[SOLVED] No Metadata when variant on product

Hallo.

I changed from virtuemart to hikashop because youre solution is more intuitive and easier to handle for my needs. Compliments. I'im still experiencing before to change to paid plans because i need some features you offer with these.

I have only one big problem with the metadata.

When i ad variants to the product there are shown the genereal joomla metadatas. Only product with no variants show the right metadata put in the product section.

Now my question. How do i get the mainproduct metadata. I think the product keeps the same also if it changes color or size don't you agree?

Please give me some advice how i can fix this.

best regards

Hi,

I just tried on local, and the metadata used even if the product has variants is the product metadata.
You are talking about the "Meta description" and "Keywords" parameters present in the product edition page ?

Thanks for reply.

I rechecked various products and they are also not showing the metadatas. also switching off sh404sef they are not showing

you can check here:
www.ilmondodiwit.com/shop/gioielli.html

Hi,

As you can see on the screenshot, the good metadatas are used for the products:

Thanks for reply you are right with the ones with NO variants

i attach a variant product and it does not show the meta description not even the meta keywords.
I also tried to swith of sh404sef but no change

Ok.

This this one of the products
www.ilmondodiwit.com/shop/artigianali/67...-in-argento-925.html

I attach one screenshot of the backend where you can see the setting of the metadescription and metakeywords

Please let me know if i can supply more information

Thanks

Hallo.

I payed no more attention of reproducing.

I insert new product WITHOUT VARIANTS
I save it - and it is ok (the metadatas are showing as excpected the specific product metadata)

I insert Variant.
I save it and reloda the page and the Metadata is changing and gets the Main site metadata.

Please let me know if i can give more help

Thanks

Yes i can confirm now.

I inserted five products paying attention on the procedure.

All Product specific metadata inserted in the product admin page are shown until you add an variant. After adding the variant the global site metadata are shown.

You tried to reproduce this?

Regards

This is a good question. Where they are stored i don't know. If i put on the debug option does it show where it stores the informations?

Hallo.

Can you post me the debug query of your sample site. Or tell me the string i have to search whem i have the debug on.

As i mentioned in a post before i have the sh404sef installed.

I found some querys with meta like this:

SHOW FULL COLUMNS
      FROM `someprefix_sh404sef_metas`
    SELECT *
      FROM someprefix_sh404sef_metas
      WHERE `newurl`='index.php?option=com_hikashop&Itemid=376&cid=670&ctrl=product&lang=it&name=ciondolo-ganesh-in-argento-925&task=show';
    SELECT b.id
      FROM someprefix_usergroups AS a

 1 × SELECT *
      FROM someprefix_sh404sef_metas
    1 × SELECT b.id

i opened also discussion on sh404 forum here. anything-digital.com/forum/extension/sh4...hikashop.html#p45068

maybe it can be help for both sides

Thanks for reply.

Yes, that's what i thought also. That's why i opened an discussion on sh404sef forum on the link i posted before.

The situation is as you describe and the result when you use joomla 2.5 + sh404sef + hikashop the the metadata of an product with variant become overrided with the default page metadatas until you don't specifie them extra each product in the metadata secton of sh404sef. It's extremley timeintensive and non very useful for users which an high amount of products.

I don't know if it is for you interesteing to fin and solution of this.

I thought to pass to the paid version of hikashop but if the situation is like this i think i need to return to virtuemart although i find your solution more useful for me.

Thanks for you replys

regards

I don't know why also. I wanted only to notice you this. maybe it is for your interest. My interest is that i get custom metadata for my different variants of my products which is not possibel in the actual conditions.

Best regards

Hallo!

Yes sure if i can help to improve i'm very pleased.

I searched the line else

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