osCommerce SEO URLs contribution Ultimate SEO URLs replaces the stock osCommerce method of creating URLs by passing the parameters (products_id, cPath, etc.) by creating static HTML file URLs. Ultimate SEO URLs for osCommerce builds on the cName & pName code to give an even more flexible, search engine friendly, and cross server compatible SEO URLs. Here is stock osCommerce method of creating url:
http://yoursite.com/product_info.php?products_id=85 SEO url, after installation Ultimate SEO URLs contribution:
http://yoursite.com/your-product-name-p-85.html Ultimate SEO URLs use Apache module mod_rewrite. Be sure what your .htaccess file configured correctly. If your store is located in the root add this to the /.htaccess file: Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^(.*)-p-(.*).html$ product_info.php?products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING}
RewriteRule ^(.*)-c-(.*).html$ index.php?cPath=$2&%{QUERY_STRING}
RewriteRule ^(.*)-m-(.*).html$ index.php?manufacturers_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING}
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pi-(.*).html$ popup_image.php?pID=$2&%{QUERY_STRING}
RewriteRule ^(.*)-t-(.*).html$ articles.php?tPath=$2&%{QUERY_STRING}
RewriteRule ^(.*)-a-(.*).html$ article_info.php?articles_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING}
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pr-(.*).html$ product_reviews.php?products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING}
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pri-(.*).html$ product_reviews_info.php?products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING}
RewriteRule ^(.*)-i-(.*).html$ information.php?info_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING}
RewriteRule ^(.*)-links-(.*).html$ links.php?lPath=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} If you don't have an .htaccess file in your catalog directory create one. If your store is located in a DIRECTORY add this to the /*directory*/.htaccess file: Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /directory/
RewriteRule ^(.*)-p-(.*).html$ product_info.php?products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING}
RewriteRule ^(.*)-c-(.*).html$ index.php?cPath=$2&%{QUERY_STRING}
RewriteRule ^(.*)-m-(.*).html$ index.php?manufacturers_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING}
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pi-(.*).html$ popup_image.php?pID=$2&%{QUERY_STRING}
RewriteRule ^(.*)-t-(.*).html$ articles.php?tPath=$2&%{QUERY_STRING}
RewriteRule ^(.*)-a-(.*).html$ article_info.php?articles_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING}
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pr-(.*).html$ product_reviews.php?products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING}
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pri-(.*).html$ product_reviews_info.php?products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING}
RewriteRule ^(.*)-i-(.*).html$ information.php?info_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING}
RewriteRule ^(.*)-links-(.*).html$ links.php?lPath=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} All setting is incorporated into the admin control panel so can be toggled on, off, cName, or Rewrite at will. You will find a new setting group in your admin control panel under
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