countrycharm:

If you are using the current version of Google Base go to your admin/configurations/google_base and cut on the debug and create the feed again and see what that tells you. As you can see by my feed here mine works fine by everything I have told you, I have done myself.

I have the same problem with products being bunched up. I went into admin.config/and put false for debug and still getting bunch up products. I have about 10,000 products. When I do the manual load only has about 129.

Kim

NickPCs:

I am using Google Base Feeder on my FastHosts powered ZenCart. I currently have the newest version of both zencart and google base feeder installed. My database is about 40k products and I currently get the HTTP 500 internal server error when I try to create a froogle file. I called my host and asked about php.ini and they told me I can not change it because of security reasons but I can create a .htaccess file. Are there sample .htaccess files, I really don't know what to include in the file or if this is actually the problem. Also I used to create froogle files with easypopulate but that is giving the same error when I try to create a froogle file with that as well. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank You.

Try this .htaccess and see if it will work for you. Just fill in your web site address.

BOF SSU

AddHandler x-httpd-php5 .php
Options +FollowSymLinks -MultiViews
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^your_site.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.your_site.com/$1 [R=301,L]

Make sure to change "test_site" to the subfolder you install ZC. If you use root folder, change to: RewriteBase /

RewriteBase /

Deny access from .htaccess

RewriteRule ^.htaccess$ - [F]

RewriteCond %{SCRIPT_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{SCRIPT_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*) index.php?/$1 [E=VAR1:$1,QSA,L]

EOF SSU

Do you have a dedicated IP address on your server?
Do you have the word press module installed, if so then it will case conflict with the Google base module.
Make sure all your files uploaded, and is in to the correct folders. If you changed your admin folder for security reasons as you should make sure you change it in the google_base_feeder folder to match your over ride folder. Is your feed cache set to 777 ?
Go to your admin of your store configuration/Google Base Feeder Configuration and and make sure your Output Directory is set feed/ and change your Output File Name to whatever you want it to be.
Make sure the googlefroogle.php exist in your store's root.

nisdats:

I have ~10 items total that will get titled automaticly 100 different ways. I can't get the Feeder to pick up the 100 titles, all it sees is the 10 items.

For example, fuel pump #7 fits 1993-1999 Nissan Altima, so I need the feeder to pick-up 7 unique items. (ie item one is 1993 Nissan Altima Fuel Pump, item two is 1994 Nissan Altima Fuel Pump, etc. etc.)

Is this possible? test site is fuelpumpsusa.com click on nissan --> altima --> 93 or 94 has the SAME item but it gets renamed correctly through tpl_product_info_display.php

thank you,

nisdats

Using 1.3.8a with Cold Steel template, IH2, Simple SEO URL, and COWOA.

We may need to customize something for you. PM me if you are interested.

pukman:

I can only presume that this may have something to do with the new google terms and conditions.

Any thoughts anyone.

I am using ZenCart 1.3.8a

My cart url

I am Curious about the terms and conditions possibility too.. How can we find out?

I am having upload problems..

When I create a "create a product feed" and "upload product feed" they both indicate all is well. Product feed was created and the upload a success.

I thought it odd that did not receive an email notification of a successful upload and sure enough...... Something is not working.

When I go to check my "Data Feeds" it is not showing a recent upload.. Have done it twice now over the past few days.

When I check my "active items", it simply reads.... "You do not have any published items for this country". Yet as best I can tell all settings are for the US.

Also.. Thought it very odd that my last successful upload shows May 2nd and I am positive that it showed good up through the 3rd June. Suddenly it expired on the 1st.

Anyone else having issues and of course any help would be great !

taogem:

I am using ZenCart 1.3.8a

My cart url

I am Curious about the terms and conditions possibility too.. How can we find out?

I am having upload problems..

When I create a "create a product feed" and "upload product feed" they both indicate all is well. Product feed was created and the upload a success.

I thought it odd that did not receive an email notification of a successful upload and sure enough...... Something is not working.

When I go to check my "Data Feeds" it is not showing a recent upload.. Have done it twice now over the past few days.

When I check my "active items", it simply reads.... "You do not have any published items for this country". Yet as best I can tell all settings are for the US.

Also.. Thought it very odd that my last successful upload shows May 2nd and I am positive that it showed good up through the 3rd June. Suddenly it expired on the 1st.

Anyone else having issues and of course any help would be great !

Google did update their terms and conditions and I had to agree with them again. After that I had the same....You do not have any published items for this country", but after I set it up it showed all my data feeds like I had it so I don't know whats going on with yours.

I am as sure as I can be that everything is set up in my Google settings..

I am not even getting any kind of notification via email about a successful or non successful upload.

countrycharm:

Google did update their terms and conditions and I had to agree with them again. After that I had the same....You do not have any published items for this country", but after I set it up it showed all my data feeds like I had it so I don't know whats going on with yours.

