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Is there a way to make the categories SEO friendly? I have Ultimate SEO URLS installed. Thanks in Advance.

Is there a way to make the categories SEO friendly? I have Ultimate SEO URLS installed. Thanks in Advance.

I just checked mine and it worked fine. The page went white for a few seconds while it tested the links. Considering you don't really tamper with this file in the installation it's odd that it doesn't work. Perhaps you should compare the admin/links.php file in your store vs. the the stock file to see if there are any irregularies using a program like beyond compare or something. I bet if you removed it and reinstalled it you'd get it working.

Jack- It worked like a charm! Thanks for all your help.

Jack-I've been messing around with the alignment all afternoon. I removed the left and right columns but they left a blank phantom space because I don't know which tables to remove for each one. They're aren't many options but I can't seem to figure it out. Using my file on the previous page can you isolate the code I should remove to get rid of the phantom columns so I can adjust my alignment. Thanks!

It's set up the way it needs to be on their site. So the problem must be with something your client is doing. I don't claim to be an expert so aside from checking to make sure you have the exact link that you posted in your message in the reciprocal link field on your clients admin panel I'm not sure what else you could do. based upon the error messages you also said you were getting perhaps it wasn't installed correctly.

Sometimes you will get the "red x" indicating that the recip link doesn't exist if that site uses a database to manage it's link page. This is why it's a good idea to disable the click counter because some people make be reluctant to trade links with you because it doesn't help their serp too much. I would go to the site that you are sure has your recip link displayed and simply put your cursor over your link and see if it points to your site or a database. If it points to a datbase then that is why you get the x.

Jack- I was able to remove the columns. One last cosmetic question for you. The links page is aligned to the left and I can't figure out how to center it. Is there some code or a change I can make somewhere in the links.php file to center the page including my template structure.

Jack- how the links are displayed are fine. But on the links pages I now have all of the original stock osc info boxes appearing and well as my category column is displyed twice. Where would I comment out all of the boxes that are appearing so that just my template appears?

Jack- What instructions? The readme file only includes installation instructions and the configuration section in teh admin panel doesn't address the appearance of the columns. Thanks for getting me this far I appreciate it.

It worked...I actually found a 3rd occurrance and change that as well. The only thing is that the links pages are a mess format wise. now the osc stock left and right columns are showing up. Also i'm kind of concerned that by doing this I may have changed something elsewhere that i shouldn't have. Don't the functions have a reason for being there to begin with? So how can I remove the stock columns?

Well I tried this change and I recieved the following error on the home page: Fatal error: Call to undefined function: tep_show_category() in /includes/header.php on line 328 Did I do what you were suggesting? Any other help would be much appreciated. I really need to make this contrib work! Thanks

I didn't rename it because I thought I was looking for 2 instances of the statement and couldn't find both of them. So then I should try the following change? From: function tep_show_category($counter) { global $tree, $categories_string, $cPath_array; To: function my_tep_show_category($counter) { global $tree, $categories_string, $cPath_array;

