How to remove accent from product url/seo handle link?

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Hi, I need help to automate/fix the problem with product link from my website, I develop the website for Vietnamese market but the url of the product contain accent character in special character. Example:

Product title: Custom - Bộ Sắt Titleist T350

Product link: https://www.golfby.com.vn/products/custom-b%E1%BB%99-s%E1%BA%AFt-titleist-t350

I want to ask if there is any way to bulk edit the product link to always remove the accent from the url, like this:

Product title: Custom - Bộ Sắt Titleist T350

Product link: https://www.golfby.com.vn/products/custom-bo-sat-titleist-350

Thank you

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Hi @Juanitos ,

Great question! Shopify automatically generates URLs based on your product titles, but it doesn’t always handle special characters and accents properly—especially for languages like Vietnamese.

### How to Bulk Remove Accents from URLs in Shopify#### 1. Manual Fix (If You Have a Small Catalog)

If you only have a few products, you can manually update each product handle:

  1. Go to Shopify Admin > Products
  2. Click on the product you want to edit
  3. Scroll down to the Search engine listing preview
  4. Click Edit website SEO
  5. Change the URL and handle field to remove special characters and accents
  6. Click Save

But if you have hundreds of products, doing this manually isn’t realistic.

**2. Bulk Editing with a CSV File (Good for Medium-Sized Catalogs)**1. Go to Shopify Admin > Products

  1. Click Export and choose “All Products”
  2. Open the CSV file in Excel or Google Sheets
  3. Find the column labeled Handle
  4. Use a function like =SUBSTITUTE(A2,“â”,“a”) to replace accented characters (you may need to do this for multiple letters)
  5. Save the CSV and re-upload it to Shopify via Import

3. Automating This with an App (Best for Large Catalogs)

Since bulk editing URLs manually is time-consuming, using an automation tool is the easiest way to fix this at scale. Our app, SEOPro (full disclosure: we built this), allows you to bulk edit product URLs and automatically remove accents, special characters, or unnecessary words—saving you hours of manual work.

Would love to hear more about your specific setup!

If you’re dealing with hundreds or thousands of products, automation is definitely the way to go.

Lily!