SEO URL best practice. How can I change my URL path?

Question

By looking at my magento product page I get this format:

https://mywebsite.com/catalog/product/view/id/18680/s/THIS-IS-THE-NAME-OF-MY-PRODUCT/category/17/

However, I don't think this is good for SEO. I want something like:

https://mywebsite.com/MY-CATEGORY-NAME/THIS-IS-THE-NAME-OF-MY-PRODUCT/

I also want this to be unique (even if a product is assigned to multiple category) to avoid duplicate content.

Did anyone achieve that yet?

Answer 1

You may follow the below steps and update the configuration from the back end to follow SEO best practices as per your requirements.

Step 1: In the Admin login go to path Stores > Configuration > Web.

Step 2: After that, expand the Search Engine Optimization section.

Step 3: Set Use Web Server Rewrites to ‘Yes’.

Set up automatic redirects:

To set up automatic redirects we need to follow the steps given below:

Step 1: In the Admin login go to path Stores > Configuration > Catalog > Catalog.

Step 2: Expand the Search Engine Optimization section. Set Create Permanent Redirect for URLs if URL Key Changed to “Yes.” and save the config value.

Step 3: Use Categories Path for Product URLs: Yes [to make product URL unique even if a product is assigned to multiple categories)]

Answer 2

As you have performed @Pritam Solution & it didn't work. Try the below

Enable Magento 2 Product URL Rewrite

• Navigate to CATALOG -> Products
• Select the products that you want to change the URL of
• Expand the Search Engine Optimization menu Update the URL Key to the new one. Remember, only lowercase letters & characters are allowed
• Save the changes and Clear the Cache

Enable Magento 2 Category URL Rewrite

• Navigate to CATALOG -> Category
• Select the product that you want to change the URL
• Expand the Search Engine Optimization menu
• Update the URL Key to the new one. Remember, only lowercase letters & characters are allowed
• Save the changes and Clear the Cache

Check Magento 2 URL Rewrite Record

On the Admin Panel, navigate to MARKETING -> URL Rewrites under SEO & Search Section. It shows all the regenerated URL Rewrites with the most recent on the top.

Remember to Re-Index from CLI using php bin/magento indexer:reset && php bin/magento indexer:reindex & Perform Cache Flush Once the above are done

For More Detailed Information - https://experienceleague.adobe.com/docs/commerce-admin/catalog/catalog/catalog-urls.html