CDSEO PRO + XC SEO v1.4.0
 

Hi,

I'm wondering if anyone else has found themselves in my situation or can speak to how I might move forward.

I currently have XC SEO v1.4.0 (basic / free) (php site solutions). I am going to upgrade to CDSEO Pro.

Can I simply uncheck the following options in XC-SEO and proceed with installation of CDSEO?

• Rewrite Category URLs:
• Rewrite Manufacturer URLs:
• Rewrite Product URLs:
• Rewrite Static Page URLs:
• Rewrite Simple Search URLs:
• Prevent Robots from accessing duplicate content pages:

Alternatively, should this mod be totally uninstalled, and if so, do I simply follow installation instructions in reverse?

I am assuming that no matter which route I go I will need 301 redirects for the URLS created by XC-SEO basic.....right?

Thanks to anyone who can shed light on this for me!

Re: CDSEO PRO + XC SEO v1.4.0
 

or.... Can I simply uncheck the module as active, install CDSEO pro and start the long night of creating 301 redirects? :)

Re: CDSEO PRO + XC SEO v1.4.0
 

That's pretty much what I did when I shifted over.

Jason

Re: CDSEO PRO + XC SEO v1.4.0
 

Should I create a 301 redirect for every page I currently have showing up in google?

Thanks!

Re: CDSEO PRO + XC SEO v1.4.0
 

I would. Otherwise the old pages will generate 404 errors and it could take a while before your new pages get indexed. The only way around it is if your pages under CDSEO Pro exactly match the URL of the old XCSEO ones. Mine didn't.

Jason

Re: CDSEO PRO + XC SEO v1.4.0
 

Thanks for the tip. I'm starting on the 301 redirect list now!

Re: CDSEO PRO + XC SEO v1.4.0
 

You might want to check out the page below on the WebsiteCM knowledgebase.
There is a total redirect list for migration from XCSEO
www.websitecm.com

