IndexNow for OpenCart

The IndexNow module adds a tool to OpenCart 3 and ocStore 3 for automatically submitting website page URLs to search engines that support the IndexNow protocol.

The module helps notify search engines more quickly when products, categories, manufacturers, and information pages are created, edited, or deleted.

Supported Search Engines

The IndexNow protocol is supported by Microsoft Bing, Yandex, Naver, Seznam.cz, Yep, and other participating search engines. Submitted URLs may be automatically shared between search engines participating in the IndexNow protocol.

Please note: Google is currently not a participant in the IndexNow protocol. To notify Google about website changes, it is recommended to additionally use Google Search Console and an XML sitemap.

Recommendations Before Use

Before enabling automatic URL submission and configuring Cron jobs, it is recommended to consult an SEO specialist. The submission frequency, page types, and URL generation rules should correspond to the website structure and the selected indexing strategy.

IndexNow only notifies search engines that a page has been created, updated, or deleted. Submitting a URL does not guarantee that it will be crawled, indexed, or ranked higher in search results. Each search engine makes its own decision regarding indexing.

Main Features

• Automatic URL submission when products are created
• Automatic URL submission when products are edited
• Automatic URL submission when products are deleted
• Support for categories, manufacturers, and information pages
• Manual URL submission to the queue
• Bulk site scanning and URL queue generation
• Separate Cron URL for queue generation
• Separate Cron URL for queue submission
• Batch URL submission according to IndexNow limits
• Retry on the next Cron run if submission fails
• History of successfully submitted URLs
• Protection against re-adding already submitted URLs during bulk scanning

Multilingual Support

• Submit URLs for one language or all active store languages
• Support for URLs without a language prefix
• Support for language prefixes, for example /ua/, /ru/, /en/
• Support for separate domains or subdomains for languages
• Ability to set a custom base URL for each language
• Support for the default language without a prefix

URL Generation

• Generate short SEO URLs
• Generate full URLs with category paths
• Support product URLs with the full category path
• Support category URLs with the full category tree
• Ability to set a URL ending: empty, /, or .html
• Fallback to standard index.php URLs when SEO URLs are not found

Queue and Logs

• URL queue list
• Pagination for the URL queue
• Clear the entire queue
• Delete individual URLs from the queue
• Submission log
• Pagination for logs
• Display of actually submitted URLs
• Display of IndexNow response status
• Debug mode without actual URL submission

Cron

• Separate Cron job for site scanning and queue generation
• Separate Cron job for submitting queued URLs
• Batch processing for large URL lists
• Can be run regularly without resubmitting already accepted URLs
• URLs remain in the queue if submission fails

Interface and Usability

• IndexNow API key configuration
• Cron key generation
• Batch URL limit setting
• Select page types for automatic submission
• AJAX queue generation without page reload
• Progress bar for URL list generation
• Instruction tab for module setup
• Ukrainian, Russian, and English localization

Benefits

• Faster notification of search engines about site changes
• Automated indexing for new and updated pages
• Convenient work with large catalogs
• Less manual work for SEO specialists and store administrators
• Control over submitted URLs through the log
• Flexible URL settings for multilingual stores

Compatibility

• OpenCart 3.x
• ocStore 3.x

Installation

1. Install the module through the OpenCart admin panel
2. Refresh modifications
3. Go to Extensions and open IndexNow
4. Enable the module and set the API key
5. Configure URL generation, multilingual settings, and Cron jobs

License

The license applies to one domain and its subdomains.