SEO Settings

[imnotinsane]

Re: SEO Settings

How many stores since this is in beta - I don't understand where you're coming from ?

I looked through the thread and didn't see where we were locked into PAGE.html and I have not seen this as a limitation requiring this syntax in my testing.

I have found successful replication for CBS SFL legacy directory style links in the site map and calls through .htaccess. Just waiting for them to build in short link generation through the actual stores generated links.

Obviously right now i only have one store in beta, but when the update comes out i will want to update all my stores to take advantage of SEO links.

Its not really the name of the page that is the problem, i just have the same code for a category page that i use in multiple stores. So instead of manually editing my page for each store i can simply use a variable that contains the site address. The variable that was provided by Miva was fine when all links started with domain.com/mm5/ but now i dont need to have /mm5/ and i would like a variable to replace &mvt:global:sessionurl; that is relevant in regards to using the SEO feature.

Eg - here is a simple Title link for my product page -

    <a href="&mvt:global:sessionurl;Screen=PROD&amp;Product_Code=&mvta:product:code;&amp;Category_Code=&mvta:category:code;">
        &mvt:product:name;
    </a>

This link will work fine on any Miva store i set up so i dont have to mess around changing the code for the store.

If i try to do

<a href="&mvt:global:sessionurl;&mvta:category:code;/&mvta:product:code;.html"> &mvt:product:name; </a>

The url i will get is http://www.domain.com/mm5/category/product.html - Kinda defeats the purpose of SEO if i have mm5 in their and makes it a pain in the arse because if i set up a new store i have to manually put in the top level domain.


Edit: The reference to ../page.html was saying that is not possible for me to make links like this because it falls apart when in ssl

<a href="../&mvta:category:code;/&mvta:product:code;.html"> &mvt:product:name; </a>

[imnotinsane]

Re: SEO Settings

Never mind, messing around with Latu's Store Helper i found

 &mvt:global:domain:name;

which is exactly what i want and need

[imnotinsane]

Re: SEO Settings

Is there any reason why you got rid of the SEO URL "http://domain.com/categorycode/productcode.html" for "http://domain.com/product/categorycode/productcode.html"

[Mark Johnson]

Re: SEO Settings

Is there any reason why you got rid of the SEO URL "http://domain.com/categorycode/productcode.html" for "http://domain.com/product/categorycode/productcode.html"

Rob,

I'm not completely sure that I'm understanding your post, but try this. In your SEO settings for short links, make sure your "Prefix" is set to "None" and your "Product page identifier" is set to "Custom". Then clear the "Product page identifier" text box and click somewhere outside that box.

Now see if the "Breadcrumb URL" in the Samples is what you want. Let me know.

Thanks,

[Barrett]

Re: SEO Settings

We still want to add short link generation.

Short link recognition is where we allow you to define what your short links look like and through the .htaccess file allow the short links to get to the right place. Short link generation is where any links generated dynamically by Miva Merchant are produced in the form specified in the SEO settings.

This will require a sweep through all the code to change everywhere that links get generated. We plan to do that after the initial 5.5 release and have it ready for the first stream afterwards. Depending on how things go after the initial release we may end up releasing short link generation gradually over several streams.

How are we coming with the short link generation ?

[Rick Wilson]

Re: SEO Settings

From us it'll come out in the release in early July.

You can do it now with some inserted code, I don't have it handy but I've seen it posted here in the forums.

[Barrett]

Re: SEO Settings

I'm real close and have been hacking at the Sebenza templates - maybe I should just let it go for a while if you guys get the link generation built it - but then it gets me immersed and feel like a weight is lifted if we can just make it work for now.....

I think I have it all working except this url version from the Cat Pages with Prod Page destination.
After closer look this is the Breadcrumb URL: that should work but does NOT

I think I would call this a Bug.
Just to be clear this manifests itself in lieu of the Sebenza template - should have even spoke it considering any confusion.

http://storedomain.com/page/storecod...ecode/prodcode

Live examples:
OK http://beta.handmade-paper.us/page/CPO/CTGY/NEW
FAIL http://beta.handmade-paper.us/page/CPO/PROD/NEW/APB-03
OK http://beta.handmade-paper.us/page/CPO/PROD/APB-03

