Change url structure collections page and product page (trade theme)

Store Design
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Topic summary

A user seeks to restructure URLs for collections and products in their Shopify store (Trade theme) to create hierarchical paths. They want collection URLs to reflect parent/child relationships (e.g., /collections/jbl/speakers instead of /collections/jbl-speakers) and product URLs to include the full collection path (e.g., /collections/jbl/speakers/products/product-name).

Proposed Solution:

  • A responder suggests using product tags to create filtered collection URLs (e.g., /collections/collection-name/tag-name)
  • For products, the format /collections/collection-name/products/product-name is achievable
  • This approach requires manual tagging of products and doesn’t automatically create hierarchical structures

Key Issues Identified:

  • The tag-based method isn’t automatic and requires manual maintenance
  • Tags appear in metadata, raising SEO concerns
  • Navigation menus don’t automatically reflect these URL structures
  • The solution lacks clear backend configuration rules

Outcome:
The original poster deemed the tag-based approach unsustainable from both workflow and SEO perspectives, reverting to a previous theme version. A YouTube tutorial link was shared as an alternative resource. The discussion remains unresolved regarding a scalable solution for hierarchical URL structures in Shopify.

Summarized with AI on November 2. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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Hi, maybe it’s me but on the live enviroment (chrome) the urls are not working yet, and don’t see them reflected in the navigation. only when i click on above link

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  • i noticed the tagging is visible in the meta data…

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  • it’s also not clear for me where the rules are added