How to remove a sub category for my blogs?

Store Design

Topic summary

A Shopify store owner is experiencing duplicate “blogs” segments in their blog post URLs (e.g., /blogs/blogs/post-title), making URLs unnecessarily complicated.

Initial Troubleshooting:

  • One responder suggested removing tags from blog posts through the Shopify admin panel (Online Store > Blog posts), but the original poster confirmed tags aren’t causing the issue.

Root Cause Identified:

  • The problem appears related to a “blogs” folder structure created in Shopify.
  • When creating new test blogs, the URL automatically generates with doubled paths (e.g., testblog/testblog), regardless of folder selection.
  • Screenshots were shared showing the folder structure and URL generation behavior.

Current Status:

  • The issue remains unresolved through standard tag management.
  • A video tutorial link was provided for customizing blog URLs for better SEO, which may offer a solution.
  • The store owner is hesitant to delete the blogs folder for fear of losing all blog content.
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Hello.

Firstly, apologies if this is not in the correct section of the forum.

I 'm sure I have made the url this way myself but I didn’t realise this would be the result.

When I visit my blogs, it looks like it is a folder within a folder and the url looks unnecessarily complicated.

Example: my latest blog - Dog Wheelchairs: A Complete Buying Guide | Silver Circle Pets

https://silvercirclepets.co.uk/blogs/blogs/dog-wheelchairs-a-complete-buying-guide

how do i remove one of the word ‘blogs’ appearing in the url’s?

I daren’t delete the blogs folder in case i delete all my blogs.

thanks

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Hello, @Nickahola Please Following Steps

  1. Login to Your Shopify Admin: Log in to your Shopify store’s admin dashboard.

  2. Access the Blog Posts: From your admin, go to Online Store > Blog posts.

  3. Edit the Blog Post: Find the blog post that contains the subcategory you want to remove. Click on the blog post’s title to edit it.

  4. Edit the Tags: Inside the blog post editor, look for the Tags section. Tags are often used to categorize and subcategorize blog posts. You should see the subcategory tag you want to remove there. Remove that tag from the list of tags associated with the blog post.

  5. Update the Blog Post: After removing the subcategory tag, scroll to the bottom or top of the page and click the Save or Update button (the exact wording may vary depending on your Shopify theme).

  6. Repeat for Other Blog Posts: If the subcategory tag is used on multiple blog posts, you will need to repeat this process for each affected blog post.

  7. Verify the Change: Go back to your blog page or wherever the subcategory was being displayed. Refresh the page to ensure that the subcategory has been removed from the blog posts.

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Hello.

Thank you for the reply. This issue doesn’t appear to be caused by tags.

Rather I think it has to do with this blogs folder I must’ve created at some point.

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I just tried to create a new ‘test blog’. Whether I choose to file the blog in a folder or not, the URL becomes testblog/testblog. (the second is the name of the blog).

I don’t know why it has to create a second trail in the URL

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Thanks!

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You can remove sub category from your blogs url and make your URL customized for better SEO: