Remove /Pages from URL my store

grayer
Visitor
1 0 5

Hi, 

Is there any way to remove /Pages from URL.Currently, my page URL is ".com/pages/about-us" i want to change to ".com/about-us".I tried URL redirect method Navigation settings and edit the code from theme.liquid to like this,

{% if template contains 'collection' and current_tags %}
<meta name="robots" content="noindex" />
<link rel="canonical" href="{{ shop.url }}{{ collection.url }}" />
{% else %}
<link rel="canonical" href="{{ canonical_url }}" />
{% endif %}

Still it did not work. Please help me.Thank you.

Replies 166 (166)
Aiwazir
Tourist
3 0 1

Hey Nick,

Its been 2 months since ur last message. Why is still nothing done with this issue ? i mean, shopify should know the bad impact it has in terms of SEO and brand image. 

So just why ? How could shopify think that kind of URL is ok ? 

 

real exemple taken from my shop : 

xxxxxxx.com/collections/collections/products/collection-mandarine

It imply 3 times the word "collection". wtf ?

Nick
Shopify Staff (Retired)
Shopify Staff (Retired)
4531 434 1008

Hi @Aiwazir,

 

Thanks for your feedback. There is no update yet, and any feedback shared is being continuously added to the request.

To learn more visit the Shopify Help Center or the Community Blog.

zadaka
Visitor
1 0 3

No offense, Nick, but this has really shaped up to be quite a joke.

You keep stating these replies are being added to a request as if you guys are actually submitting every single one of these comments to build some sort of stronger case when it should be intuitively obvious as to why this needs to be developed.

Your peer stated this was being added to the dev feature list over a year ago and you're still in here acting like you guys are doing something about it when you clearly don't have any tangible proof that you are. It feels like you're dangling this massive carrot and are insulting our collective intelligence -- just be honest that you guys aren't doing anything about it and don't want to spend the resources on making this simple fix happen.

The reality is this is costing every single person in here a lot of money and you guys are still trying to ease our frustration by saying that our comments are being added into some never-ending icebox of feedback -- what are supposed to think? That this will somehow eventually pile over and finally at that breaking point it will justify one of your many dev teams spending a couple days on fixing this issue?

It's honestly ridiculous and it's gotten out of hand. When are you guys going to take some ownership here? 

Tom144
Visitor
1 0 1

Any update here?

Currently on a trial version and can't believe that Shopify (still) has this very disadvantageous URL structure.

It is to be honest a huge disadvantage that makes it impossible for everyone trying to do serious business on the web to choose Shopify as their platform.

Would really appreciate an update and at least a rough timeline when this - for me it's like a bug - is fixed.

Many thanks!

HandG
Tourist
6 0 3

Hi Nick,

Thanks for doing what you can do with regards to this situation.

it is completely bewildering and baffling why stores have to include /pages, /collections etc as part of their urls.

Can you log my concerns to this list you speak about?

Also, can you get your team leader to provide a response for me or somebody who has the experience and expertise for this particular issue to explain in depth why this feature cannot be implemented. 

Regards,

Nathan

 

HandG
Tourist
6 0 3

@Nick Hi Nick, sorry but my tagging of you in my previous post above didn't work.

I look forward to hearing from you on whether you can help with this feature now. It's been some time since it was last raised/discussed.

Thanks,

Nathan

HandG
Tourist
6 0 3

Hello,

Thought I would provide a quick update of my experience today on social media.

I am part of an Amazon FBA facebook page which has over 300,000 follows/likes. There was a post asking for and discussing what are the best e-commerce websites. I couldn't comment on how other e-commerce providers operate but I was happy to contribute and explain the issue regarding the unattractive URL Shopify users have to deal with.

Just thought I'd let you know the type of conversation that can happen due to particular features, especially when they are not addressed.

Best regards,

GutterGuard
Tourist
7 0 5

@Nick Hey, I've just started using Shopify, have been switching over my content from SquareSpace, I just noticed the /Pages url, and found it so odd there was no way to change it. I read through this thread and am bummed to see over the last couple years this feature still hasn't been release. I'd really love to be able to take away the /pages/ as well. 

Lastly, I think everyone here telling Nick that he needs to give an update needs to release Shopify is a huge corporation, and he probably can't give a timeline and he's probably just lodging a feedback request and probably has no way of following up to see if the devs are interested in helping us out. 

Ninthony
Shopify Partner
2319 349 1013

Thanks for that @GutterGuard - it's nice to see there's someone understanding out there. Everyone also needs to take into consideration that Shopify has been around since 2004 and SEO rules have changed over time. They have to take into consideration that this is how their platform has been running for years and years, they have many stores that are currently up and running and it's surely not as simple as "handing over the url structure to their clients". I'm sure @Nick has done all he can for us, and now we just have to wait.

If my solution helped you, please like it and accept it as the solution!
If you'd like to make any edits to your store, please send me a personal message and we can discuss what you'd like to accomplish 😄
HandG
Tourist
6 0 3

@Ninthony you and @GutterGuard are the reason why things don't get done.

And to blanket the situation saying the rest of us aren't understanding is insulting.

