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Stew
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 Posted - 10/14/2009 : 19:59
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[img]http://www.ceditmx.com/prodimages/seo.jpg[/img]
Easy SEO Friendly URL - The SEO URL Add-On
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There is a lot of speculation about whether having SEO friendly URL's offers benefits in the search engine rankings. While search engines have become better there does appear to be some weight lended to URL's which contain keywords in the URL.
Beyond the search engine bonuses these friendly URL's offer they also offer two additional benefits. They are more professional from the perspective of the users and they are easier for your users to find in the future.
How the Easy SEO URL Add-On Works
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The Easy SEO URL Add-On works by adjusting the links to the products, categories and product categories on the fly and then using mod_rewrite to direct the requests to the appropriate file. The advantage to this setup is that you don't have to make any changes to the shopping cart code. This is achieved by modifying the buffer before it is displayed.
This also means that items such as menus will be updated to function properly without requiring changes. Links which are stored in the database in the product description will also be adjusted automatically.
Frequently Asked Questions
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(Q) Will it Cause Issues with Reviews?
No, it has support to handle reviews including the ability to handle all reviews and order the reviews.
(Q) Does it work in the search results?
Yes, the search results will have the SEO formatted URL.
(Q) Will an Updater Overwrite it?
No, this is an add-on so future updates to the shopping cart will not affect it. The changes are handled on the fly.
Requirements
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PHP
Apache server with mod_rewrite enabled
Standard URL
http://working3.ceditmx.com/categories.php?cat=5
SEO Friendly URL
http://working3.ceditmx.com/categories/5/computer-parts/
Get the Easy SEO Friendly URL Add-On:
http://www.ceditmx.com/product/ect-easy-seo-url-add-on_ECT011.html
cEdit Software:
[url]http://www.ceditmx.com/[/url] |
Edited by - Stew on 10/14/2009 20:02 |
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techols
Ecommerce Template Guru
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Posted - 10/15/2009 : 15:21
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Excellent! Excellent! Excellent!
I have a rather complicated site and this was so easy to use and did not mess up any other aspects of the site.
I use the metainfo file from ECT and pull the information into other places on my site including visible and non-visible to humans. When I turned on say the category friendly URL from ECT it broke all the other displays on the site and the non human visible text. So needless to say I could not utilize the URL friendly features from ECT.
This worked like a charm. I can use the metainfo file built into ECT and now have search engine friendly URL too.
Thanks Stew and keep 'em coming.
Terry Echols
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Stew
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Posted - 10/20/2009 : 09:40
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I made an update to this script today to correct a problem which occurred in relationship to Email a Friend in Internet Explorer. If you already purchased this product then you can pickup an updated version at
https://www.ceditmx.com/download-order.php
Thank You,
cEdit Software:
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ingkavet
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Posted - 11/05/2009 : 14:19
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This sounds good. Was wondering is this a heavy burden on the server to process tons of rewritten URLs?
thanks
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fm7
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Posted - 11/06/2009 : 05:48
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Does this have any advantages over the manual method of creating clean URL's apart from the fact this script is automated.. ?
Also, can I make it so that it goes www.site.com/name_of_product.php etc.. ? |
Edited by - fm7 on 11/06/2009 07:05 |
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Stew
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Posted - 11/06/2009 : 08:57
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Hi Fm,
The major advantage to the manual method is that it won't leave 100's or possibly thousands of files on your server. As far as using just the name unfortunately not really. It could potentially be modified in this format but if two file names matched it would cause problems. The ID is stored in the URL and used to actually access the file. This way there are no problems if the filenames match. The overall structure of the URL is based on what it does. It changes if for instance the user has clicked on the review button.
cEdit Software:
[url]http://www.ceditmx.com/[/url] |
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quadrant
Ecommerce Template Expert
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Posted - 07/25/2010 : 07:36
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Hi Stew,
I have just purchased and installed this add-on.
The instructions mention an .htaccess file but there is not one in your download.
Also when I click on a product on the products page I get a 404 error intsead of it showing a product detail page. This is on a site which we were hope to go live with this weekend and I thought I would install your mod to speed things up but I now cannot view any product detail page.
I have followed the instructions but there doesn't seem to be any info on setting things up in the admin section.
Please can you let me know asap.
Regards,
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Stew
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Posted - 07/25/2010 : 09:27
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Hi David,
I just verified the .htaccess file is in the zip file but I have also emailed you the .htaccess file as an attachment.
cEdit Software:
[url]http://www.ceditmx.com/[/url] |
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quadrant
Ecommerce Template Expert
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Posted - 07/25/2010 : 10:31
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Hi Stew,
Thanks for looking at this.
I think it's a mac problem as all files that start with a . are hidden files which is why I could not see it in the folder.
When I have written .htaccess files in the past I have had to call them htaccess.txt and then rename them when on the server.
This is a common mac problem with many posts on the web.
I have opened your attachment and added to my .htaccess file and the pages view fine.
One problem I have found though is that if you have product images viewed in your cart and use $linkcartproducts=TRUE; to link them to the proddetail page the link doesn't work anymore.
Can this be fixed?
Regards,
David |
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evolver
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Posted - 09/10/2010 : 10:10
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| What happened to this software? Looks like they are no longer around. The links above do not work? Have you moved? |
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Wendi
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Posted - 09/10/2010 : 10:19
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Evolver,
This is the latest I saw from Stew:
http://www.ecommercetemplates.com/support/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=77143
Wendi |
Edited by - Wendi on 09/10/2010 10:19 |
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Stew
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Posted - 09/10/2010 : 11:32
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Hi,
I am actually in the process of getting the site up on the new host right now. It should be up and running by the end of the day.
cEdit Software:
[url]http://www.ceditmx.com/[/url] |
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evolver
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Posted - 09/10/2010 : 14:07
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| Can you reply to whether you can fix the product image links from cart (using $linkcartproducts=TRUE;) to link to the proddetail pages correctly? I see the last comment asked if this could be fixed and I would like to know as well before I use your software. |
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quadrant
Ecommerce Template Expert
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Posted - 09/10/2010 : 14:33
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Hi Evolver,
Normal product links work fine. It's only when you use alt product id's that the cart link doesn't work.
I have this Add-On and Stew was very helpful with the questions I had regarding installation.
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Stew
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Posted - 09/10/2010 : 15:49
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Hi All,
The cEdit site is back up. I went through it and didn't notice any problems but if you do notice any issues please let me know.
cEdit Software:
[url]http://www.ceditmx.com/[/url] |
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evolver
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Posted - 09/10/2010 : 16:11
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Thanks! Looks like the new url for this product on your website is http://www.ceditmx.com/ecommerce-templates-seo-url-mod-add-on-for-asp.html
Do you have a version for PHP? |
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