Chemo's Ultimate URL's

ghostcorps:

Both entries have the following settings:

Seo Urls Status On
301 Redirection Status On
Page Base -
Default Extensions .html
Url Plugins -
Character Plugins -

You need to turn on default url plugins if you haven't and and also make sure that you check Format: Strip Invalid and Format: Lowercase.

Please report back after making the above changes.

ghostcorps:

Both entries have the following settings:

Seo Urls Status On
301 Redirection Status On
Page Base -
Default Extensions .html
Url Plugins -
Character Plugins -

By the way be careful how you use the .html extension. There is a known issue with Paypal Express Checkout when .html extension is use.

Thanks

It they looks like this:

Seo Urls Status  	On  	

301 Redirection Status 	On 	

Page Base 	

Default Extension 		

Url Plugins 	Core: Advanced Search, Core: Default, Core: Category, Core: Manufacturer, Core: Advanced Search: Result, Core: Product, Core: Product: Image, Core: Default: Skip SSL, Core: Default Skips 	

Character Plugins 	Format: Lowercase, Format: Strip Invalid

It is still not working. how can I get rid of the 2nd SEO link in the config menu??

Ignore the above.. its all sorted :)

Thanks

If it really starts to bug me, can you suggest how I can remove one of the SEO entries in the config menu?

ghostcorps:

Ignore the above.. its all sorted :)

Thanks

If it really starts to bug me, can you suggest how I can remove one of the SEO entries in the config menu?

You cart is pretty messed up. I can't even add an item to cart. You might want to disable seo url and test your template first to make sure that your site works. It doesn't appear that your IH2 is configured right either.

Lol

Thanks

But, I haven't had the same problem with adding products. I just cant get past the shipping methods when I check out! .. :(

hmmm work to be done it seems .

thanks again

I dropped the SSL URL plugin, looks like I can checkout now.

Is there anything else you noticed? The IH2 thing is ok, I just use it for thumbnails anyway.

I still can't find the define for the 2nd SEO entry though :(

thanks

ghostcorps:

Lol

Thanks

But, I haven't had the same problem with adding products. I just cant get past the shipping methods when I check out! .. :(

hmmm work to be done it seems .

thanks again

In my humble opinion I think you should turn shopping cart sidebox on or enable shopping cart total in the header or somehow give your customer a visual aid if you're not going to take them to the shopping cart after they are done adding something to cart.

Apparent my item was added to cart but there was no way for me to know until I click view cart (which is okay just not customer friendly if there is no other visual aid).

Also, your https: displays security warning message which is another issue for the already paranoid customers that may visit your site.

The site also doesn't line up well in IE7 (you might want to check all the major browser). Perhaps we should move this discussion to site review since this have nothing to do with ultimate seo url. :)

Just a quick feedback.

Does anyone a have good uninstall process for this mod. I'd like to uninstall it. I want to make sure my index pages are given 301 Redirect. Here is my current .htaccess:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /

# Music Product Type Pages from Ultimate Seo Urls version 2.1 to 3.X
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pmi-([0-9]+).html$ index\.php?main_page=product_music_info&products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]

# From Ultimate Seo Urls version 2.1 to 3.X
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)-p-(.*).html$ index\.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)-c-(.*).html$ index\.php?main_page=index&cPath=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)-m-([0-9]+).html$ index\.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pi-([0-9]+).html$ index\.php?main_page=popup_image&pID=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pr-([0-9]+).html$ index\.php?main_page=product_reviews&products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pri-([0-9]+).html$ index\.php?main_page=product_reviews_info&products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*).html$ index\.php?main_page=$1&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]

# Seo Urls version 3.x
# Don't rewrite real files or directories
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.+)$ index\.php?seo_url=$1&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} . 
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.clevershoppers\.com [NC] 
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.clevershoppers.com/$1 [R=301,L]

I am sure I need to change this line RewriteRule ^(.+)$ index\.php?seo_url=$1&%{QUERY_STRING} [L] to ```
RewriteRule ^(.+)$ index.php?seo_url=$1&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]

This should take care of my old v2.103 redirecting from .html to original zen cart url.

However, what do I need to rewrite the new pages index without .html extension?

Thanks!

