Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

Hi,

adnanrana:

I am getting the same problem as sinful. I get the Page Not Found screen when typing in the address www.pc-point.co.uk. It works fine if I type "www.pc-point.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index" instead.

Please send me FTP, admin and PHPMyAdmin details for your site via this link and I'll take a quick look.

All the best..

Conor
ceon

Hi,

Just a reminder that now that 3.4.0 is out, free support from Ceon for versions prior to that is over.

If you have any problems with the module please upgrade to 3.4.0 first before posting here or getting in contact with me privately.

Thanks! :)

All the best...

Conor
ceon

conor:

Hi,

Just a reminder that now that 3.4.0 is out, free support from Ceon for versions prior to that is over.

If you have any problems with the module please upgrade to 3.4.0 first before posting here or getting in contact with me privately.

Thanks! :)

All the best...

Conor
ceonIt's OVER!!?? sniff what no flowers before you break up with me.. No LAST KISS GOODBYE!!!???:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:

Just kidding.. Will be testing 3.4.0 on my test store later this weekend..

Where can one download 3.4.0?

Does not appear to be in the Free Software Add Ons section yet.

Thanks.

Sorry... I see it now a few posts back! Thanks.

conor:

Hi,

Please send me FTP, admin and PHPMyAdmin details for your site via this link and I'll take a quick look.

All the best..

Conor
ceon

Reinstalling 3.4.0 fixed the problem. I was manually adding the code to core files before, so must have made a mistake somewhere. Thank you very much for your help Conor.:smile:

Hi,

A new version of Ceon URI Mapping is available for download!

EVERYONE SHOULD UPGRADE!

Upgrading will only take a few minutes if the only module you have which has modified the core files is a previous version Ceon URI Mapping.

Please read the post a few posts back regarding version 3.4.0 to find out what's new in 3.4.0.

3.4.1 is mostly small tweaks to make things work better and faster but unfortunately also includes a bugfix for a fairly serious problem introduced in 3.4.0 - sorry about that!

This release has been thoroughly tested so could hopefully be the last one for years (as it works that well! :) ).

From the Revision History:

[ADDED] Check for link to index page added to link generation function. Saves having to call the database when linking to the index page, resulting in lighter usage of server resources.

[ADDED] Automatic redirection of variants of index page URIs added (index.php, index.php?main_page=index). Instead of having a default URI mapping for the index page, all links to the index page are now handled in code, with all links automatically being redirected to the root of the store (i.e. the value of DIR_WS_CATALOG, e.g. / or /shop).

[UPDATED] All canonical URIs are now absolute URIs. In 3.4.0 they were relative to the site's root, now they are full URIs (they include the http URI scheme and the site's domain name).

[UPDATED] Any previously added mappings for the index page will be automatically made into historical URIs as they are no longer needed.

[UPDATED] New function added so that when Ceon URI Mapping is redirecting to another URI, the query string is rebuilt with any array or multi-dimensional array parameters intact. (Standard Zen Cart function doesn't support passing arrays). To minimise server impact the functions are only loaded if needed.

[UPDATED] Support added for building canonical URIs for pages which are loaded by posting a HTML form which uses the GET method. Filters on product listing pages etc. use a form to build their URIs; previously this would result in each filter creating a new URI without a canonical hint tag. Now all pages always have a canonical tag, regardless of how the URI is built, by populating the canonical URI variable even when the only things that have changed in the URI are the filtering parameters.

[BUGFIX] The default index page mapping added in 3.4.0 meant that any manufacturer product listing page which didn't have a static URI mapping specified/generated redirected to the index page when trying to add a product to the cart directly from the listing, meaning that the add to cart functionality was broken. This redirection no longer takes place, so the add to cart functionality has been restored.

[UPDATED] FAQ added to documentation to point to the information needed to get some third party modules working when Ceon URI Mapping is enabled. Information about what needs to be looked at made clearer and more comprehensive.

Download 3.4.1 now!

It will be uploaded to the downloads area on this site in a few days.. we've a few other module releases ready to go but had to delay them slightly to get a fully working version of URI Mapping out!

Enjoy!

All the best...

