linkOverview
linkFeatures
linkGeneral information
Add-on allows to add all necessary SEO attributes of tag pages and "beautiful" page addresses (in the context of search optimization). After add-on installation two layouts are added AB: Tag list and AB: Tag on the layout page. But if you already had layout for tags, it won't be overwritten. You have an ability to reset these layouts to default state. It is convenient if you have undesired changes on layout pages.
linkCompatibility
Available add-on version | CS-Cart/Multi-Vendor compatible versions |
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v2.2.2 |
4.11.1 – 4.17.2 |
v1.11.1 |
4.10.1 – 4.10.4 |
v1.10 |
4.3.3 – 4.9.3 |
Add-on is compatible with the following Themes:
- YoupiTheme (compatible with correspond CS-Cart version);
- UniTheme2 (compatible with correspond CS-Cart version);
- Responsive.
linkSupport
General technical support conditions are available at this link (be sure to review these conditions, all solutions from the AlexBranding development team come with limited technical support).
In order to use our technical support, you need to:
- Log in with your order owner account on https://cs-cart.alexbranding.com;
- Go to the page My Account → Orders;
- Find the corresponding order with the problem add-on in the orders list and pass to its details;
- Find the “Support” link next to the corresponding add-on name (near you can find Documentation link also) and click on it;
- Fill in the data with the problem, provide access to your CS-Cart installation (path to the administration panel, admin mail, admin password + FTP access) and create a ticket (after you will create the ticket, you will receive an e-mail and a special code to track the ticket in the future);
- Wait for the specialist answer in accordance with the regulations of the technical support service and the priority of your ticket.
If you didn't receive an answer within the deadlines, according to the chosen ticket priority, send e-mail info@alexbranding.com with the ticket number, for which you did not receive an answer in time, and the team manager will solve the problem in compliance with regulations.
link Demo
You can test the addon work with admin access using our demo server Demos for CS-Cart solutions from Alexbranding by choosing it in Addons list or just follow the link.
linkRestrictions and warnings
We recommend to note general restrictions:
- All solutions from AlexBranding developers team require pre-installation of the AB: Addons Manager service addon. It is delivered free of charge and is responsible for such services: installation, upgrades, license verifications. Excluding this service addon usage is not possible;
- Addon files may have a closed (encoded) part, in which only a license check is located;
- The addon will work only on those domains, that are specified in the user's license. If you try to use the solution on CS-Cart installations, whose domains are not included in the license, the addon will be automatically turned off;
- Local installation is not possible, so that the addon works on the additional domain (subdomain), enter this domain (subdomain) in the Domain field, when ordering (or write to info@alexbranding.com) - adding technical domains for the developing or for testing is always free.
linkUsage
linkInstallation
After your order has been processed by our manager, it will be transferred to Completed state, you will receive an email to your mailbox with ordered add-ons license numbers (usually it takes from 15 minutes to 8 hours depending on the day time and week day).
Then follow the steps below, which differs depending on your version of the CS-Cart platform:
You can also install the add-on with a standard installation for CS-Cart. To do this, download the appropriate archive with an add-on version compatible with your version of the CS-Cart platform.
Go to the website cs-cart.alexbranding.com, log in under the account of the order holder and go to the page My Profile → Orders → Relevant Order, go to details and you will see a list of available archives for the ordered add-on. Download the version (archive) you need and make the installation (standard for CS-Cart installation: Add-ons → Downloaded add-ons and in the gearwheel menu select Manual installation).
linkSettings
For access to the add-on settings you should go to the page Administration panel → Add-ons → Manage add-ons and at the add-on name in the gearwheel menu select appropriate menu item.
linkSEO data editing
For editing tag SEO data go to the page Administration panel → Website → Tags and press gear AB: Edit tag SEO data opposite to the chosen tag.
Fill the form (pay attention on the possibility of using placeholder) and save data. To check the filling result you can clicking the gear Preview (don't forget to save all changes first).
linkLinks generating of the tag by rule set
Links generating of tags can be done with two ways:
1) On the editing tag page ‒ go to the page Administration panel → Website → Tags, in the gearwheel menu of the appropriate tag select section AB: Edit tag SEO data. On the opened page go to the Links generating tab, set conditions and save changes. Then in the gearwheel menu select Generate links.
2) In the add-on menu AB: SEO for tags pages ‒ go to the page Administration panel → Add-ons → Manage add-ons, in the add-on name AB: SEO for tags pages in the gearwheel menu select section Links generating. On the opened page click the button Generate links. Using these links generating you will generate all links of tags where checkbox Generate by Cron is set (this checkbox is located on the editing tag page, in the Links generating tab). Thus, you can manage tag pages for which you wish to generate links by Cron or not.
linkExport/import of the tags
The function allows to save XML file with the tags list and its parameters for further quick and comfort import. To make export of all tags go the the page Administration panel → Administration → Export data → AB: SEO for tags pages and select the necessary fields for export.
