Chemo's Ultimate URL's

Ah, OK. Misunderstood.
don't used html then. Why would you?
There is a secret ingredient in using a / ...
A s/e thinks each page is an index file.

Rupert:

Ah, OK. Misunderstood.
don't used html then. Why would you?
There is a secret ingredient in using a / ...
A s/e thinks each page is an index file.

The reason I was trying to maintain the .html extension is because we have more than 20,000 pages indexed already with the .html extension using the old ultimate seo url.

I know I could use a 301 redirect but because I am not sure about the viability of this mod, I'd hate to rewrite all indexed pages, change my mind and I have to rewrite again.

We are currently redirecting all old pages with .html to standard zen cart url since we already uninstall this mod.

Thanks!

BlessIsaacola:

We are currently redirecting all old pages with .html to standard zen cart url since we already uninstall this mod.

Thanks!

I'm sorry if you've already posted this elsewhere in the thread.. but do you mind sharing the entries in your htaccess file for that? Is it on a product by product basis? i would think with the amount of products you have that would be a PITA. I'm thinking about uninstalling ultimate SEO (still on 2.103) since i've had a few issues with it that i just can't keep using work arounds for

ouch, see your point.

samad64:

I'm sorry if you've already posted this elsewhere in the thread.. but do you mind sharing the entries in your htaccess file for that? Is it on a product by product basis? i would think with the amount of products you have that would be a PITA. I'm thinking about uninstalling ultimate SEO (still on 2.103) since i've had a few issues with it that i just can't keep using work arounds for

Here is the code to redirect the pages to original Zen Cart. I have pasted the code for Tim's SEFU as well as different other mods. If there is any that you do not have install, delete that path. There is also a line for redirecting music product type because we modified that with the pmi. Please not that this is to remove version 2.103 as you requested.

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /

# BEGIN SAFE REMOVE of Tim Kroeger's SEFU
RewriteRule ^(.*)pages-main/category-(.*)/page-([0-9]+)/sort-(.*)/(.*).html index\.php?main_page=index&cPath=$2&page=$3&sort=$4&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
RewriteRule ^(.*)pages-main/category-(.*)/(.*).html index\.php?main_page=index&cPath=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
RewriteRule ^(.*)pages-productinfo/category-(.*)/product-(.*)/(.*).html index\.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=$2&products_id=$3&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
RewriteRule ^(.*)pages-productinfo/product-(.*)/(.*).html index\.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
RewriteRule ^(.*)pages-product_reviews_info/product-(.*)/reviews_id-([0-9]+)/(.*).html index\.php?main_page=product_reviews_info&products_id=$2&reviews_id=$3&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
RewriteRule ^(.*)pages-info_manager/pages_id-([0-9]+)/(.*).html index\.php?main_page=info_manager&pages_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
RewriteRule ^(.*)pages-product_music_info/product-(.*)/(.*).html index\.php?main_page=product_music_info&products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
RewriteRule ^(.*)pages-(.*)/index.html index\.php?main_page=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L,R=301]
# END SAFE REMOVE

# From Ultimate SEO URLs version 2
RewriteRule ^(.*)-p-(.*).html$ index\.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [R=301,L]
RewriteRule ^(.*)-c-(.*).html$ index\.php?main_page=index&cPath=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [R=301,L]
RewriteRule ^(.*)-m-([0-9]+).html$ index\.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [R=301,L]
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pi-([0-9]+).html$ index\.php?main_page=popup_image&pID=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [R=301,L]
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pr-([0-9]+).html$ index\.php?main_page=product_reviews&products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [R=301,L]
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pri-([0-9]+).html$ index\.php?main_page=product_reviews_info&products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [R=301,L]
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pmi-([0-9]+).html$ index\.php?main_page=product_music_info&products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [R=301,L]

# For Open Operations Info Manager
RewriteRule ^(.*)-i-([0-9]+).html$ index\.php?main_page=info_manager&pages_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [R=301,L]

# For dreamscape's News & Articles Manager
RewriteRule ^news/?$ index\.php?main_page=news&%{QUERY_STRING} [R=301,L]
RewriteRule ^news/rss.xml$ index\.php?main_page=news_rss&%{QUERY_STRING} [R=301,L]
RewriteRule ^news/archive/?$ index\.php?main_page=news_archive&%{QUERY_STRING} [R=301,L]
RewriteRule ^news/([0-9]{4})-([0-9]{2})-([0-9]{2}).html$ index\.php?main_page=news&date=$1-$2-$3&%{QUERY_STRING} [R=301,L]
RewriteRule ^news/archive/([0-9]{4})-([0-9]{2}).html$ index\.php?main_page=news_archive&date=$1-$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [R=301,L]
RewriteRule ^news/(.*)-a-([0-9]+)-comments.html$ index\.php?main_page=news_comments&article_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [R=301,L]
RewriteRule ^news/(.*)-a-([0-9]+).html$ index\.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [R=301,L]


# All other pages
# Don't rewrite real files or directories
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f [NC] 
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*).html$ index\.php?main_page=$1&%{QUERY_STRING} [R=301,L]

If you need the rewrite rule for removing beta 3.0, things are slightly different.

Trying to go through this thread for anyone new is a nightmare.
Is there anyone that can break this down to a step by step, or at least the best thread number to start with?

Thanks.

JP

birdoasis:

Trying to go through this thread for anyone new is a nightmare.
Is there anyone that can break this down to a step by step, or at least the best thread number to start with?

Thanks.

JP

It depends on what you're trying to do. If you follow the guide from the download exactly as instructed to install it, then apply the patches provided, you should be fine. If things don't work, you can come back here for solution. Dreamscape is very good with documentation. Although, the guide included is not fully complete it's a good place to start.

