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

[lhungil]

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My site generates seo links for categories and products etc as expected; but it does not generate (alternative URLs)...

If you are referring to the "manufacturers sidebox" included with Zen Cart... I know older versions of Zen Cart had not yet updated the code to use zen_href_link in the sidebox (all internal links should use zen_href_link)... And alternative URLs only work when zen_href_link is used...

If the above is still the case for the version of Zen Cart you have installed... May need to use a different "manufacturers sidebox" or change the coding...

Alternately, one can enable "automatic redirects". When this setting is enabled, Ultimate URLs will issue a 301 redirect if the requested URI does not match the canonical.

So in the case where the request is for "?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=19" and the canonical for the page is "anyname-m-19", a 301 redirect would be issued. Not as good of a solution as fixing the code failing to utilize zen_href_link, but should work.

[Marco Serge]

What version did you install? Did you upload all file from "new_files" (including "empty" files and overwriting any files already existing)? If this was an upgrade from a very old version of Ultimate URLs (pre 2.150), did you uninstall the old version first?

Thanks,

I've installed the latest version and was a new installation, previously I was using the Simple SEO URL mod, I've removed all the files of the ultimate SEO mod from my root, and tried to rewrite the html_output files of the admin side with the original Zen Cart 1.51 but nothing.

[lhungil]

Class 'SEO_URL' is not part of Ultimate URLs. Suggest making sure Simple SEO URLs has been completely removed if you had it previously installed.

[Marco Serge]

Thanks,

I've installed the latest version and was a new installation, previously I was using the Simple SEO URL mod, I've removed all the files of the ultimate SEO mod from my root, and tried to rewrite the html_output files of the admin side with the original Zen Cart 1.51 but nothing.

I've removed one by one all simple seo files (that were still on server) but didn't change anything: always blank page

I really cannot figure it out, it all begun as I tried to install Ultimate SEO

[Marco Serge]

Ok, finally I've figured it out!! ^^

there was a file into the admin/auto_loader folder config seo.php, I had deleted it at first (before posting here) but with no results, but after totally remove any sign of Simple SEO and Ultimate SEO (into the Database Too) the deleting of this file finally worked!

I would really thank you lhungil, for all the help you provide and all the time you dedicated to me. Thanks, really.

[lhungil]

@Marco Serge - Glad you found the errant file (referencing the SEO_URL class). May also want to compare / cleanup the various core files both Simple SEO and Ultimate URLs modify with the originals (previous versions are available for download on zen-cart.com on the homepage).

Once done, you should be able to attempt the install again (if desired). Best of luck (either way) with your store!

[bwlinux]

If you are referring to the "manufacturers sidebox" included with Zen Cart... I know older versions of Zen Cart had not yet updated the code to use zen_href_link in the sidebox (all internal links should use zen_href_link)... And alternative URLs only work when zen_href_link is used...

If the above is still the case for the version of Zen Cart you have installed... May need to use a different "manufacturers sidebox" or change the coding...

Alternately, one can enable "automatic redirects". When this setting is enabled, Ultimate URLs will issue a 301 redirect if the requested URI does not match the canonical.

So in the case where the request is for "?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=19" and the canonical for the page is "anyname-m-19", a 301 redirect would be issued. Not as good of a solution as fixing the code failing to utilize zen_href_link, but should work.

Thank you very much. Your explanation helped me to find and fix the problem using the code below.

href="<?php echo zen_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, 'manufacturers_id='.$manufacturers_id); ?>"

[lhungil]

@bwlinux - No problem and thank you for reporting back (and sharing). Best wishes for your store!

[Dr Trevor Stevens]

There appear to be a bit of bug which occurs when zencart is set up with a shared SSL Certificate. To test the system it should be set up with SSL for the main site to allow a customer SSL login. - When someone selects a product from any area (which is not SSL) but being controlled by Ultimate SEO then the item does get sent to the basket. However if they try to log into the system turns to SSL. When the login button is pushed Ultimate SEO throws them to not found page.
This is a test i did

https://web131.secure-secure.co.uk/X...9rda2vc4u0obe1 - without Ultimate SEO - result OK

https://web131.secure-secure.co.uk/X...9rda2vc4u0obe1 - with Ultimate SEO FAILS


Standard links when logged on without SSL

http://XXXXXX.co.uk/shop2/index.php?...products_id=33 - without OK

http://XXXXXX.co.uk/shop2/logs-c-34/...logs-p-33.html - with OK

This only occurs in this occurrence -

The customer can click the back button and everything returns on this url
https://web131.secure-secure.co.uk/X...9rda2vc4u0obe1

I have checked out the .htaccess and everything is fine.
I have also checked this on another site with the same result

Any ideas how to overcome this problem???

[Dr Trevor Stevens]

There appear to be a bit of bug which occurs when zencart is set up with a shared SSL Certificate. To test the system it should be set up with SSL for the main site to allow a customer SSL login. - When someone selects a product from any area (which is not SSL) but being controlled by Ultimate SEO then the item does get sent to the basket. However if they try to log into the system turns to SSL. When the login button is pushed Ultimate SEO throws them to not found page.
This is a test i did

https://web131.secure-secure.co.uk/X...9rda2vc4u0obe1 - without Ultimate SEO - result OK

https://web131.secure-secure.co.uk/X...9rda2vc4u0obe1 - with Ultimate SEO FAILS


Standard links when logged on without SSL

http://XXXXXX.co.uk/shop2/index.php?...products_id=33 - without OK

http://XXXXXX.co.uk/shop2/logs-c-34/...logs-p-33.html - with OK

This only occurs in this occurrence -

The customer can click the back button and everything returns on this url
https://web131.secure-secure.co.uk/X...9rda2vc4u0obe1

I have checked out the .htaccess and everything is fine.
I have also checked this on another site with the same result

Any ideas how to overcome this problem???

The only way I can see is to remove from the SEO Limit list those items that are causing problems like the contact link which I found also to be the same

I have set my list to this - index, product_info, product_music_info, document_general_info, document_product_info, product_free_shipping_info, products_new, products_all, featured_products, specials, conditions, privacy, reviews, shippinginfo, faqs_all, site_map, gv_faq, discount_coupon, page, page_2, page_3, page_4