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    Well I've finally done it - installed the Simple SEO URL module for Zen Cart!

    And I thought I'd better document it here before I forget the steps I've done and need to do it again for another cart.

    I had avoided doing on previous carts as its a bit fiddly to set up and if you get it wrong it completely breaks your cart (those unhelpful Internal Server Error 500 messages!) But its SO useful for SEO that I thought it worth persevering.
    So here goes:

    1) Download module from http://wiki.rubikintegration.com/zencart/modules/ssu/installation (or search on ZenCart's Modules page)
    NOTE: For PHP4 installs the latest stable release is 2.9 - not 3.x

    2) Download & install the Zen Cart Module Manager from here (http://code.google.com/p/zencart-module-manager/downloads/list) (Before installing the above module, ok?!) Update: June 2010 - the only module manager I can g et to work with ZenCart 1.3.9d is Module Manager rev16 (the latest one doesn't want to play ball)

    3) Ensure Module Manager is installed by going to Admin > Tools > Module Manager
    4) Now upload the files for the SEO module then install by going to Admin > Extras > Simple SEO URL Manager

    NOTE: this is NOT enabled yet just installed.

    Look at your .htaccess file - VERY IMPORTANTLY make sure that the Rewrite Base line reflects the site you're on - if the shop is in a subdirectory change the name here - if its in the root is should just be /

    5)Upload the .htaccess file
    6)To enable the module go to Admin > Configuration > Simple SEO URL and the last setting is "Set SSU status" - which defaults to false. Change it to true - and have a look at the live site.
    If its working, well done - go have a celebratory cup of coffee!
    If you get 500 errors, double and triple check your .htaccess file.
    Still not working? Try reuploading your SEO mod files again and re-do steps 3 onwards

    There's help online in this thread here:
    http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=86353

    I have noticed a performance drop but will persevere with it as I think it does mean the customer will see far nicer URLs

    Let me know how you get on!

    UPDATE: As is the zooms on additional product images stop working - all you have to do is go to Configuration > Simple SEO URL and in the field called Exclude List add "popup_image_additional"