Task flow: Redirecting legacy URLs to SEO-friendly URLs
You can customize the web application layer in WebSphere Commerce to automatically redirect legacy URLs to SEO-friendly URLs, while you preserve the search engine rankings. A 301 redirect occurs when a shopper tries to access a product by using the old URL. When a search engine tries to reindex an old URL, the 301 status alerts the search engine to index the new URL instead.
After
you complete this task flow, the system will automatically forward
URLs, such as:
/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10501&storeId=11201&productId=14203&langId=-1&top_category=10529&parent_category_rn=10530
or /Product2_11201_10501_14203_-1_10529_10530_10530_ProductDisplayErrorView
to
be SEO-friendly URLs, such as:/en/madisons/polkadotshirt
Before you begin
- WebSphere Commerce V7 Developer is installed.
- Install WebSphere Commerce Version 7 Feature Pack 3 or later. This feature pack installs all software that is required to add WebSphere Commerce SEO features to your store.
- Publish the Madisons, Elite, or Aurora starter store.
- Enable starter store enhancements.