Google Base Feeder Support Thread [OLD]

[thebeveragegourmet]

Thanks. I don't have wordpress. I'll have to check the .htaccess files.

On the Numinix forum, someone said the text error was the cause of the admin files. Could renaming my admin to another name (as recommended) cause a problem? I uploaded the files to the "admin" folder of my site...it's just that the name is not "admin".

[countrycharm]

Thanks. I don't have wordpress. I'll have to check the .htaccess files.

On the Numinix forum, someone said the text error was the cause of the admin files. Could renaming my admin to another name (as recommended) cause a problem? I uploaded the files to the "admin" folder of my site...it's just that the name is not "admin".

It should not cause you any problem as long as you changed the name of the admin folder to the name you are using. In other words if your admin folder is named jhon_doe make sure the admin folder in the google base feeder is change to mach that before you upload, if not then things will not work.

[countrycharm]

Thanks. I don't have wordpress. I'll have to check the .htaccess files.

On the Numinix forum, someone said the text error was the cause of the admin files. Could renaming my admin to another name (as recommended) cause a problem? I uploaded the files to the "admin" folder of my site...it's just that the name is not "admin".

I read what what you asked Numinix on Numinix forums and I agree with him. Check to make sure the files in the google base feeder admin uploaded correctly. What I mean about that is make sure the filesize is the same, if not that is the reason why it is showing that down below. Some ftp programs mess up when uploading files.

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[wildgarden]

Hi, I'm using this module and it's mostly working. An issue I'm having is that the 'product_type' tag (which is the category name) isn't showing my category properly. I have products which are linked in two categories and for some reason, it is showing the linked category and not the 'master category'. I have reset the master category products to be the correct one (as they were showing incorrectly before) but even after resetting this, the 'product_type' is not updating to be the correct category. Does anyone have any thoughts about this? I don't want to have to delete all the linking products categories. Thanks in advance- I love zen cart and this community!!

[jdalton]

I have been using this module for approx 6 weeks now with no issues until lately. Google stopped listing my products eventhough there was no error in my google base account. On querying google I got the following response..

"Please note, CDATA is a special notation for data that allows you to use & (and ONLY &). Therefore, should not be used for
any other characters."

So how can I disable CDATA if that is what is required? I noticed in the google_base.php file that CDATA is set to false

function google_base_xml_sanitizer($str, $cdata = false) {

however it appears in the xml feed??

http://www.ethoil.com/store/feed/goo...l_products.xml

[countrycharm]

I have been using this module for approx 6 weeks now with no issues until lately. Google stopped listing my products eventhough there was no error in my google base account. On querying google I got the following response..

"Please note, CDATA is a special notation for data that allows you to use & (and ONLY &). Therefore, should not be used for
any other characters."

So how can I disable CDATA if that is what is required? I noticed in the google_base.php file that CDATA is set to false

function google_base_xml_sanitizer($str, $cdata = false) {

however it appears in the xml feed??

http://www.ethoil.com/store/feed/goo...l_products.xml

Swap out your google_base.php code with this one and see if it will make a difference. Download it from here.

In \includes\classes\google_base.php make a backup and upload the new google_base.php Maybe this will solve your problem.

[feef]

I've just installed google base feeder and got it working, to some extent...

The output from the cron shows everything seems to work as expected, with no errors, except that it only parses 23 products.

The 23 products it does parse, I can see in the google merchant system fine, but why isn't it doing the entire catalogue.

I can't find any reference to a threshold anywhere.

Any ideas?


tia

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[countrycharm]

I've just installed google base feeder and got it working, to some extent...

The output from the cron shows everything seems to work as expected, with no errors, except that it only parses 23 products.

The 23 products it does parse, I can see in the google merchant system fine, but why isn't it doing the entire catalogue.

I can't find any reference to a threshold anywhere.

Any ideas?


tia

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Is your script timing out or does it create all your product in the XML file.
If your script is timing out, in the root of your server (not store root), create/open a file called php.ini and add the following lines:

max_execution_time = 300
max_input_time = 90
memory_limit = 32M

If it is not creating all your products try this.
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpo...postcount=2330

[jdalton]

Swap out your google_base.php code with this one and see if it will make a difference. Download it from here.

In \includes\classes\google_base.php make a backup and upload the new google_base.php Maybe this will solve your problem.

I have applied the new google_base.php file. However when creating a new xml file it now created two new files ethoil_products.xml & ethoil.xml?? The CDATA attribute is found on both? I have uploaded the ethoil_products.xml to google anyway to see if that makes any differences. Should know either way in 24-48hrs...

[jdalton]

I have applied the new google_base.php file. However when creating a new xml file it now created two new files ethoil_products.xml & ethoil.xml?? The CDATA attribute is found on both? I have uploaded the ethoil_products.xml to google anyway to see if that makes any differences. Should know either way in 24-48hrs...

Just got an error now on my google base account after uploading the new feed?

"No items inserted"