The SEO path specified is already in use with another item

[vidmarc]

I've just deleted our old stock inventory and imported a new comma separated database. When I browse the various sections I'm getting this message:

 

 

 

The following errors were detected:

• The SEO path specified is already in use with another item. A unique one has been specified for you. Please check and amend if necessary.

 

 

and on some individual products:

 

 

The SEO path specified is already in use with another item. A unique one has been specified for you. Please check and amend if necessary.

 

I'm not sure why I'm getting this as there are no duplicate product titles. Any suggestions?

[bsmither]

I think this is what is happening:

 

* The seo_paths are stored in a separate database table (CubeCart_seo_urls).

* Having CubeCart import a catalogue may or may not automatically create seo_paths (I don't recall).

* But as CubeCart is asked to create links to products/documents/categories, a seo_path is created if a path does not already exist for that product_id.

* Each seo_path must be unique.

 

So, if a catalogue import causes a product to have a newly assigned product_id of (for example) 456, Cubecart will make a seo_path for that product.

 

However, if the product name used to generate the seo_path results in a path that already exists (see note), you will be warned.

 

Note: having dumped the existing inventory table does not mean the seo_path table was likewise dumped.

 

I would suggest you TRUNCATE the CubeCart_seo_urls table, then have CubeCart create a sitemap file. (Again, I don't recall, but...) When CubeCart creates a sitemap, CubeCart may also create all the necessary seo_paths and record them in the now empty CubeCart_seo_urls database table.

[havenswift-hosting]

Hi

Brian is partly correct. You can / should truncate the CubeCart_seo_url table but there is no need to recreate the sitemap (not that this will do any harm it just doesnt help and there are better sitemap files)

That will sort this problem

Thanks

Ian