Search Engine Optimization for CRE Loaded osCommerce Sites

CRE Loaded SEO URL 4.0 optimizes your URLs for improved search engine indexing by automatically placing important key words derived from your category and product databases directly into your URLs.

This cool addon allows the site owner to create static URLs out of a database driven site. This will dramatically help in search saturation as more pages are able to be indexed. Its no secret that search spiders like traditional urls better than ones that are dynamic and this contribution helps achieve that.

This contribution builds on the cName & pName code to give an even more flexible, search engine friendly, and cross server compatible SEO URLs.

Example of Category URL
Before: /index.php?cPath=30
Optimized: /Mens/c30/index.html

Example of Product URL
Before: /product_info.php?cPath=30&products_id=53
Optimized: /Mens/c30/p53/poloshirt/product_info.html

Once you have installed the module, there is no additional work to maintain optimization. Your existing URLs will continue to work while your new URLs are being indexed (no dreaded 404s!). Version 4.0 now manages URLs in both root and subdirectory installations and functions with all CRE Loaded 6.2 bases. This release also supports multiple languages and is compatible with the use of static html pages in your site.

CRE Loaded SEO URL focuses optimization on:

• Products

• Product Reviews

• CRE Pages

• CRE Article Manager

• More to come in future updates!

Installation requires adjustment of .htaccess file, upload of one file, and minor PHP code changes. Upgrades require uninstalling previous SEO URL installation. languages, unlimited nested categories, and duplicates with ease.