### Begin - Inserted by Miva Merchant

DirectoryIndex /Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=SFNT

RewriteEngine On

RewriteRule ^Merchant2/admin.mvc? - [L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !-s
RewriteRule ^page/([^/]+)/PROD/([^/]+) /Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Store_code=$1&Screen=PROD&Product_code=$2 [L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !-s
RewriteRule ^page/([^/]+)/CTGY/([^/]+) /Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Store_code=$1&Screen=CTGY&Category_code=$2 [L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !-s
RewriteRule ^page/([^/]+)/PROD/([^/]+)/([^/]+) /Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Store_code=$1&Screen=PROD&Category_code=$2&Product_code=$3 [L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !-s
RewriteRule ^page/([^/]+)/([^/]+) /Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Store_code=$1&Screen=$2 [L]

### End - Inserted by Miva Merchant

[Mark Johnson]

Re: SEO Settings

I think I would call this a Bug.

I've had a look at this. I know what is doing, but am not sure why. I am able to reproduce it in a test store, so it shouldn't be too hard to track down. I'll post again when I find something.

[Mark Johnson]

Re: SEO Settings

After closer look this is the Breadcrumb URL: that should work but does NOT

I have found a bug in the .htaccess file generation that only shows up on breadcrumb links when the prefix is set and the suffix is set to none. This will be fixed in the next release.

As a temporary work around, modify your .htaccess to the following. Notice that I have added a $ at the end of each of the patterns in the four rules.

### Begin - Inserted by Miva Merchant

DirectoryIndex /Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=SFNT

RewriteEngine On

RewriteRule ^Merchant2/admin.mvc? - [L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !-s
RewriteRule ^page/([^/]+)/PROD/([^/]+)$ /Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Store_code=$1&Screen=PROD&Product_code=$2 [L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !-s
RewriteRule ^page/([^/]+)/CTGY/([^/]+)$ /Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Store_code=$1&Screen=CTGY&Category_code=$2 [L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !-s
RewriteRule ^page/([^/]+)/PROD/([^/]+)/([^/]+)$ /Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Store_code=$1&Screen=PROD&Category_code=$2&Product_code=$3 [L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !-s
RewriteRule ^page/([^/]+)/([^/]+)$ /Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Store_code=$1&Screen=$2 [L]

### End - Inserted by Miva Merchant

[Barrett]

Re: SEO Settings

I overwrote our file like you said and modified the comments strings remembering I thing that has to do with streams or changes from the seo parent module that writes to it.

The workaround is successful on our beta site.

### revised manually per support post

DirectoryIndex /Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=SFNT

RewriteEngine On

RewriteRule ^Merchant2/admin.mvc? - [L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !-s
RewriteRule ^page/([^/]+)/PROD/([^/]+)$ /Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Store_code=$1&Screen=PROD&Product_code=$2 [L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !-s
RewriteRule ^page/([^/]+)/CTGY/([^/]+)$ /Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Store_code=$1&Screen=CTGY&Category_code=$2 [L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !-s
RewriteRule ^page/([^/]+)/PROD/([^/]+)/([^/]+)$ /Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Store_code=$1&Screen=PROD&Category_code=$2&Product_code=$3 [L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !-s
RewriteRule ^page/([^/]+)/([^/]+)$ /Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Store_code=$1&Screen=$2 [L]

### revised manually per support post

[seahawkfan]

Re: SEO Settings

I don't think you are hearing me right.
The new update is great and the replication of legacy CBS SFL is successful on the latest rev.

The added polish is my pie in sky thing for selecting cats and prods and pages a few at a time to a newer string style if desired for a move away from the legacy replication. Ultimately this is only important for stores that are migrating from previous version and have concerns over maintaining their existing top SE rankings.

Of course putting the gui to htaccess file edits a great thing too

Hey Barret, how did you get the SFL format to work? Is is with the stock Miva SEO settings? Help, I am in need. I am almost ready t oget the mm5.5 store going but I need to change to SFL links so I don't lose my rankings.

[Barrett]

Re: SEO Settings

Hey Barret, how did you get the SFL format to work? Is is with the stock Miva SEO settings? Help, I am in need. I am almost ready t oget the mm5.5 store going but I need to change to SFL links so I don't lose my rankings.

You'll need to manually edit the token based url strings in the template for the cattree, cats, and prod templates to get your desired style.
Drill into your templates and take a look at what is generating them now and adjust - only a small puzzle...