How to use nice productdetail urls - hide /component/virtuemart/

[melingmeier]

Hi,
I updated from 2.06 to 2.12f and added some new products to my shop.
All my old items can be reached over "nice" urls like www.sitename.com/productname. The new added items have a productdetail URL like www.sitename.com/component/virtuemart/category/productname-detail?Itemid=0

Is it possible to change the new urls so at least /component/virtuemart/ is hidden?

[JoomJohnny5]

Did your Virtuemart SEO get disabled? 

VM --> Configuration --> Configuration --> SEO tab, and make sure "SEO disabled" is NOT checked

Also if you are using a SEF component such as AceSEF or sh404SEF, I would check all the settings and the URL details there

And then there is the Joomla SEO settings in global configuration

Many are having issues with VM2 and SEF URLS also, so be careful , you don't want to lose any nice older inbound links

[cas]

I have the same problem.  SEO is enabled in VM & in Global Config, but getting the ugly URL:  www.domain.com/component/virtuemart/category/productname-detail?Itemid=0

Help!

[cas]

Any help?

[bytelord]

Hello,

Under vm configuration-> SEO unselect the option  Use Product and Category IDs

Regards

[cas]

It was never selected.   Any other ideas? 

[bytelord]

Do you use any third party sef components?

[cas]

no.

[cas]

Any idea what's wrong?

[PRO]

for

category-name/product-name

YOU create joomla MENU links to the TOP level categories

[cas]

Hi Banquet,

I'm confused... are you saying we have to create menu items for all the top level categories to get rid of the /component/virtuemart in the URL?  What's the point of the VirtueMart Category module?  I am using the Category module to manage the category navigation so I don't have to build and maintain so many individual menu items. 

Thanks,
Chuck

[cas]

I worked around the problem by changing the 'Menu Item Type' from "VirtueMart Categories Layout" to "Category Layout".  Now the URL is correct and does not contain "/component/virtuemart".  Someone on the VM team may want to look at the "VirtueMart Categories Layout" to see why it does not work properly like the "Category Layout".

Regards,
Chuck

[gucciguy]

Hi Cas,can you please explain me what you did exactly?this is my first website and not very good with this,thank you in advance.

[cas]

Hello gucciguy,

I am referring to when you create a new Joomla menu, the first thing you do is to select the Virtuemart menu type of Category Layout.

Hope this helps.

[gucciguy]

Thanks Cas,this is what I did....created one a shop and now instead of component/virtuemart i now have mydomain.com/en/shop/product category/product-details,so I am happy with this menthod,I thank you for your prompt answer.