I can't make it work. I attached my header file hoping you could help me out. But how come my site works normally in every other way except with this contrib added? I added other contribs. And will this change alter the look of my site that I'm trying to achieve with the template? here's the file... <?php /* $Id: header.php,v 1.42 2003/06/10 18:20:38 hpdl Exp $ osCommerce, Open Source E-Commerce Solutions http://www.oscommerce.com Copyright (c) 2003 osCommerce Released under the GNU General Public License */ // check if the 'install' directory exists, and warn of its existence if (WARN_INSTALL_EXISTENCE == 'true') { if (file_exists(dirname($HTTP_SERVER_VARS['SCRIPT_FILENAME']) . '/install')) { $messageStack->add('header', WARNING_INSTALL_DIRECTORY_EXISTS, 'warning'); } } // check if the configure.php file is writeable if (WARN_CONFIG_WRITEABLE == 'true') { if ( (file_exists(dirname($HTTP_SERVER_VARS['SCRIPT_FILENAME']) . '/includes/configure.php')) && (is_writeable(dirname($HTTP_SERVER_VARS['SCRIPT_FILENAME']) . '/includes/configure.php')) ) { $messageStack->add('header', WARNING_CONFIG_FILE_WRITEABLE, 'warning'); } } // check if the session folder is writeable if (WARN_SESSION_DIRECTORY_NOT_WRITEABLE == 'true') { if (STORE_SESSIONS == '') { if (!is_dir(tep_session_save_path())) { $messageStack->add('header', WARNING_SESSION_DIRECTORY_NON_EXISTENT, 'warning'); } elseif (!is_writeable(tep_session_save_path())) { $messageStack->add('header', WARNING_SESSION_DIRECTORY_NOT_WRITEABLE, 'warning'); } } } // check session.auto_start is disabled if ( (function_exists('ini_get')) && (WARN_SESSION_AUTO_START == 'true') ) { if (ini_get('session.auto_start') == '1') { $messageStack->add('header', WARNING_SESSION_AUTO_START, 'warning'); } } if ( (WARN_DOWNLOAD_DIRECTORY_NOT_READABLE == 'true') && (DOWNLOAD_ENABLED == 'true') ) { if (!is_dir(DIR_FS_DOWNLOAD)) { $messageStack->add('header', WARNING_DOWNLOAD_DIRECTORY_NON_EXISTENT, 'warning'); } } if ($messageStack->size('header') > 0) { echo $messageStack->output('header'); } ?> <!-- <? // ---- MANUFACTURERS $manufacturers_query = tep_db_query("select manufacturers_id, manufacturers_name from " . TABLE_MANUFACTURERS . " order by manufacturers_name"); if ($number_of_rows = tep_db_num_rows($manufacturers_query)) { echo '<table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=177 align=center> '. tep_draw_form('manufacturers', tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, '', 'NONSSL', false), 'get') .' <tr><td colspan=2><b>Search by manufacturers:</b></td></tr> <tr><td height=2 colspan=2></td></tr> <tr><td colspan=2> '; $manufacturers_array = array(); while ($manufacturers = tep_db_fetch_array($manufacturers_query)) { $manufacturers_name = ((strlen($manufacturers['manufacturers_name']) > MAX_DISPLAY_MANUFACTURER_NAME_LEN) ? substr($manufacturers['manufacturers_name'], 0, MAX_DISPLAY_MANUFACTURER_NAME_LEN) . '..' : $manufacturers['manufacturers_name']); $manufacturers_array[] = array('id' => $manufacturers['manufacturers_id'], 'text' => $manufacturers_name); } echo tep_draw_pull_down_menu('manufacturers_id', $manufacturers_array, (isset($HTTP_GET_VARS['manufacturers_id']) ? $HTTP_GET_VARS['manufacturers_id'] : ''), 'onChange="this.form.submit();" size="' . MAX_MANUFACTURERS_LIST . '" class=se1') . tep_hide_session_id(); echo ' </td> </form> </table> '; } ?> --> <table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center> <tr><td height=10></td></tr> <tr><td> <table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=757 align=center bgcolor=#ffffff> <tr><td> <table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=715 align=center> <tr><td> <table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 <tr><td height=33 colspan=2></td></tr> <tr><td><a href=<?tep_href_link('index.php')?>><img src=images/m01.jpg width=173 height=62 border=0></a></td> <td background=images/m05.gif width=542 height=62> <table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0> <tr><td width=173> <table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=137 align=center> <tr><td height=12></td></tr> <tr><td class=ch>Order by Phone:</td></tr> <tr><td height=7></td></tr> <tr><td style="padding-right:20px"> <font face="arial" color="#A9A954" size="1">? (888) 512-6759</font> </td></tr> <tr><td height=7></td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=170> <table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=137 align=center> <tr><td height=13></td></tr> <tr><td class=ch>Shop by Price:</td></tr> <tr><td height=4></td></tr> <tr><td> <? // CURRENCIES echo tep_draw_form('currencies', tep_href_link(basename($PHP_SELF), '', $request_type, false), 'get'); reset($currencies->currencies); $currencies_array = array(); while (list($key, $value) = each($currencies->currencies)) { $currencies_array[] = array('id' => $key, 'text' => $value['title']); } $hidden_get_variables = ''; reset($HTTP_GET_VARS); while (list($key, $value) = each($HTTP_GET_VARS)) { if ( ($key != 'currency') && ($key != tep_session_name()) && ($key != 'x') && ($key != 'y') ) { $hidden_get_variables .