Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

Hi Conor

Thanks again for a great module... although I can't get this to work properly...:frusty:

I've worked through the installation and Configuration for the URI-mapping but when I activate the module and auto generate URI for a category and then a product - when I select either the product or category it sends me back to my store index page?! and not the product info or sub category page... what have I missed?!...because Im sure I have as your modules are ace!

Any guidance greatly appreciated!

Nathan

Hi Conor,

I've had a problem for a while now, oh yes and there's this zencart one aswell! Whereby, on visiting my confirm checkout page from paypal express checkout the big red banner asking for terms and conditions to be checked is immediately displayed - without clicking a thing. This should only be displayed after clicking 'Confirm Checkout' whilst the T&C's is unchecked.

This really had me stumped, but I've now pinpointed the problem to Ceon Uri and thought I would share in case anyone else has the same issue and/or if you wanted to sort it for future releases.

With a new install of zen-cart 1.38 (none of my other mods present) and just the Ceon Uri mod installed I have replicated the problem and found that it does not happen if the Discount Coupon module is installed. Uninstall this DC module and the problem returns?!?. As I don't want the Discount Coupon module visible my workaround is to install the DC module and then hide it from the checkout page by editing the appropriate .php file.

No idea what the reason could be (to do with the rewrites in .htaccess, perhaps?) Maybe you can shed some light on it. Let me know if you want me to carry out further tests - I'd be happy to.

Cheers

Simon

Hi all, I've just installed this mod and have got most of it working well.
By the way this is the best submitted package I've come accross. Very useful and so well put together.

I'm pretty much a newbie and have a problem I can't resolve.
My (existing) categories (and subs) update in the admin both automatically or by entering in the text box, but I can't get my products to update. (I hope I'm using the correct terminology here.)
Is this because it's not updating the data base?
Have I messed up a core file? I had to "hand edit" some as other mod installations had previously changed them.

If someone could make some suggestions where I should check for errors it would be greatly appreciated.
David

http://countrytothecore.net

Just been reading and thought I should clarify something in the above post.
I understand that just installing this mod won't automatically update everything and that I need to do it "manually"
When I wrote automatically update in my first post, what I meant was...
If I go to my admin/products and go to edit the product, I scroll down and leave the box checked, preview, then update.
It's working for categories and subs but not products.
Thanks, David

Hi David,

australican:

Hi all, I've just installed this mod and have got most of it working well.
By the way this is the best submitted package I've come accross. Very useful and so well put together.

Thanks very much indeed for the nice comments, they're greatly appreciated! I'm glad you like the software!

australican:

Have I messed up a core file? I had to "hand edit" some as other mod installations had previously changed them.

It sounds like you haven't copied the changes across for the update_product.php file properly.

If you like I can take a quick look to see if that's the case. Please just get in contact with me privately via this link, sending me some FTP and admin details for your site. Of course you can delete any temporary accounts created for me once we're done, just be sure the FTP account has full write access.

All the best...

Conor
ceon

Hi Simon,

simon1066:

No idea what the reason could be (to do with the rewrites in .htaccess, perhaps?) Maybe you can shed some light on it. Let me know if you want me to carry out further tests - I'd be happy to.

I'm afraid I can't see how the URI mapping module could have the effects you are describing. I don't think it's the source of the problem.

Sorry I can't say more than that, I don't know what you should do to fix that!

All the best...

Conor
ceon

Conor, personalized help for free software? You're awesome.
Some extra info that might help.
The core files that had been modified by other mods were update_product.php, and collect_info.php.
Both modified by my shipping estimator, ozpost.
Changes were small, I don't know enough about php, but I don't think they would affect anything.
In an effort to sort out the problem I renamed those two files, hide_update_pro...ect, then uploaded your files as is but still couldn't things to work right.

Maybe I did something wrong setting up in the admin. I might be clutching at straws, but I've been racking my brains for two days and have run out of my amateurish ideas.

Thanks again for looking at this for me, this mod will be a fantastic addition for me as I delve into the strange new world of SEO,
David

Hi,

australican:

Conor, personalized help for free software? You're awesome.

Only on special occasions/when someone's been particularly nice! :)

I've fixed that the module on your site for you now.

