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VirtueMart 2 + 3 + 4 => General Questions => Topic started by: ErgoX on October 01, 2012, 10:37:15 AM

Title: [ SOLVED ] Facebook hates my shop? Just Virtuemart, not entire website.
Post by: ErgoX on October 01, 2012, 10:37:15 AM
No clue why but Facebook can NOT see what my shop is.  Can't see pictures/details/anything.  Also, When I link it redirects to index.php.

I usually just read/google/search for what I need.  But all searching/fiddling has resulted in nothing.  I could really use some help no this one.

It can find images and link correctly to the rest of the website...it's just virtuemart it can't see.

Website: http://www.survivalhour.com/


(http://i1123.photobucket.com/albums/l542/Survivalhour/help.jpg)

If I can't get Facebook to work on Virtuemart I will have to think about switching to something else.  And I REALLY don't want to do that after all the work I put into the shop.  However, i can not have a shop that can't be link to Facebook...  So if you guys have any helpful suggestions it'd be my appreciated.


Title: Re: Facebook hates my shop? Just Virtuemart, not entire website.
Post by: John2400 on October 01, 2012, 11:09:19 AM
Your shop links perfectly in My facebook site? links images everything. No matter what I put?

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Title: Re: Facebook hates my shop? Just Virtuemart, not entire website.
Post by: ErgoX on October 01, 2012, 12:26:25 PM
Quote from: John2400 on October 01, 2012, 11:09:19 AM
Your shop links perfectly in My facebook site? links images everything. No matter what I put?

Try putting in the shop :
http://www.survivalhour.com/shop

The entire site works with Facebook except the the urls that have something to do with virtuemart

none of the products work in facebook either:
http://www.survivalhour.com/shop/prepper/coghlans-compass-led-
http://www.survivalhour.com/shop/prepper/asp-tactical-baton-triad-light-
http://www.survivalhour.com/shop/prepper/coghlans-36-hr-candle-

If placed into facebook they just go to index.php
Title: Re: Facebook hates my shop? Just Virtuemart, not entire website.
Post by: John2400 on October 01, 2012, 12:59:23 PM
/shop  works Ok - the rest a direct link does not work - but - You can choose any image from the category list but a direct product - you are going to have to use an image and promote that way.

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Title: Re: Facebook hates my shop? Just Virtuemart, not entire website.
Post by: ErgoX on October 01, 2012, 13:15:33 PM
Quote from: John2400 on October 01, 2012, 12:59:23 PM
/shop  works Ok - the rest a direct link does not work - but - You can choose any image from the category list but a direct product - you are going to have to use an image and promote that way.

Alright....


Also, thanks to you I found out that:
http://www.survivalhour.com/shop/ does not work

http://www.survivalhour.com/shop does work

Can you offer any advice for fixing this?


Also, so you're suggesting I just use a single image for facebook likes/shares...?
If I completely reinstall you think that could help?

Also, I tried using categories and it didn't work either....sigh
Title: Re: Facebook hates my shop? Just Virtuemart, not entire website.
Post by: John2400 on October 01, 2012, 13:30:55 PM
Ok ?

The only difference I see from your links to mine is that after shop/    and then to the url I have index.php  eg

* yours http://www.survivalhour.com/shop/prepper/coghlans-compass-led-

* mine http://www.survivalhour.com/shop/index.php/prepper/coghlans-compass-led-   ( this type of link shows the product)

I am not sure why?
Title: Re: Facebook hates my shop? Just Virtuemart, not entire website.
Post by: ErgoX on October 01, 2012, 13:50:12 PM
Quote from: John2400 on October 01, 2012, 13:30:55 PM
Ok ?

The only difference I see from your links to mine is that after shop/    and then to the url I have index.php  eg

* yours http://www.survivalhour.com/shop/prepper/coghlans-compass-led-

* mine http://www.survivalhour.com/shop/index.php/prepper/coghlans-compass-led-   ( this type of link shows the product)

I am not sure why?

So what would you recommend....something is messing whatever Facebook sends to scrape pages...
I've tried removing all custom htaccess
I can try disabling all plugins I guess...

you think a fresh install of Virtuemart would fix it?


EDIT:
CAUSED BY:
shlib - Db query cache and programming library plugin
For anyone who needs this in the future
Title: Re: Facebook hates my shop? Just Virtuemart, not entire website.
Post by: StormIT on February 20, 2013, 11:31:18 AM
Quote from: ErgoX on October 01, 2012, 13:50:12 PM
EDIT:
CAUSED BY:
shlib - Db query cache and programming library plugin
For anyone who needs this in the future

Hi, so did you disable this plugin or enable it?

Thanks