IndexNow for URL submission. Anyone using it in ZenCart?

Does it work nicely with Ceon URL Mapping?

I noticed the url send to indexnow has in the following format
website/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=127&products_id=869
but on the site it is in this format
website/category/subcategory/product tile?cPath=127

I just checked and Indexnow constructs the notification url via the function zen_catalog_href_link, which URI Mapping should be intercepting, and so should send the same friendly url as seen in the browser address bar.

You're saying in your case it does not: it sends the native url? How do you know that?

Sorry, I'm not subscribed to this thread...

I don't have a test site using Ceon URI Mappings, but I would expect it to submit the ceon URI for the same reason torvista mentioned - it uses zen_catalog_href_link which should be returning the friendly URL.

And yes, definitely a valid question - how do you know it's submitting the native URLs?

Either way, I'd appreciate it if you would continue this in the official support thread to keep it all in one place. Also, please make sure you mention your ZC version.

torvista:

You're saying in your case it does not: it sends the native url? How do you know that?

When you login to webmasters tools and click on indexnow it shows
Submitted Urls list(shows latest 1000 urls)

and under neath that it shows the submitted urls

in my case it shows

domainname/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=127&products_id=869

...in my case it has the friendly urls.

So, this appears to be nothing to do with IndexNow, it's an issue with the Ceon URI observer not working with this notifier:

function zen_catalog_href_link($page = '', $parameters = '', $connection = 'NONSSL') {
    global $zco_notifier;
    $link = null;
    $zco_notifier->notify('NOTIFY_SEFU_INTERCEPT_ADMCATHREF', array(), $link, $page, $parameters, $connection);
    if($link !== null) return $link;

I suggest you use the latest files for Ceon URI Mapping (on your development server)

https://github.com/torvista/Zen-Cart_CEON-URI-Mapping

then if you can't fix it, post your issue in Github, not here.

torvista:

I suggest you use the latest files for Ceon URI Mapping (on your development server)

https://github.com/torvista/Zen-Cart_CEON-URI-Mapping

then if you can't fix it, post your issue in Github, not here.

Thanks Steve, it took me a while to update to the Githup version 5.1.1, sorry i was dealing with other issues on a new host, i will post on Githup when i create an account there, in the meanwhile things look better already.

When updating a category it send it to indexnow the way it suppose to be:
Domain Name/Category name
However, when updating a product it send it as
Domain Name/Category Name/Product Name and it attach ?CPath=xxx& to the end of the product url.
EZPages there are not sent.

I have to insert (int) in front of $languages[$i]['id'] in a few places.

I assume you are using Zen Cart current/2.2.2?

torvista:

I assume you are using Zen Cart current/2.2.2?

Hi Steve, No, i am using Zen Cart v2.1.0 with bootstrap 3.7.8

1. The cpath suffix is a buglet in the IndexNow code;

https://github.com/zenexpert/zxindexnow/issues/6

2. EZpages may have a bug:

https://github.com/zencart/zencart/issues/7787

https://github.com/zenexpert/zxindexnow/issues/7

3. CEON URI Mapping on my repo indeed requires those casts you mentioned for ezpages, following shortly.