free SEO mod - XC SEO -> needs testing & feedback

alru111 · #71 05-17-2006, 08:50 AM

I have a strange issue with this mod when in firefox I can't seem to login in the shop or add to cart, under non-JS version everything is fine.

intel352 · #72 05-18-2006, 12:54 PM

SEO MOD UPDATED - to version 0.6
http://www.phpsitesolutions.com/files/X-Cart_SEO_Mod_v06.zip

This is mainly a bug-fix release.

Altered URL matching/replacing regex for *better* accuracy, was breaking some urls for users.
Fixed product page's inability to switch into printable mode.
Fixed Froogle breaking when XC SEO is disabled
Added config option for users to define 404 url for users that somehow hit a broken URL.

I will update the install instructions and whatnot later. Also, once I get a moment to breathe, I'll setup a website + forum for XC SEO users to post questions, report bugs, etc etc... make it a bit more organized, since using a single thread to manage a project can be daunting

ha

cheers. let me know how this version works for you.

This release is still only for 4.0.18 - This release also works for me under 4.1.0, so I'll post install instructions for THAT version of X-Cart sometime soon.

moneysaver67 · #73 05-18-2006, 04:09 PM

Bravo! Wow, 5 pages deep and I'm just barely catching wind of this? You go, man!

I'd be happy to dedicate myself to provide feedback wherever I can!

Also, one question I had was how toggling

Code:

$seo_enable = false;

Prevents the .htaccess from kicking in? Or is it that it's really a 2 step process

Anyhow, about to implement into a 4.0.18 dev site...can't wait!

EDIT: One thing that I noticed is this doesn't seem to handle some of the other X-Cart default page types:

Secondary pages: pages.php?pageid=1
Help zone: help.php?section=contactus&mode=update

List of recommended pages to check for:
home.php [covered]
cart.php [covered]
product.php [covered]
search.php [covered]
manufacturers.php
pages.php
help.php

I'm certain there are more I have missed.

Further: I found that I could not sort search results!?

Here is the url excerpt

clicking or browsing to the following directly

Code:

search.html?mode=search&sort=productcode&sort_direction=0

comes out as

Code:

search.html?mode=search&amp;sort=productcode&amp;sort_direction=0

Possibly the &= could be the culprit?

Unfortunately, this also prevents me from browsing to Page 2 of my search results!

Aside from that, well done! This seems to be working quite well. That Fuzzy string logic is genius, and I love how it enforces 301...just TOO cool :P

netra4u · #74 05-18-2006, 07:14 PM

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Code:

moist-oil-9oz_p2307.html?cat=588&page=

I am getting this kind link a lot

just wonder

shall i block all php on robots.txt

i have these on my robots.txt

Disallow: /*.php$
Disallow: /*?

shall i leave this or remove ?

because this getting these too many

URL restricted by robots.txt

netra4u · #75 05-18-2006, 07:52 PM

link show sub category only

if

www.aaaa.com/bbb

when i click bbb

it link only

www.bbb not like above.

not all of them some of them links like that

alru111 · #76 05-18-2006, 08:29 PM

it's a good question
what should a robot.txt look like when applying this mod?

It doesn't affect static pages like news, help zone
would be nice to have those done too

pmdye · #77 05-19-2006, 02:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by intel352

Quote:

Originally Posted by pmdye

Looks like I've found another bug;

Something is interfering with XCart's normal redirection to HTTPS url's when proceeding from the cart to the checkout, if "Use HTTPS for users' login and registration" is turned on, as the subsequent checkout process remains normal HTTP.

(EDIT: "basket" means "cart" for those of us this side of the Atlantic

)

do you have more info that you can provide? i.e. - what happens to the url? what would be the normal url, and what do you get instead?

does X-Cart attempt to redirect and you get the wrong page? or does it just not redirect at all?

does it prevent you from getting to the HTTPS url completely?

Sorry for the delay...

- Without the mod, when clicking from the cart to the checkout, the form submits to cart.php, which sends a 302 redirect to the https version.

- With the mod enabled, when clicking from the cart to the checkout, the form submits to cart.php, and something (the mod?) sends a 301 redirect to cart.html, but only http, not https.

- Manually going to the https version results in a 302 redirect to non-secure cart.html.

HTH,

pmdye · #78 05-19-2006, 02:23 AM

It seems this is related to https.php; it checks an array of script names that are required to be https (line 58 on); adding

Code:

    $https_scripts[] = array("cart.html", "mode=checkout");
    $https_scripts[] = array("cart.html", "mode=auth");

to this list seems to fix it, although there may be a neater way.

pmdye · #79 05-19-2006, 02:48 AM

(Me again!)

I then had a problem with links back from https pages to normal http home.html, where xcart was adding a xid= param to the query string.

I think this was failing the check_url test in seo.php because verifyUrl was matching on home.html; I've changed

Code:

if($query && preg_match('@^('.$xcart_web_dir.'[/]|[/])*home\.(php|html)$@i',$path)){

to

Code:

if($query && preg_match('@^('.$xcart_web_dir.'[/]|[/])*home\.php$@i',$path)){

and that seems OK.

intel352 · #80 05-19-2006, 03:41 AM

Thanks for the feedback everyone, I can't believe 2 more pages added to the thread while I was asleep, ha.

I've got a forum for XC SEO up, I'll be handling support issues over there. Any bugs that are still listed in this thread and are unresolved, I'll post in the Bugs forum for XC SEO.

I'll post new install instructions later today as well.

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