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[MODULE] XC SEO v1.3.0 Released

Re: [MODULE] XC SEO v1.3.0 Released

Neat,

So is the upgrade from 1.1.0 in the same regard as going from 1.2.0? I missed the 1.2.0 release so I am still running the old version.

Re: [MODULE] XC SEO v1.3.0 Released

Hi Jason, if you'd like, contact me directly (via email). I'll personally help you upgrade, as I'm uncertain if this release is fully compatible with 4.1.3, so I can check that out while I help you.

Cheers

Re: [MODULE] XC SEO v1.3.0 Released

Just a note to others, I upgraded jasonroy without much difficulty. I had to replace his modules/XC_SEO/ files, as well as update all XC SEO v1.1 modifications to v1.3 (affected auth.php, include/install.php, include/get_language.php, modules/Froogle/froogle.php)

I also had to remove the XC_SEO edit (from v1.1, this edit didn't exist in v1.2) from smarty.php

And I also updated/replace the htaccess rules for XC SEO.

The SQL inserts were the same in v1.1 through v1.3, so no changes there.

Re: [MODULE] XC SEO v1.3.0 Released

Has anyone had any problems with this mod and Google Analytics? I have not gotten to the bottom of the problem, but ut seems that after I added this mod our trafficly misteriously disappeared. We are still receiving orders and AWStats is still reporting traffic. I'll post more info as I get around to solving this problem.

Re: [MODULE] XC SEO v1.3.0 Released

I use Google Analytics on my websites along with the current release of XC SEO, traffic is reporting correctly for me.

Make sure the Google Analytics mod is still enabled in X-Cart admin, as well as loading up a product page and View Source (look for any reference to google, google analytics, etc). Additionally, if you'd like, contact me via email, I'll look into your Analytics issue for you, and if it's related to XC SEO, I'll correct the problem

Re: [MODULE] XC SEO v1.3.0 Released

Hi Mike, were you able to troubleshoot your Analytics issue?

Re: [MODULE] XC SEO v1.3.0 Released

I fixed it last week. I switched over to the new Google Analytics code and forgot to instert the "{literal}" tags in the JavaScript.

Thanks

Re: [MODULE] XC SEO v1.3.0 Released

I just upgraded from 1.2 to 1.3... THANKS for this great mod!

Would you recommend regenerating my XML sitemap for Google Webmaster Tools?

Re: [MODULE] XC SEO v1.3.0 Released

I don't believe that's required, but it couldn't hurt :-)

Re: [MODULE] XC SEO v1.3.0 Released

I would recommend GSiteCrawler. It works great, its very easy, oh yeah, its free too. Get it here: http://gsitecrawler.com/. It is important to submit your site map to Google and other search engines.

Re: [MODULE] XC SEO v1.3.0 Released

Thanks for the suggestion. I already have an XML sitemap that I created when I installed v1.2.. I was just asking if it the changes made in v1.3 would necessitate a regeneration of my old XML sitemap.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikeholliday

Re: [MODULE] XC SEO v1.3.0 Released

A Case Study/Testimonial has been posted regarding XC SEO, feel free to check it out here: http://www.phpsitesolutions.com/x-cart_search_engine_optimization_xcseo.htm (Click on Case Studies/Testimonials)

Re: [MODULE] XC SEO v1.3.0 Released

One issue I had with v1.2 was the duplicate titles. For some reason XC_SEO was putting a title for links even though title already existed. I just upgraded to v1.3 and the duplicate titles returned :) Here's what I used before to fix it for v1.2 and it works for v1.3 as well. The code is from Kube thank you very match for the fix.

HTML Code:

kube 

Re: duplicate title Crumbs, it was a while since I done this. But the answer was provided by a kind fellow somewhere within the XC-SEO thread. Looks like this one by cbarnes http://forum.x-cart.com/showpost.php...&postcount=367

 

Go into modules/XC_SEO/outputfilter.seo.php and find the function _insert_href_title()

 

right below it inside the function, find the line...

