Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

[conor]

Hi Simon,

Glad you like the software!

I looked at your site but I'm just not following you. Could you give me some specific examples?

All the best...

Conor
Ceon

[simon1066]

Conor

Thanks for the quick reply. I'll make myself clearer this time.

Example: on my home page if you hover over the EZpage links along the top you should see that 'home' 'contact' & 'testimonials' all produce the zen url in the status bar at the botton of the browser page. Whereas, 'about us', 'products' & 'links' all give the new mapped url in the status bar. The former are all pages created in Define Pages Editor and are linked internally from an EZpage.

This is not really a big deal just aesthetic, however the sitemapezpages.xml, here, contains a combination of url types (zen and mapped) which doesn't seem quite right.

Perhaps I'm doing a mountain/molehill thing but wanted to check.

Thanks

Simon

[conor]

Hi Simon,

You've definitely not entered the mapping properly. Please check what you've entered in the database using PHPMyAdmin and you'll find that you probably missed part of the instructions, therefore making these mistakes.

The first way (way 1) is the method you should use.

You should be putting "Contact-Us" (or whatever) in the uri field and contact_us in the main_page field. (Also follow/verify the other instructions for the other fields - e.g. check the language_id etc.).

I hope you don't mind but there's no point me posting the instructions here again.

If you're still having problems then you may need someone else to check your input.

Hope that helps!

All the best...

Conor
Ceon

[simon1066]

Sorted!!!!!!

Ok, thanks for this Conor, looked at the dbase carefully and the problem was not to do with the dbase entry, as such, but more to do with the EZpage and subsequent internal link to the Define Pages page.

So, for any like minded people here's how:

1. When mapping Ezpages ('Specifying the current URI Mapping for an EZ-Page') only map those with content - not those with an internal link url to a Define Pages page.

2. Add mapping in the dbase ('Specifying a Static URI for any other Zen Cart page - option 1') for the Define Pages in question.

3. Change the internal link url within the relevant EZpage to match the new mapped path of that Define Page (does not need a slash prefix).


My mistake was mapping the EZpage and it's linked Define Page and not then changing the internal url.

A combination of mishaps, trouble is I don't know what I'm meant to be doing half the time!

Cheers

[Mrchristoh]

Hi Conor:

I have followed the instructions......carefully but still does play nice;

first of all i checked the tickbox to enable your function...seems to work.

then when i click on the link
http://pets.mychikyuya.com/dogs-essential-reading

for the category it returns:
404 - PAGE NOT FOUND

so i removed the category and inserted again using just the textbox
/dogs-essential-reading

* i made sure in the config section it was 'turn on'
im sure i have just overlooked something but i am stuck ......

this seems to be not as easy as claimed.....but i can admit to any mistake i made.

thanks

[conor]

Hi Simon,

So, for any like minded people here's how:

1. When mapping Ezpages ('Specifying the current URI Mapping for an EZ-Page') only map those with content - not those with an internal link url to a Define Pages page.

2. Add mapping in the dbase ('Specifying a Static URI for any other Zen Cart page - option 1') for the Define Pages in question.

3. Change the internal link url within the relevant EZpage to match the new mapped path of that Define Page (does not need a slash prefix).

Ahh.. I see what you were doing now. I didn't know about the internal link functionality of EZ-Pages.. can't quite see the need for it either now that the URI Mapping module is available (just pick your own URIs and hard-code them! ;) ).

Thanks for the update.

All the best...

Conor
Ceon

[conor]

Hi,

for the category it returns:
404 - PAGE NOT FOUND

this seems to be not as easy as claimed.....but i can admit to any mistake i made.

It is easy! You definitely have made a mistake.

I think you haven't added a rewrite rule for your site.

Please do add one. If you have added one, please verify that it's being loaded. Some servers only allow rewrite rules in a virtualhost directive.

If you're not sure what that means please ask your host to do it for you, giving them the documentation for the module.

That should be you then!

All the best...

Conor

[Mrchristoh]

OK....Bingo !!!!

Connor if your ever in Sydney.....please let me buy you a beer :)

the problem was.......
[1]. I am using a 'sub-domain'
which led to this error.

explanation for others........
if your using a 'sub-domain' such as http://yourshop.yoursite.com you need to place the amended .htaccess file in the parent directory (yoursite.com)....not the yourshop.yoursite.com.

(that was my mistake.........yes i admit to it LOL)


Sometimes you need to step away from the screen and get some fresh eyes involved as 3 seconds after reading the documentation again and amending the .htaccess ....shazaam it worked.

still an issue with it dropping my scripts on one section.....but i will look at it after some sleep.

This is by far one of the greatest modules for zencart and well worth a mention in the comments of your code.

Thanks for your time to read my mistake....

[Mrchristoh]

hi again,

yep i just lost the enhancements i made to the front-end.

any ideas?

the site:
http://pets.mychikyuya.com

well i guess its time to abandon all hope with this.......thanks anyway

[ben harry]

Hello conor hope all is well. Since the last time you helped me out by installing the offline payment module for me ive figured quite a lot out about coding and how zc works. Anyway i have recently installed this mod to my new site, and i really really like it, ive achieved what i have always wanted the sites url to look like, however theres always a downside to my happiness. I have just realised that when i go to my current site that sits within /shop it throws a 404 error, and also if i try going to my blog at /blog it also throws a 404. I can still access the current site through google findings but i cant even access the admin on it.

Do you think this is down to a missing rewrite rule somewhere, or is it another error, and is there anything you could help me with.

Thanks
Ben