There are many customers including myself disgruntled at the current URL issue and we have every right to express our feelings amongst the Shopify community. Isn't that what a forum is for? We are discussing a topic in the 'Shopify Design' forum after all and you can forgive us for not having much faith in the system when we are getting told things have been logged but there has been no update. The thread was made in July 2018, we are now in July 2020.

There is a reason why this thread has 98 replies and 19410 views.

The thread discusses a very valid request and an update of this nature would be an invaluable addition for all store owners and Shopify itself.

Maybe Shopify can begin to listen.

Ninthony
Shopify Partner
2319 349 1013

I understand that, Im just saying it's definitely not as simple as handing over url structure to customers, if it were Im sure they'd do it. Their platform has been developed for a long time and likely works around this structure. I'm just saying that there's not much else Nick can do and a lot of these comments are directed at him and being short with him, he's not the developers. I don't understand the situation myself so I'm not trying to be insulting. I'm just saying that there are likely background processes and reasons they can't just hand over that functionality at the moment. I'm sure they're working on it, as they are continuously growing all the time, but if they roll out a change like that it has to work for all stores that are still live since the inception of the platform. Doesnt really matter to me, keep posting on this as much as you want to get it seen again and again. Sorry if my comment was insulting to you.

If my solution helped you, please like it and accept it as the solution!
If you'd like to make any edits to your store, please send me a personal message and we can discuss what you'd like to accomplish 😄
dapla
Visitor
2 0 0

@Nick is there is a feature ticket we can follow for this update or should I just subscribe to this thread. I assume this is the same situation in shopify plus?

Ninthony
Shopify Partner
2319 349 1013

@dapla -- Correct, there's no difference in the Shopify Plus URL structure or the normal plan.

If my solution helped you, please like it and accept it as the solution!
If you'd like to make any edits to your store, please send me a personal message and we can discuss what you'd like to accomplish 😄
Nick
Shopify Staff (Retired)
Shopify Staff (Retired)
4531 434 1008

Hi @dapla,

You can bookmark this link here which is Shopify's Changelog for product/feature updates. You can't subscribe to it, which is why I suggested to bookmark it. 

@Ninthony is correct, it is the exact same for every store regardless of which plan they are using. 

To learn more visit the Shopify Help Center or the Community Blog.

Matthew39
Tourist
4 0 1

We would also very much like to see this done soon!

 

We signed up for Shopify long ago without much knowledge of websites, but have grown greatly since and it now seems we have outgrown Shopify.

This slow implementation of an important and such basic URL structuring shows Shopify does not value their community's needs!

 

I will reluctantly begin looking for alternatives to Shopify. I hope to hear back with an aggressive implementation date from Shopify on this so we can continue to be partners. 

 

I am with Impulse Medical Technologies (ImpulseMed.com) and The Electrode Store (ElectrodeStore.com).

Guy_Beardsley
Tourist
10 0 3

Hi @Nick 

Please add my name to the list of Shopify customers eager to receive this feature!

KestutisIT
Tourist
5 0 0

@Nick - nearly half year passed since your reply. We really need to be able to have a hi-end landing pages that would be able to compete with ClickFunnels and other trending items. This is not possible without having a page without prefix.

EWP.com - Elite WordPress, Shopify & Amazon FBA Agency.
Certified WordPress & Shopify Developer. Amazon FBA guru.
MereNatur
Visitor
2 0 1

Hi @Nick , it's almost end of the year now. Is there any update from the team?
Can you at the very least confirm when the team will be able to finish this issue that has been in shopify since years.

 

Following this blogs isn't helpful as we've haven't seen any proactiveness from you lately.

Nick
Shopify Staff (Retired)
Shopify Staff (Retired)
4531 434 1008

I understand everyone's desire but I don't have an update to share at this time. I am monitoring the feedback we captured and provided from this topic and when there is more to share I'll be sure to follow-up in here. 

To learn more visit the Shopify Help Center or the Community Blog.

Minust
Visitor
1 0 0
Click to expand...
Please don't be arrogant and ignore a very common request. At least be transparent about why it's not updated. 
kathireuter
Visitor
2 0 2

I want this feature also please. I actually have a physical product (a book) and in the book it references a URL for download of extra worksheets. The URL is mybookdomain.com/download. 

Except in Shopify I can't seem to get that URL to resolve, it goes to /pages/download .... 

I am in the process of printing 1000 books with a domain that won't work for people. Is there a workaround for me? 

 

BYGONE
Excursionist
11 0 42

@kathireuter

your solution is simple....you just need a redirect.

so if anybody goes to "domain.com/download" it will redirect to "domain.com/pages/download"

...not ideal, im about to switch to another platform because shopify is very stuck in their ways. they do not care about customer feedback - they are making billions so why would they spend extra time on the little guys?

I'm switching someone who cares 🙂

kathireuter
Visitor
2 0 2

That is what I have done for now. It's still kind of an ugly solution but what am I going to do. It works at least .