The URL redirects they post are as follows:
# Old XC SEO Rules
RewriteRule ^([^/]*/)?[^/]+-print-(productcode|title|price|orderby)-up-c-([0-9]+)-p-([0-9]+)\.html$ $1home.php?printable=Y&sort=$2&sort_direction=0&ca t=$3&page=$4[QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]*/)?[^/]+-print-(productcode|title|price|orderby)-down-c-([0-9]+)-p-([0-9]+)\.html$ $1home.php?printable=Y&sort=$2&sort_direction=1&ca t=$3&page=$4[QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]*/)?[^/]+-print-c-([0-9]+)-p-([0-9]+)\.html$ $1home.php?printable=Y&cat=$2&page=$3[QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]*/)?[^/]+-(productcode|title|price|orderby)-up-c-([0-9]+)-p-([0-9]+)\.html$ $1home.php?sort=$2&sort_direction=0&cat=$3&page=$4 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]*/)?[^/]+-(productcode|title|price|orderby)-down-c-([0-9]+)-p-([0-9]+)\.html$ $1home.php?sort=$2&sort_direction=1&cat=$3&page=$4 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]*/)?[^/]+-c-([0-9]+)-p-([0-9]+)\.html$ $1home.php?cat=$2&page=$3[QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]*/)?[^/]+-print-(productcode|title|price|orderby)-up-c-([0-9]+)\.html$ $1home.php?printable=Y&sort=$2&sort_direction=0&ca t=$3[QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]*/)?[^/]+-print-(productcode|title|price|orderby)-down-c-([0-9]+)\.html$ $1home.php?printable=Y&sort=$2&sort_direction=1&ca t=$3[QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]*/)?[^/]+-print-c-([0-9]+)\.html$ $1home.php?printable=Y&cat=$2[QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]*/)?[^/]+-(productcode|title|price|orderby)-up-c-([0-9]+)\.html$ $1home.php?sort=$2&sort_direction=0&cat=$3[QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]*/)?[^/]+-(productcode|title|price|orderby)-down-c-([0-9]+)\.html$ $1home.php?sort=$2&sort_direction=1&cat=$3[QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]*/)?[^/]+-c-([0-9]+)\.html$ $1home.php?cat=$2[QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]*/)?[^/]+-print-(productcode|title|price|orderby)-up-m-([0-9]+)-p-([0-9]+)\.html$ $1manufacturers.php?printable=Y&sort=$2&sort_direc tion=0&manufacturerid=$3&page=$4[QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]*/)?[^/]+-print-(productcode|title|price|orderby)-down-m-([0-9]+)-p-([0-9]+)\.html$ $1manufacturers.php?printable=Y&sort=$2&sort_direc tion=1&manufacturerid=$3&page=$4[QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]*/)?[^/]+-print-m-([0-9]+)-p-([0-9]+)\.html$ $1manufacturers.php?printable=Y&manufacturerid=$2& page=$3[QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]*/)?[^/]+-(productcode|title|price|orderby)-up-m-([0-9]+)-p-([0-9]+)\.html$ $1manufacturers.php?sort=$2&sort_direction=0&manuf acturerid=$3&page=$4[QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]*/)?[^/]+-(productcode|title|price|orderby)-down-m-([0-9]+)-p-([0-9]+)\.html$ $1manufacturers.php?sort=$2&sort_direction=1&manuf acturerid=$3&page=$4[QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]*/)?[^/]+-m-([0-9]+)-p-([0-9]+)\.html$ $1manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=$2&page=$3[QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]*/)?[^/]+-print-(productcode|title|price|orderby)-up-m-([0-9]+)\.html$ $1manufacturers.php?printable=Y&sort=$2&sort_direc tion=0&manufacturerid=$3[QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]*/)?[^/]+-print-(productcode|title|price|orderby)-down-m-([0-9]+)\.html$ $1manufacturers.php?printable=Y&sort=$2&sort_direc tion=1&manufacturerid=$3[QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]*/)?[^/]+-print-m-([0-9]+)\.html$ $1manufacturers.php?printable=Y&manufacturerid=$2[QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]*/)?[^/]+-(productcode|title|price|orderby)-up-m-([0-9]+)\.html$ $1manufacturers.php?sort=$2&sort_direction=0&manuf acturerid=$3[QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]*/)?[^/]+-(productcode|title|price|orderby)-down-m-([0-9]+)\.html$ $1manufacturers.php?sort=$2&sort_direction=1&manuf acturerid=$3[QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]*/)?[^/]+-m-([0-9]+)\.html$ $1manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=$2[QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]*/)?[^/]+-print-c-([0-9]+)-p-([0-9]+)-pr-([0-9]+)\.html$ $1product.php?printable=Y&productid=$4&cat=$2&page =$3[QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]*/)?[^/]+-c-([0-9]+)-p-([0-9]+)-pr-([0-9]+)\.html$ $1product.php?productid=$4&cat=$2&page=$3[QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]*/)?[^/]+-c-([0-9]+)-pr-([0-9]+)\.html$ $1product.php?productid=$3&cat=$2[QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]*/)?[^/]+-print-pr-([0-9]+)\.html$ $1product.php?printable=Y&productid=$2[QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]*/)?[^/]+-pr-([0-9]+)\.html$ $1product.php?productid=$2[QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]*/)?[^/]+-print-pg-([0-9]+)\.html$ $1pages.php?printable=Y&pageid=$2[QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]*/)?[^/]+-pg-([0-9]+)\.html$ $1pages.php?pageid=$2[QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]*/)?([^/]+)-search-c-([0-9]+)(-[^-]+)*\.html$ $1search.php?mode=search&substring=$2&cat=$3[QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]*/)?([^/]+)-search(-[^-]+)*\.html$ $1search.php?mode=search&substring=$2[QSA,L]

Re: CDSEO PRO + XC SEO v1.4.0
 

What a time saver. Thank you!

Re: CDSEO PRO + XC SEO v1.4.0
 

It's worth a try. You won't do any harm putting that in the .htaccess file as you can always just take it out if it won't work.

Re: CDSEO PRO + XC SEO v1.4.0
 

If for any reason that code doesn't work, XCSEO Basic will provide rewrite rules in your current .htaccess. You can take those rules provided and place them within your CDSEO Code after "RewriteEngine on" and then CDSEO will take care of the 301 redirects.

Re: CDSEO PRO + XC SEO v1.4.0
 

thank you both for the assistance. CDSEO is installed and working like a top!

I do have an SEO question,

is there any benefit to adding .html, or .htm to the end of my manufacturers urls? If so why...and which suffix is best?

Thanks!

Re: CDSEO PRO + XC SEO v1.4.0
 

.html pages are closer to root so there are some theories that have them ranking higher, while folders help the site to seem larger which can often increase ranking also, so I personally recommend the default settings of .html for pages/products and folder for manufacturers/categories.

Re: CDSEO PRO + XC SEO v1.4.0
 

Thank you for your input. The support for this product alone makes it well worth the investment. Just installed, so I can't speak to results yet, but the admin interface is marvelously easy to use.

I love it so far.....