sh404sef and Virtuemart 2rc

[jjk]

When I delete the -detail in configuration my VM doesn't work anymore.

I'm using the latest version from the SVN trunk, so I suppose that problem has been fixed in the next official release.

[Maverix]

Okay, that sounds great.

Thanks.

[jjk]

Hmm,
I'm not shure now if it will work without a suffix like "-details" or "-html", etc., because previously VM2 used that suffix to inform the system that you are on a product details page. When I select a product from the manufacturer list, it doesn't find the product page without the suffix.

[Maverix]

That sounds not so good 

I don't know if it's possible to solve this problem with a rule in the .htaccess file ...

Kai

[jjk]

the way Virtuemart actually renders the urls for SEO purposes is nothing but a joke;

Can you explain that? Maybe you made one or more mistakes in your SEO configuration. The way Google works these days is different from previous years and VM2 actually already does a very good SEO job - better than most former VM1 shop owners were able to do with sh404sef. With Joomla 2.5.1 and VM2 SEO you will most likely get better rankings than ever before.

[vapro]

Ok i don't use sh404SEF now. I use internal joomla SEO with .htacces in joomla 1.5.25

But why render VM2.0.2 a /home/ word in every VM link?

like this: www.xxx.xxx/home/xxx-xxx-xxx-xxxx.html

How can i remove that???

[jjk]

see here: http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=98674.msg325589#msg325589

[vapro]

Thank you!!

[aitor88]

with a new version of virtuemart and sh404, sef works great!
but one question, now in url there isn't name of shop, example: http://www.kmsport.it/ciclismo/new-shoes/asics.html instead http://www.kmsport.it/bazar/ciclismo/new-shoes/asics.html (this link are only example)
I can add "bazar" in the url?

thanks
David

[aitor88]

sorry, in sh404sef there is an option for do this

[jjk]

Just curious 
As far as I know sh404sef doesn't work with VM2. Did somebody develop a VM2 plugin for sh404sef I'm not aware of yet? Or did you configure sh404sef to "Use joomla! router.php", which would basically mean "Don't use sh404sef to build the urls"?

[aitor88]

The new version of sh404sef has removed any plugin for vm. Now there aren't conflicts and it's can use the full features of virtuemart2's sef

[jjk]

If I understand the new sh404sef correctly, it switches back to the original Joomla and VM2 routers to build the sef url in your case. (In other words your url is built by Joomla and VM2, not by sh404sef)
See here: http://anything-digital.com/forum/developer-testing/sh404sef/3243-sh404sef-virtuemart-2.0.2-joomla-2.5.1.html
...Joomla and VM2 is capable of of building the url exactly like you want by default anyway if you configure the Joomla and VM2 sef settings correctly.

[GuidoS]

I agree with the fact that VM2 can create SEF url's, but how about other SEO things like duplicate url's when one product is in more categories, specify canonical, edit sef url, etc...

I strongly advice virtuemart or SH404SEF to look into this. Just pointing to each other isn't helping anybody, you both have a win win situation when this thing is working. There are more applications on the market for eCommerce

[jjk]

...but how about other SEO things like duplicate url's  you both have a win win situation when this thing is working.

I think VM2 2.0.3 takes care of that. At least my SVN version already does.