[OLD] Google Merchant module Version 1.12.0 by Numinix

jxl1:

Appreciate your reply. But the Google Merchant Feed Module via Zen Cart is not even generating these products so it's not an issue of Google rejecting them.

One other issue is that shipping is set under Zones. Within zones we have a table rate set up for the UK. I've set Zones as the shipping method & selected GB as the Table Zone ID. However the google feed shows the shipping cost as £0. I've also tried the zones table rate option within shipping method.

Any help would be appreciated. :smile:

2. Availability & Price

A. availability [availability] - Availability status of the item

1. Your Zen-Cart must have "show quantity stock set to 1.
2. Your GM config must have Show Quantity (true) & Default Quantity (1)

sash:

Since im back up to speed again, Question about inputting (Size) into google merchant,

for example a pair of shoes has 8 different sizes and each size has a different product code,,,

How do i get around that,

I have stock by attributes and numinix product fields.

Thanks

sash, have tried to confirm and run your .xml file within admin?

if so, what errors are you getting?

Googlers:

A. availability [availability] - Availability status of the item

1. Your Zen-Cart must have "show quantity stock set to 1.

catalog/product types/page layout/show quantity stock set to 1

2. Your GM config must have Show Quantity (true) & Default Quantity (1)

Both of these are a must.

PinkLeopard:

sash, have tried to confirm and run your .xml file within admin?

if so, what errors are you getting?

Hi dont get any errors, its mainly an input question,, if i have product codes for different sizes of the same shoe,, where can i put all the product codes for this?

Hi - the following is a copy of a post in the Image Handler3 thread - it is probably not protocol to make the same post in 2 different threads however there seems to be a connection so hence this cry for help!

Hi - my issue is images in product pages - default and additional - have disappeared since I installed IH3.

All images are present on the home page, and indeed on the first listing page of a category however beyond that images are missing but the text description for the image is showing.

Also - prior to installing IH3 I had installed Google Merchant after which when adding a new product I could not get images to load ("No Picture Available"). No Configuration changes were made to images, new listing, all listings etc.

Subsequent to installing IH3, I can add images to new product listing AFTER saving it (without an image) and by then going to Tools, IH3 and inserting images - problem is that the default image does not show up in the product page, only the additional images do. An error message says could not load default image albeit the default image shows up with all the additional images in the box (in Tools).

Something integral is preventing upload of images to product pages - not sure where to find that code to address the problem :dontgetit

So Iam slowly but surely pulling out the little hair I have left. :laugh:

Any and all assistance appreciated.

cheers,
Mike

shags38:

Hi - the following is a copy of a post in the Image Handler3 thread - it is probably not protocol to make the same post in 2 different threads however there seems to be a connection so hence this cry for help!

Something integral is preventing upload of images to product pages - not sure where to find that code to address the problem :dontgetit

So Iam slowly but surely pulling out the little hair I have left. :laugh:

Any and all assistance appreciated.

cheers,
Mike

Mike, take a deep breath...relax and try reinstalling IH3. I will test it later on my test site. I did not upgrade to IH3 because IH2 was working fine for me.

Or...if IH2 was working fine....you might want to re-install that one...again...it's just a suggestion....

PinkLeopard:

Mike, take a deep breath...relax and try reinstalling IH3. I will test it later on my test site. I did not upgrade to IH3 because IH2 was working fine for me.

Or...if IH2 was working fine....you might want to re-install that one...again...it's just a suggestion....

Sucking it in!!

I didn't have IH2 or 3 installed prior to installing Google Merchant - images problem started with installation of GM and is now exasperated by IH3.

I know we will get there in the end :D

Next post is a doozie :smile:

Mike

Hi again,

my reputation for asking dumb questions normally precedes me however this one is a real doozie.

Having read what Google wants to have stipulated for the feed data, and in my case it comes under Apparel Accessories - the toughest category in respect to data required - WHERE do I do this, where do I add the information against a product for the feed that GM wants? There does not seem to be the allowance for such input in products attributes in admin??

The other aspect is that for this category Google demands a Brand Name. The product is Jewellery and comes from all manner of places and often through 6 sets of hands so it is impossible to establish a factual brand - does one create their own brand name for this purpose??

cheers,
Mike

sash:

After a nerve racking first time merging files!! It worked:clap::clap: Thanks for your help:yes:

Yayy! glad you got it fixed. :-)

shags38:

Sucking it in!!

I didn't have IH2 or 3 installed prior to installing Google Merchant - images problem started with installation of GM and is now exasperated by IH3.

I know we will get there in the end :D

Next post is a doozie :smile:

Mike

Not sure if this will help but on the Google Merchant Center Feeder Configuration at the bottom it says this:

Image Handler True

I have mine set to True since I have IH2 installed.

