How to replace "collections" from URL slug

Store Design
, , , , , , ,

Topic summary

A user wants to customize their Shopify store URLs to replace “/collections” with category-specific terms (e.g., “venga-store.com/women/accessories” instead of “venga-store.com/collections/women-accessories”).

Responses provided:

  • One commenter states this is not possible, as Shopify’s default URL routing structure for /collections and /pages cannot be changed
  • Another commenter contradicts this, claiming it is possible to replace /collections from Shopify store URLs and provides a YouTube tutorial link as a solution

Current status: The discussion presents conflicting information about whether this customization is achievable, leaving the question unresolved without clear consensus on the technical feasibility.

Summarized with AI on November 2. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
1

Hi there!

I have a ecommerce with Men and Women collections and I would like to have a url/collection structure like:

venga-store/women/accessories with women replacing “collections” in the url.

How can I do that?

Page: https://venga-store.com/collections/women-accessories

Thanks!

miltokas_0-1720038822172.png
miltokas_0-1720038822172.png638×337 11.3 KB

2

Hi @miltokas Unfortunately , You can’t change the router /collections or /pages of the Shopify. They are configured by Shopify as such by default

3

We can replace /collections from our shopify store URL: