Thread: Funkydunk's COOL mod for total meta tag control
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Old 09-18-2003, 10:40 PM
 
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Default Re: Funkydunk's COOL mod for total meta tag control
Hi the only part i dont understand is how to First, patch my SQL database. Can you tell me how to do this exactly?

Thanks,
Ern


Quote:
Originally Posted by Cameron
I had Funkydunk do an x-cart customization for my 3.3.5 stores so that I could have total control over the title and meta tags for each category to score higher in the search engines. It works perfectly, and I want to share it with the rest of you. I have no idea if this works in 3.4.0, but it's fine in 3.3.5...3.3.6 will probably work fine too.

First, patch your SQL database with this info:
Quote:
INSERT INTO xcart_config VALUES ('meta_title', 'Meta Title', '', 'Company', 600, 'text');
INSERT INTO xcart_config VALUES ('meta_description', 'Meta Description', 'Offering Dolphin Jewelry, Dolphin Gifts, Dolphin Art, Dolphin Toys,Dolphin Animals and other Dolphin related products.', 'Company', 601, 'text');
INSERT INTO xcart_config VALUES ('meta_keywords', 'Meta Keywords', 'dolphins,dolphin jewelry,dolphin gifts,dolphin art,dolphin toys,dolphin tattoos,dolphin figurine,dolphin home decor,dolphin water fountains,dolphin clothing,dolphin books,dolphin videos,dolphin tote bags', 'Company', 602, 'text');

ALTER TABLE `xcart_categories` ADD `page_title` VARCHAR( 255 ) AFTER `description` ;
ALTER TABLE `xcart_categories` ADD `meta_description` VARCHAR( 255 ) AFTER `page_title` ;

Then replace the <title> tag of your home.tpl with this line, making sure you replace the COMPANYNAME.COM with whatever you want to show after your *product descriptions*
Quote:
<title>{if $main eq "catalog"}{if $location eq ""}{$config.Company.meta_title}{else}{* funkydunk metamod 2003 *}{if $current_category.page_title eq ""}{strip}{section name=position loop=$location start=0 }{if %position.last% eq "true"}{$location[position].0|escape}{/if}{/section}{/strip}{else}{$current_category.page_title}{/if}{* end of metamod *}{/if}{elseif $main eq "product"}{*{$current_category.page_title}:*}{ if $product.product ne ''}{$product.product} - COMPANYNAME.COM{/if}{elseif $main eq "help"}{$lng.txt_subtitle_help}{elseif $main eq "cart"}{$lng.txt_subtitle_cart}{elseif $main eq "checkout"}{$lng.txt_subtitle_checkout}{elseif $main eq "order_message"}{$lng.txt_subtitle_thankyou}{/if}</title>

Next, replace your skin1/admin/main/category_modify.tpl file with this one:
Quote:
{* $Id: category_modify.tpl,v 1.20 2002/11/10 09:26:46 ndv Exp $ *}
{include file="location.tpl" last_location="Add/Modify category"}
{capture name=dialog}
<table border=0>
<form name="addform" action="category_modify.php?mode={$smarty.get.mode }" method=post enctype="multipart/form-data">
<tr>
<td>[img]../icon.php?categoryid={$cat}&rand={$rand}[/img]</td>
<td colspan=2></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="10" class=FormButton nowrap>Icon</td>
<td width="10" height="10"></td>
<td><input type="file" name="userfile"></td>
</tr>
<TR>
<TD height="10" class=FormButton nowrap>Orderб═by</TD>
<TD width="10" height="10"></TD>
<TD height="10"><INPUT type=text name="order_by" size=4 value="{if $category_error ne ""}{$smarty.post.order_by}{elseif $smarty.get.mode ne "add"}{$current_category.order_by}{/if}">
</TR>
<tr>
<td height="10" class=FormButton nowrap>Category</td>
<td width="10" height="10"><font class=CustomerMessage>*</font></td>
<td height="10">
<input type="text" name="category_name" size="30" value="{if $category_error ne ""}{$smarty.post.category_name|escape:"htmlall"}{e lseif $smarty.get.mode ne "add"}{$current_category.category|escape:"htmlall" }{/if}">
{if $category_error ne ""}
<font color=red><< Wrong value</font>
{/if}
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="10" class=FormButton nowrap valign=top>Description</td>
<td width="10" height="10"><font class=CustomerMessage></font></td>
<td height="10">
<textarea cols=65 rows=15 name=description>
{if $category_error ne ""}{$smarty.post.description|escape:"htmlall"}{els eif $smarty.get.mode ne "add"}{$current_category.description|escape:"htmla ll"}{/if}
</textarea>
</td>
</tr>