Conor
ceon

Hello Ceon URI Mapping,

I think there is a problem with the site or you are banned from using the site, or maybe there is a problem with your internet connection. Or your internet security has block that site.

tiresmokindad:

Hello Ceon URI Mapping,

I think there is a problem with the site or you are banned from using the site, or maybe there is a problem with your internet connection. Or your internet security has block that site.I can get in just fine.. (both from home and my VERY restrictive work internet access) Conor could not be banned from his own site.. Perhaps you are blocked from the site from your internet connection.. Any message you get to indicate such would seem to point to an issue with your internet access..

Hello Conor,
Very excite to hear that the Ceon URI Mapping has the new edition, and I found some really good function, such as:
1.The “cPath” query string parameter is now removed from the URI if the current category is simply the product's master category
and I check my good webmaster, found that, there are two pages
/Kia-GPS-Navigation/Kia-Borrego-GPS-Navigation
/Kia-GPS-Navigation/Kia-Borrego-GPS-Navigation?cPath=
but this is the signal page, will the 3.4.1 solve this problem?
you can see my picture 1
2.Canonical URI support added! that is very good, but I have one question, currently one my site there are some options to choose by custome, like item name, price, new arrival(see picture 2),
if choose one of them, then it will generate a new site like: http://www.domain.com/Car-GPS-Navigation/Honda-GPS-Navigation?&productsort=3
will it solve this problem, and only dierct to http://www.domain.com/Car-GPS-Navigation/Honda-GPS-Navigation ?

I will test this new edition and start to use it. Thanks you so much if you would like to answer me.
Alan

Hi Alan,

alan145:

I will test this new edition and start to use it. Thanks you so much if you would like to answer me.

I'm glad you like the module but why are you posting asking what the new features "will be like"?

Why don't you just install the module?

You've pushed the release announcement back up the thread just to ask me if the features I've listed actually work or do what they say they'll do. :(

To answer your first question, cPath may still get added the odd time but it's much less likely to be added now and the canonical support means that search engines won't see duplicate pages. :)

To answer your second question, yes, the new version has canonical URI support so although the sort parameters will still be added (http://www.domain.com/Car-GPS-Navigation/Honda-GPS-Navigation?&productsort=3) the search engines will see a canonical URI without the sort parameters (http://www.domain.com/Car-GPS-Navigation/Honda-GPS-Navigation).

TO ALL USERS: PLEASE NOTE THAT SUPPORT FOR VERSIONS 1.0.0-3.4.0 IS NOW OVER. PLEASE DON'T ASK ANY QUESTIONS HERE UNLESS YOU'VE ALREADY UPGRADED TO VERSION 3.4.1.

Thanks!

Thanks DivaVocals for pointing out that the ceon website's working fine. Not sure what you were referring to tiresmokindad.. if you're still having trouble please get in contact with me privately.

All the best...

Conor
ceon

After installation, why always appear 404 error.
http://k3miao.com/Ying-Jian

[QUOTE=conor;883880]Hi Alan,
I'm glad you like the module but why are you posting asking what the new features "will be like"?

Why don't you just install the module?
QUOTE]

Hello Conor,
today, I installed 3.4.1, I just upload the files to overwrite the currently module 3.2.4 I use, Also I use the compare tool like beyond compare to keep my important content,
all are well, when visit the website, and it didn't appear problem,
but when I log in the admin, I found it display

1060 Duplicate column name 'excluded_files'
in:
[ ALTER TABLE ceon_uri_mapping_configs ADD `excluded_files` TEXT DEFAULT NULL AFTER `char_str_replacements`;]
If you were entering information, press the BACK button in your browser and re-check the information you had entered to be sure you left no blank fields.

PS: I don't change admin file name, what can I do now. Thank you.
Alan

Hi Alan,

Oh dear. That's a bug in the auto-upgrade script. It is running the auto-upgrade code for versions 3.2.0-3.2.2 when you are upgrading from 3.2.4!

Sorry about that!

I've released a new version of the module with the bugfix for this.

You can download it now:

Download version 3.4.2

The only files that have changed are

admin/ceon_uri_mapping_auto_upgrade.php
admin/ceon_uri_mapping_config.php

Copy those two files into your store's admin folder and then go to the Ceon URI Mapping Config and this time it will upgrade properly!

All the best...

Conor
ceon

Conor,

Just testing this on a local host on WAMP PHP5.2, ZenCart 1.3.9b with your sage pay form and if I cancel out of the sagepay form from the test server I am not getting back to the site/check out page.

