kaitlyn_nyc Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 Secondly, I needed to make sure it works with my Article Manager contribution. Thanks to a fellow named Matti and a little tweaking, it is now working.Ari <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi Ari, How did you get Article Manager to work with SEO contribution? I've got the same problem and don't know what to do. Thanks in advance, Kaitlyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldworldcharms Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 I have the Ask A Question contribution installed and I think the search engines are following this on my items page. Is there any way to stop this? thanks Elizabeth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarocque Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 I have the Ask A Question contribution installed and I think the search engines are following this on my items page. Is there any way to stop this? thanks Elizabeth <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Are you using a robots.txt file - but I am not SE expert... but in theory that is what it is . Quote osC Contributions I have published. Note: Some I only provided minor changes, updates or additions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 Hi, I still have the problem where I can not view the manufactures. I have noticed that I can however view them when I browse in to a category and use the "Show All Manufactures" drop down filter. The urls this uses are completely different, like http://www.mysite.com/index.php?filter_id=13&sort=2a&cName=category The other two that use mName in the url still redirect me back to the index page. Thanks Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdneuman Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 I'm hoping someone can help me with some code from the Category Tabs with Subs contribution. I'm having trouble with a piece of code that I think is related to the Ultimate SEO URLs contrib. Here is the section of code that checks to see if the tab is for the current page's category and then gives it an "on" status: // $tab_counter = category id $start = first tab $last_on = if the previous tab was selected function show_category_tabs($tab_counter, $last_element, $start = 1, $last_on = false) { global $foo, $categories_string, $id, $HTTP_GET_VARS; $onpage = false; // Prepares new cPath if not home page if (($foo[$tab_counter]['parent'] == 0) and ($tab_counter!=0)) { $cPath_new = 'cPath=' . $tab_counter; } // We are on the home page if (!isset($HTTP_GET_VARS['cPath'])) { if ($counter==0) $onpage = true; } elseif (($HTTP_GET_VARS['cPath'] != 0) and ($counter!=0)){ $base = substr($HTTP_GET_VARS['cPath'], 0, strpos($HTTP_GET_VARS['cPath'], '_')); if ($counter == $HTTP_GET_VARS['cPath']) { $onpage = true; } elseif ($counter == $base) { $onpage = true; } elseif (isset($cPath_array) && in_array($counter, $cPath_array)) { $onpage = true; } elseif ($counter == $current_category_id) { $onpage = true; } } Here's my problem - the tab shows as "on" everywhere but the product info pages. You can see the work in progress here: http://www.honeybeadjewelry.com/catalogtest I've tried cutting and pasting pieces of code from the categories box but can't seem to get anything to work. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Quote Brian Neuman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricK Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 If a product has attributes, then in shopping_cart.php the links look like this: "http://www.domain.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=718{3}8{1}145" I see this in many Ultimate SEO carts. The links work for some, not for most. In shopping_cart.php, the links are about line 78 <td class="productListing-data" align="center"><a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, 'products_id=' . $products[$i]['id']) . '">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . $products[$i]['image'], $products[$i]['name'], SMALL_IMAGE_WIDTH, SMALL_IMAGE_HEIGHT) . '</a> </td>' . ' <td class="productListing-data" valign="top"><a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, 'products_id=' . $products[$i]['id']) . '"><b>' . $products[$i]['name'] . '</b></a>'; This issue was posted a while ago, but I never saw it resolved (sorry if I missed it). How should the links be corrected? Thanks, EricK PS: Thank you very much Chris for contributing your Site Map fix (it also works for YASU). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricK Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 You can see the "shopping_cart URL bug" in Chemo's demo cart at http://mesoimpact.com/ Add a product with attributes to the cart, then add one without attributes... and compare the URL's. - Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 You can see the "shopping_cart URL bug" in Chemo's demo cart at http://mesoimpact.com/ Add a product with attributes to the cart, then add one without attributes... and compare the URL's. - Eric <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That's not a bug but rather it is a feature. The default behavior of the code is to turn itself off at the first sign of trouble. If it cannot turn it into a clean SEO URL it outputs the default function return. In the case of attributes it turns itself off...the SEO equivalent is not defined. Hence, you get the stock URL instead. I don't consider this a problem. The only ones that will see it are the customers and that is only for 1 click. Once they return to a page with all SEO links they won't even notice. The search engine spiders shouldn't get that far to begin with (you do have shopping_cart.php in your robots.txt file, right?) so no worries there. Bobby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mujina Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Bobby, Do you think that when we have ultimate seo installed and when it works properly we should install contributions such as sid killer or Spider Session Remover? Quote OSC2.