Well, solved my own problem. After uninstalling this mod, this is the .htaccess to make sure all the old indexed pages are sent back to their original zen cart pages as well as sending a 301. One set of this .htaccess covers redirecting the urls generated using ultimate seo url 2.103 which generated urls with .html and the other set of the code deals with url generated using beta 3.0. If anyone see an error in the way this is setup please let me know. Thanks!

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /

# Music Product Type Pages from Ultimate Seo Urls version 2.1 to 3.X
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pmi-([0-9]+).html$ index\.php?main_page=product_music_info&products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]

# From Ultimate Seo Urls version 2.1 to 3.X
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)-p-(.*).html$ index\.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)-p-(.*)$ index\.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)-c-(.*).html$ index\.php?main_page=index&cPath=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)-c-(.*)$ index\.php?main_page=index&cPath=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)-m-([0-9]+).html$ index\.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)-m-([0-9]+)$ index\.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pi-([0-9]+).html$ index\.php?main_page=popup_image&pID=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pi-([0-9]+)$ index\.php?main_page=popup_image&pID=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pr-([0-9]+).html$ index\.php?main_page=product_reviews&products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pr-([0-9]+)$ index\.php?main_page=product_reviews&products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pri-([0-9]+).html$ index\.php?main_page=product_reviews_info&products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pri-([0-9]+)$ index\.php?main_page=product_reviews_info&products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*).html$ index\.php?main_page=$1&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index\.php?main_page=$1&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} . 
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.clevershoppers\.com [NC] 
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.clevershoppers.com/$1 [R=301,L]

Here is an update .htaccess. I modified the last few lines because it was messing up domain/forum type of url.

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /

# Music Product Type Pages from Ultimate Seo Urls version 2.1 to 3.X
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pmi-([0-9]+).html$ index\.php?main_page=product_music_info&products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]

# From Ultimate Seo Urls version 2.1 to 3.X
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)-p-(.*).html$ index\.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)-p-(.*)$ index\.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)-c-(.*).html$ index\.php?main_page=index&cPath=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)-c-(.*)$ index\.php?main_page=index&cPath=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)-m-([0-9]+).html$ index\.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)-m-([0-9]+)$ index\.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pi-([0-9]+).html$ index\.php?main_page=popup_image&pID=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pi-([0-9]+)$ index\.php?main_page=popup_image&pID=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pr-([0-9]+).html$ index\.php?main_page=product_reviews&products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pr-([0-9]+)$ index\.php?main_page=product_reviews&products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pri-([0-9]+).html$ index\.php?main_page=product_reviews_info&products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pri-([0-9]+)$ index\.php?main_page=product_reviews_info&products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*).html$ index\.php?main_page=$1&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*) index\.php?main_page=$1&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} . 
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.clevershoppers\.com [NC] 
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.clevershoppers.com/$1 [R=301,L]

So what issues where you having with this mod.

ctcentralinfo:

So what issues where you having with this mod.

There are so many scenarios causing issues that I really don't have time to go into all but here are a few...

Search Engines are confused when generating url for index when this mod is activated. MSN and Shopwiki are the ones affected the most, they keep adding all sort of garbage to the url like adding extra // in the wrong place and then when the url is clicked from index it returns 404. This behavior also changes depending on whether you're using .html or / or blank extension or not. Each one creates a different misformed url issue.

The setting of .html also breaks with Paypal Express unless you have seo url enabled for ssl (which I really don't want).

Some crawler/search engine are actually confused when no extension is indicated because they tried to look for what would be a default file type so when reading a url that ends with no extension (in this case) it causes other 404 issues. Obviously, there are a lot of site when this methods works just fine so it could be a configuration issue with my server or other things but there are issues nonetheless.

To be fair, this mod was released and we were all advised not to use this in production environment but of course I didn't listen to that. I have successfully uninstalled it and things are working fine and urls are not creating problems. For now I will go spend my time on making money instead of chasing bugs (if and when there is a production release of this mod, I might take a chance again).

One last piece of advice, to a naked eyes this thing looks like it's working flawlessly but you have to dig deep to find some of the issues. If you have user tracking installed, view the session for some of the search engines/crawler and you will see some of the stuff that may not be easily obvious. If you error log is set to capture the right logging to reveal all the different error messages, check it regularly. If you have awstats, run the report and take a look at the http error code, click on the 404 to see what's happening and try to dissect various things that are obvious.

