Simple SEO URL (OLD version) [support thread]

tortoisesvn installed and worked like a charm. Did not know about it, thanks.
:D

I, too, would like the category/product identifiers at the end of the string to make it easier for humans to read.
done

I am pretty sure that somehow Magic SEO seems to be able to avoid using /index/ or /product/ or anything other than domain.com/xxxxxx.html. I don't know if that makes it difficult to implement or not. You could always look at the MSU code to see if that will shed any light or not.
MSU is not open source, sadly.
I will see if i can get around this problem somehow.

I will set this up on my local and live test servers in the next day. One thing I am curious to see with this mod is if breaks any core functionality. One thing that really bugged me about MSU was that it would break certain features even though it was advertised differently. One instance is if you disable showing cart after adding to cart, config'ed in the admin. It should show the "Items have been successfully added to the cart" message in lieu of taking you to the cart. With MSU installed, that feature didn't work. I don't know if the author of that mod has fixed the issue by now, I can't seem to get an update from them anymore, but at the time he told me that it was a ZC issue and I was basically on my own to figure it out, even though I paid him good money for it!! :shocking:
Regarding the particular problem you mentioned, this module has no problem with it. As for other problems: maybe, but the good thing is that if you find out and report it, i will fix it. Plus the source code is open, you or anyone else can fix it.
I actually fixed many bugs since the first testing version, and will continue to do so if any new bug found.

I would suggest you clone your heavily modded site, and test this module there, we will find out if there is anything goes wrong (and fix it)

In the next version i will attempt to change the link style to a shorter one. As for now, i really appreciate anyone who can do some testing and report bug(s) found. ^_^

My first attempt with no 'index' and no 'product_info' link on category listing and product_info page.

http://demo.rubikintegration.com/zencart

Let me know if you find bugs or possible seo problem

Regards

Took a quick look and looks good.

Q: /dvd-movies-action-c-3_10/die-hard-with-a-vengeance-linked-p-12

Can the /dvd-movies-action-c-3_10/ part be removed with a category setting in admin if I don't want the category names in the url?

mydanilo:

Took a quick look and looks good.

Q: /dvd-movies-action-c-3_10/die-hard-with-a-vengeance-linked-p-12

Can the /dvd-movies-action-c-3_10/ part be removed with a category setting in admin if I don't want the category names in the url?
Yes, it will look like this:
c-3_10/die-hard-with-a-vengeance-linked-p-12

You can NOT remove it completely because, well, ZC needs it some places (that's why it's there, right?)
Of course i can have a setting in admin to remove it completely, but it may cause some core modules of ZC not working right when you dont have that in the link.

Don't know if Zen really needs it or not. Maybe this is the problem with Ultimate SEO where I can remove it completely. I do not have any problems currently with it but I see what you are saying.

c-3_10/die-hard-with-a-vengeance-linked-p-12
would not look that great, shorter but not good to read.

/dvd-movies-action-c-3_10/die-hard-with-a-vengeance-linked-p-12
I would prefer if I can't remove the whole cat parent part.

I guess you would say the same problem is true with -linked-, needs to be there?

If you think removing more from the url would cause troubles, I am all for keeping it. We need a SEO mod that is stable with most other modifications. BUT the aim should still be to make the url as short and good looking as possible. I think you know my take on it by now. It is absolutely not my field to judge where you would sacrifice stability so I will shut up about it.

Keep up the good work.

/dvd-movies-action-c-3_10/die-hard-with-a-vengeance-linked-p-12

the -linked- is part of the product name, or you want to remove the whole product name?

regarding cpath: check a default cart, and you will see it's there in the product_info link. If ZC doesnt need it for some reason, it wouldnt be there, rite?

BTW, I think I should mention this:
The link style of this module is a bit different from the other 2, so if you are using any of those and it's working fine for you, do not change. It will do more harm than good.

