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  • Prestashop Google Product Search

    Prestashop Google Product Search

    Since August 2008 when we first released a Google Product Search (Google Base) module a lot has changed. Not only has Google’s own service undergone a series of changes to the feed specification, Prestashop has also moved on.

    The release of Prestashop 1.4.x in particular has seen support for many of the additional data items not previously possible to include, along with major changes in the generation of SEO urls which alone merit a code refresh. It has also become much harder to get good rankings in Product Search as the uptake has increased, and more attention needs to be taken in terms of feed data quality than ever before.

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  • Fixed version of the gsitemap module

    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

    Download the Prestashop Google XML Sitemap Module v1.4.4 now.

  • Yet another Google Base update 0.6.3

    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

  • Updated Google Base Module to v0.5

    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.

  • Exporting products to Googlebase

    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….

    Update: The latest version can be found at Prestashop Google Product Search

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