Image Handler 2 (for ZC v1.3.8 ONLY) Support

johhnyb:

Hi there,

I've looked through a few pages of posts and searched but can't find any info.

Has anyone been able to modify the code so that it uses the images actual name instead of the md5 hash?Its back to the future.... :D

The original imagehandler created images that way using the image name and _med or _lrg.

Then a BETTER way was found using the bmz functions and the hash.
Download the older version, if you can find it for inspiration.
imo: Personally you are wasting your time as lots of improvements have been made since.

johhnyb:

It would be better for SEO if it used the correct image name.
Lots of debate about this.
Majority opinion seems to be its irrelevant

Are you asking about IH4 in the support thread for IH2?

johhnyb:

Hi there,

I've looked through a few pages of posts and searched but can't find any info.

Has anyone been able to modify the code so that it uses the images actual name instead of the md5 hash? It would be better for SEO if it used the correct image name.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

Cheers, John.

gilby:

Its back to the future.... :D

The original imagehandler created images that way using the image name and _med or _lrg.

Then a BETTER way was found using the bmz functions and the hash.
Download the older version, if you can find it for inspiration.
imo: Personally you are wasting your time as lots of improvements have been made since.

Lots of debate about this.
Majority opinion seems to be its irrelevant

Thanks for the input, I'm going to give it a go. An SEO consultant we have hired has recommended it, I'll post a link to my code if I ever succeed :).

Any idea which version the change over to md5 hashes happened?

gilby:

Its back to the future.... :D

The original imagehandler created images that way using the image name and _med or _lrg.

Then a BETTER way was found using the bmz functions and the hash.
Download the older version, if you can find it for inspiration.
imo: **Personally you are wasting your time as lots of improvements have been made since.**Indeed LOTS of improvements..:yes: Going back to older versions for this ONE feature is a step back in terms of functionality for what will amount to VERY little gain IMHO..

johhnyb:

Thanks for the input, I'm going to give it a go. An SEO consultant we have hired has recommended it, I'll post a link to my code if I ever succeed :).

gilby:

Lots of debate about this.
Majority opinion seems to be its irrelevantAgreed.. I have one client who uses an "SEO Consultant". His "SEO Consultant" has NOT ONCE EVER brought this up in his recommendations.. and my client's site ranks VERY well.. and has sales just over the $1mil mark.. That's because my client's "SEO Consultant" knows that content is KING.. which means that it's all about the TEXTUAL content. Pictures help, but search engines and people read and search for TEXT..

LOTS of sites out there using the latest versions of Image Handler who also follow best practices for SEO, and their images don't stand in the way of their sites being found by their customers.

johhnyb:

Any idea which version the change over to md5 hashes happened?
Nope.. probably the versions after the original release..

My watermarks are not showing up on any images.
Zen-Cart V 1.3.9h
Image Handler 3 for v1.3.x
IH resize images no
IH small images filetype png
IH small images background 255:255:255
IH small images compression quality 85
IH small images watermark yes
IH small images zoom on hover no
IH small images zoom on hover size Medium
IH medium images filetype png
IH medium images background 255:255:255
IH medium images compression quality 85
IH medium images watermark yes
IH large images filetype png
IH large images background 255:255:255
IH large images compression quality 85
IH large images watermark yes
IH large images maximum width 800
IH large images maximum height 800
IH watermark gravity North

I made sure the watermark files were in the 3 image folders, with the correct names.
I made sure I renamed the admin folders and also the template folders correctly.
The permissions for bmz_cache are set to owner read write execute, the same as my images folder
The install seemed to go fine.
I have cleared cache an cookies and also tried 3 different browsers.

Where would you suggest I look to fix this problem. My site is sewchacha.com if you want to look at it.

thank you

Michael

oneeyewilly:

My watermarks are not showing up on any images.
Zen-Cart V 1.3.9h
Image Handler 3 for v1.3.x This is the Image Handler 2 (ZC v1.3.8 ONLY) Support thread.

You are using IH3 and ZC 1.3.9h

You should post in the IH3 thread

I've been using IH 2 for the last few years and it works just fine. I mainly use it for additional product images (i.e. fabric swatches, alternate photos, etc.)
Here's my problem ~
The ZC site is being replaced and I need a list of images that are associated with each product. Are the alternate image names stored anywhere in the database or is there a way to compile a list of product ID & image name?

newbey:

I've been using IH 2 for the last few years and it works just fine. I mainly use it for additional product images (i.e. fabric swatches, alternate photos, etc.)
Here's my problem ~
The ZC site is being replaced and I need a list of images that are associated with each product. Are the alternate image names stored anywhere in the database or is there a way to compile a list of product ID & image name?

What do you mean by being replaced? Do you mean upgrading to a newer version or going to a different software?

To see what images are being used you can go to IH2 admin area and look in there for every product.....write down the image name.

Not sure if there is another way since it changes the name when caching.

newbey:

I've been using IH 2 for the last few years and it works just fine. I mainly use it for additional product images (i.e. fabric swatches, alternate photos, etc.)
Here's my problem ~
The ZC site is being replaced and I need a list of images that are associated with each product. Are the alternate image names stored anywhere in the database or is there a way to compile a list of product ID & image name?

The primary product image names are stored in the product table. You can derive the additional images by knowing the primary product image name. See the Zen Cart FAQs for the posts regarding the required naming conventions used to identify additional images in Zen Cart.

Thanks for the suggestion. I am moving to a new shopping cart and was hoping for a more automated way to gather the IH images. There are about 2,500 products so writing each one down will be a little tedious.

newbey:

Thanks for the suggestion. I am moving to a new shopping cart and was hoping for a more automated way to gather the IH images. There are about 2,500 products so writing each one down will be a little tedious.

You won't be able to gather the IH cache images (the optimized large, med, & small images) in any kind of automated manner unless you are willing to write code to manage that conversion/automation for you, but you will be able to to gather the MAIN image associated with each product.. Hopefully your new shopping cart has a means to create alternate image sizes from the main product image (as IH does for you).

I know this is a support thread, and maybe I shouldn't post testimonials...but, I just installed IH2 on our web site, and WebPageTest shows a reduction in page size of over 60%, and performance increase of almost 40% on typical product listing pages. Easy to install, and a huge win. Many thanks.