Simple SEO URL (OLD version) [support thread]

[molywerks]

HTTP and HTTPS pages ... duplicate content penalties.

This doesn't answer your question but from what I understood reading Google Webmaster Central's post on Demystifying the "duplicate content penalty" and its many links, Google tries to determine that this (and many other similar examples) is not duplicate content or at least should not penalize a site for it. But you can ensure that it doesn't via site map by submitting preferred URLs. See Canonicalization.

[molywerks]

I want to remove the /category-c-1_2/ portion from the url, and I am having a tough time locating how SSU builds the URLs.

apj_apj, did you run across the URL build function when looking at the files for http/https?

With USU, I didn't have to worry, IIRC (or maybe it was an easy hack). The advantages are that any product in more than one category shows up on all other pages using the same URL and it is so much cleaner.

[countrycharm]

I want to remove the /category-c-1_2/ portion from the url, and I am having a tough time locating how SSU builds the URLs.

apj_apj, did you run across the URL build function when looking at the files for http/https?

With USU, I didn't have to worry, IIRC (or maybe it was an easy hack). The advantages are that any product in more than one category shows up on all other pages using the same URL and it is so much cleaner.

If you have not already, make sure you have Set Link Alias Status to true in admin/configuration/seo and Set Auto Alias Status to true. Clear your cache and that should take care of the c-1_2/ portion from the url.

[molywerks]

If you have not already, make sure you have Set Link Alias Status to true in admin/configuration/seo and Set Auto Alias Status to true. Clear your cache and that should take care of the c-1_2/ portion from the url.

Okay, good to know. However, I take it from your wording that these steps will not remove category keywords. Is that correct?

[countrycharm]

Okay, good to know. However, I take it from your wording that these steps will not remove category keywords. Is that correct?

It will look something like this for categories http://www.your.com/christmas-decor-sale
I'm giving you example of what it looks for mine.

[molywerks]

Thanks, cc, but what I am trying to do with my product URLs is get from:

my.com/category-keywords-c-1-4/product-widget-black-p-2340.html

to:

my.com/product-widget-black-p-2340.html

Will aliasing removing the category keywords and codes?

[shaztesting]

Hi guys,

i followed instructions and now all my (nicley re-written) links direct users to the root.

Using IIS6 and isapi rewrite 3. .htaccess is working but every link now redirects to the homepage. Please see attachement for ssu check results.

how do i trouble shoot it?

I am using the latest module manager and (18 i think) and ssu

any help will be appreciated!

[countrycharm]

Thanks, cc, but what I am trying to do with my product URLs is get from:

my.com/category-keywords-c-1-4/product-widget-black-p-2340.html

to:

my.com/product-widget-black-p-2340.html

Will aliasing removing the category keywords and codes?

Go to admin/extras/Simple SEO URL manger/Alias Functions Manage Aliases and set it like you want it to look.