Need URLs for products based on id (not SEO-friendly

[Big_Berny]

Hey guys

I've a question. We want to put qr-codes on our products so that people can easily (re-)order them.

 

Now we use seo friendly urls which are very important for google. But for qr-codes they are not useful IMHO as the productname or the seo friendly url structure may change over time.

So we'd like to use http://www.example.com/product.php?id_product=25&utm_source=qrcode&utm_medium=produkt&utm_campaign=blabla.

 

Is this link safe to use? We're on 1.5 now, will it also work on 1.6+?

 

Thanks and best regards

Big_Berny

Edited June 6, 2014 by Big_Berny (see edit history)

[benjamin utterback]

IMO not having a friendly URL is going to hurt your business more than not having a QR code. You can place a QR code on the actual pages of your website without having to sacrifice Friendly URL. 

[Big_Berny]

Hi

Thanks for your answer!

 

 

IMO not having a friendly URL is going to hurt your business more than not having a QR code.

 

That's exactly what I meant. I need two urls: a friendly one for google (seo) and a general one which we can print on the products.

 

I found out that there are these general urls http://www.example.com/product.php?id_product=25 which get redirected automatically. That's perfect IMHO. I just wanted to know if these also work in Prestashop 1.6 since we use 1.5 but want to update soon.

 

You can place a QR code on the actual pages of your website without having to sacrifice Friendly URL. 

 

What do you mean by that? I don't know if you understood completely what I mean: We want to print a qr code on our products (bottles) and packaging. That's why the code needs to work for months maybe years - also if the friendly url changes.

 

Best regards

Edited June 6, 2014 by Big_Berny (see edit history)