Ok great. I searched for dreamscape in this thread and found the link, but since it was truncated it didn't quite work. so I deleted it and then clicked in the link that matched what I'm looking for and found this.

http://www.dream-scape.com/pub/zencart/Ultimate_SEO_URLs/

Hopefully it won't truncate again. However is this the correct link???

birdoasis:

Ok great. I searched for dreamscape in this thread and found the link, but since it was truncated it didn't quite work. so I deleted it and then clicked in the link that matched what I'm looking for and found this.

http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpost.php?p=336799&postcount=523

Woodymon,

You sent ta me da betamon. You tink dis is goodmon

birdoasis:

Woodymon,

You sent ta me da betamon. You tink dis is goodmon
@Birdy: What's wrong? That is the latest version. You asked: "the best thread number to start with?" So I posted for you the thread number of the latest release so you would not read any further back than that (as many of the old issues have been solved in the beta version). So start from that post and read forward. And download the beta and read the rich set of documentation provided (which the author says "is still beta"). And review the bugtracker list. OK mon?

Woody

Thought I would give SEO URLs 3.0.0b1 a test spin on ZC 1.37
(I have only one mod already installed, ImageHandler2).

After reading instructions in the guide, I uploaded files and edited /includes/functions/html_output.php, then visited my shop home page.

But the index page displayed blank. Ugh. Any clues?

I can still get to the admin login page. But I see no SEO URLs item listed in admin Configuration menu.

Thanks,
Woody

Woodymon:

Thought I would give SEO URLs 3.0.0b1 a test spin on ZC 1.37
(I have only one mod already installed, ImageHandler2).

After reading instructions in the guide, I uploaded files and edited /includes/functions/html_output.php, then visited my shop home page.

But the index page displayed blank. Ugh. Any clues?

I can still get to the admin login page. But I see no SEO URLs item listed in admin Configuration menu.

Thanks,
Woody

Woody,

Did you added the .htaccess file to your root and did you turn on the default plugins?

BlessIsaacola:

Did you added the .htaccess file to your root

Hi Isaac,

No, not at first at least, as the order of the order of the steps in the guide says to do that AFTER visiting the home page. But when the home page did not display I went ahead and uploaded .htaccess. But still no go.

I returned html_output.php to it's natural state and still observe a blank home page.

BlessIsaacola:

and did you turn on the default plugins?
No. I don't see anything in the guide that refers to that. ;-)
But I suspect that would be done via the admin Configuration menu. But as stated SEO URLs does not display in the Config menu. Likely related to the failure of bringing up the index page, thus the mod was not "installed".

Someone said it works out-of-the-box. Not for me. My question of the day is when does this mod come out of beta (or when is next update)?

Woody

Woodymon:

Hi Isaac,

No, not at first at least, as the order of the order of the steps in the guide says to do that AFTER visiting the home page. But when the home page did not display I went ahead and uploaded .htaccess. But still no go.

I returned html_output.php to it's natural state and still observe a blank home page.

No. I don't see anything in the guide that refers to that. ;-)
But I suspect that would be done via the admin Configuration menu. But as stated SEO URLs does not display in the Config menu. Likely related to the failure of bringing up the index page, thus the mod was not "installed".

Someone said it works out-of-the-box. Not for me. My question of the day is when does this mod come out of beta (or when is next update)?

Woody

Please paste your .htaccess here and make sure you've applied the 5 patches.

BlessIsaacola:

Please paste your .htaccess here and make sure you've applied the 5 patches.
Thanks for the follow-up.

I'm not utilizing a htaccess at first as I just need to get the mod installed by visiting the home page first. Unless dreamscape's guide document is completely incorrect.

Five patches since 3.0.0b1 was released? OK. I will review this thread and compile a list of patch references and post the list back here so nobody else has to go through the same.

For the benefit of some education I thought I would just test out SEO URLs on a test shop. But now I can see the experience already is turning into a project. No pain no gain...I guess.

Woody

Woodymon:

Thanks for the follow-up.

I'm not utilizing a htaccess at first as I just need to get the mod installed by visiting the home page first. Unless dreamscape's guide document is completely incorrect.

Five patches since 3.0.0b1 was released? OK. I will review this thread and compile a list of patch references and post the list back here so nobody else has to go through the same.

For the benefit of some education I thought I would just test out SEO URLs on a test shop. But now I can see the experience already is turning into a project. No pain no gain...I guess.

Woody

Hiya,

I would like to see a compiled list of patches one should apply...

Thanks

Woodymon:

Thanks for the follow-up.

I'm not utilizing a htaccess at first as I just need to get the mod installed by visiting the home page first. Unless dreamscape's guide document is completely incorrect.

Five patches since 3.0.0b1 was released? OK. I will review this thread and compile a list of patch references and post the list back here so nobody else has to go through the same.

For the benefit of some education I thought I would just test out SEO URLs on a test shop. But now I can see the experience already is turning into a project. No pain no gain...I guess.

Woody

I doubt this thing works without the .htaccess. There is a little bit of confusion around using PATH-INFO and ModRewrite. If you want to save yourself the headache, I'd suggest testing the easy way first by using .htaccess (using ModRewrite rather than PATH-INFO) and if that works fine, disable your .htaccess and then continue testing the other way.

The Guide is well intended but it doesn't mean everything works as it should. :oops:

Woody, let me know if you want me to test an install on our server **without **the .htaccess to see if it works.

toosquare:

Hiya,

I would like to see a compiled list of patches one should apply...

Thanks

All the patches are compiled here: http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpost.php?p=350263&postcount=693 It's post #693 in this thread.

You might also want to checkout the bug tracker at http://bugs.smarterwebdev.com/index.php