I would recommend installing this one only on:

1. New sites
2. Sites that having troubles with other seo modules (especially ultimate seo)
3. Old sites never used seo links before (this module will redirect old links to new ones properly. HOWEVER, even so it may hurt the ranking a bit at first)

Thanks lankeeyankee for the files, I really appreciate it.

In the next version I will introduce link-alias, you will be able to even shorten your links or change the way it looks by using link alias. For example:

site.com/product_reviews_write/gift-certificate-5-00-p-28

to site.com/review/gift-certificate-5-00-p-28

or site.com/page/id/5 (an ez page)

to site.com/anything

You will be able to use "alias" just for main_page or for the whole link, so something like:

site.com/advanced_search_result/search_in_description/1/keyword/test

can become:

site.com/test_products

One of the best use of this would be for advertising and such, when you want to give people a very short link, easy to remember.

This feature will need much time to implement and test, be patient ^_^.

Do you have the password for the svn repository?

ryudice:

Do you have the password for the svn repository?
No, no password for read-only mode.

Thanks for the quick reply, it seems the problem was my svn client.

Hi,
I have a bookstore with zen cart, and I would like to include the ISBN of the book in the URL, could you please tell me which files I need to modify to achieve this? thanks.

You could include the ISBN in the product title. Just add it at the end.

I was able to do it by modifying the init_ssu.php. Just changed this function and changed the query to make a join to concatenate the products_model, which contains my isbn, and the products_description column. Here is the code just in case someone want to do the same.

```php

function set_product_name($products_id){
$file_name = $this->build_product_filename($products_id);
$sql_query='SELECT concat(a.products_model,' ',b.products_name) as products_name FROM zen_products a, '.TABLE_PRODUCTS_DESCRIPTION.' b WHERE a.products_id=b.products_id AND b.products_id='.$products_id.' LIMIT 1';
//$sql_query = 'SELECT products_name FROM '.TABLE_PRODUCTS_DESCRIPTION.' WHERE products_id ='.$products_id.' LIMIT 1';
$result = $this->_get_name_from_db($file_name,$sql_query,'products_name');

	$result = $result.$this->product_identifier.$products_id;
	
	// write to file EVEN if we get an empty content, that just means the productname is blank
	$this->_write_to_file($this->cache_folder.$file_name, $result);
	return $result;
}

@ ryudice: thank you for sharing us the solution, Im sure it will help others.

A new version is now available on svn, this version addresses several things:

1. Previously, ssu provides short-hand links for only the general product type, now it can support all 5 default product types and allow you to support your custom product type as well (with a very small tweak needed, which will be documented soon)

2. Fixed the clear cache function in admin to make sure it doesnt delete any folder

3. Several things were moved around to enhance performance

New features:

1. You can now exclude certain pages links from being changed by ssu (very useful for get form links)

2. Added the base for link alias (not available yet)

To upgrade, download the whole package from svn, upload everything, visit extras->simple seo url manager to have the patches applied automatically, then clear cache.
The exclude link setting is located under configuration->simple seo

Has anyone successfully installed Simpe SEO URL and think it's working very well?

dealbyethan.com:

Has anyone successfully installed Simpe SEO URL and think it's working very well?
I guess it depends on how you define "working well".
If you are looking for effect on search engine, you wont get it, since this module is relative new and not many ppl using it or use it long enough yet.

If well means without bug or seo problem, then that is what i would love to know as well.
Any bug report will be fixed asap.

Working well as in without bugs/problems mostly. So is anyone using it and happy with how its performance?

When you said we won't get the effect on search engine, do you mean Simple SEO will not help increase SEO ranking or what?

What I meant is that, any effect on search engine can only be seen within a few months.
Also, I believe beautifying links have a more user-friendly effect rather than search-engine friendly effect, since most if not all search engines will handle zc default link style just fine.

dealbyethan.com:

Working well as in without bugs/problems mostly. So is anyone using it and happy with how its performance?

When you said we won't get the effect on search engine, do you mean Simple SEO will not help increase SEO ranking or what?