10-13-2017 03:03 PM
OK...I've got "issues"...I get it.
BUT...don't simply alert me out and then show examples.
TELL ME SPECICALLY!!!
...or is that too much trouble???
10-13-2017 03:06 PM
Welcome to EBay.
10-13-2017 03:10 PM
10-13-2017 03:13 PM
@nawlinsron2 wrote:OK...I've got "issues"...I get it.
BUT...don't simply alert me out and then show examples.
TELL ME SPECICALLY!!!
...or is that too much trouble???
Revise the listing. Go to the description and click on HTML. Your description will appear as a bunch of html codes (gobbletygook is the technical term ) Look for anywhere in the text that shows http:// or HTTP:// and change that to https:// or HTTPS:// Update your listing and the error should go away.
10-13-2017 03:23 PM
10-13-2017 03:57 PM
10-13-2017 04:10 PM - edited 10-13-2017 04:11 PM
10-13-2017 04:13 PM
give us an item number and we can look whilst waiting for the guru to wander in from the wilderness.
10-13-2017 04:13 PM
10-13-2017 04:17 PM
10-13-2017 04:17 PM
@nawlinsron2 wrote:
Been on here for 19 years...maybe I'm being encouraged to buy a copy "HTTP for Dummies" on the site...
Nah, they wouldn't recommend that one - they don't even know about it!
10-13-2017 04:40 PM
10-13-2017 05:39 PM - edited 10-13-2017 05:41 PM
I scanned item 382250982092 in this tool.
http://www.isdntek.com/ebaytools/ActiveContentSandbox.htm
It shows that you have one image where the "secure" SSL protocol should be changed from http: to https: and it is about half way into the code.
After you paste your item number into the tool and click the SCAN button, you can see the color-coded problems down on the "Markup" tab, and that will make it easier to find that background image (your top banner) that is not secure (non-SSL, non-https). Since SSL protocol issues are not a mandate, eBay may flag them for your convenience, but may not address that issue in all of their tools.
For listings that are neither live nor recently ended (and thus don't have a live item number), you can copy the HTML code directly from the listing inventory and paste it into the tool, scan, and view the Markup results. This should help you locate those unexplained problems that eBay finds.
To fix those same issues using the Sandbox tool, open the "Filtered" tab on the tool to see the code with the violations removed or repaired. The SSL protocol (http to https) issues are not a violation because they can not always be corrected by changing the protocol to https. The https fix only works if the hosting server supports that protocol, and many do not.
Because SSL (http to https) is a recommendation and not yet a mandate, the Sandbox tool will only apply that fix if you checkmark the SSL box on the Filtered tab of that tool. If you do checkmark the box, use the popup preview to make sure the images modified by that fix are still displaying. If they fail to display, you won't be able to use that specific fix.
The Sandbox tool will find Active Content, Non-eBay links, and missing target attributes. It will automatically remove the Active content and non-eBay links and will automatically add the missing target attribute. Thus, you can use the tool to clean up those types of violations, and if the popup preview on the "Filtered" tab looks ok, you can copy the cleaned code from the "Filtered" tab and paste it into the HTML tab of eBay's description editor for a one-at-a-time repair.
If you need help bulk editing, feel free to ask for assistance on the Active Content forum
http://community.ebay.com/t5/Replacing-Active-Content/bd-p/activecontent
10-13-2017 08:50 PM
Thanks to shipscript for coming by. Specifically it's the image of the green with the hand ready to flick the ball in the hole.
10-13-2017 09:13 PM