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jond Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 the sid killer is not really necessary if you have the robots.txt configured correctly and prevent spider sessions set to true. However, use the "buy now" links to forms v1.2 that is also downloadable with the sid killer. (i could not get this to work with the reviews pages, so i removed the add to cart from this area) The only thing someone needs to do would be to change the category page price and name sort links to forms as well. Also, it would be nice if the spiders could not follow the split search page results... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mujina Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Thanks Jon for this explanation! Quote OSC2.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Hi, I am still having a problem with viewing the manufactures on my site. The drop down list on the left does not work and I am always redirected back to the index page. I have the same problem for the "Manufacture Info" box on the right. However I can see the manufacturers when from a product category I use the drop down list entitled "Show". I am using version 2.0b with the redirect beta3. Also I am using the cName method as opposed to the rewrite one. I have made no changes to my htaccess file for this contribution because I am using the cName option. Initially my urls looked like http://www.mysite.com/index.php?osCsid=9815906be9813564bfb4a8a60ca1b003&mName=mymanufacturer&osCsid=9815906be9813564bfb4a8a60ca1b003 Using the Manufacturer list on the left. Defiantly a problem there with the sid in the url twice. I have noticed this on another site too but their site did actually display the correct page. http://www.mysite.com/index.php?mName=mymanufacturer&osCsid=ac4f3a17c63a2c876b855c0d2c7bdf9a Using the Manufacturer Info box on the right. This looks like it should work. With the advice of clarocque I fixed the cookie configuration and the URLs no longer contain the sid if you have cookies enabled. They now look like http://www.mysite.com/index.php?mName=mymanufacturer Unfortunately it did not fix the problem. Basically none of the urls with mName in them work. Ideally I would like to fix the problem if anybody can help, perhaps someone has had a similar problem. Alternatively If I cant fix the problem is it possible to disable the manufacture (mName) part of the code. Any help with this would be very much appreciated. Thanks Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Ok I have fixed the problem. If your manufactures are not showing try this. In "catalog/includes/application_top.php", search for the following code : if ( isset($HTTP_GET_VARS['cName']) && defined(urldecode($HTTP_GET_VARS['cName'])) ) { $cPath = str_replace( 'cPath=', '', constant(urldecode($HTTP_GET_VARS['cName'])) ); $HTTP_GET_VARS['cPath'] = $cPath; } if (isset($HTTP_GET_VARS['pName']) && defined(urldecode($HTTP_GET_VARS['pName'])) ) { $pid = str_replace('products_id=', '', constant(urldecode($HTTP_GET_VARS['pName']))); $HTTP_GET_VARS['products_id'] = (int)$pid; } DIRECTLY AFTER, add this : if (isset($HTTP_GET_VARS['mName']) && defined(urldecode($HTTP_GET_VARS['mName'])) ) { $pid = str_replace('manufacturers_id=', '', constant(urldecode($HTTP_GET_VARS['mName']))); $HTTP_GET_VARS['manufacturers_id'] = (int)$pid; } <{POST_SNAPBACK}> mujina you gave me the right code pretty much but it didnt work because there is a type error in it, mnane should be mname. So I dont know if you have this error in the code you put in your site. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark27uk3 Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Hi Bobby, I have just installed this great contrib, but there is an error that I just can not resolve for the life of me. It only happens when clicking on a category. Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_ELSE in /home/mobiled/public_html/includes/modules/product_listing.php on line 156 This is what is on line 156 '} else {' case 'PRODUCT_LIST_BUY_NOW': $lc_align = 'center'; $lc_text = '<a href="' . tep_href_link(basename($PHP_SELF), tep_get_all_get_params(array('action', 'pName')) . 'action=buy_now&products_id=' . $listing['products_id']) . '">' . tep_image_button('button_buy_now.gif', IMAGE_BUTTON_BUY_NOW) . '</a> '; break; $list_box_contents[$cur_row][] = array('align' => $lc_align, 'params' => 'class="productListing-data"', 'text' => $lc_text); } $list_box_contents[][] = array( 'params' => 'colspan="4" class="catpagerows"', 'text' => ' ' ); } new productListingBox($list_box_contents); } else { $list_box_contents = array(); $list_box_contents[0] = array('params' => 'class="productListing-odd"'); $list_box_contents[0][] = array('params' => 'class="productListing-data"', 'text' => TEXT_NO_PRODUCTS); new productListingBox($list_box_contents); } Could it have something to do with the way I have changed my case 'PRODUCT_LIST_PRICE' This is the code for that case 'PRODUCT_LIST_PRICE': $lc_align = 'center'; if (tep_not_null($listing['specials_new_products_price'])) { $lc_text = ' <br><br><font color="#ff0000"><b><s>' . $currencies->display_price($listing['products_price'], tep_get_tax_rate($listing['products_tax_class_id'])) . '</s> <span class="productSpecialPrice">' . $currencies->display_price($listing['specials_new_products_price'], tep_get_tax_rate($listing['products_tax_class_id'])) . '</span> </b></font><p>TEXT_INC_DEL;</p><p><a href="' . tep_href_link(basename($PHP_SELF), tep_get_all_get_params(array('action')) . 