 

if((strpos(" title=",$found)===false)){

 

and change to this...

 

if((eregi("title=",$found)===false)){

 

Can't remember if the code needed changes .tpl-wise - I doubt it though. (Well except for the addition of the title tag which should take prominence outside of the XC-SEO mod)

 

Remember to back up, just in case ;D

 

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Doms__________________

kube - Version 4.1.9

Re: [MODULE] XC SEO v1.3.0 Released

ahh, missed that, I'll be sure the fix is included in the next release. I'll be releasing a minor point release (for bugs) later this week, looks like this is bug #2 :-)

Re: [MODULE] XC SEO v1.3.0 Released

XC SEO now supports Zeus server! What has been missing, was Zeus-specific rewrite rules.
These rules have been tested on a live website powered by Zeus webserver.

You'll need to login to your Zeus control panel, enable Rewrites, and then paste in the following rules (note, Zeus rewrite syntax is bulkier than Apache's, which is why this ruleset is so long):

Code:

RULE_0_START:

# get the document root

map path into SCRATCH:DOCROOT from /

# initialize our variables

set SCRATCH:ORIG_URL = %{URL}

set SCRATCH:REQUEST_URI = %{URL}



# see if theres any queries in our URL

match URL into $ with ^(.*)\?(.*)$

if matched then

  set SCRATCH:REQUEST_URI = $1

  set SCRATCH:QUERY_STRING = $2

endif

RULE_0_END:



RULE_1_START:



# Rewrite SEO category URL's

match URL into $ with ^([^\/]*/)?[^\/]+-print-(productcode|title|price|orderby)-up-c-([0-9]+)-p-([0-9]+)\.html

if matched then

   set URL = $1home.php?printable=Y&sort=$2&sort_direction=0&cat=$3&page=$4

   goto QSA_RULE_START

endif



match URL into $ with ^([^\/]*\/)?[^\/]+-print-(productcode|title|price|orderby)-down-c-([0-9]+)-p-([0-9]+)\.html        

if matched then

   set URL = $1home.php?printable=Y&sort=$2&sort_direction=1&cat=$3&page=$4

   goto QSA_RULE_START

endif



match URL into $ with ^([^\/]*\/)?[^\/]+-print-c-([0-9]+)-p-([0-9]+)\.html        

if matched then

   set URL = $1home.php?printable=Y&cat=$2&page=$3

   goto QSA_RULE_START

endif



match URL into $ with ^([^\/]*\/)?[^\/]+-(productcode|title|price|orderby)-up-c-([0-9]+)-p-([0-9]+)\.html        

if matched then

   set URL = $1home.php?sort=$2&sort_direction=0&cat=$3&page=$4

   goto QSA_RULE_START

endif



match URL into $ with ^([^\/]*\/)?[^\/]+-(productcode|title|price|orderby)-down-c-([0-9]+)-p-([0-9]+)\.html        

if matched then

   set URL = $1home.php?sort=$2&sort_direction=1&cat=$3&page=$4

   goto QSA_RULE_START

endif



match URL into $ with ^([^\/]*\/)?[^\/]+-c-([0-9]+)-p-([0-9]+)\.html        

if matched then

   set URL = $1home.php?cat=$2&page=$3

   goto QSA_RULE_START

endif



match URL into $ with ^([^\/]*\/)?[^\/]+-print-(productcode|title|price|orderby)-up-c-([0-9]+)\.html        

if matched then

   set URL = $1home.php?printable=Y&sort=$2&sort_direction=0&cat=$3

   goto QSA_RULE_START

endif



match URL into $ with ^([^\/]*\/)?[^\/]+-print-(productcode|title|price|orderby)-down-c-([0-9]+)\.html        