{* funkydunk metamod 2003 *}
<tr>
<td height=10 class=FormButton nowrap>Page Title</td>
<td width="10" height="10"><font class=FormButtonOrange></font></td>
<td height=10>
<input type=text name=page_title size="30" value="{if $category_error ne ""}{$smarty.post.page_title|escape:"htmlall"}{else if $smarty.get.mode ne "add"}{$current_category.page_title|escape:"htmlal l"}{/if}">
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td height=10 class=FormButton nowrap>Meta Description</td>
<td width="10" height="10"><font class=FormButtonOrange></font></td>
<td height=10>
<input type=text name=meta_description size="30" value="{if $category_error ne ""}{$smarty.post.meta_description|escape:"htmlall" }{elseif $smarty.get.mode ne "add"}{$current_category.meta_description|escape:" htmlall"}{/if}">
</td>
</tr>
{* end of funkydunk metamod 2003 *}

<tr>
{* funkydunk metamod 2003 *}
<td height=10 class=FormButton nowrap>Meta Keywords</td>
{* end of funkydunk metamod 2003 *}
<td width="10" height="10"><font class=FormButtonOrange></font></td>
<td height=10>
<input type=text name=meta_tags size="30" value="{if $category_error ne ""}{$smarty.post.meta_tags|escape:"htmlall"}{elsei f $smarty.get.mode ne "add"}{$current_category.meta_tags|escape:"htmlall "}{/if}">
</td>
</tr>
<TR>
<TD height=10 class=FormButton nowrap>Membership</TD>
<TD width=10 height=10><FONT class=FormButtonOrange></FONT></TD>
<TD height=10>
<SELECT name=cat_membership>
<OPTION value=""{if $current_category.membership eq ""} selected{/if}>All</OPTION>
{section name=mi loop=$membership_levels}
{if $membership_levels[mi].usertype eq "C"}
<OPTION value="{$membership_levels[mi].membership}"{if $current_category.membership eq $membership_levels[mi].membership} selected{/if}>{$membership_levels[mi].membership}</OPTION>
{/if}
{/section}
</SELECT>
</TD>
</TR>
<tr>
<td height=10 class=FormButton nowrap>Availability</td>
<td width=10 height=10><font class=CustomerMessage></font></td>
<td height="10">
<select name=avail>
<option value='Y' {if ($current_category.avail eq 'Y')} selected {/if}>Enabled</option>
<option value='N' {if ($current_category.avail eq 'N')} selected {/if}>Disabled</option>
</select>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="78" class=FormButton></td>
<td width="10"></td>
<td width="282">


<input type=submit value="Submit">
</td>
</tr>
<input type=hidden name=cat value={$cat}>
</form>
</table>
{/capture}
{include file="dialog.tpl" title="Add/Modify category" content=$smarty.capture.dialog extra="width=100%"}

