Structured Data Markup for Schema, Facebook Open Graph, Twitter...

Generic answer for open source code:

**Can your plugin...**The answer is always yes...but whether someone adds functionality to code depends on time, interest, ability, cost etc.
I cannot justify the time to look at expanding functionality at the moment, I am always firefighting other stuff in the real world, that's why the code is on is on Github, for others who need something, to spend their time adding what they want/need.

As I did this code ages ago, I remember nothing much and can only repeat that I started out with the Super Data code, and as I always do with every "plugin" I use, I improve it as I see fit, but went so far as to make it very different from the original. I would assume that it is better, in that I spent a lot of time testing with the tools for the various output schemas nitpicking the output.
If Super Data has not been updated, then yes this one is better I am sure.
As stated in the readme, there are many variations on the schema output appropriate to different business so some customisation and code modification is totally necessary, it is not just install and forget: check the output in all the tools.

When 156 gets released I will be in ZC mode for a while and and will be reviewing this as part of the usual spring clean+update., but for now I am up to my neck in another project.

Hi there!
I am very happy with your "Structured Data Markup for Schema" but there are ERROS with the html-validation:

I did not find any info/solution for this problem - any idea?!?!
Greetings :)

PS: Here is a link to our shop/product --> https://www.cannapot.com/shop/cannabis-seeds/purple-caper-seeds/gelato-bx-5-reg_seeds.html

meta tags are supposed to be in the head section of the page, not sure why yours are at the bottom of the page in the body section.

quite right, that's your problem:

meta tags are supposed to be in the head section of the page

HI!
Yes ok - but how can I bring this into the head-section?
:)

cp02:

HI!
Yes ok - but how can I bring this into the head-section?
:)

cp02:

HI!
Yes ok - but how can I bring this into the head-section?
:)

Hi again!
No idea? I installed it as it is written - do I maybe need to add a special "JSCRIP Load-Instruction" in template/common/htmlheader.php ???
Greetings, hopefully you can help me :)

You are using the css/js minifier, which in the newer versions loads all java script files at the bottom of the page. As you discovered, this is not always a good thing. YOu need to edit your code, so it does not load the jscript_plugin_structured_data.php file in the footer.

cp02:

Hi again!
No idea? I installed it as it is written - do I maybe need to add a special "JSCRIP Load-Instruction" in template/common/htmlheader.php ???
Greetings, hopefully you can help me :)

Design75:

You are using the css/js minifier, which in the newer versions loads all java script files at the bottom of the page. As you discovered, this is not always a good thing. YOu need to edit your code, so it does not load the jscript_plugin_structured_data.php file in the footer.

Thanks a lot for your feedback - ok, I thought bout that - so just like that? I put the code into the header of file "html_header.php" ?!?

or should I use something like this?

And if I do it, the minifier does not fetch it after because it is already used it the head-section...am I right with this?
Once again, thanks a lot for your answere, very helpful for me :)

Since I have moved the general jscript calls manually to the footer, this is exactly what I have in my html_header.php

<?php //steve structured data - contains meta tags for facebook so has to still be in the head
include (DIR_WS_TEMPLATES . $template_dir . '/jscript/plugin_structured_data.php');
?>

Note the script is not named "jscript..." to stop it being auto-loaded in the footer with all the other scripts that are named "jscript...".

torvista:

Since I have moved the general jscript calls manually to the footer, this is exactly what I have in my html_header.php

> 
> Note the script is **not** named "jscript..." to stop it being auto-loaded in the footer with all the other scripts that **are** named "jscript...".

Damn GREAT - it worked - many many thanks!!! I am happy now :)
i did the same but did NOT delete 'jscript'plugin_structured_data.php  ...  without jscript everything is fine!

once again - THANKS a LOT!!!

Hi Steve,
just installed your plugin - as much as you indicated it wasn't necessary I want to add the code below to html_header.php however my template appears not to be HTML5 - it is XHTML1 Transitional

Can I still add the part of that code as shown in bold? - if not is there a different code that I should use?

cheers,
Mike

google webmaster is giving warnings on 'priceValidUntil' and 'sku'. can you add this to a new version of this plugin??

I've done some fiddling about with this plugin, including the sku and priceValidUntil.

https://github.com/torvista/zen-cart_Structured-Data

If there is anything else that needs attention, mention it now.

Hi torvista,
I'm a bit confused, do you have any information about Super Data Markup for Zen Cart v1.1.7 available here:
https://zencart.codes/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=47
The authors give you credit for the core aggregate rating query. Is that plugin more advanced and should be used instead, or are they entirely independent uses, and merely by the good fortune of open-source collaboration share your code?

Further, is an updated version of your plugin available here or only from git?
I see this appears to be yours:
https://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=2215
But also there is from swguy a plugin of the same name, but advanced to v1.1, and only available commercially:
https://www.thatsoftwareguy.com/zencart_structured_data.html

All these versions are making my head explode...

Yes it does look confusing.
I can't answer. If you want to know the differences you'll have to manually Beyond Compare them. The version numbers are up to whoever feels like changing them.
I update my Github only, not the Plugins version.

Thanks torvista,
Got it. I'll compare the Super Data Markup v1.1.7 and your git repo and decide from there which to install first (whichever is simpler for a first check).

Hi torvista,
From perusing the code, pretty much equivalent actually, in terms of functionality. Different approaches regarding finding appropriate images, and your plugin finds stock levels. v1.1.7 of Super Data Markup (the one from the zencode site) adds review capability which is not in v1.1.5, in the same way yours does (i.e., only supplying aggregate properties when reviews actually exist).
I notice your code has a now probably defunct Google+ property at the end, after Twitter.
I think I will try both of these in succession (testing their uninstalls too---I notice you kindly supply a correct uninstall for the Super Data Markup plugin, which I should test with v1.1.7 too), and see how they differ in practice. I don't (yet) use image handler, but if I did I would go for version 5 which seems to be current. And I do upload LRG and MED images into separate directories for my products.
Not to forget: I am more inclined to use a plugin that has a support thread here, compared to one that does not.

I don't (yet) use image handler, but if I did I would go for version 5 which seems to be current. And I do upload LRG and MED images into separate directories for my products.
You should use Image Handler. Period.

Hi torvista,
I've decided I like your code more, more options, a better way to specify multiple options (comma separated on one field, let the code do the work), and better indication of what is optional and required.
If structured data makes it into the core of Zen Cart, and the responsive theme, your code would be ideal. Thanks a stack!

Thanks for taking the time to comment.