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[Happybookshop]

I have hit yet another problem with Prestashop.

 

How do I do a URL for a catergory? When I make a new category, it puts in a friendly URL which is the same as the category. How do I change it?  When it creates the URL, Prestashop keeps putting a number and dash in the URL.  I want the URL to be www.xxxxxxxxx.com/children, but for some annoying reason, Prestashop makes it www.xxxxxxxxxx.com/3-children.  How do I fix it?

 

Thanks

Edited November 13, 2016 by Happybookshop (see edit history)

[Daresh]

By default it's not possible, the ID must be in the URL. It's only possible with use of additional modules like BASEO.

[pause4paws]

I find this to be annoying. Is it fixed in the 1.7 upgrade?

[Daresh]

It's not a bug, so you can't consider it as something to fix.

[pause4paws]

How come other websites don't have URLS with the ID number in them?

[Daresh]

Other websites are other websites. Why is ID number in URL bad?

[pause4paws]

If it's number 50, it looks like maybe there are 50 other categories with the same name.

[Daresh]

So if it bothers you, the only way is to choose some link rewriting module. I don't expect the default link structure to change in Prestashop anytime soon.

[pause4paws]

Not really. Thanks:)

[Happybookshop]

Cheers.

I will see if I can find a free link rewriting module.  Having the name, rather than a number-name is easier for people to remember if they want to go to a particular page and I think it looks better.  If I can get it sorted, great, if not, then I guess there are plenty of alternatives to Prestashop.