'action=buy_now&products_id=' . $listing['products_id']) . '">' . tep_image_button('button_buy_now.gif', IMAGE_BUTTON_BUY_NOW) . '</a></p> '; } else { $lc_text = ' <br><br><font color="#ff0000"><b>' . $currencies->display_price($listing['products_price'], tep_get_tax_rate($listing['products_tax_class_id'])) . ' </b></font><br>inc. free<br>delivery<p><a href="' . tep_href_link(basename($PHP_SELF), tep_get_all_get_params(array('action')) . 'action=buy_now&products_id=' . $listing['products_id']) . '">' . tep_image_button('button_buy_now.gif', IMAGE_BUTTON_BUY_NOW) . '</a></p> '; } break; Any ideas on how to solve this? Thanks Mark Quote Lifes a bitch, then you marry one, then you die! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simplyeasier Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 If you have any issues be sure to post: Server info (Apache on *NIX machine, etc) Exact problem What you've tried to solve it ...and any debuggin you've done When you get done with the install come back and give me some feedback on the install and functionality. I'm particularly interested in making this as easy to install as possible. Bobby <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Chemo Installed this today and 2 things spring to mind 1) On viewing the new cache table there is a message in phpMyAdmin PRIMARY and INDEX keys should not both be set for column `cache_id` Have I installed incorrectly - or is this as expected and does it cause any problems with the indexing ? 2) The install instructions from a standing start are very good and clear - The ony one I had a little trouble with was .htaccess - I have installed in my test site initially and the catalog directory is in /home/****/public_html/shoptest/catalog - does this mean the correct entry for .htaccess in the rewritebase is RewriteBase /shoptest/catalog/ or is it still /catalog/ because my .htaccess is located in shoptest ? Charles Quote A kite flies highest AGAINST the wind ! "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, a lover in one hand, martini in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming ~ WOO HOO!! What a ride!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mujina Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Ok I have fixed the problem. If your manufactures are not showing try this.mujina you gave me the right code pretty much but it didnt work because there is a type error in it, mnane should be mname. So I dont know if you have this error in the code you put in your site. Mike Sorry for the mistake!! Happy to hear it works now! ;) Quote OSC2.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mujina Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 How can I get rid of those characters in the url?? http://127.0.0.1/catalog/index.php?cname=%E9crans I would like each ? to be replaced by e. I've already modified catalog/includes/seo_cache.php file as follows : $strip_array = array("'",chr(33),chr(34),chr(35),chr(36),chr(37),chr(38),chr(39),chr(40),chr(41),chr(42),chr(43),chr(44),chr(45),chr(46),chr(47),chr(58),chr(59),chr(60),chr(61),chr(62),chr(63),chr(91),chr(92),chr(93),chr(94),chr(95),chr(96),chr(123),chr(124),chr(125),chr(126) ); $convert_me = str_replace($strip_array, '', $convert_me); $convert_me = str_replace(array(' ', ' ', '__', '--', '?', '\'', '-'), '-', $convert_me); $convert_me = str_replace(array('?', '?', '?', '?'), 'e', $convert_me); Have I missed something? Quote OSC2.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarocque Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 How can I get rid of those characters in the url?? http://127.0.0.1/catalog/index.php?cname=%E9crans I would like each ? to be replaced by e. I've already modified catalog/includes/seo_cache.php file as follows : $strip_array = array("'",chr(33),chr(34),chr(35),chr(36),chr(37),chr(38),chr(39),chr(40),chr(41),chr(42),chr(43),chr(44),chr(45),chr(46),chr(47),chr(58),chr(59),chr(60),chr(61),chr(62),chr(63),chr(91),chr(92),chr(93),chr(94),chr(95),chr(96),chr(123),chr(124),chr(125),chr(126) ); $convert_me = str_replace($strip_array, '', $convert_me); $convert_me = str_replace(array(' ', ' ', '__', '--', '?', '\'', '-'), '-', $convert_me); $convert_me = str_replace(array('?', '?', '?', '?'), 'e', $convert_me); Have I missed something? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Nope that should work - but make sure you delete your cache file... otherwise it will not take affect until you do :) Chris Quote osC Contributions I have published. Note: Some I only provided minor changes, updates or additions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mujina Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 (edited) Hi CHris!! Silly me!!! Allright it works! Thanks! Edited March 16, 2005 by mujina Quote OSC2.