= tep_draw_hidden_field($key, $value); } } echo tep_draw_pull_down_menu('manufacturers_id', $manufacturers_array, (isset($HTTP_GET_VARS['manufacturers_id']) ? $HTTP_GET_VARS['manufacturers_id'] : ''), 'onChange="this.form.submit();" size="' . MAX_MANUFACTURERS_LIST . '" class=se1') . tep_hide_session_id(); echo '</form>'; ?> </td></tr> <tr><td height=9></td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=199> <table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=175 align=center> <tr><td height=13></td></tr> <tr><td class=ch>Shopping Cart:</td></tr> <tr><td height=6></td></tr> <tr><td class=tx>now in your shopping cart <b><a class=ml href=<?=tep_href_link('shopping_cart.php')?>><font color=#999943><?=$cart->count_contents()?> items</font></a></b></td></tr> <tr><td height=9></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td height=4 colspan=2></td></tr> </table> <table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0> <tr><td> <table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0> <tr><td><a href=<?=tep_href_link('index.php')?>><img src=images/m06.gif width=169 height=39 border=0></a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href=<?=tep_href_link('products_new.php')?>><img src=images/m07.gif width=169 height=39 border=0></a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href=<?=tep_href_link('account.php')?>><img src=images/m08.gif width=169 height=39 border=0></a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href=<?=tep_href_link('shopping_cart.php')?>><img src=images/m09.gif width=169 height=39 border=0></a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href=<?=tep_href_link('checkout_shipping.php')?>><img src=images/m10.gif width=169 height=39 border=0></a></td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=4></td> <td><a href="http://www.pinevalleygiftbaskets.com/spa-bath-c-66.html"><img border="0" src="images/m11.jpg" alt="Spa Gift Baskets" width="173" height="195" ><img border="0" src="images/m12.jpg" alt="Spa Gift Baskets" width="184" height="195"></a></td> <td width=4></td> <td> <table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0> <tr><td><a href=<?=tep_href_link('specials.php')?>><img src=images/m13.gif width=181 height=22 border=0></a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href=<?=tep_href_link('advanced_search.php')?>><img src=images/m14.gif width=181 height=21 border=0></a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href=<?=tep_href_link('contact_us.php')?>><img src=images/m15.gif width=181 height=19 border=0></a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href=<?=tep_href_link('create_account.php')?>><img src=images/m16.gif width=181 height=20 border=0></a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href=<?=tep_href_link('login.php')?>><img src=images/m17.gif width=181 height=20 border=0></a></td></tr> <tr><td><img src=images/m18.gif width=181 height=13></td></tr> <tr><td><img src=images/m21.gif width=181 height=3></td></tr> <tr><td background=images/m20.gif width=181 height=77> <? // SEARCH ?> <table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=147 align=center> <?=tep_draw_form('quick_find', tep_href_link(FILENAME_ADVANCED_SEARCH_RESULT, '', 'NONSSL', false), 'get')?> <tr><td height=10></td></tr> <tr><td class=ch><font color=#ffffff>Quick Search:</a></td></tr> <tr><td height=5></td></tr> <tr><td><?=tep_draw_input_field('keywords', '', 'size="20" maxlength="30" class=go onclick="this.value=\'\'" value="- Enter keyword - "') . '?' . tep_hide_session_id()?></td></tr> <tr><td height=7></td></tr> <tr><td align=right><input type=image src=images/m19.gif width=32 height=12 border=0> ? </td></tr> </form> </table> <? // END SEARCH ?