if matched then

   set URL = $1home.php?printable=Y&sort=$2&sort_direction=1&cat=$3

   goto QSA_RULE_START

endif



match URL into $ with ^([^\/]*\/)?[^\/]+-print-c-([0-9]+)\.html        

if matched then

   set URL = $1home.php?printable=Y&cat=$2

   goto QSA_RULE_START

endif



match URL into $ with ^([^\/]*\/)?[^\/]+-(productcode|title|price|orderby)-up-c-([0-9]+)\.html        

if matched then

   set URL = $1home.php?sort=$2&sort_direction=0&cat=$3

   goto QSA_RULE_START

endif



match URL into $ with ^([^\/]*\/)?[^\/]+-(productcode|title|price|orderby)-down-c-([0-9]+)\.html        

if matched then

   set URL = $1home.php?sort=$2&sort_direction=1&cat=$3

   goto QSA_RULE_START

endif



match URL into $ with ^([^\/]*\/)?[^\/]+-c-([0-9]+)\.html        

if matched then

   set URL = $1home.php?cat=$2

   goto QSA_RULE_START

endif



# Rewrite SEO manufacturers URL's

match URL into $ with ^([^\/]*\/)?[^\/]+-print-(productcode|title|price|orderby)-up-m-([0-9]+)-p-([0-9]+)\.html        

if matched then

   set URL = $1manufacturers.php?printable=Y&sort=$2&sort_direction=0&manufacturerid=$3&page=$4

   goto QSA_RULE_START

endif



match URL into $ with ^([^\/]*\/)?[^\/]+-print-(productcode|title|price|orderby)-down-m-([0-9]+)-p-([0-9]+)\.html        

if matched then

   set URL = $1manufacturers.php?printable=Y&sort=$2&sort_direction=1&manufacturerid=$3&page=$4

   goto QSA_RULE_START

endif



match URL into $ with ^([^\/]*\/)?[^\/]+-print-m-([0-9]+)-p-([0-9]+)\.html        

if matched then

   set URL = $1manufacturers.php?printable=Y&manufacturerid=$2&page=$3                                                

   goto QSA_RULE_START

endif



match URL into $ with ^([^\/]*\/)?[^\/]+-(productcode|title|price|orderby)-up-m-([0-9]+)-p-([0-9]+)\.html        

if matched then

   set URL = $1manufacturers.php?sort=$2&sort_direction=0&manufacturerid=$3&page=$4                        

   goto QSA_RULE_START

endif



match URL into $ with ^([^\/]*\/)?[^\/]+-(productcode|title|price|orderby)-down-m-([0-9]+)-p-([0-9]+)\.html        

if matched then

   set URL = $1manufacturers.php?sort=$2&sort_direction=1&manufacturerid=$3&page=$4                        

   goto QSA_RULE_START

endif



match URL into $ with ^([^\/]*\/)?[^\/]+-m-([0-9]+)-p-([0-9]+)\.html        

if matched then

   set URL = $1manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=$2&page=$3                                                                        

   goto QSA_RULE_START

endif



match URL into $ with ^([^\/]*\/)?[^\/]+-print-(productcode|title|price|orderby)-up-m-([0-9]+)\.html        

if matched then

   set URL = $1manufacturers.php?printable=Y&sort=$2&sort_direction=0&manufacturerid=$3                

   goto QSA_RULE_START

endif



match URL into $ with ^([^\/]*\/)?[^\/]+-print-(productcode|title|price|orderby)-down-m-([0-9]+)\.html        

if matched then

   set URL = $1manufacturers.php?printable=Y&sort=$2&sort_direction=1&manufacturerid=$3                

   goto QSA_RULE_START

endif



match URL into $ with ^([^\/]*\/)?[^\/]+-print-m-([0-9]+)\.html        

if matched then

   set URL = $1manufacturers.php?printable=Y&manufacturerid=$2                                                                

   goto QSA_RULE_START

endif



match URL into $ with ^([^\/]*\/)?[^\/]+-(productcode|title|price|orderby)-up-m-([0-9]+)\.html        