I have just tried it with the URL mapping turned off and still the same problem - this might be a Sagepay form issue rather than the URL Mapping so sorry if I have posted in the wrong section

MikeyG

I need urgent help with this one...
(This problem definitely has something to do with the URI mapping as everything works when its disabled.)
It relates to my product listing pages.
I look at page1 and thats ok. I hover the mouse over the link for page2 and it shows: ?sort=2a&page=2. I click it and it goes to page2 but the link says: ?sort=2apage=2. At this stage I can view page2 ok.
I click on the page3 products page and the link shows: ?sort=2appage=3. It breaks and goes to page1, although it shows the page 3 link at the top of the page.
I haven't made any spelling mistakes here...it changes from "2a&page" to "2apage" to "2appage" .
I am running the latest version 3.4.2

Just looking at my Google Webmaster Tools reports and I also have a long string of 406 errors occurring just after I upgraded to 3.4.0 from 3.2.4.
They all go along the lines of....?alpha_filter_id=76page%3D1page%3D1page%3D1page%3D1page%3D1page%3D1page=1&sort=4d
Would these also be related to the Produst Page problem?
I currently have URI disabled, so as to allow people to keep using the site, but of course this will throw up a lot of errors to the Google search bots. Would it be a good idea to temporarily write redirects to all of my 215 products (and categories) until I sort this? I don't want my ranking to suffer..

Hi,

piker:

I click on the page3 products page and the link shows: ?sort=2appage=3.

This really is complicated software! :)

I was just looking at the code and noticed that changes in 3.4.0 to make cleaner URIs would remove an extra ampersand if the main query string parameter for a mapped URI wasn't at the start of a URI.. this can happen if the likes of sort parameters are used but precede the main query string parameter (which only happens in some places and not in others). When I saw your post I knew exactly what could be causing it and upon testing it on our test server found the same thing.

I've released a new version. 3.4.3 with a bug fix for this.

From the revision history:

[BUGFIX] Code introduced in 3.4.0 to remove extra ampersands from the URI was being overzealous and removing an extra ampersand whenever the primary query string parameter for a mapped URI was not at the start of the query string, but was instead preceded by other query parameters. This broke the preceding and following query string parameters as the name of the following parameter was being appended to the preceding parameter's value.

ALL USERS MUST UPGRADE!

Versions 1.0.0 - 3.4.2 are NO LONGER SUPPORTED BY CEON.

The only files that have changed between 3.4.3 and 3.4.2/3.4.1 are

files/admin/ceon_uri_mapping_config.php

modified_core_files/YOUR_ZC_VERSION/includes/functions/html_output.php

(Once you've copied over these files don't forget to go to the configuration in the admin to have the database updated to the latest version).

To upgrade from versions 1.0.0-3.4.0 you will need to follow the upgrade instructions in the documentation.

Sorry about the bug but as I said., these things can be complex sometimes and hard to spot! Glad I did though (and good timing for your bug report too! :) ).

Download version 3.4.3 now!

All the best..

Conor
ceon

Hi Conor, this looks like a great module and Im keen to get it working. :smile:

Just seem to be having an issue. I have a test version of our live store running in a subdirectory (1.3.9b) and Ive tried to install the Ceon URI Mapping (SEO) add-on.

ive carefully gone through and copied all files - including core files from the 1.3.9b folder in your download (3.4.3)

But when i get to step 3 of your instructions about creating the database tables, I click through to; Admin>Modules>Ceon URI Mapping (SEO) - and I simply get a blank page.

If I go to EZ Pages to open a file I get an error about the table not existing.

It appears that the tables are not being created in the database? Is there perhaps a seperate SQL query I can run in phpMyAdmin?

Sorry if im missing something obvious here, but im fairly certain ive followed the instructions properly.

Cheers,

Scott.

Hi Scott,

Glad you like the software!

Scott_C:

But when i get to step 3 of your instructions about creating the database tables, I click through to; Admin>Modules>Ceon URI Mapping (SEO) - and I simply get a blank page.

A blank page means a PHP error. You'll have to enable error reporting/display errors in admin/includes/configure.php to see what you've done wrong.

It sounds like you haven't in fact uploaded all the files. You should reupload them **all **again.. the most likely cause of the error would be an attempt to load a required file failing (like includes/extra_datafiles/ceon_uri_mapping_config.php) or a function being missing because the functions files haven't been loaded.

Hope that helps!

All the best..

Conor
ceon