Google Base Feeder Support Thread [OLD]

[TrvlFox]

I changed the file name in the set up so now I just get this message

TEXT_GOOGLE_FROOGLE_STARTED
TEXT_GOOGLE_FROOGLE_FILE_LOCATION/home/barkands/public_html/shop/feed/barkandstuff_products.xml
Processing: Feed - No, Upload - No

[TrvlFox]

Looks like I got it working! Yeah! I had also creted a file while trouble shooting in my feed folder because I couldn't figure out how the file got created. I guess it's automatically. Once I deleted that file, everything worked.

Still - the class file is in the wrong folder. It should be under admin/include/classes.

thanks
Vicky

[TrvlFox]

Well, nothing is ever easy. So I got my admin folder to show up, pressed all the buttons and I get this message

Google Base FTP content:
Connected to: uploads.google.com
Connection failed: uploads.google.com

[countrycharm]

Well, nothing is ever easy. So I got my admin folder to show up, pressed all the buttons and I get this message

Google Base FTP content:
Connected to: uploads.google.com
Connection failed: uploads.google.com

Did you go to Google Base and create an account? If not you will have to do that first then Register Your Data Feed. The name you have for it in the google_base/ configuration, then google will recognize it.

[TrvlFox]

Yes. I was able to upload manually to google using the feed produced.

[countrycharm]

Yes. I was able to upload manually to google using the feed produced.

Well you can set it up to tell google base to grab your xml file automatically, that way you don't have to worry about doing it from your store.

[TrvlFox]

thanks. I went ahead and did that. Hopefully it works!

[lankeeyankee]

Well you can set it up to tell google base to grab your xml file automatically, that way you don't have to worry about doing it from your store.

What I found with this is that you have to update your file monthly otherwise the expiration dates in the feeder file will be wrong and it will get rejected.

[countrycharm]

What I found with this is that you have to update your file monthly otherwise the expiration dates in the feeder file will be wrong and it will get rejected.

Most stores add new products to their store once a day, week, month. I know I do, so that wouldn't apply to me. I update my feed when ever I add new products to my store. Even if you don't add new products you can always update your feed in your store monthly. Just delete your old feed and create new one. The new date will be updated. Thanks for the comment lankeeyankee

[timdwyer42]

Hello. Is there any way to make the image urls that this outputs absolute?

I use absolute urls to images on a different server for my producxts on zen cart(using easy populate).

This outputs the image urls as http://www.mysite.com/http://imagesite.com/image.jpg

My feed has been disapproved by google because of this.

Thanks.