Ultimate SEO v3 (and v2.200) [Support Thread]

Trying to turn off Ultimate URLs for a specific subfolder (Google_Merchant) by updating .htaccess but it's not working. Is there something else needed?
(It redirects back to index.php)

swguy:

Trying to turn off Ultimate URLs for a specific subfolder (Google_Merchant) by updating .htaccess but it's not working. Is there something else needed?
(It redirects back to index.php)
What changes did you try in the .htaccess and what's 'not working'?

I'm guessing that you might need to add a negative RewriteCond to indicate that the redirect to the main-page shouldn't be performed.

I would have thought one of

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/store/Google_Merchant [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/Google_Merchant [NC]

would do it - but no.

swguy:

I would have thought one of

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/store/Google_Merchant [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/Google_Merchant [NC]

would do it - but no.
So what is the result those RewriteCond statements? What's an incoming link look like and what's the result?

I get bumped back to store root.

https://site.com/store/index.html?args

OK, what's the link look like prior to the unwanted redirection?

https://site.com/store/Google_Merchant/create_google_feed.php?args

Could you send me a copy of the current .htaccess via direct email so that I can review?

Following up: It turns out that the unwanted redirect to the site's home page was being issued by the Google Merchant Center processing. No change needed to the USU .htaccess.

I need a little help in configuring Ultimate URLs. Currently it is providing URLS that look like this **/wall-series-wine-racks-c-130_58_85/le-rustique-p-1657.htm **I am wondering if there is a way to change the underscores (in the c-130_58_85) to dashes/hyphens. Do I use a PCRE rule, and if so which one? Or do I turn off the Generate CPath?

gwynwyffar:

I need a little help in configuring Ultimate URLs. Currently it is providing URLS that look like this **/wall-series-wine-racks-c-130_58_85/le-rustique-p-1657.htm **I am wondering if there is a way to change the underscores (in the c-130_58_85) to dashes/hyphens. Do I use a PCRE rule, and if so which one? Or do I turn off the Generate CPath?
Unfortunately, those underscores separating the categories are significant, as they're the built-in Zen Cart way of identifying the **cPath **variable.

That's as I expected. Thank you for the information. My boss has been using an SEO Site Audit tool that complains about the underscores (because Google might interpret those incorrectly as part of a word) Since it's cPath data it really doesn't matter in terms of SEO effectiveness.

I've just submitted v3.0.5 of USU to the Zen Cart moderators for review; I'll post back when it's available for download: https://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=132

 This release contains changes associated with the following GitHub issues:

#32: Strip unwanted &'s from the generated href_link.
#34: Correct admin PHP warnings when creating storefront links.

lat9:

I've just submitted v3.0.5 of USU to the Zen Cart moderators for review; I'll post back when it's available for download: https://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=132

 This release contains changes associated with the following GitHub issues:

#32: Strip unwanted &'s from the generated href_link.
#34: Correct admin PHP warnings when creating storefront links.
Unfortunately, that release contains an unwanted PHP parse error. I've just submitted USU v3.0.6 to correct that issue; I'll report back here when it's available for download.

Please don't use v3.0.5!

lat9:

Unfortunately, that release contains an unwanted PHP parse error. I've just submitted USU v3.0.6 to correct that issue; I'll report back here when it's available for download.

Please don't use v3.0.5!
v3.0.6 is now available for download! Thanks, @swguy!

I successfully installed without any problems.

What parameter do I need to do to set to get my links to look like this?

From: http://yoursite.com/index.php?main_page=contact_us
To: http://yoursite.com/contact_us.html

jodean:

I successfully installed without any problems.

What parameter do I need to do to set to get my links to look like this?

From: http://yoursite.com/index.php?main_page=contact_us
To: http://yoursite.com/contact_us.html
Did you enable USU to provide those alternate URLs? Configuration->Ultimate URLs->Enable alternate URLs?

Configuration->Ultimate URLs->Enable alternate URLs? Yes

When i try to navigate the catalog i get various errors relating to not being able to find files.

I suspect that cause is related to .htaccess. I am running on a Sietground hosting service. Could you give me any guidance what might need to be changed to resolve the problem.

The .htaccess in the root looks like this: one line
#AddHandler application/x-httpd-php70 .php .php5 .php4 .php3

The .htaccess in the public_html:

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^tennesseeflyfishing.com$ [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.tennesseeflyfishing.com$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/[0-9]+..+.cpaneldcv$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/.well-known/pki-validation/[A-F0-9]{32}.txt(?:\ Comodo\ DCV)?$
RewriteRule ^/?$ "http://tennesseeflyfishers.org" [R=301,L]

#Weebly Additions Start
ErrorDocument 404 /w_api/Handler.php

RewriteEngine on

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^tennesseetraditionalflies.com [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^$
RewriteCond %{HTTPS}:s (on:(s)|off:s)
RewriteRule ^/?(.*) http%2://tennesseetraditionalflies.com/$1 [L,R=301,NE]

Options
RewriteEngine on

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !-f
RewriteRule ^ajax/(.*)$ /w_api/Handler.php [L]

RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^$ index.html [R=301,L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /w_api/Handler.php

#Weebly Additions End

No idea whether you did that right or not, but it does go before the mod code in the file.

When I set Enable Alternate URL's in the Ultimate URL's under Configuration to Yes I get Page Not Found when I navigate to a page.