To import XML file go to the page Administration panel → Administration → Import data → AB: SEO for tags pages.
linkReset of the layouts pages to the default state
There are two functions available on the page that may help you to reset or actualize the layouts of tags pages quick and accurately.
1) You may reset the page in any layout to the default state for the actual version of the add-on.
2) You may download XML-file of a layout page and import it manually.
Reset of the layouts of tags page to the default state for the actual version of the add-on is useful in the following cases:
- If you already have the layout of tags page with the sections and blocks but you wish to get the page appearance as at demo of the add-on.
- If you updated the add-on and wish to get the actual version of the layout.
- If you deleted any sections or blocks and wish to restore it.
To reset the layouts pages of tags go to the page Administration panel → Add-ons → Manage add-ons and at the add-on name AB: SEO for tags pages in the gearwheel menu select Layouts. On the opened page choose the layout (AB: Tags list or AB: Tag) and click the Reset button. To download the XML-file of the layout page for further import click on the appropriate name of the theme (e.g., bright_theme) and save layout file that is opened on the new browser tab. This functions allow to have a quick access to the last actual version of the layout and return to its settings quickly in case of undesired changes in the layout.
To import the saved XML-file of layout page go to the page Administration panel → Design → Layouts and choose in gearwheel menu to import layout. Then choose the saved XML-file and select the download type (Create new layout or Update current layout).
linkPermissions
Add-on adds options View tags SEO data and Manage tags SEO data into the users privileges:
- View tags SEO data — allows to view tags SEO data;
- Manage tags SEO data — allows to edit this data.
linkIntegrations
Add-on Advanced Sitemap for CS-Cart adds link to tag pages to XML sitemap.
- Advanced meta tags and placeholdersМинимальная версия: 2.0.0
- SEO for tags pages and auto-assignment by rulesМинимальная версия: 2.2.0
Management of meta-tag patterns with placeholders support was added for tag pages. It allows to form meta tags for tag pages automatically. Thus, you will get the additional functionality to promote tag pages.
To manage patterns go to the page Advanced meta tags and placeholders → Patterns management → "Tags" tab and fill in appropriate fields.
Full list of available and actual placeholders, that you may use for content filling of tag pages, you can see below. This list is available in the tooltip on the page of patterns management.
linkHow to update
AB: Add-ons Manager will notify you about available updates (you will see an indicator of new alerts). The recommended way is to update via the CS-Cart Upgrade center (a regular procedure of the platform). This method will allow lossless configuration of the transition to the new add-on version, that is guaranteed to be compatible with your CS-Cart platform version.
To make updates procedure:
- Go to the Administration panel → Administration → Upgrade center;
- Find the appropriate update among the available updates and click the Update button;
- Follow all the instructions, that will be shown during the upgrade procedure;
- Clear CS-Cart cache and start using new add-on version.
linkList of releases
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v2.2.2 from 13 Jule 2021
Bug fixes:
[!] "Products ID" field wasn't working, when importing tags. Fixed.
v2.2.1 from 01 June 2021
Bug fixes:
[!] When "H1 tag" field was not filled, the field "Page title" was used on the tag page. Fixed.
[!] Multivendor Ultimate edition. On the restoring layouts page (AB: SEO for tags pages → Layouts) was available mode "All storefronts". Fixed.
v2.2.0 from 01 March 2021
Release video:
New features and improvements:
[+] Added link to view related products on the page of editing tag data.
[+] Added mechanism of generating links with products for tag, by rules set.
[+] Add-on "AB: Extended meta tags and placeholders". Added patterns management of placeholders substitution on the tag pages (located "AB: Extended meta tags and placeholders → Patterns management → "Tags" tab").
Bug fixes:
[!] In the administration panel on the tags list page, links "AB: Edit tag SEO data" were not displayed after changing pagination page. Fixed.
v2.1.0 from 18 December 2020
New features and improvements:
[+] Added compatibility with CS-Cart 4.12.1.
[+] Added description hiding on pagination pages of the tag (SEO requirement that excludes duplication of the content).
v2.0.1 from 06 May 2020
New features and improvements:
[+] Added Ukrainian language support.
Bug fixes:
[!] Not all tags were displayed on the tags list page. Fixed.
[!] On the tags list page tags with the first capital letter and first lower case letter were splitted into different columns. Fixed.
[!] Add-on "AB: Advanced sitemap": Link to the tags list page was not added to the xml-sitemap. Fixed.
v2.0.0 from 25 March 2020
New functionality:
[+] Added product filters on the tags page.
[+] Added page of the tags list.