> </td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td colspan=5 width=715 height=2></td></tr> <tr><td colspan=5 width=715 height=4 bgcolor=#ACAC53></td></tr> <tr><td colspan=5 width=715 height=2></td></tr> </table> <table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0> <tr><td width=2 bgcolor=#B0B05A></td> <td width=2></td> <td width=165 valign=top> <table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0> <tr><td><img src=images/m22.gif width=165 height=36></td></tr> <tr><td height=3></td></tr> <tr><td><img src=images/m23.gif width=165 height=5></td></tr> <tr><td width=165 class=bg> <table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=135 align=center> <tr><td height=9></td></tr> <? // ---- CATEGORIES function tep_show_category($counter) { global $tree, $categories_string, $cPath_array; if(!$tree[$counter]['level']){ $categories_string .= $categories_string ? '<tr><td><img src=images/m26.gif width=135 height=1></td></tr><tr><td height=4></td></tr>' : ''; $categories_string .= ' <tr><td><img src=images/m25.gif width=4 height=4 align=absmiddle> ?<a class=ml1 href='; if ($tree[$counter]['parent'] == 0) { $cPath_new = 'cPath=' . $counter; } else { $cPath_new = 'cPath=' . $tree[$counter]['path']; } $categories_string .= tep_href_link('index.php', $cPath_new) . '>'; // display categry name $categories_string .= $tree[$counter]['name']; $categories_string .= '</a></td></tr><tr><td height=3></td></tr>'; }else{ // SUBCATEGORY $categories_string .= '<tr><td>? ? '; for($i=0;$i<$tree[$counter]['le vel'];$i++) $categories_string .= '???'; $categories_string .= ' - <a class=ml1 style="font-weight:normal;" href='; if ($tree[$counter]['parent'] == 0) { $cPath_new = 'cPath=' . $counter; } else { $cPath_new = 'cPath=' . $tree[$counter]['path']; } $categories_string .= tep_href_link('index.php', $cPath_new) . '>'; // display category name $categories_string .= $tree[$counter]['name']; $categories_string .= '</a></td></tr><tr><td height=3></td></tr>'; } if ($tree[$counter]['next_id'] != false) { tep_show_category($tree[$counter]['next_id']); } // } define(TABLE_CATEGORIES, "categories"); define(TABLE_CATEGORIES_DESCRIPTION, "categories_description"); $categories_string = ''; $tree = array(); $categories_query = tep_db_query("select c.categories_id, cd.categories_name, c.parent_id from " . TABLE_CATEGORIES . " c, " . TABLE_CATEGORIES_DESCRIPTION . " cd where c.parent_id = '0' and c.categories_id = cd.categories_id and cd.language_id='" . (int)$languages_id ."' order by sort_order, cd.categories_name"); while ($categories = tep_db_fetch_array($categories_query)) { $tree[$categories['categories_id']] = array('name' => $categories['categories_name'], 'parent' => $categories['parent_id'], 'level' => 0, 'path' => $categories['categories_id'], 'next_id' => false); if (isset($parent_id)) { $tree[$parent_id]['next_id'] = $categories['categories_id']; } $parent_id = $categories['categories_id']; if (!isset($first_element)) { $first_element = $categories['categories_id']; } } //------------------------ if ($cPath) { $new_path = ''; reset($cPath_array); while (list($key, $value) = each($cPath_array)) { unset($parent_id); unset($first_id); $categories_query = tep_db_query("select c.categories_id, cd.categories_name, c.parent_id from " . TABLE_CATEGORIES . " c, " . TABLE_CATEGORIES_DESCRIPTION . " cd where c.parent_id = '" . (int)$value . "' and c.categories_id = cd.categories_id and cd.language_id='" . (int)$languages_id ."' order by sort_order, cd.categories_name"); if (tep_db_num_rows($categories_query)) { $new_path .= $value; while ($row = tep_db_fetch_array($categories_query)) { $tree[$row['categories_id']] = array('name' => $row['categories_name'], 'parent' => $row['parent_id'], 'level' => $key+1, 'path' => $new_path . '_' . $row['categories_id'], 'next_id' => false); if (isset($parent_id)) { $tree[$parent_id]['next_id'] = $row['categories_id']; } $parent_id = $row['categories_id']; if (!isset($first_id)) { $first_id = $row['categories_id']; } $last_id = $row['categories_id']; } $tree[$last_id]['next_id'] = $tree[$value]['next_id']; $tree[$value]['next_id'] = $first_id; $new_path .= '_'; } else { break; } } } $categories_string .= ''; tep_show_category($first_element); $categories_string .= ''; echo $categories_string; ?> <tr><td height=7></td></tr> </table> </tr></tr> <tr><td><img src=images/m27.gif width=165 height=7></td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=4></td> <td width=537 valign=top>

I can answer this one....it's testing the location of the reciprocal link on the website where you are trading links. It is verifying that your link exists on their website.