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cflsystems 03-12-2013 09:59 AM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
Oh I don't know about that. Of course you don't want to show false info. My post was about the mod showing in Google overall not if it displayes correct info from the store. If this is the case than it is a serious issue, but you need to find out if it the mdoule or Google....

rocky 04-01-2013 01:33 AM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by RoeBoeDog
I would be 100% fine if the module was working that way, This module is giving my customers FALSE info,

When a listing in google results show 19 reviews and 3 1/2 stars and the live listing has NO reviews that is a huge problem with the module.

I am not happy about showing my customers false info.



Actually, this issue was caused by the fact that '/ideal_comfort/customer/home.tpl' template was not patched during the module installation. We have fixed this issue for you.

rocky 04-01-2013 01:36 AM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
Hi, folks!

Please check the following very useful article regarding rich snippets and their appearance:

http://wiki.goodrelations-vocabulary.org/FFAQ#Why_is_Google_not_showing_rich_snippets_for_m y_pages.3F

anandat 05-21-2013 11:46 PM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
It's now more than 4 weeks but no change can be seen in google search results. Even test tool http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/richsnippets shows correct Extracted structured data.

Also Google now support "Data Highlighter" for products.
But on the configuration page of "Data Highlighter", it's not possible to select ratings, date, reviews since it's under "Customer Feedback" tab. In short if your data are under any tab which is not your default tab then you can't simply go to 2nd or 3rd tab because in google window it's not clickable.

If you remove tabs & manually put the product url at https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/data-highlighter?hl=en&siteUrl=http://www.yoursite.com/ then it's taking page from it's cache instaed of fresh page. You will have to wait till google re-index your entire products pages !

rocky 06-13-2013 09:06 AM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by anandat
It's now more than 4 weeks but no change can be seen in google search results. Even test tool http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/richsnippets shows correct Extracted structured data.

Also Google now support "Data Highlighter" for products.
But on the configuration page of "Data Highlighter", it's not possible to select ratings, date, reviews since it's under "Customer Feedback" tab. In short if your data are under any tab which is not your default tab then you can't simply go to 2nd or 3rd tab because in google window it's not clickable.

If you remove tabs & manually put the product url at https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/data-highlighter?hl=en&siteUrl=http://www.yoursite.com/ then it's taking page from it's cache instaed of fresh page. You will have to wait till google re-index your entire products pages !


anandat, I'd highly recommend you to create a new support ticket via your personal HelpDesk so that we could sort all reported issues out. Unfortunately it's hard to say what's going on without any investigation.

Just create a new ticket with a reference to Alex Diatchkov and link to this thread.

Best regards.

candc 07-02-2013 12:39 AM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
Just to be certain, when you use the "structured data checking" tool, what exactly should I be seeing?

If I test a link to a product that is in stock, has a star rating, and a review should all this show on the Google search result?

Thanks :-)

DavyMac 07-02-2013 10:05 AM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
This mod means you can apply for Pinterest's rich pins without any extra work. I did :D/

rocky 07-03-2013 05:43 AM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by candc
Just to be certain, when you use the "structured data checking" tool, what exactly should I be seeing?

If I test a link to a product that is in stock, has a star rating, and a review should all this show on the Google search result?

Thanks :-)



An example of how it should look like when you check it with "structured data checking" tool is shown on the following screenshot from the module description page on our site:
http://www.x-cart.com/sites/default/files/uploads/rich_snippet.png

What is shown on the "structured data checking" tool result page is theoretically the way it will look like in google search results.

candc 07-03-2013 06:01 AM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
Thanks Rocky, not quite what I am seeing :-)

Using Ability, so obviously not there yet.

rocky 07-03-2013 06:05 AM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by candc
Thanks Rocky, not quite what I am seeing :-)

Using Ability, so obviously not there yet.



I'd recommend you to create a new support ticket in HelpDesk with a reference to Alex Diatchkov. We will help you to sort it out

josebueso 07-05-2013 12:35 AM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
Hello

I installed this module 3 days ago en when run a test on Google structured data testing tool it shows this:

Pendant para cadena En forma de un Triangulo lleno de aceite para ...
uncionmusic.com › Joyeria Cristiana
The excerpt from the page will show up here. The reason we can't show text from your webpage is because the text depends on the query the user types.


and also shows this error: Error: Incomplete microdata with schema.org.

The intallation it showed as successfull, do I have to wait to see any changes?

Thanks in advance.
Jose.

larag 08-16-2013 01:32 PM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by DavyMac
This mod means you can apply for Pinterest's rich pins without any extra work. I did :D/


How are you finding the Pinterest Rich Pins? I have just started looking into them. Are they proving you with useful traffic?

DavyMac 08-16-2013 11:58 PM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by larag
How are you finding the Pinterest Rich Pins? I have just started looking into them. Are they proving you with useful traffic?

