Problem with database or Abantecart?

[Ollie]

Recently, I paid someone to optimize my database and upgrade the shopping cart to version 1.2.7. After the fact, I'm having a problem that I never did before on version 1.2.0. Here's a brief description:

No matter what category an item is listed under (for example, "vision'), it will come up in any other category URL. For example, in the following link, any word you use to replace "vision" with makes no difference. The product URL will be found - regardless of category name! I call it the "whatever factor". You can type whatever and the product will pop up. No kidding!

https://assistech.com/store/vision/fc1204

NOTE: I'm not providing any goofy links because I don't want Google to index goofy stuff. Or maybe I should provide one with a little tweak. Please copy the URL below, remove the white spaces before and after "whatever" and paste the URL in your browser window:

https://assistech.com/store/ whatever /fc1204

I swear I don't have a category named "whatever". lol

Has anyone experienced a smiliar problem with v. 1.2.7?

I was told this problem has nothing to do with the database optimization. The person hinted it might be a problem with v 1.2.7 or an issue caused by my extensions. I uninstalled and deleted all my extensions only to found out the problem persists. If it is indeed an AbanteCart glitch, what would the solution be?

I appreciate any suggestions and/or recommendations that might lead me to a resolution. I would love to hear from other Abantecart 1.2.7 users and/or core developers. Thank you!

[Basara]

Hello.

NOTE: I'm not providing any goofy links because I don't want Google to index goofy stuff. Or maybe I should provide one with a little tweak. Please copy the URL below, remove the white spaces before and after "whatever" and paste the URL in your browser window:
https://assistech.com/store/ whatever /fc1204

I swear I don't have a category named "whatever". lol

Google can not index goofy stuff because it doesnot put "whatever" to your urls. Google parse links found on your site. Anyway if you want to make sure Google read your site correctly you need to create and post XML sitemap of your site to the Google Webmaster panel https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/183668?hl=en

[Ollie]

Google can not index goofy stuff because it doesnot put "whatever" to your urls. Google parse links found on your site. Anyway if you want to make sure Google read your site correctly you need to create and post XML sitemap of your site to the Google Webmaster panel https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/183668?hl=en

Good to know. I wasn't sure. How about the problem I described? Did you see it happen in version 1.2.7?

[Basara]

Hello.

I see it happen in 1.2.7 but I don't think this is a problem. The main seo key in your urls is for product
assistech.com/store/fc1204
but for better search engine parsing this url can contain category seo key like assistech.com/store/vision/fc1204
so even if category moved/renamed/removed your product is accessible for customers and search engines, is it problem?

[Ollie]

but for better search engine parsing this url can contain category seo key like assistech.com/store/vision/fc1204
so even if category moved/renamed/removed your product is accessible for customers and search engines, is it problem?

Thank you for clarifying. In my view, it can be a problem in that it's accepting a non-existing category or a category to which the product doesn't belong. There is always a chance that someone might create a "goofy" link (by mistake, for example) and Google Search would index it. Google is big on linking and if the link exists, the will most likely crawl and index it. At least, this has been my experience.