cfgID, 'cfg_');
            if ($strpos !== FALSE) {
                $cID = zen_db_prepare_input(substr($cfgID, $strpos + 4));
                $configuration_value = zen_db_prepare_input($cfgValue);

AFTER this section add this:

                // START fix code to correctly utilize the use_function
                $queryResult = $db->Execute(
                    'SELECT `use_function` FROM `' . $configuration_table . '` ' .
                    'WHERE `configuration_id`=\'' . $cID . '\''
                );
                if(!$queryResult->EOF && zen_not_null($queryResult->fields['use_function'])) {
                    $use_function = $queryResult->fields['use_function'];
                    if (preg_match('/->/', $use_function)) {
                        $class_method = explode('->', $use_function);
                        if (!is_object(${$class_method[0]})) {
                            include(DIR_WS_CLASSES . $class_method[0] . '.php');
                            ${$class_method[0]} = new $class_method[0]();
                        }
                        $configuration_value = zen_call_function($class_method[1], $configuration_value, ${$class_method[0]});
                    } else {
                        $configuration_value = zen_call_function($use_function, $configuration_value);
                    }
                }
                unset($queryResult, $use_function);
                // END fix code to correctly utilize the use_function

then at line 213 find this:

echo '    <td class="cl">' . $configuration_option['configuration_title'] . '</td>' . "\n";

replace with this:

echo '    <td class="cl">' . $configuration_option['configuration_title'] . '<br /><small><i>Current Value: ' . $configuration_option['configuration_value'] . '</i></small></td>' . "\n";

[numinix]

And to add to this, it appears that this applies to the PREMIUM versions of Numinix modules (Google Product Search Feeder and possibly Fast and Easy Ajax Checkout). For SURE Google Product Search Feeder (the "premium" version of Google Merchant Center Feeder) includes a modified /admin/configuration.php file. To correct the errors lhungil describes see the required changes below.

find this section (around lines 75-79):

        foreach($_POST as $cfgID => $cfgValue) {
            $strpos = strpos($cfgID, 'cfg_');
            if ($strpos !== FALSE) {
                $cID = zen_db_prepare_input(substr($cfgID, $strpos + 4));
                $configuration_value = zen_db_prepare_input($cfgValue);

AFTER this section add this:

                // START fix code to correctly utilize the use_function
                $queryResult = $db->Execute(
                    'SELECT `use_function` FROM `' . $configuration_table . '` ' .
                    'WHERE `configuration_id`=\'' . $cID . '\''
                );
                if(!$queryResult->EOF && zen_not_null($queryResult->fields['use_function'])) {
                    $use_function = $queryResult->fields['use_function'];
                    if (preg_match('/->/', $use_function)) {
                        $class_method = explode('->', $use_function);
                        if (!is_object(${$class_method[0]})) {
                            include(DIR_WS_CLASSES . $class_method[0] . '.php');
                            ${$class_method[0]} = new $class_method[0]();
                        }
                        $configuration_value = zen_call_function($class_method[1], $configuration_value, ${$class_method[0]});
                    } else {
                        $configuration_value = zen_call_function($use_function, $configuration_value);
                    }
                }
                unset($queryResult, $use_function);
                // END fix code to correctly utilize the use_function

Thanks lhungil for pointing out the issue and DivaVocals for providing this fix! We've added a similar code change to Numinix Product Variants Inventory Manager v1.3.4 and will follow with the rest of our mods in the near future.

[DivaVocals]

The credit for the fix is lhungil... I just share what I learn..

Thanks lhungil for pointing out the issue and DivaVocals for providing this fix! We've added a similar code change to Numinix Product Variants Inventory Manager v1.3.4 and will follow with the rest of our mods in the near future.

[boysen99]

Hello!


I installed ultimate SEO, just one question how I change the ä letter to> a and ö to>o.

Now the URL is like ..väri-musta-p-189.html

So how to change the scandinavian letters in the URL?


If the solution lies in the "Enter special character conversions" box, could someone give example what to write in the box?



Thank you,
Tomi

[dbmel]

I am playing with several Responsive templates with the 1.5.1 version/Ultimate Seo UrLS 2.12 mod and am seeing a problem with the footer links not re-writing correctly on all the templates that I'm .

For example: .../index.php?main_page=shippinginfo
instead of .../shippinginfo.html.

The strange part is that the top menu and the sideboxes DO CORRECTLY re-write. It's just the footer links that do not. I was wondering if you have come across this previously and know a fix for it?

Thanks much!
Melissa

[DivaVocals]

I am playing with several Responsive templates with the 1.5.1 version/Ultimate Seo UrLS 2.12 mod and am seeing a problem with the footer links not re-writing correctly on all the templates that I'm .

For example: .../index.php?main_page=shippinginfo
instead of .../shippinginfo.html.

The strange part is that the top menu and the sideboxes DO CORRECTLY re-write. It's just the footer links that do not. I was wondering if you have come across this previously and know a fix for it?

Thanks much!
Melissa

This is an issue with your template NOT this add-on.. The links in question are hardcoded into your template versus using the proper Zen Cart link function to pull them in dynamically..

[lhungil]

...
I installed ultimate SEO, just one question how I change the ä letter to> a and ö to>o.

Now the URL is like ..väri-musta-p-189.html

So how to change the scandinavian letters in the URL? ...

If you are using Zen Cart 1.5+ and your database is configured for UTF8... The easiest way is to configure a "Regular Expression Filter" (PCRE filter).

Possibly something like (edit to fit your needs):

[àÀáÁâÂãÃäÄåÅ]=>a,[èÈéÉêÊëË]=>e,[ìÌíÍîÎïÏ]=>i,[òÒóÓöÖôÔõÕøØ]=>o,[ùÙúÚûÛüÜ]=>u,[ýÝÿx]=>y,[çÇ]=>c,[ñÑ]=>n,[Ð]=>d

Note: Using UTF8 for the database and website simplifies things as you can enter the characters directly for replacement in the configuration option... Otherwise you end up needing to mess around with specifying the characters using octal or similar in the regexp... And adjusting for the charset used for storage by the database...

...
If the solution lies in the "Enter special character conversions" box, could someone give example what to write in the box?
...

That feature is a left over from legacy versions of Ultimate URLs. It does not support unicode characters (or multi-byte characters). And thus may not work fully for your case.

I should also note the "special character conversions" option will be removed in a future upstream release.

[boysen99]

[QUOTE=lhungil;1237413]If you are using Zen Cart 1.5+ and your database is configured for UTF8... The easiest way is to configure a "Regular Expression Filter" (PCRE filter).

Possibly something like (edit to fit your needs):

[àÀáÁâÂãÃäÄåÅ]=>a,[èÈéÉêÊëË]=>e,[ìÌíÍîÎïÏ]=>i,[òÒóÓöÖôÔõÕøØ]=>o,[ùÙúÚûÛüÜ]=>u,[ýÝÿx]=>y,[çÇ]=>c,[ñÑ]=>n,[Ð]=>d

It works, thank you very much! I got this working after putting the code like in your example in the PCRE filter like ä=>ä, and then enabling "punctuation" in "Remove these characters from URLs", then it started to change the URL:s.

Br,
Tomi

[lhungil]

Yup, forgot to mention you would need to "reset the cache" (changing the "Remove these characters from URLs" setting automatically resets the URL cache).

Thanks for letting us know the example worked for you!