The product pins sort themselves out, so if someone pins one of our product photos then the stock availability, price and invitation to view the product is generated automatically by Pinterest. This is just a nice thing to have - I've not put any effort into attracting additional traffic from Pinterest so I'm not monitoring the data. I'd have to analyse analytics to see what increase this has caused, if any.

rocky 09-16-2013 07:51 AM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
Rich Google Search Results for 4.6.1 has been recently uploaded to the File Area. Please feel free to use.

Vivarant 12-11-2013 07:58 AM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
Thanks for the mod but why are there no install instructions?

rocky 12-11-2013 10:09 PM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Vivarant
Thanks for the mod but why are there no install instructions?



There is a comprehensive manual for Rich Google Search Results extension in our online knowledge base actually:

http://help.x-cart.com/index.php?title=X-Cart:Rich_Google_Search_Results

there you can find install instructions. Hope it helps.

Holiday 02-11-2014 11:08 AM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
When can we have the Rich Google Search Results for 4.6.2?

rocky 02-13-2014 04:05 AM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Holiday
When can we have the Rich Google Search Results for 4.6.2?



4.6.2 distributive has been uploaded to the File Area

xtech 03-08-2014 01:18 AM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
Hello Rocky,
I have added this in my reboot template but cannot see any results on google.

Why this is happening?

Can you please suggest why I cannot see it on google?

josebueso 03-09-2014 11:08 AM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by rocky
4.6.2 distributive has been uploaded to the File Area


Hello

What about 4.6.3?

kevinrm 03-09-2014 06:41 PM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
This is one mod I have never seen any resulting benefit from...

anandat 03-12-2014 09:14 PM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by kevinrm
This is one mod I have never seen any resulting benefit from...

I am in same boat. I have installed this module 2 years back but unforutently it's not showing review/ratings results in google search.
I have read many blogs & found that showing your ratings in results is depends upon quality of your site, quality reviews & most important popularity of your site. I marked that google showing ratings for popular sites only. It will google's decision to display your site with or without ratings. However it will still show bredcrubs details successfuly.

I am in touch of developer of this module doing R & D in code is still going on but getting results is very late as it takes 3-4 weeks time to google to crwal the changes.

If I will succeed I will post my feedback here.

xtech 03-13-2014 12:30 AM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by kevinrm
This is one mod I have never seen any resulting benefit from...


Yes correct I have installed it one months ago in my reboot template but have not seen any results.Total loss of my money.

rocky 03-13-2014 03:07 AM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by josebueso
Hello

What about 4.6.3?



It's been uploaded.

DavyMac 03-13-2014 03:09 AM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by kevinrm
This is one mod I have never seen any resulting benefit from...

I know this doesn't help you see the results that you expect but this mod does work out of the box and I am seeing my products listed in Google search results with all the expected rich data. If your pages pass the structured data testing tool then your pages will be eligible for inclusion in Google search results.
I thought it important to let you know that if you don't see results then the mod is not at fault.

rocky 03-13-2014 03:10 AM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by xtech
Yes correct I have installed it one months ago in my reboot template but have not seen any results.Total loss of my money.



Actually, as I've already said to you several times in HelpDesk, Reboot template is not patched automatically by the install script, thus, it should be patched manually. Please refer to the HelpDesk ticket.

xtech 03-13-2014 03:16 AM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by rocky
Actually, as I've already said to you several times in HelpDesk, Reboot template is not patched automatically by the install script, thus, it should be patched manually. Please refer to the HelpDesk ticket.


All are patched.have you checked it from our file area in server?I have done this correct way but still not getting expected results.

Phil from reboot owner help me.

what you say now?

rocky 03-13-2014 03:29 AM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
Indeed it's up to Google whether to display the results or not. Moreover, it can display it for 50% of your products and do not display for the others.

Actually, there are lot of confirmations that the module works and rich snippets are displayed (including posts in this thread from BritSteve, recent post by DavyMac and others).

As I have already mentioned in this thread there are might be several reasons why Google doesn't display snippets. Please refer to the "Why is Google not showing rich snippets for my pages?" section of the following article:

http://wiki.goodrelations-vocabulary.org/FFAQ#Why_is_Google_not_showing_rich_snippets_for_m y_pages.3F

Hope it helps.

rocky 03-13-2014 03:31 AM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
BTW, speaking of the same article I posted above, as it's mentioned there the most probable reasons is that only some of your product pages show rich snippets, and you simply look at the wrong ones.

xtech 03-13-2014 03:34 AM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by rocky
BTW, speaking of the same article I posted above, as it's mentioned there the most probable reasons is that only some of your product pages show rich snippets, and you simply look at the wrong ones.


Which one? I have never seen.

How to know installation is ok.

rocky 03-13-2014 03:36 AM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by xtech
Which one? I have never seen.

