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VirtueMart 2 + 3 + 4 => General Questions => Topic started by: vicnkris on January 27, 2012, 23:08:12 PM

Title: Don't want the text 'VIRTUEMART' to display in the url for customers
Post by: vicnkris on January 27, 2012, 23:08:12 PM
I hope this isn't a stupid question. I have started learning e-commerce over the last year so I am no guru and need help in some areas....

When my users click on a product or are just browsing through my store... the url reads:

www.mystore.com/virtuemart/category/product

I would like it to just be shown as:

www.mystore.com/category/product

Is this possible?
Title: Re: Don't want the text 'VIRTUEMART' to display in the url for customers
Post by: lipes on January 27, 2012, 23:45:21 PM
is it's possible...
What VM version are you using and in which Joomla version?
this could be solved by SEO components / modules / plugs ... search on that and you'll find.
http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/site-management/seo-a-metadata
Title: Re: Don't want the text 'VIRTUEMART' to display in the url for customers
Post by: jenkinhill on January 28, 2012, 11:35:31 AM
vicnkris this is the VirtueMart 2 section of the board, so I'll answer for that version. Do not use any third party SEO component on Joomla 1.7, just use J1.7's inbuilt SEO. You can also add your own SEO slug if you need to.
Title: Re: Don't want the text 'VIRTUEMART' to display in the url for customers
Post by: PRO on January 28, 2012, 14:16:07 PM
http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=91831.0

and if your shop is not that large, you should create a joomla menu link to all categories.

That will make category links like this
www.mystore.com/category/product

IF there is not a link to the category, it will look like this

www.mystore.com/MAIN-SHOP-ALIAS/category/product
Title: Re: Don't want the text 'VIRTUEMART' to display in the url for customers
Post by: lipes on January 28, 2012, 17:16:12 PM
jenkinhill: is not necessary to have other components installed to modify the links in J1.7? That's very good! :)
I didn't know that thought it was still like the old way...

vicnkris: If so just have to apologize for what he said, Sorry that answer! just tried to help...