SEO and italian Prestashop

[Pepozzo]

Hello!

 

I'm using Prestashop 1.4.6.2 with only italian ed english languages enabled.

 

I've created a robots.txt (where i've deleted row "Disallow: /it"), a valid .htaccess and a Google Sitemap using the PS' 1.3.7.0 Google Sitemap Module.

I use that module because the last version of the module, doesn't generate /it products.

 

having same products with /en and /it in the URL is a problem for indexing?

 

Maybe yes, i don't know much about SEO.

 

But, if the answer is "no", the other question is: having same products in multiple categories is a problem?

 

Because i've them.

 

In Preferences->SEO&URLs i've set "Yes" to Canonical URL.

 

And finally, i don't know why when i send a new sitemap, from 2 days after to 5 days after i receive a lot of visits, then they fall.

 

Suggestions?

 

Thanks!

[jeyjoo]

As far as SEO is concearned, you want to optimize your Italian an English pages seperately, and so have a seperate canonical URL.

 

For example if you have a page selling Italian wine, you want to optimize the english and Italian pages seperately:

 

www.myshop.com/en/italian_red_wine.html (and optimise for "italian red wine")

www.myshop.com/it/vino-rosso.html (and optimise italian page for "vino rosso")

 

Hope this helps