We redesigned our store, added new functionality and launched it on the latest version of cs-cart 4.0.1

After few days since launch, our store started to drop positions from google on all keywords, and slowly became un-indexed completely.  When searching after our domain name the return from google was. 

Ooops! An error occurred! 

Ok.... so it became a challenge !  

We started the debug process. Fetch as Google returned as successful  ! 

However when we looked at what google bot is seeing and it was this.

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Ooops!

An error occurred

Quick Fix. 

Goto app/addons/statistics/func.php
Replace the following line:
'client_language' => $_SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE'],
with
'client_language' => empty($_SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE']) ? 'en-US,en;q=0.5' : $_SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE'],

Time to rebuild what we lost. Positioning.

Intracommunity VAT Updates

- If store country is the same as customer country, the code is not verified anymore because companies from some countries can have a VALID code for their country but not VALID for intracommunity transactions.
In this case the company always pays VAT, so the vat check was useless.
- Compability with 3.0.1 Professional
- Compatibility with 3.0.2 Professional
- Compatibility with 3.0.1 Multivendor
- Compatibility with 3.0.2 Multivendor

Bugfix
- On 3.0.2 Multivendor the admin was not able to save changes in profiles. - Fixed.

Mobile Skin Updates

Added posibility to select the Android versions for which the mobile version should be displayed or not

Android 1x / 2x / 3x

Order Product Images Updates

Compatibility with 3.0.1 & 3.0.2 for Professional and Multivendor edition

Bugfix on 3.0.2 Multivendor - the image was not displayed in order summary

30 April and 1 May are Public Holidays, we will return in 2 May.

Happy Mini-holiday !!!

JS Headlines Updated:

Added*

-13 transitions effects + the ability to use all randomly
- Start rotating them in a random order
- Pause the rotation on mouse hover
- Arrows for navigations over the images (hide/display or autohide)
- Navigation using keyboard arrows
- 2 styles of displaying the headlines ( navigation dots or with image thumbnails under them )

+ compatibility for Cs-cart 3.0 RC5

Cs-Cart EU Intra community VAT number:

Added*

- Vat number field, can be exported with the orders  or customers
- You can choose where to install the 2 new fields (in billing information or contact information)
- Improved the VAT number validation system
- Added notices for customer when validating the VAT number.
- User action is required in case the number is not valid (user cannot proceed to step 2 unless he re-validates the number or delete it)
- B2B support (for B2B websites, the VAT number field can be made mandatory)

This update will solve all problems regarding the users which are not inserting their VAT number with country code at the beginning durring checkout registration.

*Country selector added When the user is registering during Checkout.
Case 1: Invalid Number
Action : Display error message
            User will not proceed to step 2, unless he clicks again the button "Continue"
        
Case 2: Valid Vat Number
Action : Display Valid Vat number Notification
            Proceed to step 2 automatically


When a user wants to checkout as guest.
Case 1 : Invalid Number
Action : Display error message
            User will not proceed to step 2, unless he clicks again the button "Continue"
        
Case 2 : Valid Vat Number
Action : Display Valid Vat number Notification
            Proceed to step 2 automatically


Translations:
All notifications are available to translate from admin/languages/
The language variables are the following:

vat_number
error_invalid_vat_number
text_valid_vat_number
warning_cannot_check_vat_number

Changes

- Ability to translate the headlines in any language, using the integrated WYSIWYG (the text editor from CS CART )

- URL / description / button text / position of text & image can be different in each language

Bugfixes

- headlines were not added in category view

All our add-ons are now compatible with cs-cart 2.2.2 version

Our Mobile Skin add-on has been updated.

- Added a footer link to switch between desktop and mobile version (you can preview your mobile version with a PC browser)

- Compatibility with cs-cart 2.2.1

- Canonical URL`s for the mobile skin

- Now you can choose from mobile skin add-on settings for which mobile devices you want your skin to apply.

CS-Cart v2.0.13 / CS-Cart v2.0.14 / CS-Cart v2.0.15 / CS-Cart v2.1.0 / CS-Cart v2.1.1 / CS-Cart v2.1.2 / CS-Cart v2.1.3 CS-Cart v2.1.4 /CS-Cart v2.2.1

Planned update :

- SEO URLs
- mobile xml sitemap
- installation on a sub-domain such as m.website.com

Headlines (Js rotating banners) was updated and it is compatible with cs-cart 2.2.1 version

RSS Products is now compatible with cs-cart 2.2.1 

New functionalities and features added to make your add-on fully customizable

You can choose where to display the RSS Icon:

- Display RSS Icon in: Homepage / Categories / Product  Details / All other pages

- The RSS will display different content depending on the page type as it follows:

If the RSS is accessed from homepage it will show a number of products (you can set this number in settings- Rss Feeds Count) from all categories

If the RSS is accessed from a category, it will display a number of products (you can set this number in settings - Rss Feeds Count) only from that category

If the RSS is accessed from a product page , it will display a number of products (you can set this number in settings - Rss Feeds Count) from the category in which that product is.

If the RSS is accessed from other type of page it will have the same results as from homepage.

You can choose what to display in your RSS:

- You can choose what to display from settings to make your RSS display exactly what you want it:
Display Main Product Image
Display Product Description
Display Product Price
Display Product Features
Display Product Options