if matched then

   set URL = $1manufacturers.php?sort=$2&sort_direction=0&manufacturerid=$3                                        

   goto QSA_RULE_START

endif



match URL into $ with ^([^\/]*\/)?[^\/]+-(productcode|title|price|orderby)-down-m-([0-9]+)\.html        

if matched then

   set URL = $1manufacturers.php?sort=$2&sort_direction=1&manufacturerid=$3                                        

   goto QSA_RULE_START

endif



match URL into $ with ^([^\/]*\/)?[^\/]+-m-([0-9]+)\.html        

if matched then

   set URL = $1manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=$2                                                                                        

   goto QSA_RULE_START

endif



# Rewrite SEO product URL's

match URL into $ with ^([^\/]*\/)?[^\/]+-print-c-([0-9]+)-p-([0-9]+)-pr-([0-9]+)\.html        

if matched then

   set URL = $1product.php?printable=Y&productid=$4&cat=$2&page=$3

   goto QSA_RULE_START

endif



match URL into $ with ^([^\/]*\/)?[^\/]+-c-([0-9]+)-p-([0-9]+)-pr-([0-9]+)\.html        

if matched then

   set URL = $1product.php?productid=$4&cat=$2&page=$3                        

   goto QSA_RULE_START

endif



match URL into $ with ^([^\/]*\/)?[^\/]+-c-([0-9]+)-pr-([0-9]+)\.html        

if matched then

   set URL = $1product.php?productid=$3&cat=$2                                        

   goto QSA_RULE_START

endif



match URL into $ with ^([^\/]*\/)?[^\/]+-print-pr-([0-9]+)\.html        

if matched then

   set URL = $1product.php?printable=Y&productid=$2                                

   goto QSA_RULE_START

endif



match URL into $ with ^([^\/]*\/)?[^\/]+-pr-([0-9]+)\.html        

if matched then

   set URL = $1product.php?productid=$2                                                        

   goto QSA_RULE_START

endif



# Rewrite SEO static page URL's

match URL into $ with ^([^\/]*\/)?[^\/]+-print-pg-([0-9]+)\.html        

if matched then

   set URL = $1pages.php?printable=Y&pageid=$2                        

   goto QSA_RULE_START

endif



match URL into $ with ^([^\/]*\/)?[^\/]+-pg-([0-9]+)\.html        

if matched then

   set URL = $1pages.php?pageid=$2                                                

   goto QSA_RULE_START

endif



# Rewrite SEO search URL's

match URL into $ with ^([^\/]*\/)?([^\/]+)-search-c-([0-9]+)(-[^-]+)*\.html        

if matched then

   set URL = $1search.php?mode=search&substring=$2&cat=$3

   goto QSA_RULE_START

endif



match URL into $ with ^([^\/]*\/)?([^\/]+)-search(-[^-]+)*\.html        

if matched then

   set URL = $1search.php?mode=search&substring=$2                

   goto QSA_RULE_START

endif



# if we made it here then its no rewrite

goto END

RULE_1_END:



QSA_RULE_START:

# append the query string if there was one originally

# the same as [QSA,L] for apache

match SCRATCH:ORIG_URL into % with \?(.*)$

if matched then

  set URL = %{URL}&%{SCRATCH:QUERY_STRING}

endif

goto END

QSA_RULE_END:

Re: [MODULE] XC SEO v1.3.0 Released

Quote:

Originally Posted by intel352

I am sure this will be a great addition and take the mod up to next level. Good work. Cheers.

Re: [MODULE] XC SEO v1.3.0 Released

Thanks for the kind words Dongan, means alot coming from another X-Cart Professional ;-)

Re: [MODULE] XC SEO v1.3.0 Released

Quote:

Originally Posted by intel352

Thanks for the kind words Dongan, means alot coming from another X-Cart Professional ;-)

you deserve it. PM me if you need any help for testing/development. Will do that what i have time.