The changes you made to the core files which were already modified by ozpost were all exactly right.

However, you'd forgotten to upload the modified version of "preview_info.php", so the module wasn't having the auto-generated/entered URI passed on for saving. With that modified core file uploaded everything is working as expected.

Glad you like the software!

All the best...

Conor
ceon

Hi

When I hover over the links which have been automatically or manually re-written, I see the long url being displayed in the status bar (though it displays correctly in the address bar once I click on the link).

Any ideas why this may be the case?

Faz

Hi,

chabbu:

Any ideas why this may be the case?

Yes, you must have forgotten to upload the modified version of includes/functions/html_output.php - the software is probably redirecting to the "current" (shorter, non-dynamic) URI after you click on the link.. part of the module's automatic historical redirection functionality.

You'll probably also notice that you can't add any products to the cart if they have a static URI entered.. this would confirm the above.

Upload the appropriate modified version of html_output.php for your version of Zen Cart and things should be fine!

All the best...

Conor
ceon

conor:

Hi,

Yes, you must have forgotten to upload the modified version of includes/functions/html_output.php
Conor
ceon

That did the trick!

Many thanks.

Hello,

I am getting the following error. Does anybody know what the problem is?

Not Found
The requested URL /184-pin-ddr-ecc-registered-dimm-rdimm-kit/4gb-kit-2-x-2gb was not found on this server.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

Apache/2.2.11 (Unix) mod_ssl/2.2.11 OpenSSL/0.9.8e-fips-rhel5 mod_auth_passthrough/2.1 mod_bwlimited/1.4 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635 Server at https://www.globalmemory.co.uk Port 80

globalmemory:

Hello,

I am getting the following error. Does anybody know what the problem is?

Not Found
The requested URL /184-pin-ddr-ecc-registered-dimm-rdimm-kit/4gb-kit-2-x-2gb was not found on this server.

I received this error and nailed it down to the contents of my htaccess file.

Is your site installed in the root? Do you have the correct set rewrite of rules in the file (refer to the configuration section of the documentation for this).

Faz

Hi Faz,

Thanks for the advice! Sajid hadn't uploaded any htaccess file at all. Now that's been done everything's working fine! :)

All the best...

Conor
ceon

Is there a way to quickly uninstall this or disable this? I've installed this and it has broke the site completely. I'm pretty sure that it has something to do with the .htaccess after doing some poking around, but I don't have the knowledge or time to learn how to write my own htaccess file.

asauterChicago:

Is there a way to quickly uninstall this or disable this? I've installed this and it has broke the site completely. I'm pretty sure that it has something to do with the .htaccess after doing some poking around, but I don't have the knowledge or time to learn how to write my own htaccess file.

Edit: never mind, figured out to disable. Now that I'm in not panic mode, can anyone direct me to a good resource on how to write an .htaccess file to work with this :-)? I'm on bluehost, which I believe is Apache. The cart is also not in the root directory of the site.

Hi,

asauterChicago:

Edit: never mind, figured out to disable. Now that I'm in not panic mode, can anyone direct me to a good resource on how to write an .htaccess file to work with this :-)? I'm on bluehost, which I believe is Apache. The cart is also not in the root directory of the site.

The instructions with the module should give you most of the information you need. Otherwise please try searching online for tutorials about rewrite rules.

All the best...

Conor
ceon

Hiya,
I've had this mod installed on my site for a while now, and everything was working perfectly. But now, when accessing my site, I can only view the front page. Any other page gives me a blank white page. I have the debugging tool installed, and am receiving no errors there.

I've disabled the mod for now, as it seems to work without it enabled. My question is: what would be possible causes for this to suddenly stop working? I haven't made any recent changes.

Thanks!

Hi,

The fact that it was working perfectly before but not now means something must have changed with your host or your account. I'd guess that either the server configuration has changed (something to do with htaccess files being disabled?) or the htaccess file has changed. Best talk to your hosts about this.

All the best...

Conor
ceon

ok, so i've manually updated approx 350 products and am ready to enable this mod. However, I already have indexed content on google. I understand that old links will be redirected to the rewritten ones, but eventually, will google update the old urls and replace them with the rewritten ones, or will I have to resubmit and updated sitemap?

Thanks

Faz