Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

[ed20]

yes, I know it maybe commercial, but we really need it, otherwise it will be a hugh job, please indicate when it will be available. thanks!

[conor]

Hi,

1. remove URI mapping config table?

You can manage databases using software such as "PHPMyAdmin". This software is normally part of your hosting control panel.

Use that to DROP the URI Mapping configuration table and then go back to the config utility in the admin,

If you don't know where PHPMyAdmin is or how to use it then please search the internet for tutorials on PHPMyAdmin.

2. Create the missing database options?

Inside the file admin/ceon_uri_mapping_auto_upgrade.php you will see the SQL commands used to create the database tables and add the configuration group/options to Zen Cart's configuration table.

If you know how to use SQL you can manually run the commands you can see in that file.

Again if you don't then you'll have to search the internet for PHPMyAdmin information or else get someone else to do this for you.

Hope that helps!

All the best...

Conor
ceon

[DivaVocals]

yes, I know it maybe commercial, but we really need it, otherwise it will be a hugh job, please indicate when it will be available. thanks!

Okay let me explain this AGAIN.. In case you haven't notice, Conor hasn't answered your question about the URI Manager.. That's because the forum rules FORBID the discussion of ANY commercial modules here.. Don't mean to be harsh about this, but I think we ALL appreciate the need for this module. However, I for one do not want to see Conor suspended from this forum because YOU think this answer to your question is more important than Conor being afforded the ability to support Ceon URI here on this forum.

If the answer is important to you, you should try contacting Conor through his website (it's in the readme for this module) and ask all the questions you want about the URI Manager module.. I think you'll find not only is Conor WILLING, but ABLE to answer any questions you might have there..

[ptowers49]

thanks Conor,

dropping the URI Mapping configuration table and recreating from admin worked a treat

many thanks for the prompt replies

Paul

[DogTags]

How do you prevent URI clashes, as with similarly named products?

BOOK TITLE: Real Estate Basics
http://www.yourstore.com/index.php?m...&products_id=5
http://www.yourstore.com/books/real-estate-basics

BOOK TITLE: Real Estate Basics (but different author, say)
http://www.yourstore.com/index.php?m...&products_id=6
http://www.yourstore.com/books/real-estate-basics

Does the plugin automatically look for such conflicts? How does it deal with them?

Thanks

[conor]

Hi,

How do you prevent URI clashes, as with similarly named products?

The module automatically appends an ascending number when creating copies of a product but it does not check for clashes with other existing products when adding/updating a product.

So you CANNOT have two products with the same name in the same category (if using autogeneration and the category paths are therefore the same).

Does the plugin automatically look for such conflicts? How does it deal with them?

No, having two products with the same name will break the URI Mapping functionality. One of the products will never be able to be found as only the first product using the URI will ever be matched.

You will have to make sure you don't have two products with the same name in the same category, or you will have to manually change the URI for one of the products to make sure it is different.

All the best..

Conor
ceon

[DogTags]

Many thanks Conor

[retched]

Has anyone been able to help with my root index problems and the suggested .htaccess changes?

[CoolCarPartsOnline]

I have been using Simple SEO for a year now. I have 80,000 products and 400 categories. I noticed that I am getting a lot of errors in my webmaster tool due to not found. I also notice in other search engines that the language prefix is added to the URL which cause duplicate in the URLs sent to search engine.

I am debating between dynamic and static urls. It seems that if you don't do the static URL correct the cons will out weight the pros.

I use SEO re-write on my Wordpress setup and I never run into problems with Google. If I submit 10 links in the sitemap I get 9 indexed but I submit 100,000 link in Zen Cart sitemap I would be lucky if 10,000 get indexed.

The question is how does this mod compare to Simple SEO as far as speed of rewriting. I have multiple level categories. Is it possible to configure this mod to only display the last category in the category Tree.

Conor, if you think we can assist me in figuring out how to actually benefit from static URL please IM me or email me so we can discuss that. I don't mind paying for your time.

[conor]

Hi,

The question is how does this mod compare to Simple SEO as far as speed of rewriting. I have multiple level categories

I'm afraid I've no experience of the module working with large sites so have no information to go by or to give you. I have no idea how well or not well the module would work with such a large site.

Is it possible to configure this mod to only display the last category in the category Tree.

That's nothing to do with the module but with the category tree sidebox in Zen Cart. The module only modifies a single catalog side function, zen_href_link.. it's up to all the other Zen Cart code to make use of that function so the less it's used the fewer lookups need to be performed to get static URIs.

I'd say that with the number of products you have the lookups could be quite slow unless you have a decent server, so I'm not sure if you should use the URI Mapping module at all if you don't have a dedicated server.

Sorry I don't have better advice for you than that!

All the best..

Conor