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[Jon]

CDSEO is a replacement for XCSEO, so they don't work together because they aren't intended to. CDSEO has many many benefits over XCSEO - and even more so over the free version. In addition to being 'suckered' into xcseo, the vendor of the module has since been banned from the x-cart forums for questionable practices such as logging into users websites unauthorized and adding links to his website. You would be well advised to remove his software and stay long and far away from anything he provides.

XCSEO can be uninstalled without uninstallation instructions usually by comparing files in the /var/upgrade folder and/or by searching files for key terms (we've uninstalled probably a few dozen). BCSE can probably uninstall it for you and install CDSEO or we provide an XCSEO removal and CDSEO installation including 301 redirects from XCSEO urls to prevent broken links or SEO for a cost of $25 for the xcseo removal and/or $50 for the CDSEO install.

[hobbycentral]

I understand why they wouldn't work together, I was just wondering if I was inviting trouble trying to remove the XCSEO. Just for the record, the vendor I was referring to wasn't the creator. I'll probably pay someone to remove it.

Thanks
Bill

[Jon]

The only trouble you could really get into is if you don't create the 301 redirects. You can do this by putting the XCSEO rewrite code right after "RewriteEngine on" in the CDSEO code. XCSEO then redirects to the php which CDSEO redirects to the CDSEO urls.

[salsabeel]

Are there any plans for CDSEO to support multiple languages in the future?

[Jon]

The idea is being continually contemplated yes and may be part of v2.0 which is in progress.

[philrisk]

Here's a good Friday puzzle for you all. I am running 4.3 with onSale, Featured Product manager and CDSEO Pro. When you call an onSale product through Featured product manager with CDSEO turned on the product is onsale if the featured call in line is on the homepage. But is not on sale when the featured call in line is anywhere else on the site.

CDSEO is causing the error as everything is fine when you turn it off. The problem is that I can not work out where the error is as Featured product manager files are encrypted.

I have done Bill's onSale and Featured product manager fix. I think it has something to do with a url rewrite somewhere but unsure.

First one with the right answer gets a cake

[Jon]

My assumption is that there is a dependence on a $_GET or $smarty.get variable somewhere that is not working when those variables are removed from the url string, unfortunately I'm not sure which of the two mods would be relying on the variable.

[BBM_]

I have this add on and may say it is very impressive to work with, although I'm just starting to really get into it. I have a general question (which is why I thought I would ask it here) is I have noticed the CDSEO url's that are generated are all lowercase.

Is there a specific reason for this?

Thanks

[Stizerg]

Jon,
can you have a look:
http://forum.x-cart.com/showpost.php?p=301152&postcount=22
I believe it's related to CDSEO Pro, I can't get desired url for images.

[Jon]

Originally Posted by BBM_

I have this add on and may say it is very impressive to work with, although I'm just starting to really get into it. I have a general question (which is why I thought I would ask it here) is I have noticed the CDSEO url's that are generated are all lowercase.

Is there a specific reason for this?

Thanks

On apache servers urls are case sensitive, meaning that 'This-Url.html' is not the same as 'this-url.html' or 'this-Url.html'. When people type in the urls, they aren't likely to enter them in with alternating cases or to remember which elements are upper and which are lower. For this reason it is best to standardize them. Since upper case is a) shouting and b) unattractive, I opted for all lower case urls. You can customize your urls to have upper and/or lower case if you wish of course.