Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

[conor]

Hi,

Ten hours in the making, it gives me great pleasure to announce the release of another new version of Ceon URI Mapping.

All users should upgrade to 3.6.0 now!

All going well, this should be the last release for 2010!

Free support from Ceon will only be given for version 3.6.0 in future.

Upgrading shouldn't take long.. there are a few new template files with this version which should be copied into the appropriate folders. As always, full instructions are included in the distribution which help make this process simple.


From the Revision History:

[ADDED] Support for filtered product listings having their own static URI added. Previously only a single unique set of query string parameters would allow a filter product listing to have its own static URI. The software can now extract the identifying query string parameters which allow product listing pages to have their own static URI.

[ADDED] Modified template files added to distribution to enable support for static URIs in the Manufacturers sidebox, the Music Genres sidebox, the Record Company sidebox and all of the product listing filter forms. This would seem to complete the support for static URIs in a standard Zen Cart installation. There are no further files known to have code which does not support static URIs!

[UPDATED] Software will now (once again) redirect to the static URI for a manufacturer's page, if it exists, when the index page is being accessed with the query string parameters identifying a manufacturer.

[BUGFIX] The canonical URI for the root of a site was incorrectly having its trailing slash removed.

[UPDATED] Checks against the query string parameters being used to build links are now case insensitive.

[UPDATED] Order of checks against query string parameters changed so that the check for the identifying parameter for a category is now the last check made. This has been done in case any other software uses links which have the category query string parameter in them, so that these [hypothetical] links won't have their static URIs incorrectly overridden by a static URI for the associated category.


Download version 3.6.0 now!


Once it has been confirmed that this version does everything necessary for a Zen Cart store to be able to use static URIs for all of its URIs and that this software works without any ill effect, the distribution will be uploaded to the Zen Cart downloads area. In the meantime please use the above link.

Enjoy!

All the best...

Conor
ceon

[Shane78]

Hi Conor, excellent work... one small thing tho?.. in the download the files for your latest mod appear to use files from 1.3.9b. I had a little look at one of the files (admin/categories) via winmerge and notoiced this.

[conor]

Hi Martin,

How are you?

Hi Conor, excellent work... one small thing tho?.. in the download the files for your latest mod appear to use files from 1.3.9b.

Yes, that's why they were in a folder called "139b"! :-P

I had a little look at one of the files (admin/categories) via winmerge and notoiced this.

You have reminded me though.. I did indeed forget to add sample files for 1.3.9c!

I've released version 3.6.1, the only change being:

[ADDED] Sample modified core files for Zen Cart 1.3.9c added to the distribution.


Download 3.6.1 now!


Enjoy!

All the best..

Conor
ceon

[diverpeter]

i am trying to get the google base feed working along with the URL mapping, but in vain. I understand that it is caused by the mapping, coz its works just fine with the mapping being turned off. Will you be able to give me a head start on what do i need to do to get it working?

Thx in advanced.

[DivaVocals]

i am trying to get the google base feed working along with the URL mapping, but in vain.

Your question/request is vague.. "doesn't work" says nothing about the specific issues being experienced and makes it impossible for anyone to provide you with any kind of assistance..

I understand that it is caused by the mapping, coz its works just fine with the mapping being turned off. Will you be able to give me a head start on what do i need to do to get it working?

Based on what did you come to this particular conclusion???? I know there are problems with the Googlebase feeder module and SSU, but I have no issues with this working right alongside Ceon's URI module..

[Shane78]

:-P

lol

[davidmorrisuk]

Hi,


The module does not return random results.

I have seen this behaviour on a site before. The problem was the database server on the host not being in sync (they used some sort of "cloud" server).

You are also using an old version of the module.. you should always upgrade to the latest version of a module if you are having trouble!

The new 3.4.0 will be out later today so you should upgrade to that today.. I'll post back here when it has been released.

Unfortunately though, my gut feeling is that even after installing the latest version things will remain the same. In which case you'll have no choice but to pay someone to find and fix your server issues.

All the best...

Conor
ceon

Conor, as advised I have upgraded the CEON URI Module to version 3.4.2.

However I still have site navigation problems.

As before, sometimes the site navigation works ok, but other times, clicking a link displays a different seemingly random page.

Pressing F5 sometimes displays the correct page, sometimes does not.

I am at a complete loss as to how to resolve this and it is losing me business from the site. Many customers have also reported the problem.

I have spoken to the hosting company (JSWeb) and they say that the problem is not their servers but the CEON module. I am getting passed back and forwards.

JSWeb suggest I should change the SEO URL module, but I really dont want to do this unless there is no other option.

JSWeb not using a cloud computing model but load balanced servers.

They said that it could be my .htaccess file. it is below (couldnt attach it) could you please check that it looks ok.

##### NOTE: Replace /shop/ with the relative web path of your catalog in the "Rewrite Base" line below:

Options +FollowSymLinks

RewriteBase /

RewriteEngine On

# Don't rewrite any URIs ending with a file extension (ending with .[xxxx])
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !\.[a-zA-Z]{2,4}$
# Don't rewrite admin directory
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/admin.* [NC]
# Don't rewrite editors directory
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/editors.* [NC]
# Don't rewrite payment pages/callback handlers
# (Won't be rewritten by rules above but included here in case rewriting of URIs ending in .php is added)
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/ipn_main_handler.php.* [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/iridium_3d_secure_iframe.php.* [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/localities_remote_loader.php.* [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/nochex_apc_handler.php.* [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/protx_direct_3d_secure_iframe.php.* [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/realex_remote_3d_secure_iframe.php.* [NC]
# Don't rewrite cPanel directories
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/cpanel.* [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/frontend.* [NC]
# Handle all other URIs using Zen Cart (index.php)
RewriteRule (.*) index.php?%{QUERY_STRING} [L]

Please advise

Many thanks

David

[g1smd]

"Load balanced" tends to suggest that internally there's multiple versions of the site, that they are not quite in sync with each other, and that the effect is seen because visitors are connected to a random server each time.

In other news, 3.4.2 is ancient history and 3.6.1 is the current version. If nothing else check out the newer version of the .htaccess file with a number of syntax improvements and efficiency gains.

[Scott_C]

As before, sometimes the site navigation works ok, but other times, clicking a link displays a different seemingly random page.

Pressing F5 sometimes displays the correct page, sometimes does not.

Sorry if Im stating the obvious, but perhaps you're browser (and many of your customers browsers) have cached the old pages?

Its possible that the issue will disappear over time, as each browser refreshes its content.

If you're on a PC, try CTRL + F5 as the good ole 'forced refresh' (reloads everything) and see if that helps?

-Scott.

[DivaVocals]

"Load balanced" tends to suggest that internally there's multiple versions of the site, that they are not quite in sync with each other, and that the effect is seen because visitors are connected to a random server each time.

I'm fairly certain the OP will have the SAME or similar issue with another SEO module. Ceon URI is (IMO) the only module that just works correctly from the JUMP and the only REAL work required to make it work is setting up the .htaccess file correctly.. Plus it is better supported by it's author than others which are only either partially supported, or failing and not supported at all..

In other news, 3.4.2 is ancient history and 3.6.1 is the current version. If nothing else check out the newer version of the .htaccess file with a number of syntax improvements and efficiency gains.

OP should definitely upgrade..