Google For Woo adding “gla_” in front of product ID’s?

Hi.

1. Remove all items for you sync before
2. Add this code to functions.php The gla_ prefix is automatically added to products to help identify products synced by the?Google for WooCommerce?extension. If you’d like to remove the prefix, please use this code snippet:

// Sync products without GLA prefix.
add_action(
	'woocommerce_gla_get_google_product_offer_id',
	function ( $mc_id, $product_id ) {
		return (string) $product_id;
	},
	10,
	2
);

Please note:

• This would cause all the products to be added again, as a different ID means a new product.
• Historic reports for campaigns that used the gla_ prefix would no longer match.
• To avoid having duplicate products, please remove all existing products in Google Merchant Center by following these steps:

1. Go to the test connection page: example.com/wp-admin/admin.php?page=connection-test-admin-page (replace example.com with your domain name)
2. Scroll to the bottom of the page, Under “Product Sync” click?Delete All Synced Products from Google Merchant Center?and allow a few minutes for all existing products to be removed from GMC. This will ensure that products synced afterwards don’t have the gla_ prefix.

Solution 2: (This method allows you not to re-upload products again, but there is a caveat that this puts additional load on the server. However, it preserves the existing analytics with the gla_ prefix.)

add_action('template_redirect', 'gla_remove_prefix_from_cart_url');

function gla_remove_prefix_from_cart_url() {
    if (isset($_GET['add-to-cart']) && strpos($_GET['add-to-cart'], 'gla_') === 0) {
        // Remove the 'gla_' prefix
        $product_id = str_replace('gla_', '', $_GET['add-to-cart']);

        // Redirect to the new URL without the 'gla_' prefix
        $redirect_url = add_query_arg('add-to-cart', $product_id, remove_query_arg('add-to-cart'));
        wp_redirect($redirect_url);
        exit;
    }
}

This code works as follows:

1. Uses the template_redirect hook to execute the function before the template is rendered.
2. Checks if the add-to-cart parameter is present in the query and starts with gla_.
3. If the prefix is found, it removes the gla_ prefix from the product ID.
4. Creates a new URL without the prefix and redirects to it.

Thus, when a request is made with the gla_ prefix, it automatically redirects to the URL without this prefix.

From my perspective, it’s time for developers to add a new option in the settings that allows choosing a custom prefix, such as example_*, and also the ability to disable it altogether. If no rules are applied, simply use gla_ as the default. This way, people won’t have to look for solutions to such problems, as I have faced. Why is this necessary if gla_ is not supported when forming the checkout link? It’s ridiculous… Developers of WooCommerce should then add support so that gla_productID is supported in https://site.com/checkout/?add-to-cart={id}.”

Marcus,

Thank you for the thorough solutions. I think at this time, solution 2 would be what I am going for. I am still in this “unknown” phase on what direction I want to go, and because my original products have been on free listings for 3+ years, I would hate to delete them this early in testing. For now, I am fine with the new product_id showing in google (it makes no difference to me at the moment) I just want the add-to-cart hotlink to work as it should in your second example.

Question: Can you go into a little more detail on WHERE that hook should be added? I have a medium understanding of the backend of WordPress/Woo but am I adding that function to a specific template? Which one? is template_redirect one of the theme files? Probably one I need to add?

Question: Can you go into a little more detail on WHERE that hook should be added? I have a medium understanding of the backend of WordPress/Woo but am I adding that function to a specific template? Which one? is template_redirect one of the theme files? Probably one I need to add?

So you must add code to functions.php (Your Active Theme) At the beginning of the file or at the end, as you like. template_redirect – Hook this WordPress Hook..

Add the code to the theme and then just try to go to https://yourdomain.com/checkout/?add-to-cart=gla_here_productID if code work you should get a link https://yourdomain.com/checkout/?add-to-cart=here_productID

note that in the condition of the code, you can replace the prefix gla_ with whatever you use

• This reply was modified 3 months, 3 weeks ago by Marcus Karlos.

PS. You can replace add_action(‘template_redirect’ to add_action(‘init’ if will not work

Marcus, still working to find time to try this feature. I will let you know ASAP Thanks!

Hey there @plcexchange , Any updates on this? Did the recommended solution work for your needs?

Can you provide us with a picture to explain
How can we remove the gla identifier and replace it with the sku identifier present in the product

Hi @shakoor99 , do try the step by step instructions here.

I wrote some code in the functions.php of my active theme and it worked for me.

add_action('template_redirect', 'remove_gla_prefix_from_add_to_cart_url');

function remove_gla_prefix_from_add_to_cart_url() {
    // Check if the 'add-to-cart' parameter is present in the URL
    if (isset($_GET['add-to-cart'])) {
        $add_to_cart = $_GET['add-to-cart'];

        // Check if the 'add-to-cart' parameter starts with 'gla_'
        if (strpos($add_to_cart, 'gla_') === 0) {
            // Remove the 'gla_' prefix and update the product ID
            $product_id = str_replace('gla_', '', $add_to_cart);

            // Redirect to the correct URL without the 'gla_' prefix
            wp_safe_redirect(add_query_arg('add-to-cart', $product_id));
            exit;
        }
    }
}

Explanation:

1. template_redirect: This hook runs just before WooCommerce processes the URL and loads the template, giving us the chance to modify the URL.
2. isset($_GET['add-to-cart']): Checks if the add-to-cart parameter is present in the URL.
3. strpos($add_to_cart, 'gla_') === 0: Ensures that the add-to-cart value starts with the gla_ prefix.
4. str_replace('gla_', '', $add_to_cart): Removes the gla_ prefix so that only the product ID is left.
5. wp_safe_redirect(): Redirects the user to the same URL but with the corrected add-to-cart value without the prefix.

This code should now handle the URL redirection in WooCommerce properly by removing the gla_ prefix before processing the add-to-cart parameter.