[+] Added "SEO name" field to the import/export of the tags.
[+] Added new layouts pages "AB: Tags list" and "AB: Tag" that are created after installation (if they were not existed earlier).
[+] Added the page for Layouts recovery.
[+] Added hook Smarty ab__seo_for_tags:detailed_content
in the page template of the editing tag SEO data.
[+] Added hook PHP ab__sft_get_tags_for_sitemap
to the function of tag selection for sitemap to add new additional search conditions.
Functionality changes:
[*] Removed the description from menu item "AB: SEO for tags pages".
[*] Refreshed the users’ privileges.
Bug fixes:
[!] On the tags pages without products noindex was displayed when the setting "Noindex tag pages without products" was disabled. Fixed.
[!] During the tags export all tags were added into the export file regardless of the chosen storefront. Fixed.
[!] On the page of editing tag SEO data Preview link was formed regardless of the active language. Fixed.
v1.11.1 from 25 June 2019
Bug fixes:
[!] Fixed bug when updating or saving tags;
[!] Language variables are corrected;
v1.11.0 from 06 June 2019
Feature additions:
[+] Added UpgradeCenter/Connector for the next updates;
[+] Added compatibility with CS-Cart 4.10.*;
Bug fixes:
[!] Language variables are corrected;
v1.10 from 28 January 2019
https://cs-cart.alexbranding.com/en/ab__seo_for_tags.doc
v1.9 from 14 May 2018
https://cs-cart.alexbranding.com/en/ab__seo_for_tags.doc
v1.8 from 23 April 2018
https://cs-cart.alexbranding.com/en/ab__seo_for_tags.doc
v1.7 from 27 September 2017
v1.7 September 27, 2017
- added users permissions;
v1.6 August 14, 2017
- added multi-store support;
v1.5 June 2, 2017
~ fixed bug in styles of tag description;
v1.4 May 22, 2017
~ fixed bug in formatting tag description;
v1.3 October 18, 2016
- added integration with "AB: Advanced sitemap";
v1.2 August 29, 2016
- added help;
- added changelog;
v1.1 August 29, 2016
- added "Preview" button at editing seo-data page
~ replace placeholder in tag's description;
~ special chars filter in tag page url creating;v1.6 from 14 August 2017
v1.6 August 14, 2017
- added multi-store support;
v1.5 June 2, 2017
~ fixed bug in styles of tag description;
v1.4 May 22, 2017
~ fixed bug in formatting tag description;
v1.3 October 18, 2016
- added integration with "AB: Advanced sitemap";
v1.2 August 29, 2016
- added help;
- added changelog;
v1.1 August 29, 2016
-
added "Preview" button at editing seo-data page
~ replace placeholder in tag's description;
~ special chars filter in tag page url creating;v1.6 August 14, 2017 - added multi-store support;
v1.5 June 2, 2017
~ fixed bug in styles of tag description;
v1.4 May 22, 2017
~ fixed bug in formatting tag description;
v1.3 October 18, 2016
- added integration with "AB: Advanced sitemap";
v1.2 August 29, 2016
- added help;
- added changelog;
v1.1 August 29, 2016
- added "Preview" button at editing seo-data page
~ replace placeholder in tag's description;
~ special chars filter in tag page url creating;v1.5 from 06 June 2017
v1.5 June 2, 2017
~ fixed bug in styles of tag description;
v1.4 May 22, 2017
~ fixed bug in formatting tag description;
v1.3 October 18, 2016
- added integration with "AB: Advanced sitemap";
v1.2 August 29, 2016
- added help;
- added changelog;
v1.1 August 29, 2016
- added "Preview" button at editing seo-data page
~ replace placeholder in tag's description;
~ special chars filter in tag page url creating;v1.4 from 22 May 2017
v1.4 May 22, 2017
~ fixed bug in formatting tag description;
v1.3 October 18, 2016
- added integration with "AB: Advanced sitemap";
v1.2 August 29, 2016
- added help;
- added changelog;
v1.1 August 29, 2016
- added "Preview" button at editing seo-data page
~ replace placeholder in tag's description;
~ special chars filter in tag page url creating;v1.3 from 19 October 2016
v1.3 October 18, 2016
- added integration with "AB: Advanced sitemap";
v1.2 August 29, 2016
- added help;
- added changelog;
v1.1 August 29, 2016
- added "Preview" button at editing seo-data page
~ replace placeholder in tag's description;
~ special chars filter in tag page url creating;v1.2 from 06 October 2016
v1.2 August 29, 2016
- added help
- added changelog
v1.1 August 29, 2016
- added "Preview" button at editing seo-data page
~ replace placeholder in tag's description;
~ special chars filter in tag page url creating;v1.1 from 29 August 2016