Then replace your (store)/admin/category_modify.php file with this:
Quote:
<?
/************************************************** ***************************\
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| X-Cart |
| Copyright (c) 2001-2002 Ruslan R. Fazliev. All rights reserved. |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| The Ruslan R. Fazliev forbids, under any circumstances, the unauthorized |
| reproduction of software or use of illegally obtained software. Making |
| illegal copies of software is prohibited. Individuals who violate copyright |
| law and software licensing agreements may be subject to criminal or civil |
| action by the owner of the copyright. |
| |
| 1. It is illegal to copy a software, and install that single program for |
| simultaneous use on multiple machines. |
| |
| 2. Unauthorized copies of software may not be used in any way. This applies |
| even though you yourself may not have made the illegal copy. |
| |
| 3. Purchase of the appropriate number of copies of a software is necessary |
| for maintaining legal status. |
| |
| DISCLAIMER |
| |
| THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY Ruslan R. Fazliev ``AS IS'' AND ANY |
| EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED |
| WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE |
| DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL Ruslan R. Fazliev OR ITS |
| CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, |
| EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, |
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| WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR |
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| ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. |
| |
| The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Ruslan R. Fazliev. |
| Portions created by Ruslan R. Fazliev are Copyright (C) 2001-2002 |
| Ruslan R. Fazliev. All Rights Reserved. |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
\************************************************* ****************************/

#
# $Id: category_modify.php,v 1.41 2002/12/04 08:12:50 matr Exp $
#

require "../smarty.php";
require "../config.php";
require "./auth.php";
require "../include/security.php";

#
# Update category or create new
#

#
# Check for errors
#

if ($REQUEST_METHOD == "POST" && $mode == "add" && (substr_count($category_name,"/") || empty($category_name))) {
#
# Error: Category name contains symbol "/"
#
$smarty->assign("category_error", "1");
}
elseif ($REQUEST_METHOD == "POST") {

if (func_is_image_userfile($userfile, $userfile_size, $userfile_type)) {
move_uploaded_file($userfile, "$file_temp_dir/$userfile_name");
$userfile = "$file_temp_dir/$userfile_name";

list($image_size, $image_x, $image_y) = func_get_image_size($userfile);

$fd = fopen($userfile, "rb");
$image = addslashes(fread($fd, $image_size));
fclose($fd);

unlink($userfile);
}

if ($mode == "add" && !empty($cat) && !substr_count($category_name,"/")) {
#
# Get id, name and icon of parent category
#
$category_data = func_query_first("select $sql_tbl[categories].categoryid, $sql_tbl[categories].category, $sql_tbl[icons].image, $sql_tbl[categories].image_x, $sql_tbl[categories].image_y, $sql_tbl[categories].order_by, $sql_tbl[categories].membership, $sql_tbl[icons].image_type from $sql_tbl[categories], $sql_tbl[icons] where $sql_tbl[categories].categoryid='$cat' and $sql_tbl[categories].categoryid=$sql_tbl[icons].categoryid");
if ($category_data) {
$parent_categoryid = $category_data["categoryid"];
$parent_category = $category_data["category"];

if (!func_is_image_userfile($userfile, $userfile_size, $userfile_type)) {
$image = $category_data["image"];
$image_x = $category_data["image_x"];
$image_y = $category_data["image_y"];
$userfile_type = $category_data["image_type"];
$image = addslashes($image);
}
}
#
# Create new category
#
db_query("insert into $sql_tbl[categories] (category, description, page_title, meta_description, meta_tags, avail, order_by, membership) values ('".addslashes($parent_category)."/$category_name', '$description','$page_title', '$meta_description', '$meta_tags', '$avail','$order_by','$cat_membership')");
$cat = db_insert_id();

db_query("UPDATE $sql_tbl[categories] SET membership='$cat_membership' WHERE category LIKE '$parent_category/$category_name/%'");

