A user wants to change their Shopify product URL structure from /products/product-name to /shop/product-name to match their existing non-Shopify website’s URL format.
Key Points:
Shopify uses fixed URL paths (/collections/, /products/, /pages/) that cannot be modified
Only the text after these fixed paths can be customized using the ‘edit website SEO’ button on individual product, collection, or page settings
One response suggests URL structure changes are possible and references a YouTube tutorial video
Status: The discussion presents conflicting information—one user states the structure is fixed (official Shopify limitation), while another claims it can be changed via an external resource. The original question remains unresolved with no confirmed workaround for changing the /products/ path to /shop/.
Summarized with AI on November 2.
AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
^ Current shop URL while I test out shopify. The “Shop” tab in the navigation has the sub-url “products” whereas my previous/current website (not Shopify) has the “Shop” tab with a sub-url of “shop” so my product links would be www.website-name.com/shop/product-name.
Great question! At this moment Shopify has a fixed structure for URLs. You can not change the overall structure of your Shopify URL. That means the paths like /collections/, /products/, or /pages/ are fixed and you can only change the text after them. To change the text after those paths, you can use the ‘edit website seo’ button on any of your product, collection, or standard pages to make adjustments.
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