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Search Engine Friendly URLs not working for "Articles - Category"
Hi - just upgraded from 3.10 to 4.1.5.
Other than a few plugins (solved) all is running perfect - almost...
I have a page showing news articles - https://frivilligcentret.dk/nyheder
The links use to look like this
https://frivilligcentret.dk/nyheder/8-n ... god-sommer
But after the upgrade is looks like this
https://frivilligcentret.dk/nyheder?vie ... er&catid=8
It is like "Search Engine Friendly URLs" is not working in this one location of the website?
Does anybody else see the same, and maybe have a solution for this
Best regards Finn
Other than a few plugins (solved) all is running perfect - almost...
I have a page showing news articles - https://frivilligcentret.dk/nyheder
The links use to look like this
https://frivilligcentret.dk/nyheder/8-n ... god-sommer
But after the upgrade is looks like this
https://frivilligcentret.dk/nyheder?vie ... er&catid=8
It is like "Search Engine Friendly URLs" is not working in this one location of the website?
Does anybody else see the same, and maybe have a solution for this
Best regards Finn
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Re: Search Engine Friendly URLs not working for "Articles - Category"
Hey, I think your URL is not search engine friendly...Can you explain the path of your category?
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Re: Search Engine Friendly URLs not working for "Articles - Category"
This is probably because the menu item is not configured. None of your other links seem to be affected. Or am I wrong?
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Re: Search Engine Friendly URLs not working for "Articles - Category"
Hi shivambhatele
SEO is active - this URL will prove this I think
https://frivilligcentret.dk/foreninger/bliv-medlem
Path of your category??
Site -> Menu Item -> Category -> Articel
https://frivilligcentret.dk(Site)/nyheder(Menu Item)/8-nyheder(Category)/1086-god-sommer(Articel)
SEO is active - this URL will prove this I think
https://frivilligcentret.dk/foreninger/bliv-medlem
Path of your category??
Site -> Menu Item -> Category -> Articel
https://frivilligcentret.dk(Site)/nyheder(Menu Item)/8-nyheder(Category)/1086-god-sommer(Articel)
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Re: Search Engine Friendly URLs not working for "Articles - Category"
Hi DV-admin
You are 100% right (I think)
All other menu items is perfect with correkt SEO.
Can you tell more about "menu item is not configured"
You are 100% right (I think)
All other menu items is perfect with correkt SEO.
Can you tell more about "menu item is not configured"
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Re: Search Engine Friendly URLs not working for "Articles - Category"
I imagine you only have a mainmenu.
First create an article for this page add it under which ever category.
Go to main menu click menu items, click new > create a new menu item for your link > enter a title for you link and enter an alias (a short name because it will be in your url). Click on Menu Item Type > select > If it is a single page, create this under 'Articles' (last option) and fill in the details.
You can see on the right there is a drop down 'parent-item', make sure your new menu item is under the correct parent item (category), or the root if there is none.
The link will be created for you in the correct category.
There are other parameters on this page which you can fill out. Check first if it is creating the url you want in the front end.
First create an article for this page add it under which ever category.
Go to main menu click menu items, click new > create a new menu item for your link > enter a title for you link and enter an alias (a short name because it will be in your url). Click on Menu Item Type > select > If it is a single page, create this under 'Articles' (last option) and fill in the details.
You can see on the right there is a drop down 'parent-item', make sure your new menu item is under the correct parent item (category), or the root if there is none.
The link will be created for you in the correct category.
There are other parameters on this page which you can fill out. Check first if it is creating the url you want in the front end.
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Re: Search Engine Friendly URLs not working for "Articles - Category"
Hi DV admin
Thank you for a very detailed description of how to make a menu item and linked article. However, that is not the problem.
My site already has many menu items with corresponding articles.
It worked fine with the SEO url before the upgrade and it works fine after the upgrade.
It is (only) links on this page that are no longer SEO friendly
https://frivilligcentret.dk/nyheder
Before the upgrade it looked like this
https://frivilligcentret.dk/nyheder/8-n ... god-sommer
Now it looks like this
https://frivilligcentret.dk/nyheder?vie ... er&catid=8
It is a page that uses "Articles - Category"
I don't see any settings that can make this particular menu item and the links on the page not have to be SEO friendly.
Thank you for a very detailed description of how to make a menu item and linked article. However, that is not the problem.
My site already has many menu items with corresponding articles.
It worked fine with the SEO url before the upgrade and it works fine after the upgrade.
It is (only) links on this page that are no longer SEO friendly
https://frivilligcentret.dk/nyheder
Before the upgrade it looked like this
https://frivilligcentret.dk/nyheder/8-n ... god-sommer
Now it looks like this
https://frivilligcentret.dk/nyheder?vie ... er&catid=8
It is a page that uses "Articles - Category"
I don't see any settings that can make this particular menu item and the links on the page not have to be SEO friendly.
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Re: Search Engine Friendly URLs not working for "Articles - Category"
So this is an article that is located in your category :
NYHEDER ? I can see that the category name and ID is being repeated in the url.
You have tried to regenerate that category menu item I suppose?
NYHEDER ? I can see that the category name and ID is being repeated in the url.
You have tried to regenerate that category menu item I suppose?
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Re: Search Engine Friendly URLs not working for "Articles - Category"
SOLVED
By making a hidden menu item with Category List
https://frivilligcentret.dk/nyheder/8-nyheder/
This makes all articel in the category "Nyheder", start with the same URL.
A hack I know, nut it is working :-)
Thanx for all help
By making a hidden menu item with Category List
https://frivilligcentret.dk/nyheder/8-nyheder/
This makes all articel in the category "Nyheder", start with the same URL.
A hack I know, nut it is working :-)
Thanx for all help
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