Re: [MODULE] XC SEO v1.3.0 Released

Just installed XC SEO for a new client (v4.1.9). Installation was quick and easy, very nicely done. I'll report back as to how it works for them.

Re: [MODULE] XC SEO v1.3.0 Released

Glad to hear it :-)

Just a note, a new release of XC SEO is coming in the next week or so, once I have a chance to finalize it, it will be a minor release focusing on bug-fixes (should be ~3 bugs smashed, with no other known outstanding). Keep an eye on this thread for that update.

Re: [MODULE] XC SEO v1.3.0 Released

Hi, how can the basic version of XC SEO be adapted to rewrite links in https?

I am currently working on a new website in x-cart v.4.1.9 (not yet on-line) and XC SEO works very well for me in http, e.g. http://www.regentgifts.co.uk/home.php?cat=500 rewrites to http://www.regentgifts.co.uk/face-masks-c-500.html. But the same category, product or other links are not rewritten in https://www.....

Thanks in advance for any help or advice you can give,

Charles

Re: [MODULE] XC SEO v1.3.0 Released

Hi

I have notice this too.
This link is listed in google and returned a not found error.
https://uncionmusic.com/musical-con-lali-torres-dvd-en-vivo-cristiana-pr-16407.html

Any solution to this?

Re: [MODULE] XC SEO v1.3.0 Released

Using the free version and have no problems with url rewrite - both http and https showing the same rewriten html url

Re: [MODULE] XC SEO v1.3.0 Released

Ensure you're using v1.3 of XC SEO if you're having any issues with HTTPS

Quote:

Originally Posted by josebueso

This link is listed in google and returned a not found error.
https://uncionmusic.com/musical-con-lali-torres-dvd-en-vivo-cristiana-pr-16407.html

this is a problem with how X-Cart handles redirecting 301 links. I have a fix for this (it only occurs depending on certain settings in the admin area). the fix will be in the next release, contact me if you need the fix now.

Cheers

Re: [MODULE] XC SEO v1.3.0 Released

Just wanted to post my support for what Jon is doing with XC SEO. It's worked out well for my store since installing 1.2 and he was gracious enough to lend a hand installing 1.3 for us.

Re: [MODULE] XC SEO v1.3.0 Released

If you're a user of XML Sitemaps Commercial version (http://www.xml-sitemaps.com/), a good application that generates sitemap.xml files for your store, then this information is pertinent to you:

Quote:

Originally Posted by intel352

Regarding xml-sitemaps commercial application, I spoke with the author this week, it turns out you can change the UserAgent value via a manual config value specification.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oleg Ignatiuk

you can customize user-agent identifier in config.inc.php file:

Code:

'xs_crawl_ident' => 'GoogleBot/1.0',

This is specifically helpful for XC SEO users, as the sitemap is then seen as a legitimate bot, and the URLs are cleaned up accordingly.

Re: [MODULE] XC SEO v1.3.0 Released

Hi Jon,
What application are you talking of here for the sitemaps (i want to do this) ?

Also wondering if there is any benefit using other seo products with xc like

Category Meta Title Control - Free Xcart Mod #161 from bsce

I am really suprised at the speed of this xc seo mod!

Re: [MODULE] XC SEO v1.3.0 Released

Hi deltron, I posted the wrong url, it's actually http://www.xml-sitemaps.com/ (I updated my previous post to reflect this url).

That is a well-done sitemap generator, which provides a listing of all website urls for search engines. It helps get your website indexed faster. Typically once you create your first sitemap.xml file, you notify the search engines that it exists, and then they constantly check that file in the future for updates.

There was an issue where the generator identified itself as "XML Sitemaps.com" or something similar, which X-Cart did not recognize as a bot. This meant that the generator saw all the urls that a user would normally see (which is, more urls than bots are typically shown by XC SEO). Changing the User Agent value as shown, will have the application detected as a bot, so that fewer urls are generated, specifically for use with bots, to avoid duplicate content issues, etc. One user had 300+ urls throughout his website with and without XC SEO. When using XC SEO, and the XML Sitemaps' generator with the User Agent value set to "googlebot", the url count was reduced to only 66!!

