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URL Rewrite issue - category/sub-category/product urls not working.

When I create a new product it does not create the pretty urls, instead it defaults to the system urls. Could it be because they could be in a competing parent category structure when created?

Example:

If I'm selling flip flops and upon creation I put them in competing categories would that cause confusion and would it just default to the system URL?

mywebsite.com/products/clothing/accessories/shoes/flipflops.html

mywebsite.com/specials/shoe-specials/flipflops.html

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@matthew, using the Magento 2 sample data. I created the following.

http://testsite.com/sale/push-it-messenger-bag.html

http://testsite.com/push-it-messenger-bag.html

Did you try running php bin/magento indexer:reindex

From a Magento confusion standpoint, you shouldn't have any issues as long as you have Canonical Links for Products enabled. Since you now have two URL paths' for the same content;

<link rel="canonical" href="http://testsite.com/push-it-messenger-bag.html" />

I'm also making the assumption that you have the Use Categories Path for Product URLs set to yes in when you tried?

What specific version of Magento are you on?

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  • Version 2.1.9. I reindexed but I did not see a change.
    – Matthew McLennan
    Feb 9, 2018 at 16:33
  • @MatthewMcLennan, I looked through the release notes of later releases of Magento and I didn't see anything specific to this issue. However, maybe its a version of Magento issue? I tested this using 2.2.2 stock Magento with sample data and it works as expected. Can you go to mywebsite.com/flipflops.html and get to your product?
    – Rob
    Feb 9, 2018 at 21:36

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