BrandsShoppe11
Visitor
1 0 0

Here is justification for removing 'pages' from Shopify URL. Let us compare two below URLs. Even if we work hard on SEO work, the first url is not going to show up in searches but the second one might. When we search a product, Amazon shows up at the top. If some good SEO work is done by Shopify then Shopify search results may show up close to those of Amazon. But for some hidden reason, Shopify does not seem interested in that. If Shopify can work on general SEO / Page Speed  etc, then the search results will increase drastically. The second url generation is possible in Woo-commerce, but not in Shopify.

https://example11.com/pages/designer-shoes (this is how Shopify does)

https://example11.com/designer-shoes (this is how, it should be)

 

 

 

AED123
Visitor
1 0 3

Hi Nick,

We would also like to remove "/Pages".  Right now, when Google looks at our URLs (and the URLs of everyone else on this thread), Google thinks that we have all decided that the most relevant word to describe each of our webpages is "Pages".

As such, Google views our competitors' (non-Shopify) sites as having more relevant content.  Removing the "/Pages" would improve the Search Engine Optimization of every site on Shopify.

The ROI of removing this would be tremendous for Shopify.  All Shopify sites would have more organic traffic, and a percentage of all purchases from that traffic would go to Shopify's bottom line.

As a Shopify Shareholder, I want you guys to prioritize enhancement requests like this one that drive ROI.

I'm hoping you can help to escalate this.  Let me know if there's anything I can do to help.

Best,

Bobby

Jacob_Beam
Excursionist
17 0 12

been needing this for years.

 

thanks

donkeydug
Visitor
1 0 4

I'm doing an SEO audit for a friend's website which uses Shopify. This is my first time working with Shopify and I am very surprised that giving the website creators control over the url structure is even an issue. Within 5 minutes of auditing my friend's website I noticed this weird structure and flagged it as a "needs improvement" item only to discover that it can't be fixed. Seeing how this request is nearing 2 years old, I don't have confidence that Shopify will rectify this anytime soon. 

 

WordPress is always a great alternative, and even Squarespace is a viable competitor to Shopify as their ecommerce functionality has continued to improve over the years. What they both definitely do is give the website owner control over the url structure. I will be recommending my friend to switch to a different CMS as soon as possible where the url structure isn't a problem and where support is more responsive. 

Juhann
Visitor
2 0 0
It was longtime since any response from shopify despite users are feeling real Uncomfort in this issue
g1tech
Visitor
1 0 2

Currently on day 1 of a trial with Shopify, looking for a new home for our Magento 1 EE site.

 

I'm shocked that this URL issue is not figured out. I see a discussion about it 7 years ago where Shopify said they were considering the feature.

 

This is enough to get us to cross Shopify off our list, pretty disappointing.

Pell
Visitor
1 0 4

Google ranks pages based on the keywords used but also on the type of page / link optimized (homepage, category, subcategory, product).

A page will have a higher indexing force on a keyword depending on the type of page that word is targeted to, as follows:
1-Homepage - the most powerful
2-Page of category - second most poweful
3-Page of subcategory - 3 rd most powerful
4-Product page - 4th most powerful

 

By example: If i target the keyword "business suits" in category page (link,meta title and meta description), google will rank me better than other site who target same keyword in subcategory page (link, meta title, meta description).

 

My link in google search will look like www.myshop.com/business-suits and the other shop link will look like www.othershop.com/suits/business-suits.

 

In the real life, on Shopify, if i want to target same keyword in category page, my link will look like www.myshop.com/collections/business-suits , and that means you've just downgraded me into a subcategory page and the other shop can rank better than me and outperform me in the position of google search. Not to mention how ridiculous is the url  www.myshop.com/pages/about-us  instead of  www.myshop.com/about-us   or  how bad  www.myshop.com/pages/our-services is compared to www.myshop.com/our-services beside the huge negative impact on SEO

 

All other SEO techniques that are permited by Shopify (meta titles, Meta description) ARE USELESS without the link optimization and the site will remain mediocre.

I hope we made ourselves clear and this issue will be soon gone. If not, i think that a lot of your customers will change boats and many websites will leave Shopify.

pramesh
Visitor
2 0 1

Hi Lizzy, what is the scope set in using API:    "POST","/admin/api/2020-04/redirects.json", Please let me know.

ukatocreaitons
Visitor
1 0 0

Where do I add this code please?

 

POST /admin/redirects.json{
  "redirect": {
    "path": "/about-us",
    "target": "/pages/about-us"
  }
}

 

Jason
Shopify Expert
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@ukatocreaitons wrote:

Where do I add this code please?

...


That code you've posted is for the API so won't be code you _paste_ into your store. There's already a section in the Admin to create your url redirects if you need them. Some info on that here:
https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/sell-online/online-store/menus-and-links/url-redirect

 

★ I jump on these forums in my free time to help and share some insights. Not looking to be hired, and not looking for work. http://freakdesign.com.au ★
yveskervoelen
Tourist
3 0 0

Hey !

 

This seems great, but where do I actually enter said "code"/"path ? 

Just onto my page text itself ? Or in some backend folder/ file ? If so which one ? 

 

Thanks. 

 

Yves 

www.yveskervoelen.com

nshakib
New Member
4 0 0

Hi @Lisa  Can you please tell me where to put this code.