Fixed version of the gsitemap module
Posted by admin | Filed under Free Prestashop Modules, Prestashop
There seems to have been a lot of problems with the Google XML Sitemap generator shipping with PrestaShop 1.2, so I’ve had a run through and re-written a fair bit of the code to fix these issues.
The main changes (in 1.4.2) are:
- New XML generation code using the DOMDocument(*) class
- Modified the logic to remove extra elements from the generated URLs
- Added an xml-stylesheet reference to the output file, xsl included in download
- Fixed the issues when “Friendly” urls are turned off
- Add a new field to the cms table on install to track modified dates (auto updating)
- Added removal of additional field on uninstall
(*)If your server doesn’t support this then sorry. Go elsewhere for hosting!
Updated to 1.4.3 — 10 August 2009
- Added error checking and reporting
Updated to 1.4.4 — 18 August 2009
- Added images to the sitemap (as introduced in the 1.4 version in the 1.2.1.0 distribution)
- 1.2.1.0 including fixes to the Link class which broke 1.4.3, so fixed that
- Added cross-compatibility so this version works in both 1.2.0.x and 1.2.1.x
- Fixed a bug when __PS_BASE_DIR__ is set to other than the site root
Example output: with friendly urls and without friendly urls.
Download the Prestashop Google XML Sitemap Module v1.4.4 now.
Tags: google, module, Prestashop, sitemap, xml
Yet another Google Base update 0.6.3
Posted by admin | Filed under Prestashop, Site News
Get noticed in Google Product Search
It’s been a busy week here but I’ve still found time for the Google Base module which has jumped another few revisions to 0.6.3.
As usual I strongly recommend you test this before use in a production environment
Changes
Version 0.6.3
- File IO modified again to reduce risk of timeouts
- Added g:weight attribute when weight is non-zero for product
- Added g:product_type attribute based on product categories
- Changed description input to textarea
- Added config entry for output filename on server
- Added advanced settings to allow a feed to be generated for another site
- Added compatibility with 1.2beta (provisional)
- Improved error checking for permissions issues
Why not check it out via our Free Prestashop Modules Page
Tags: froogle, google, google base, module, Prestashop
Updated Google Base Module to v0.5
Posted by admin | Filed under Prestashop
Google Base Module Update
I’ve just recently updated the original Google Base module (to v0.5) with a few enhancements that should hopefully help those who may have had issues with the previous version.
**Please note that due to changes in PrestShop core classes that this module will not work with the latest 1.2beta3 version** In order for this module to work with the 1.2beta3 version you must use the corresponding beta version which will also be available from the product page Google Base Module.
Tags: google, googlebase, Prestashop
Exporting products to Googlebase
Posted by admin | Filed under Free Prestashop Modules, Prestashop
Getting noticed in Google Product Search
There has been huge demand for a module to allow upload of the products in Prestashop installations to Google Base. In an attempt to satisfy this, until such time as I can have a look at implementing it using the Google Base API, I threw together some code that will hopefully work. Only minimal testing has been performed, so I recommend that you use with caution.
Special thanks to Icarus for debugging the latest versions, and for the new feature suggestions for the 0.6.x series and beyond….
Tags: froogle, google, googlebase, module, Prestashop, products
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