Simple SEO URL (OLD version) [support thread]

yellow1912:

You cant do a double redirection, you already have

/paul-smith/ set as alias of /paul-smith-manufacturer-19/
You cannot set paul-smith/sort/20a/filter_id/44 -> /paul-smith/tshirts

Setting /paul-smith-manufacturer-19/sort/20a/filter_id/44 -> /paul-smith/tshirts will give you the effect you desire.

Thanks Yellow - your a star :)

Not sure if this has been answered before but after hours of reading this support thread, I need to ask.

I am using the newest version of Simple SEO URL (listed as MOD61) when I downloaded it two days ago from the Eazy Templates site. ZC is 1.3.8a.

1. I would like to know if and how it is possible to turn off the category number after the category. Example:
   "domain.com/main-category-c-1" to show as "domain.com/main-category"

on the simple-seo-url.com page it states:
As of version 3.6.0+ SSU can remove all the identifiers and ids from links automatically. It is also capable of creating a well-structured category urls:
https://www.example.com/cars/toyota/corrola (cars and toyota are category and sub-category while corrola is the product).

That then also leads to the next question.

2. Right now when I click on a sub-category, it shows as:
   "domain.com/main-category-sub-category-c-1_13" and I want it to show as "domain.com/main-category/sub-category"

3. Then when I click on a product in that sub-category it shows as:
   "domain.com/main-category-sub-category/product" and I want that to show as "domain.com/main-category/sub-category/product" (like the example that is being shown on the SSU website.

4. Is it possible to have html show at the end of a product URL, or only on the other pages like Contact Us, etc.?

My settings in the admin SEO config page are now:

File extension html
Name delimiter -
ID delimiter -
Set max category level 2
Set Link Alias Status TRUE
Set minimum word length 0
Set maximum name length 0
Set SSU Status TRUE
Set SSU Multi Language Status FALSE
Set Auto Alias Status TRUE
Exclude list: checkout_process,additional_images,main_product_image,advanced_search,checkout_payment_address,checkout_shipping_address,fec_confirmation,shopping_cart,advanced_search_result,redirect,popup_image_additional,login,
Set Query Key's Exclude List:
zenid,gclid,number_of_uploads,number_of_downloads,action,sort,page,disp_order,filter_id,alpha_filter_id,currency

Lastly the simple-seo-url.com site says:
As of version 3+, SSU allows you to add keywords into any links you want, be it a manufacturer link, an ez-page link, a product review link, or any type of link you want. You can write your own plugin to add keywords into your links.

Can somebody shed some light on that?

Any help would be greatly apprieciated. Unfortunately there is no "real" documentation on configuring this Mod. And it really is a great Mod which has some great features that should be better explained on how to implement them.

It looks like you are missing a few settings there.

The module has a fair amount of documentation:

http://wiki.rubikintegration.com/zencart/modules/ssu/config

yellow1912:

It looks like you are missing a few settings there.

The module has a fair amount of documentation:

http://wiki.rubikintegration.com/zencart/modules/ssu/config

Yes, that was the first documentation I read when I first installed it. It is very vague. I don't see the answers to my questions. What settings am I missing?

For instance, the two delimiter settings only offer a "-" or a ",". I don't see anything in reference to the items I listed.

What and how do I need to change the settings to achieve my goals requested in the post?

First, like I said, you are missing a few settings there, perhaps you dont have the latest, or perhaps something went wrong in the process?

Also, it is said in the guide:

1. Set Auto Alias Status: when set to true SSU will automatically build “aliases” of your product/category/manufacture/… and hence will remove all the identifiers such as -c-14 from your links.
2. Set Category Separator: with auto alias mode on, SSU goes 1 step further by allowing you to put a character of your choice between the category names on a link. (i.e: if the separator is '/', honda-accord-c-14_7 → honda/accord)

yellow1912:

First, like I said, you are missing a few settings there, perhaps you dont have the latest, or perhaps something went wrong in the process?

Also, it is said in the guide:

2. Set Auto Alias Status: when set to true SSU will automatically build “aliases” of your product/category/manufacture/… and hence will remove all the identifiers such as -c-14 from your links.

3. Set Category Separator: with auto alias mode on, SSU goes 1 step further by allowing you to put a character of your choice between the category names on a link. (i.e: if the separator is '/', honda-accord-c-14_7 → honda/accord)

1. As I listed my settings in the original post, Auto Alias Status is set to True. But it is obviously not removing all the identifiers as you say.

2. Set Category Seperator: was set at "/" and correct, I can change that, but to what? I want it to be "/".

3. Sorry, I didn't list two settings that are actually there (I copy and pasted from another post to save typing all the setting names and didn't realize two where missing).

There is also:

Set Category Separator: /
Hide defualt language identifier: TRUE

The site is at sandyshores dot net

Would be great if you can take a look and see what I am talking about. Then let me know what I need to do to make it work like the notes on the original post.

Thanks sooooo much!

After you have set auto alias and other settings you have to clear all ssu caches, did you do that?

yellow1912:

After you have set auto alias and other settings you have to clear all ssu caches, did you do that?

