Froogle Merchant Center merged into GoogleBase

[optikalsaint]

Thanks for the info!

[athena]

Thank you for this mod....I am running 1.2.2 on version 1.3.0.2 zencart and wondering if the below has been taken care of in recent releases of this mod -

Problem: Google says:

Change attribute format: Attribute values for the "category" are not as specific as other available, recommended attributes. For example, instead of including "category," we recommend that you include a "label" attribute.

Any insite appreciated.

[a_berezin]

Problem: Google says:

Change attribute format: Attribute values for the "category" are not as specific as other available, recommended attributes. For example, instead of including "category," we recommend that you include a "label" attribute.

Ok! Google Base Attributes:

review_type - The category of the item being reviewed.
label - A list of classifications the item may fall under. These attributes will be used to match your items to search queries. Each attribute value will be checked for policy compliance.

Change attribute "category" to attribute "label". Download and test.

[athena]

Thanks, yes, I know I can do that but is there any plan to make this part of the mod? Also, wouldn't it be a good idea to have that column a list of metatag keywords to fit the froogle format?

[Michael1963]

Looks like GoogleBase is changing once again:

We're writing to all our top Froogle merchants to tell you about an
exciting development that will improve the search experience for our users
- and your potential customers. Namely, we'll soon be integrating product
search functionality into Google.com itself.

Through our "Refine Your Search" feature, users will now be able to shop
for products directly from our main search page, Google.com - which means
that you'll be able to reach a much broader audience than you can reach
with Froogle alone. Here's an example of how we've implemented this
experience for the autos category:

http://www.google.com/images/base/vehicles_f02b.jpg

In order to participate in this initiative, however, you must resend us
your data feed with the new Google Base attributes (the old Froogle
attributes will no longer work). We encourage you to send us as many
attributes about your products as possible; the more information you send,
the better chance you'll have of matching a "refinement" query.

You can learn more about attributes and the new Google Base format here:

http://base.google.com/base/products.html

[anjordan77]

Quote: "We're writing to all our top Froogle merchants"

Gosh i didn't get an email, don't i feel special.

I think we need to figure out a better google froogle feed that will put in the new attributes that froogle is asking for with the proper naming and also insert your colors, sizes, etc. available.

I'll contribute money to that cause if anyone wants to sell me their contribution. looking for it to be compatible with 1.3.0.1 and 1.3.5

thanks,

Andy

[Michael1963]

I would contribute too!

[a_berezin]

Thanks, yes, I know I can do that but is there any plan to make this part of the mod?

I already have made it!!! Reread:

Download and test.

Also, wouldn't it be a good idea to have that column a list of metatag keywords to fit the froogle format?

What do you mean?

[voltage]

Ahh, this is my problem. Is there a second support thread for Kroeger's mod? I've installed it on a 1.3 site, but it keeps telling me the images/ folder is unwritable but its permissions are set to 777. Does every folder and image in the folder need permissions set to the same? The readme instructions don't mention anything

I tried to run it anyways and this is the error I get

Warning: fopen(froogle/froogle.txt) [function.fopen]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/moissan/public_html/admin/froogle.php on line 255

Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/moissan/public_html/admin/froogle.php on line 256

Warning: fclose(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/moissan/public_html/admin/froogle.php on line 257

Warning: fopen(froogle/froogle.txt) [function.fopen]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/moissan/public_html/admin/froogle.php on line 255

Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/moissan/public_html/admin/froogle.php on line 256

Warning: fclose(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/moissan/public_html/admin/froogle.php on line 257

Warning: fopen(froogle/froogle.txt) [function.fopen]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/moissan/public_html/admin/froogle.php on line 263

Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/moissan/public_html/admin/froogle.php on line 264

Warning: fclose(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/moissan/public_html/admin/froogle.php on line 265

Warning: chmod() [function.chmod]: No such file or directory in /home/moissan/public_html/admin/froogle.php on line 266

optikalsaint,
I experienced the same problem with googlefroogle feeder & IH2.

You may want to use the froogle feeder contrib from the same developer site as IH2. The IH2 images are referenced correctly using this feeder.

There's only 1 or 2 basic utility functions different between the two contribs. I'll probably graft the best of both together for my puposes.

You can find it here http://breakmyzencart.com/froogle

Cheers,

[mafiasam]

I was able to set up andrew's contribution almost without a hitch...

a few issues i came up against
1. making sure you not only that you change the permissions of the folder for the feed but also for the froogle.txt file. (if you generate a feed and you don't see any results this is probably your problem)
2. any kind of trademark symbols don't translate well. before you upload you may want to make sure all your product titles and descriptions do not have any of the TM or registered trademark symbols. You can edit them once they're uploaded but if you have quick updates installed this may be quicker from the zen admin.
3. automatic upload didn't work for me. the best way I found was to set up the bulk uploads at google base.

also...you want to make sure and add this little modification http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpo...6&postcount=39 because I had no errors when uploading and I'm sure this helped.

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mafiasam

thanks andrew...on my first froogle sale I'm gonna buy you a cup of coffee