{"id":2197,"date":"2008-11-24T10:00:12","date_gmt":"2008-11-24T10:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/?p=2197"},"modified":"2008-11-23T08:17:29","modified_gmt":"2008-11-23T08:17:29","slug":"zencart-seo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/zencart-seo\/","title":{"rendered":"Search Engine Optimization for ZenCart Shopping Cart"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ZenCartAmong the best shopping portal scripts available on the web, ZenCart is one of them which can help you out in developing a professional shopping portal where you can list unlimited products and services and setup the shopping site with multiple payment processors.<\/p>\n

By default the eCommerce script Zencart has very complex URL which are not search engine friendly. Hence, you need to make sure that all your URL’s are very much simple and which can be easily remembered.<\/p>\n

Download the Ultimate SEO Plugin here<\/a><\/p>\n

Next Extract all the folders and upload all the files and folders through your ftp software and this process can even replace the previous files in your zencart installation. The current SEO Pack works out for the latest Zencart installation version 1.3.8 which is MYSQL 5.0 and PHP 5.0 – Compatible.<\/p>\n

1. Copy files from `_zen_cart_folder` to your Zen Cart install
\n2. Copy (or MERGE if you have made changes) files from v138-specific-files to your Zen Cart install
\n3. A sample .htaccess file is included. Simply rename to .htaccess and edit the word \/shop\/ to match your site
\n4. Config the module in CONFIGURATION – SEO URLS<\/p>\n

Once you complete the uploading of all the files through your ftp program you need to activate the MOD through your Zencart admin.<\/p>\n

\"ZenCart<\/a><\/p>\n

Here are the URL Changes you would find in your Zencart store –<\/p>\n

From: http:\/\/yoursite.com\/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;products_id=24
\nTo: http:\/\/yoursite.com\/disciples-sacred-lands-linked-p-24.html<\/p>\n

From: http:\/\/yoursite.com\/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=2_20
\nTo: http:\/\/yoursite.com\/software-strategy-c-2_20.html<\/p>\n

From: http:\/\/yoursite.com\/index.php?main_page=contact_us
\nTo: http:\/\/yoursite.com\/contact_us.html<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Among the best shopping portal scripts available on the web, ZenCart is one of them which can help you out in developing a professional shopping portal where you can list unlimited products and services and setup the shopping site with multiple payment processors. 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