BlessIsaacola:

Dreamscape,

The error_log is filling up like crazy with:
[Sat Mar 31 01:43:14 2007] [debug] mod_rewrite.c(1644): [client 66.249.65.73] mod_rewrite's internal redirect status: 0/10.

I contacted our host and this is their response

The rules are quite simple, are correct, and should not be causing that error. The only reasons I can think of for that to be placed in the log is either a bug in the version of mod_rewrite you're using or a botched mod_rewrite install.

Not to be rude, but I'm assuming the later since you appear to have pretty incompetent server admins from some of the issues you say you have. Personally I'd run from their server ASAP, but your choice.

Sorry I can't be of more help.

dreamscape:

The rules are quite simple, are correct, and should not be causing that error. The only reasons I can think of for that to be placed in the log is either a bug in the version of mod_rewrite you're using or a botched mod_rewrite install.

Not to be rude, but I'm assuming the later since you appear to have pretty incompetent server admins from some of the issues you say you have. Personally I'd run from their server ASAP, but your choice.

Sorry I can't be of more help.

I guess it's easier for you to selectively reply to this and ignore other issues raised that have nothing to do with my hosting company. For example this mod doesn't work with Paypal Express Checkout when you have .html extension and you do not enable seo url for ssl and that's just one example.

I find it interesting that the mod_write works perfectly when the seo url is uninstalled and I am just using .htaccess to redirect old pages generated by seo url mod.

dreamscape:

The rules are quite simple, are correct, and should not be causing that error. The only reasons I can think of for that to be placed in the log is either a bug in the version of mod_rewrite you're using or a botched mod_rewrite install.

Not to be rude, but I'm assuming the later since you appear to have pretty incompetent server admins from some of the issues you say you have. Personally I'd run from their server ASAP, but your choice.

Sorry I can't be of more help.

Not to be rude but you actually instructed us not to use this in a production environment because it's beta. Keep in mind this is a sponsored project that some of us funded to bring to completion and all we have to show for it is a BETA version no production release yet! So basically, we are still waiting to get a production release which is what I thought, we contributed to sponsor.

BlessIsaacola:

I guess it's easier for you to selectively reply to this and ignore other issues raised that have nothing to do with my hosting company.
Like I've said many times before, this thread is NOT for official support. It is for community support. Use the bug tracker to reporting issues you believe may be bugs... NOT THE FORUM.

BlessIsaacola:

For example this mod doesn't work with Paypal Express Checkout when you have .html extension and you do not enable seo url for ssl and that's just one example.

already reported and fixed some time ago: http://bugs.smarterwebdev.com/view_bug.php?bug_id=11

And again I cannot stress enough that you should not install a BETA on a production site. If you're foolish enough to, then you can hardly have anyone to blame but yourself when the **** hits the fan.

BlessIsaacola:

Keep in mind this is a sponsored project that some of us funded to bring to completion

A sponsored project, that's funny. If it were sponsored I'd be getting a weekly or monthly paycheck for work done.

The funding was for 10-15 working hours to help complete the version. Initial completion is done with first public release, beta or otherwise. Naturally there are going to be bugs to work out.

How much time do you think I've put into bringing 3.0 closer to production so far?? Well over the 10-15 hours that a group funded (for which I am eternally grateful). So don't keep brining up this "we paid you" BS like I'm somehow still in debt to you.

dreamscape:

If you're foolish enough to, then you can hardly have anyone to blame but yourself.

I am not going to engage in counter-productive posts. Perhaps, you can spend the time to deliver what you said you will when you requested contribution to finish this project. Or were we foolish enough to contribute to a BETA project that is NOT WORTHY of production environment?

dreamscape:

A sponsored project, that's funny. If it were sponsored I'd be getting a weekly or monthly paycheck for work done.

The funding was for 10-15 working hours to help complete the version. Initial completion is done with first public release, beta or otherwise. Naturally there are going to be bugs to work out.

How much time do you think I've put into bringing 3.0 closer to production so far?? Well over the 10-15 hours that a group funded (for which I am eternally grateful). So don't keep brining up this "we paid you" BS like I'm somehow still in debt to you.

Well, you're the one that estimated you only needed 10-15 hours and $500 to complete the project. Please take your own advise. If you're foolish enough to make the wrong estimation don't blame anyone but yourself.