How to know installation is ok.



1. See above

2. Test the product page with Google Structured Data Testing Tool

http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/richsnippets

if it doesn't display snippets then the module is installed incorrectly

carpeperdiem 03-13-2014 04:03 AM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
Some of my products display reviews and pricing in search. Some do not. It also depends on the search phrase...

Data point: Google knows your IP. Repeated searches from same IP may deliver results that are VERY different from another IP. Google also "knows" you. If it determines you are male, it may not display products targeted to women, etc... NOT just adwords.

It is difficult to test this as a "real" customer because google knows way too much about your browsing history and tries to serve content FOR you. In this case, google, please don't do me any favors, ok? :-)

cflsystems 03-13-2014 12:46 PM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
The module works. For those who think it doesn't you can implement the required changes yourself directly from the Google Rich Snippets pages - it is explained how in details.
The fact of the matter is - Google offers many services which may or may not help merchants and/or customers but at the end it is Google's decision whether to grand access (show results) to these services for any particular merchant/customer. It is not the module or developer's decision - it is Google decisions after you are compliant with their requirements. You may be 110% compliant and Google may never show your pages this way...

As others said - Google knows about you more than you do and for good or bad modifies what you see based on what they know (or thing they know) about you...

carpeperdiem 03-13-2014 12:54 PM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
Is the module making W3C compliant code?
I messed with W3C validation last week and the RGSR code tossed errors.

Quote:

Line 148, Column 41: "itemscope" is not a member of a group specified for any attribute
<div id="page-holder" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Product">

Error Line 148, Column 50: there is no attribute "itemtype"
<div id="page-holder" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Product">

You have used the attribute named above in your document, but the document type you are using does not support that attribute for this element. This error is often caused by incorrect use of the "Strict" document type with a document that uses frames (e.g. you must use the "Transitional" document type to get the "target" attribute), or by using vendor proprietary extensions such as "marginheight" (this is usually fixed by using CSS to achieve the desired effect instead).

This error may also result if the element itself is not supported in the document type you are using, as an undefined element will have no supported attributes; in this case, see the element-undefined error message for further information.

How to fix: check the spelling and case of the element and attribute, (Remember XHTML is all lower-case) and/or check that they are both allowed in the chosen document type, and/or use CSS instead of this attribute. If you received this error when using the <embed> element to incorporate flash media in a Web page, see the FAQ item on valid flash.

My doctype is: Doctype: XHTML 1.0 Transitional

Hmm... ???

cflsystems 03-13-2014 01:06 PM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
This doesn't matter and will not cause improper page rendering. Many meta tags or attributes will show like this since the validator first doesn't know about them and second they are not part of the XHTML 1.0 Transitional spects. As long as you know you did not make a mistake you can safely ignore these

anandat 03-13-2014 07:23 PM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by rocky
1. See above

2. Test the product page with Google Structured Data Testing Tool

http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/richsnippets

if it doesn't display snippets then the module is installed incorrectly

Hi Alexander,
In my case there is no error showing in google rich snippets testing tools. I have around 12000 products & google rich snippets just shows 2868 products in the list !8O
->markup is valid. This confirmed by google rich snippets team also.
-> products page ranking is good..for many products my site results is at #1 place in google search results
-> I have checked all products which has got rating & reviews but none of them is showing rich snippets !:(

Also this list products crawled is decreasing every week !8O 8O

I am in touch with Danila Struchkov regarding this issue but not getting any clue for this issue.

So that means even if everything is setup correctly it's depends upon google's decision to show your site or not.:?

anandat 03-13-2014 07:34 PM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by carpeperdiem
Is the module making W3C compliant code?
I messed with W3C validation last week and the RGSR code tossed errors.



My doctype is: Doctype: XHTML 1.0 Transitional

Hmm... ???

I guess you are using schema properties defined within page instead in meta tags. W3C will show you error but according my experience google like this way. You can simply ignore W3C validation error as it will not going to affect page ranking & yes such warning are because of XHTML 1.0 Transitional as Microdata (that implements Rich snippet) are a part of HTML5 specification which is not supported by XHTML 1.0 Transitional.

In brief, it is better to leave these warnings, because they do not affect either the appearance of your pages or your SEO:
http://www.highervisibility.com/blog/what-role-does-w3c-validation-have-in-seo/
http://www.seoconsultants.com/google/validation

vtandon 05-24-2014 03:07 PM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
is there a module like this coming up for X-cart 5.1? really need this for the latest version.

tony_sologubov 05-26-2014 05:24 AM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
We are in progress of publishing it. It will be up within several days.

rocky 05-27-2014 12:31 AM

Re: Rich Google Search Results module released
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by vtandon
is there a module like this coming up for X-cart 5.1? really need this for the latest version.



The module has been released. You are welcome to purchase it via marketplace.

Thank you.


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