Yes, any mods that help you define meta tags and the like, are good mods to have.

I'm glad you like XC SEO and it's speed :-) I've always been happy with it's speed, as it's performance is never noticeably slower than a cart without XC SEO.

Cheers

Re: [MODULE] XC SEO v1.3.0 Released

I've recently helped another client migrate from DSEFU, it's a fairly simple process. If anyone needs help migrating from DSEFU to XC SEO, contact me, I'll tell you the steps needed ;-)

Re: [MODULE] XC SEO v1.3.0 Released

did this ever get made to work with firetanks feed manager ?

Re: [MODULE] XC SEO v1.3.0 Released

I don't have that application, or access to it. Really, the feed manager should add support for XC SEO, not the other way around.

Try contacting Firetank, see if they would add XC SEO support for you.
I'll be glad to give them any code needed.

Cheers

XC SEO on Australian ZeusServer

Folks I installed XC SEO 1.3 on our server hosted with Netregistry - which means its running on Zeus - like many Australain Xcart based Sites. (Which rules many of us out from the other SEO options available.)

I only wish i had done this years ago! It was an easy install - with support from Jon that goes beyond the cause, that helped me overcome my "User Issues" like poor cutting and pasting!

The Mod works fantastically - and I am so happy with the speed. I highly recommend this mod - and if you do have an issue the support is first class.

I'll be first in line for the pro-version. And be more than happy to be your Zeus crash test dummy.

Regards Zane.

Re: XC SEO on Australian ZeusServer

Quote:

Originally Posted by zebu

I'll be first in line for the pro-version...

Ditto. So where is the 'pro' version? Wasn't it supposed to be released in March? Just asking. Thanks.

Re: [MODULE] XC SEO v1.3.0 Released

Hi inboxnews

XC SEO Pro is nearing release. It had been delayed this month due to priority projects for various clients (gotta pay the bills), but I'm working on it again along with a couple of volunteers that are testing it for me. I'm planning to have a release ready by the end of next week.

If you have any questions, let me know!

Re: [MODULE] XC SEO v1.3.0 Released

Quote:

Originally Posted by intel352

Thanks for the update. Do you have an estimated retail price?

Re: [MODULE] XC SEO v1.3.0 Released

I certainly do.

The planned cost is $120, $150 with installation.
And just as a note, there won't be any "addons" that you'll have to buy to get the complete SEO functionality across your website, it's a complete package.

Quite a bargain compared to a certain "other" commercial SEO module ;-)

Re: [MODULE] XC SEO v1.3.0 Released

Quote:

Originally Posted by intel352

The planned cost is $120... Quite a bargain compared to a certain "other" commercial SEO module ;-)

Bargain? Not really. I'm using CDSEO on one of my sites. It costs $149, and it guaranteed works. I was hoping for something around $75.

Thanks for posting your price. It helped me make a decision on my next site.

Re: [MODULE] XC SEO v1.3.0 Released

lol, that cracked me up. CDSEO for categories and products is $150, not installed. Then you pay another $50 each for the two missing features, static pages & manufacturers. The code is obfuscated so that it adds to the load time just to decrypt the files, it doesn't prevent 404s for old urls if you change the CDSEO url for categories/products, it's slower than XC SEO products.

But that's fine, I actually already have several customers waiting to drop CDSEO for XC SEO Pro (despite the fact they've already paid for CDSEO), and many customers have defected from CDSEO to XC SEO [basic] due to the performance issue alone.

Users that have weighed the merits of the two products know which is the bargain, especially at $120 (for XC SEO Pro) vs $250 (for CDSEO plus missing addons), with the $120 buying a more feature-complete product.

Cheers