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeMcManus Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 (edited) Bobby, I use the contrib with great success. Yesterday I finally installed the Show Sub-categories contrib and USEO doesn't seem to work with this. http://www.oscommerce.com/community/contri...l/search,expand Are you (or anyone else) familiar with this contrib and perhaps with a work-around? The problem is that when loaded for the first time and when on the catalogue index, it's all fine. But as soon as you go into the shop deeper, the links of the main categories (not the subs surprisingly) go back to the non-USEO format like /index.php?cPath=21_24_21 . Any ideas on this anyone? I reverted back to the OsC standard categories box but can show you a live example if necessary. Edited March 17, 2005 by JoeMcManus Quote Johan a.k.a. T0PS3O elsewhere. Contributed Barclay's ePDQ Payment Module though not originally mine. Made it work though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarocque Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Bobby, I use the contrib with great success. Yesterday I finally installed the Show Sub-categories contrib and USEO doesn't seem to work with this. http://www.oscommerce.com/community/contri...l/search,expand Are you (or anyone else) familiar with this contrib and perhaps with a work-around? The problem is that when loaded for the first time and when on the catalogue index, it's all fine. But as soon as you go into the shop deeper, the links of the main categories (not the subs surprisingly) go back to the non-USEO format like /index.php?cPath=21_24_21 . Any ideas on this anyone? I reverted back to the OsC standard categories box but can show you a live example if necessary. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Not that this is going to help youi much, but... I just dropped in the contribution to try it and it worked fine so I am not sure if it how your store may have been altered or something no configured right or what - but I can see the contribution itself works fine for using with SEO URL's Chris Quote osC Contributions I have published. Note: Some I only provided minor changes, updates or additions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s97446 Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Hello, I have two questions. First I added $link = str_replace('?', 'ue', $link); $link = str_replace('?', 'oe', $link); $link = str_replace('?', 'ae', $link); $link = str_replace('?', 'ss', $link); $seo_link = str_replace('?', 'ue', $seo_link); $seo_link = str_replace('?', 'oe', $seo_link); $seo_link = str_replace('?', 'ae', $seo_link); $seo_link = str_replace('?', 'ss', $seo_link); $seo_rewrite_link = str_replace('?', 'ue', $seo_rewrite_link); $seo_rewrite_link = str_replace('?', 'oe', $seo_rewrite_link); $seo_rewrite_link = str_replace('?', 'ae', $seo_rewrite_link); $seo_rewrite_link = str_replace('?', 'ss', $seo_rewrite_link); to my html_output.html to transform typical German characters. Now I'm not sure: E.g. if I type "old cars" in a search engine ... would it also find http://www.domain.de/catalog/oldcars.html ? :rolleyes: If it wouldn't I would have to allow the hyphers '-' ... can I do that - so that I'd have http://www.domain.de/catalog/old-cars.html ? :rolleyes: Further I have added some own fields to the DB. They expand my products description ... e.g. my products_name is 'Chrysler' - and one of my new fields contains the color. How can I add this to the URL? E.g. I want to have http://www.domain.de/catalog/chrysler-red-p-1.html then. I would be very happy about any1's help ... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunam Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Hi, I've installed the 2.0 SEO URL's on www.halloweenplayground.com. It's a *nix running Apache. Using ms2.2 of oscommerce. My only problem appears to be with regards to the shopping cart. I add an item to the shopping cart, then login and click checkout, but the shopping cart is then empty. It seems to be losing the information. Not sure where to begin as far as what information to post to obtain some assistance, so please let me know what is useful. my cookie domain is .halloweenplayground.com my https cookie domain is .halloweenplayground.fluidhosting.com force cookies is false in admin sef is off Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarocque Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Hi, I've installed the 2.0 SEO URL's on www.halloweenplayground.com. It's a *nix running Apache. Using ms2.2 of oscommerce. My only problem appears to be with regards to the shopping cart. I add an item to the shopping cart, then login and click checkout, but the shopping cart is then empty. It seems to be losing the information. Not sure where to begin as far as what information to post to obtain some assistance, so please let me know what is useful. my cookie domain is .halloweenplayground.com my https cookie domain is .halloweenplayground.fluidhosting.com force cookies is false in admin sef is off Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well if I was abetting man I would say you just answered your own question. once you loging you would have different cookies... so there would be nothing in the cart cookie :'( Login first and try... I dont believe this a SEO URL issues C- Quote osC Contributions I have published. Note: Some I only provided minor changes, updates or additions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunam Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Unfortunately, through further testing, it occurs before logging in. I can click the buynow button and when it gets to the cart, the cart is empty. I haven't even logged in at that point. Any idea what is causing this? Thanks so much! Well if I was abetting man I would say you just answered your own question. once you loging you would have different cookies... so there would be nothing in the cart cookie :'( Login first and try... I dont believe this a SEO URL issues C- <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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