PinkLeopard:

For this particular type of problem you will need to download your feed, open it up in an editor, view the error and fix it.

Once this error is resolved you will have to download a fresh copy each time an error appears because the lines & columns change.

I had this problem continuously until all my errors were fixed.

I am still getting this error message
Line No. Column No.
2,138 23

I have opened it and it looks to be where I offer £5 gift voucher.
However the £ sign is missing from the data but it is included in my zencart product heading

I am currently removing all £ signs and quoting GBP instead.

the error has now moved to this line.

 <description><![CDATA[5 GBP Gift CertificateYou can email this as a gift to anyone you like. All you need do is log into your Candle With Care account and click on the Send Gift Certificate button in your shopping cart.Please allow a little time for us to receive your payment before we release the Gift Certificate into your account.]]></description>

any suggestions?

The other aspect is that for this category Google demands a Brand Name. The product is Jewellery and comes from all manner of places and often through 6 sets of hands so it is impossible to establish a factual brand - does one create their own brand name for this purpose??

Because I sell vintage and antique collectibles - including costume jewelry - I have many items that I don't know the brand, so I setup Unknown Maker in the manufacturer list and use it. Works fine.

RescoCCC:

Because I sell vintage and antique collectibles - including costume jewelry - I have many items that I don't know the brand, so I setup Unknown Maker in the manufacturer list and use it. Works fine.

Thanks for that - I will use something similar .... like "made by an apprentice jeweller in a small village in the Tibetan foothills just north of the Khyber Pass" .... Google can't say that isn't unique :D

By the way - where does this information get entered? - in stock with attributes? or elsewhere?

cheers,
Mike

Hi there

I am finally making some headway on using this mod. I was able to get a feed made but for some reason it keeps stopping midway through a product. Not the same product everytime either so I have not been able to determine why it is stopping. I am not getting any errors from Google on the feed that I am submitting.

I have over 14000 products. The last time I ran the feed it ended here

id: 5541, price: 68.84, description length: 286 - including - success
id: 5542, price: 8.84, description length: 397 - including

I looked at product ID 5542 and found nothing strange or weird about it.

Any thoughts?

shags38:

Thanks for that - I will use something similar .... like "made by an apprentice jeweller in a small village in the Tibetan foothills just north of the Khyber Pass" .... Google can't say that isn't unique :D

By the way - where does this information get entered? - in stock with attributes? or elsewhere?

cheers,
Mike

When you setup a product, it's entered in the Products Manufacturer field. Zen Manufacturer = Google Brand attribute.

I have homemade items which are exempt.

In my config setting I have this:

Default Product Type (blank)
Product Type - Top

Google Product Category Default (blank)

Enter a default Google product category from the Google Category Taxonomy or leave blank (note: you can override this default setting by creating a Google Product Category attribute as per the documentation):

1. If I enter Apparel & Accessories, it doubles in my feeds.
2. If left blank - nothing

Findings:

The product type is functioning correctly but the category type is not.

Why?

Has anyone else had this experience or problem?

Thanks

danilyn22 and candleman

besides viewing your feed file in an editor, it helps to view your feed in IE or Opera. If there's a problem with your feed the browser can't load it. It will show you where the problem is. When the errors have been fixed the feed will finally load in your browser.

PinkLeopard:

I have homemade items which are exempt.

In my config setting I have this:

Default Product Type (blank)
Product Type - Top

Google Product Category Default (blank)

Enter a default Google product category from the Google Category Taxonomy or leave blank (note: you can override this default setting by creating a Google Product Category attribute as per the documentation):

1. If I enter Apparel & Accessories, it doubles in my feeds.
2. If left blank - nothing

Findings:

The product type is functioning correctly but the category type is not.

Why?

Has anyone else had this experience or problem?

Thanks

That sounds like what I have been experiencing. I posted about it in the old thread.

http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1073353&postcount=3483

Another thing that is happening is there is one product that consistently has the product type tag omitted but the rest of the products in the feed include the product type tag. This is the only thing keeping the feed from being perfect in merchant center.

The product type tag can be added manually but most shop owners will not want to deal with that.

buildingblocks:

That sounds like what I have been experiencing. I posted about it in the old thread.

http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1073353&postcount=3483

Another thing that is happening is there is one product that consistently has the product type tag omitted but the rest of the products in the feed include the product type tag. This is the only thing keeping the feed from being perfect in merchant center.

The product type tag can be added manually but most shop owners will not want to deal with that.

Have you created attributes of age, gender, color, etc for each product?

PinkLeopard:

Have you created attributes of age, gender, color, etc for each product?

No the item is a piece of furniture.