Bingo!! That did it. Thanks!

Hi, yellow

Thanks for your help. Now, everything works fine except 2 links on the top navigation bar: 'new nikes' and 'specials'! They are still dynamic links. But these 2 links work fine under 'categories' sidebox. It looks weird.

Would you please visit the link in my signature and point out what wrong with my navigation bar?

Thanks in advanced,

If your links are not converted, and they are not in the exclude list then it means the links were hardcoded into the site template rather than use zen_href_link function to generate the links (which is the correct way to do it)

So you may have to edit that file yourself, or contact the designer who coded it to get help. It's an easy task btw.

Hi, yellow

Thanks for your reply. What you said is really right, it is the mistake from the template. I have just replaced the bad links with the zen_href_link() from tpl_categories.php. Now, everything is ok! :smile:

Another question is, when I setup the Paypal IPN return address, which one should I use: "https://www.shoesbuyonline.com/checkout_success" or "https://www.shoesbuyonline.com/index.php?main_page=checkout_process"?

Thanks for your time,

Hello Yellow1912,

So I am still having the problem where the link is getting interrupted after the 2nd click with the category showing up in the stylesheet links.

I did change to the basic template like you suggested and the problem did not occur. So the error is on my part.

What files should I look into to see why the links are getting messed up.

Heres what is happening

1. Starting from homepage, everything is fine.
2. Click on any category ie. cellphone.. everything is fine
3. Click on sub category ie. motorola this is where it gets messed up. The stylesheet links in the code get the category in link

include/motorola/templates/and_so_on

What files should I look into??

The stylesheet links are built inside your includes/templates/YOUR_CURRENT_TEMPLATE/commons/html_header.php

So you should check that file first, perhaps compare it with the default one.

ShoesBuyOnline:

Hi, yellow

Thanks for your reply. What you said is really right, it is the mistake from the template. I have just replaced the bad links with the zen_href_link() from tpl_categories.php. Now, everything is ok! :smile:

Another question is, when I setup the Paypal IPN return address, which one should I use: "https://www.shoesbuyonline.com/checkout_success" or "https://www.shoesbuyonline.com/index.php?main_page=checkout_process"?

Thanks for your time,
Try the first one, should work.

1. create an item that costs only 1 cent
2. try to buy it, checkout etc (you can pay by CC via paypal, or you can ask a friend who has paypal account to help)
   See if the order is recorded correctly on your site.

yellow1912:

Try the first one, should work.

1. create an item that costs only 1 cent
2. try to buy it, checkout etc (you can pay by CC via paypal, or you can ask a friend who has paypal account to help)
   See if the order is recorded correctly on your site.
   Hi, yellow

Very nice of you. You are always so helpful. I have now setup my site to use the first address and I would give it a try just at the moment I open my site. :P(Now, I closed my site for a maintenance.)

All the best,

Hi, yellow

Another question: what does the ssu.php under cron directory do?
I noticed there is 'require('../admin/includes/configure.php');' at the beginning. But I have changed my admin name. Would this file throw any negative influence if I hadn't corrected the admin according to my current setting.

Thanks,

ShoesBuyOnline:

Hi, yellow

Another question: what does the ssu.php under cron directory do?
I noticed there is 'require('../admin/includes/configure.php');' at the beginning. But I have changed my admin name. Would this file throw any negative influence if I hadn't corrected the admin according to my current setting.

Thanks,
Make sure you correct the admin folder there. The cron can be used as a cronjob, you will have to set up cronjob to run periodically via you host admin panel, this will automatically clean up SSU cache for you. You can set it run once per week or so.

yellow1912:

The stylesheet links are built inside your includes/templates/YOUR_CURRENT_TEMPLATE/commons/html_header.php

So you should check that file first, perhaps compare it with the default one.

I look into the html_header.php file and compared it to the original working template file and noticed that I had commented out the base href tag for some developing was doing.

So after I uncommented the base href and clear ssu cache. Everyting was working perfectly, Almost.

Some of my link are being confused with other for some reason.

ie.. the category Camcorder Battery is clicked but instead of the product showing up in that category. The products from Battery Chargers/Camcorder Battery are showing up.

How do I fix that.

One more question... What settings do I use in admin>>seo config to make each category seperated with a foward slash and not have any categories add together..

ie.. camcorder/canon/lic511 and not camcordercanon/lic511

There was a setting called category separator, use / there

Then make sure you turn on Alias and Auto Alias

Go to Alias manager and Delete all current aliases

Then clear all SSU cache

See if that helps

Yikes! I'm off to a scary start. I downloaded the zip file http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?main_page=product_contrib_info&products_id=1013
and opened the Readme.txt file. It states:*All the installation, upgrade, usage docs are located at
http://wiki.rubikintegration.com/zencart/modules/ssu/
*
However, going to that page produces the following message:"*This topic does not exist yet.You've followed a link to a topic that doesn't exist yet. *

Any suggestions will certainly be appreciated!