Google Base Feeder Support Thread [OLD]

RescoCCC:

That particular error is almost always a permissions issue.

My permissions are 755. I am just buzzed about the below error

Internal Server Error

The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.

Please contact the server administrator, [email protected] and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.

More information about this error may be available in the server error log.

I've got 30000 products, is this mod not designed to handle that?
If not then how can I do several .XML feeds - What will go in these boxes

Max Products:
Starting Point:

I don't have that amount of product and haven't encountered that problem, but I do need to make separate feeds.

For now I'm using GMCF version 1.10.2. Google wants media items categorized but not all of my items are media related. I need to make several feeds so everything doesn't get dumped into one google category.

How I make several feeds is using these fields

Included Categories - to include only my store category ID's that I want included in my feed so they will go into the correct google category

when I have the media feed made I use

Excluded Categories - to exclude the category ID's (media)I don't want in the feed and all my other store categories will be included

I adjust a few other settings for each feed

Output File Name
Default Product Category

These are all I adjust for my purposes.

Well, today's the Google deadline. Anybody having any problems that just started today? I'm not seeing anything new.

delia:

Well, today's the Google deadline. Anybody having any problems that just started today? I'm not seeing anything new.

Not seeing anything in my feeds or client's feeds.

Guess I am missing something. Installed the latest version 1.10.2. Feed goes up fine and only 2 errors, one is brand. Since this is a custom made non-brand item will likely have to get an exemption from google.

The other error is "missing product category". I read thru the thread here and everyone says "enter in the category via google product category default entry". I don't see a product category default entry. I only see product type and default product type, included categories and excluded categories. Those are the only things remotely related to categories showing in the configuration.

It seems if you have 2 or more variants types e.g. colour, size it is only adding one of them to the title. Google is saying this is duplication.
Any idea how to make both add?

Forget my last post. I noticed it was me put a bit of code in wrong when I changed mine.

thomaswhiteeagle:

Guess I am missing something. Installed the latest version 1.10.2. Feed goes up fine and only 2 errors, one is brand. Since this is a custom made non-brand item will likely have to get an exemption from google.

The other error is "missing product category". I read thru the thread here and everyone says "enter in the category via google product category default entry". I don't see a product category default entry. I only see product type and default product type, included categories and excluded categories. Those are the only things remotely related to categories showing in the configuration.

Did you run the sql update?

Just updated from 1.8.2 to 1.10.2.
I did an uninstall sql, then installed the latest sql for 1.10.2.
I set up my configuration file, then launched it and I get "Google Merchant Center File Complete In 67.974554 Seconds 0 of 2470 Records "
I can also see that the out file name it created is domain_products_en.xml which does not match with what I put in the configuration file.
Can someone point me in the right direction to correct this? It seems like google feeder is not linking up with my configuration file.

If you mean your export file when you say configuration - this version changes the name of the output file - adding the en into it. You can change the domain part inside your config settings in admin.

Under Google Base Feeder Configuration, I changed the Output File Name to "floors", but it's still creating "domain_products_en.xml.
This is why I am not sure it's seeing my configuration file.

thomaswhiteeagle:

Guess I am missing something. Installed the latest version 1.10.2. Feed goes up fine and only 2 errors, one is brand. Since this is a custom made non-brand item will likely have to get an exemption from google.

The other error is "missing product category". I read thru the thread here and everyone says "enter in the category via google product category default entry". I don't see a product category default entry. I only see product type and default product type, included categories and excluded categories. Those are the only things remotely related to categories showing in the configuration.

You may be confusing the attribute Product Type with Google Product Category. Leave Default Product Type empty, set Product Type to "top", and fill in Default Product Category with the correct entry from the Google Taxonomy.

bluetooth:

Under Google Base Feeder Configuration, I changed the Output File Name to "floors", but it's still creating "domain_products_en.xml.
This is why I am not sure it's seeing my configuration file.

The simple solution is to log in to your Google merchant center account and create a new data feed with a name that matches the file being generated.

Did anybody notice the change in language in merchant center?

We have gradually begun enforcing the Google Product Search data feed changes from Sept. 22, 2011.

I have a hunch that enough big companies whined that Google decided to move more slowly.

RescoCCC:

The simple solution is to log in to your Google merchant center account and create a new data feed with a name that matches the file being generated.

I understand that, but when I run the Google Base Feeder, I get "Google Merchant Center File Complete In 67.974554 Seconds 0 of 2470 Records"

This is all I am getting in the domain_products_en.xml file, the link info is also incorrect, I have it set to a different http file, but it still says domain.com:

bluetooth:

I understand that, but when I run the Google Base Feeder, I get "Google Merchant Center File Complete In 67.974554 Seconds 0 of 2470 Records"

Is your feed folder set to 777?

Feed folder is set to 777.

Is there anything I could check in my database?

I noticed I have 2 configuration_group entries in the database. One that says Google Base Feeder Configuration, and one that says Google Merchant Center Feeder Configuration. Is that correct?

I uninstalled both sql entries. Then I ran install.sql, which added back the Google Merchant Center Feeder Configuration.

Now I can't configure because I have no tab under configuration in zen cart for Google Merchant Center.

Thanks in advance.

I changed the name of the configuration_group_title from Google Merchant Center Feeder Configuration to Google Base Feeder Configuration.

Now it's working, I re-configured and all but 6 of the 2470 records were sent to my floors_products_en.xml file. Got 5 warnings when uploaded to Google stating missing recommended attributes. I don't know if this is a problem, but I think it's OK. Any inputs on that?

Thanks!