db_query("insert into $sql_tbl[icons] (categoryid, image, image_type) values ('$cat', '$image', '$userfile_type')");
}
elseif ($mode == "add" && !substr_count($category_name,"/")) {
#
# Create new category with root parent
#
db_query("insert into $sql_tbl[categories] (category, description, page_title, meta_description, meta_tags, avail, order_by, membership) values ('$category_name', '$description','$page_title', '$meta_description', '$meta_tags', '$avail','$order_by','$cat_membership')");
$cat = db_insert_id();
db_query("UPDATE $sql_tbl[categories] SET membership='$cat_membership' WHERE category LIKE '$category_name/%'");
db_query("insert into $sql_tbl[icons] (categoryid, image, image_type) values ('$cat', '$image', '$userfile_type')");
} else {
#
# Update existing category name
# and all subcategories names
#
$categories_chain = explode("/",$category_name);
$category_path = "";
#
# Move category feature
#
foreach($categories_chain as $category_section) {
$category_path .= $category_section;
if ($category_path != $category_name && !func_query_first("select * from $sql_tbl[categories] where category='$category_path'")){
db_query("insert into $sql_tbl[categories] (category, description, page_title, meta_description, meta_tags, avail, order_by, membership) values ('$category_path', '$description','$page_title', '$meta_description', '$meta_tags', '$avail','','$cat_membership')");
db_query("UPDATE $sql_tbl[categories] SET membership='$cat_membership' WHERE category LIKE '$category_path/%'");
};
$category_path .= "/";
}

$old_category_name = array_pop(func_query_first("select category from $sql_tbl[categories] where categoryid='$cat'"));
db_query("update $sql_tbl[categories] set category='$category_name', description='$description',page_title='$page_title ', meta_description='$meta_description', meta_tags='$meta_tags', avail='$avail', order_by='$order_by', membership='$cat_membership' where categoryid='$cat'");
db_query("UPDATE $sql_tbl[categories] SET membership='$cat_membership' WHERE category LIKE '$category_name/%'");

db_query("update $sql_tbl[categories] set category=replace(category, '$old_category_name', '$category_name') where category like '$old_category_name/%'");
}

#
# Insert category icon
#
if (func_is_image_userfile($userfile, $userfile_size, $userfile_type))
db_query("update $sql_tbl[icons] set image='$image', image_type='$userfile_type' where categoryid='$cat'");

header("Location: category_modify.php?cat=$cat");
exit;
}

require "../include/categories.php";

require "./location_ajust.php";

$smarty->assign("usertype",$usertype);
$smarty->assign("rand", rand());
$smarty->assign("main","category_modify");
$smarty->assign("location",$location);

@include "../modules/gold_display.php";
$smarty->display("admin/home.tpl");
?>

Finally, this can replace your meta.tpl file (be warned, I have the editorns.js script called from the root directory instead of the default path meta.tpl comes with. If your store isn't in a directory called (store) then you will want to leave those lines out:
Quote:
{* $Id: meta.tpl,v 1.9 2002/11/19 14:53:27 ndv Exp $ *}
{* funkydunk metamod *}{if $current_category.meta_description ne ""}<META NAME="description" CONTENT="{$current_category.meta_description}">{el se}<META NAME="description" CONTENT="{$config.Company.meta_description}">{/if}{* end of funkydunk metamod *}
{if $current_category.meta_tags ne ""}
<META NAME="keywords" content="{$current_category.meta_tags}">
{* funkydunk metamod *}{else}<META NAME="Keywords" CONTENT="{$config.Company.meta_keywords}">{* end of funkydunk metamod *}{/if}
{* funkydunk metamod 2003 *}
<META NAME="title" CONTENT="{$config.Company.meta_title}">
{* end of funkydunk metamod*}
<META NAME="ROBOTS" CONTENT="INDEX,FOLLOW">
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Pragma" CONTENT="noarchive">
<META NAME="audience" CONTENT="all">
<META NAME="revisit-after" CONTENT="7 days">
<META NAME="Content-Language" CONTENT="en-us,english">
<META NAME="distribution" CONTENT="global">
{if $smarty.session.editor_mode eq "editor"}
<script>var store_language = "{$actual_languge}"</script>
{if $user_agent eq "ns"}
<script src="/store/skin1/editorns.js"></script>
{else}
<script src="/store/skin1/editor.js"></script>
{/if}
{/if}

Now when you go in to edit a category, you will have Page Title, Meta Description and Meta Keywords available. ALSO, the meta keywords WON'T just be added to the regular meta keywords that are specified in the old meta.tpl.

Enjoy!
Cameron
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