How to resolve magento re-indexing issues and make ecommerce store more popular on web

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If you’<strong>re</strong> a Magen<strong>to</strong> develop or a Magen<strong>to</strong> s<strong>to</strong><strong>re</strong> owner than you must have faced this issue at least once. The <strong>re</strong>-<strong>indexing</strong> of your item catalogue or pages within a catalogue is a common <strong>and</strong> a pricky issue with both Magen<strong>to</strong> 2.0 <strong>and</strong> the latest Magen<strong>to</strong> 2.1.3. And <strong>re</strong>ctifying this error has been a mixed <strong>re</strong>action, most tricks work <strong>and</strong> some don’t. As an <strong>ecommerce</strong> development company working <strong>and</strong> developing multiple projects in Magen<strong>to</strong> Development since last 8 years, we’ve faced many <strong>issues</strong> both within our site <strong>and</strong> client’s Magen<strong>to</strong> Ecommerce s<strong>to</strong><strong>re</strong>s <strong>and</strong> we know what <strong>to</strong> do with them. Why do you face <strong>re</strong>-<strong>indexing</strong> problems with Magen<strong>to</strong>? A. For faster processing <strong>and</strong> rapid <strong>re</strong>cord <strong>re</strong>trieval Magen<strong>to</strong> uses database indexes of products. Ideally, as you update your products or portfolio, it should trigger <strong>re</strong>-<strong>indexing</strong> of <strong>re</strong>cords. But, sometimes this does not happen with Magen<strong>to</strong> for variety of <strong>re</strong>asons <strong>and</strong> you see various sitemap <strong>and</strong> <strong>indexing</strong> errors. If you’<strong>re</strong> looking for a solution or an answer <strong>to</strong> a nagging issue you’<strong>re</strong> facing with Magen<strong>to</strong> s<strong>to</strong><strong>re</strong> sitemap index, then we’ve listed out few of them he<strong>re</strong> which should get you on the right path <strong>to</strong> solving them. He<strong>re</strong> is the list: Q. My Sitemap XML does not convert <strong>to</strong> HTTPS? A. It’s because you have not set your secu<strong>re</strong> base URL as HTTPS. Please go <strong>to</strong> Admin panel, Select URLs on S<strong>to</strong><strong>re</strong>front = Yes, then select Secu<strong>re</strong> URLs in Admin = Yes <strong>and</strong> change setting <strong>to</strong> Secu<strong>re</strong> Base URL = starts with HTTPS. And you will then start seeing your Sitemap XML URLS will convert <strong>to</strong> HTTPS in few hours.
Q. Can I transfer my sitemap from Magen<strong>to</strong> 1.0 <strong>to</strong> Magen<strong>to</strong> 2.0 or Magen<strong>to</strong> 2.1.3? A. Yes, you can do it technically. <strong>How</strong>ever, you will need <strong>to</strong> take support of some cus<strong>to</strong>m Magen<strong>to</strong> Extensions. C<strong>re</strong>ate a new FO controller <strong>and</strong> manage template display/layout. You can also c<strong>re</strong>ate a new module with the Magen<strong>to</strong> 2.0 or Magen<strong>to</strong> 2.1.3 <strong>and</strong> run XML file the<strong>re</strong> with all your URLs. Generate a static file in HTML which can be taken up by a Web server <strong>to</strong> a cus<strong>to</strong>m URL. Q. Why can’t I see my sitemap in Magen<strong>to</strong> 2.0? A. By default, Magen<strong>to</strong> does not provide with an HTML sitemap. You will need <strong>to</strong> either c<strong>re</strong>ate one from the scratch or use an extension for it. Q. Why cannot generate a sitemap using HTTPS? A. If you’<strong>re</strong> using an SSL certified site <strong>and</strong> facing this issue, then simply <strong>re</strong>move the .htaccess lines with extra code <strong>and</strong> enter https:// add<strong>re</strong>ss under your System – Configuration – Web – Unsecu<strong>re</strong> Base URL as well as Secu<strong>re</strong> Base URL. You can also try using /media/ as a path for sitempa.xml <strong>to</strong> access the site permissions, in case you need it. Q. Most common Re-indexer error. I’m getting a “Cannot initialize the indexer process” message why? A. It is one of the most common Magen<strong>to</strong> error message with a large s<strong>to</strong><strong>re</strong> with multiple product s<strong>to</strong><strong>re</strong>s within a site or a web of websites. So, it has something <strong>to</strong> with your PHP server’s memory <strong>and</strong> CLI <strong>indexing</strong>. You can follow these steps <strong>to</strong> debug it permanently: Run Indexing from the CLI – Go <strong>to</strong> CLI <strong>and</strong> at the root of your Magen<strong>to</strong> installation <strong>and</strong> change attributes <strong>to</strong>: php shell/indexer.php –<strong>re</strong>index catalog_product_price; Var folders- If you do not have any folder in var/ then, Make su<strong>re</strong> that var/ folder has the cor<strong>re</strong>ct file permissions for the admin ownership as Magen<strong>to</strong> needs these folders for <strong>re</strong>-<strong>indexing</strong>. You can go <strong>to</strong> var/ folder in ‘tmp/magen<strong>to</strong>/var/” If your var folder is located the<strong>re</strong>, it is because you have a permissions issue. Changing your memory limit- Go <strong>to</strong> .htaceess within your site’s root_ini <strong>and</strong> select root ini_set (‘memory_limit’,’2048M’) <strong>and</strong> your issue for the memory should get <strong><strong>re</strong>solve</strong>d. Q. I can’t see some active categories in sitemap.xml in Magen<strong>to</strong> why? A. This happens when you a<strong>re</strong> using active form with limitations. Usually, active categories a<strong>re</strong> fetched from backend <strong>and</strong> shown in frontend, but sometimes due <strong>to</strong> Meta field limitations, you a<strong>re</strong> unable <strong>to</strong> see them on sitemap.xml. We suggest that you add values in the Meta fields <strong>and</strong> <strong>re</strong>move limitations from Active forms <strong>to</strong> <strong>re</strong>ctify this error. Q. I want <strong>to</strong> <strong>re</strong>move a specific URL from my Sitemap.xml in Magen<strong>to</strong> how? A. To do this, you will need <strong>to</strong> c<strong>re</strong>ate a separate module, for example Yourname_sitemap with a proper <strong>re</strong>write model like Manage_sitemap_model_sitemap. Now, go <strong>to</strong> app/code [local/community]/YourNameSpace/Sitemap/Model <strong>and</strong> c<strong>re</strong>ate a class sitemap.php which will extend <strong>to</strong> the original sitemap model class. You will be able <strong>to</strong> copy <strong>and</strong> adjust the generateXML () method with it <strong>and</strong> keep the <strong>re</strong>st in pa<strong>re</strong>nt class. Add the URL in the new class that you have c<strong>re</strong>ated <strong>and</strong> that will not show in the pa<strong>re</strong>nt sitemap.xml file.
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