Hey countrycharm, my feeder was working perfectly until i added some new products ?

when i have gzip enabled, i get a blank screen then a 404 error when its done.

running the debug without gzip shows no errors, again it just 'stops'

it ran fine processing 18k products, but now we have around 32k and it's not doing the job..?

you gave me the google_base.php file for /includes/classes and it worked great.. it was from 1.7.0a

i think the sanitizer is still a bit sensitive any suggestions?

Finally it is saying that 332 items were "processed" and "inserted" successfully, but what I don't understand is that when I check out the "active items" it only show 146.

Never did get a confirmation via email like I usually do either.

Google changed the terms again, now there are new fields required, the problem is if anyone knows how to modify the module in order to reflect those changes or at least where to look.

It seems that now the 'condition' attribute is required ...

We'd like to let you know about an important change we're making to the Product Search data feed requirements. As you know, you can help shoppers find your products by including high quality, frequently updated product information in the form of attributes. In order to provide shoppers with the most useful information, we'll be making the "condition" attribute required starting on June 30th, 2009.

In order to keep your feeds active past this date, please remember to include the "condition" attribute for all of your items if you're not already doing so. Please include one of three values to describe your product: new, used, or refurbished.

For more information on formatting the condition attribute, please visit http://base.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=148684

In addition to making the "condition" attribute required, we've made some other changes to our attributes:

Recommended: "product type"
The "product type" attribute allows you to specify a product category for each item. We recommend that you use our product taxonomy, however, you are welcome to use your own categories. For more information, please visit: http://base.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=66818

This info was sent to me by Google.

taogem:

Finally it is saying that 332 items were "processed" and "inserted" successfully, but what I don't understand is that when I check out the "active items" it only show 146.

Never did get a confirmation via email like I usually do either.

Go to where you upload the data feed in Google Base. Where it says Success click on details and you will see why all your item was not process. You may have problems in the feed and thats why they didn't insert all of them even if they said 332 items were "processed" and "inserted" successfully

icecold:

Google changed the terms again, now there are new fields required, the problem is if anyone knows how to modify the module in order to reflect those changes or at least where to look.

It seems that now the 'condition' attribute is required ...

This info was sent to me by Google.

In order to keep your feeds active past this date, please remember to include the "condition" attribute for all of your items if you're not already doing so. Please include one of three values to describe your product: new, used, or refurbished.
It already does this no update needed.

Perhaps this is a silly question but I don't see when I add a product where is ASKS me the condition (new, used, etc). How does the mod do it automatically if I don't put that info in? Is "new" a default?

The condition attribute settings are in the configuration.. i'm not too sure how you would do it individually..

thebeveragegourmet:

Perhaps this is a silly question but I don't see when I add a product where is ASKS me the condition (new, used, etc). How does the mod do it automatically if I don't put that info in? Is "new" a default?

Well, I don't think its a silly question. I was wondering the same thing . Anyone know the answer?

The answer is in the reply above yours. :-)

The option for 'condition' is in the configuration. You cannot set it 'per product' using this mod. You'd have to edit the xml file manually.

jeking:

The answer is in the reply above yours. :-)

The option for 'condition' is in the configuration. You cannot set it 'per product' using this mod. You'd have to edit the xml file manually.

Right, thanks. But where does it get the condition option from? For instance I would want all of mine to be "new".

In the configuration, you have only three options to choose from (radio buttons): new, used and refurbished.

jeking:

In the configuration, you have only three options to choose from (radio buttons): new, used and refurbished.

:blush: oops. I'd forgotten all about that!!. It's a long time since I set this up.

Thanks

Philip

philip56:

Right, thanks. But where does it get the condition option from? For instance I would want all of mine to be "new".

You get it from your store admin/configurations/google_base

philip56:

:blush: oops. I'd forgotten all about that!!. It's a long time since I set this up.

Thanks

Philip

We all forget about something some once in a while :cool:
jeking is right, You cannot set it 'per product' using this mod.
That is the only set back I can see.

jeking:

The answer is in the reply above yours. :-)

The option for 'condition' is in the configuration. You cannot set it 'per product' using this mod. You'd have to edit the xml file manually.

countrycharm:

You get it from your store admin/configurations/google_base

We all forget about something some once in a while :cool:
jeking is right, You cannot set it 'per product' using this mod.
That is the only set back I can see.

Untrue, if you install Auction Site Attributes you can set it manually. That module is no longer being developed though and will be replaced by something less invasive as it currently overwrites a lot of files in the admin. Once we have a better solution it will be released publicly.

                  if (GOOGLE_BASE_ASA == 'true' && $products->fields['products_condition'] != '') {
                    $content["condition"] = '<g:condition>' . $products->fields['products_condition'] . '</g:condition>';
                  } else {
                    $content["condition"] = '<g:condition>' . GOOGLE_FROOGLE_CONDITION . '</g:condition>';
                  }