How can I create a custom URL for a blog post?

[kiwi8]

Hi. for example I have the URL https://domainname.com.au/blogs/category-name/how-to-make-nice-photo-frame 

I want that the blog post is also available with https://domainname.com/photoframe

How do i do that? within shopify? or i create on namecheap (where my domain is hosted) a redirect?

[gg0224]

Option 1: Shopify URL Redirect

Since your store is on Shopify, you can utilize Shopify’s built-in URL redirect feature. This is an easy way to manage redirects without needing to access your domain registrar or DNS settings. Here’s how to do it:

1. Log in to your Shopify Admin Panel.
2. Navigate to Online Store: From the left sidebar, click on ‘Online Store’ and then select ‘Navigation’ from the dropdown menu.
3. Go to URL Redirects: Within the Navigation page, you’ll find a tab or link to ‘URL Redirects’. Click on it.
4. Add URL Redirect: Click on ‘Create URL redirect’.
5. Configure your Redirect:
   • In the ‘Redirect from’ field, enter the simple URL path you want to use, such as /photoframe.
   • In the ‘Redirect to’ field, enter the full URL of the existing blog post, like https://domainname.com.au/blogs/category-name/how-to-make-nice-photo-frame.
6. Save the Redirect: After entering the details, click on ‘Save’ or ‘Add redirect’.
   
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[JoshHighland]

This is the correct approach. @kiwi8 - be aware that the URL will change when someone hits the URL that you are redirecting.

In summary - you can create a redirect URL that looks great for marketing material, distribution etc., but when someone goes to it they will be redirected to the original URL

[MRamzan]

We can customize shopify URL. Here is the solution explained.

[JoshHighland]

You're not really changing the URL. You are just using javascript to change the URL in the browsers display, leveraging Shopify.designMode

The canonical url, sitemap, OG, json-ld and everything else all point to the TRUE url of the page. 

Great idea but this is just javascript tricks