SEO URL's

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Search engine friendly URLs (SEO URLs) are crucial for improving your online store's visibility in search engine results. They make it easier for both humans and search engines to understand the content on your pages.

What are SEO URLs? Clear and descriptive URLs that include relevant keywords related to the page content.

Search Engine Friendly URLs allows you to activate categories and product's SEO Keyword setting. For each product, category, brand or content page you can assign SEO keyword visible in url. This will better describe a product's page to visitors and search engines.

Example: Instead of https://demo.abantecart.com/index.php?rt=product/product&path=68&product_id=119, you'd have https://demo.abantecart.com/jersey-cotton-striped-polo-shirt

Multiple Language Support: Assign SEO keywords for product, category, brand, or content pages in various languages.

Apache

To use SEO URL's Apache module mod_rewrite must be installed and you need to rename .htaccess.txt file to .htaccess (ensure the leading dot). This file is located in public_html directory of the source code https://github.com/abantecart/abantecart-src/blob/master/public_html/.htaccess.txt

mod_rewrite is something that is installed on your server by your web host. Contact your web hosting provider to verify if mod_rewrite is installed and active on your server. Most reputable web hosts offer this functionality by default.

rewrite base note

If you access store with sub-folder like http://www.mydomain/subfolder make sure to change RewriteBase / to RewriteBase /subfolder/ in the .htaccess file.

If you're not comfortable with server configurations or file editing, consider seeking assistance from your web host or an experienced developer.

.htaccess is a configuration file for use on web servers running the Apache Web Server software.

htaccess note

The dot in front of “.htaccess” indicates that this file is ‘invisible’. Therefore you may have to configure the FTP application or hosting file manager you’re using to show invisible files.

Nginx

Nginx configuration file extension is located in nginx.conf.txt file of public_html directory of the source code https://github.com/abantecart/abantecart-src/blob/master/public_html/nginx.conf.txt

Copy this configuration to your Nginx site configuration.

Depending on your specific Nginx configuration, you might need to modify the rewrite rules within the copied block. This may involve adjusting paths or server names. After making configuration changes, restart your Nginx server and thoroughly test your website to ensure everything functions as expected.