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Jacques Le Roux edited comment on OFBIZ-5312 at 11/7/13 11:32 AM:
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== TYPO no real changes ==
# There is something I just noticed and is clearly an issue. When you get to a
category, from the left category tree, the url does not change. Note that it
works from the breadcrumb.
# Also there is something we should discuss and was already asked/reported by
Parimal. Currently the branch does not create complete paths to sub-categories.
For instance, from the breadcrumb, you get to
http://localhost:8080/ecommerce/category/large-gizmos-102.html but not
http://localhost:8080/ecommerce/category/gismos-100/large-gizmos-102.html. From
an SEO POV I don't see a need for the second, but for OFBiz users (those
handling content) it could be better to have the choice. I mean a choice
because if you have 10 levels or more (you never know what people can come with
;) ) with only the 2nd possibilty OFBiz would render far too long URLs, notably
if the category names are long.
# Also I think we should allow to not add the category number in the url. And
allow to stick to the "product category name" as defined by users. Same for the
"internal product name", this should be documented options (properties) for both
** categoryUrlWithNumber
** productUrlWithNumber
was (Author: jacques.le.roux):
# There is something I just noticed and is clearly an issue. When you get to a
category, from the left category tree, the url does not change. Note that it
works from the breadcrumb.
# Also there is something we should discuss and was already asked/reported by
Parimal. Currently the branch does not create complete paths to sub-categories.
For instance, from the breadcrumb, you get to
http://localhost:8080/ecommerce/category/large-gizmos-102.html but not
http://localhost:8080/ecommerce/category/gismos-100/large-gizmos-102.html. From
an SEO POV I don't see a need for the second, but for OFBiz user (those
handling content) it could be better to have the choice. I mean a choice
because if you have 10 levels or more (you never know what people can come with
;) ) with only the 2nd possibilty OFBiz would render far too long URLs, notably
if the category names are long.
# Also I think we should allow to not add the category number in the url. And
allow to stick to the "product category name" as defined by users. Same for the
"internal product name", this should documented options (properties) for both
** categoryUrlWithNumber
** productUrlWithNumber
> Proposal: URL-Generation Changes
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>
> Key: OFBIZ-5312
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-5312
> Project: OFBiz
> Issue Type: New Feature
> Components: specialpurpose/ecommerce
> Affects Versions: SVN trunk
> Reporter: Jacques Le Roux
> Assignee: Jacques Le Roux
> Priority: Minor
> Labels: changes, ecommerce, friendly, seo, url
> Fix For: SVN trunk
>
> Attachments: OFBIZ-5312 - ofbiz-ecommerce-seo.patch, OFBIZ-5312 -
> ofbiz-ecommerce-seo.patch, OFBIZ-5312 - ofbiz-ecommerce-seo.patch, OFBIZ-5312
> - ofbiz-ecommerce-seo.patch, OFBIZ-5312 - ofbiz-ecommerce-seo.patch,
> OFBIZ-5312 - ofbiz-ecommerce-seo.patch, OFBIZ-5312 -
> ofbiz-ecommerce-seo.patch, OFBIZ-5312 - ofbiz-ecommerce-seo.patch, OFBIZ-5312
> - ofbiz-ecommerce-seo.patch, OFBIZ-5312 - ofbiz-ecommerce-seo.patch,
> OFBIZ-5312 - ofbiz-ecommerce-seo.patch, OFBIZ-5312 -
> ofbiz-ecommerce-seo.patch, OFBiz-5312-product-ecommerce-seo-20131031.patch,
> OFBiz-5312-product-ecommerce-seo-for-seo-branch.patch,
> OFBiz-5312-product-ecommerce-seo.patch, SeoContextFilter.java.patch
>
>
> [This was proposed by Paul Piper in Nabble 7 months
> ago|http://ofbiz.135035.n4.nabble.com/Proposal-URL-Generation-Changes-td4639289.html].
> Here is quoted Paul's proposal
> {quote}
> Hey Everyone,
> over at ilscipio (www.ilscipio.com) we developed a set of functional OFBiz
> changes that we believe the entire community could benefit from. The changes
> have been implemented in parts in Syracus (www.syracus.net) for a while now,
> but we figured that some of which are too crucial for ofbiz' success in the
> long run, so we are considering the contribution (as we did with the SOLR
> component).
> As you are probably aware, OFBiz has a pretty uncommon way of generating
> URLs. Most of this has to do with the fact that OFBiz uses a servlet
> (ControlServlet) to handle all requests. The servlet is mounted at /control,
> so that it won't interfere with other servlets. Though functionally valid,
> this has the sideeffect that all urls are actually created on /control, which
> is neither pretty, nor good by any measures of SEO. It also means that a few
> 302 redirects are necessary to forward the user from / to /control/main. It
> also makes requests more complicated, since many forwards are necessary
> whenever somebody wants to move away from this implementation.
> Since this is hurtful to many of the implementers, I wanted to discuss
> whether or not you guys would be interested in the changes we have made. The
> functional changes contain:
> * Removal of /control out of all the urls
> * SEO-friendly URLS
> * Configurable product/category and other URLs
> * Frontpage mapping from /main to /
> It was tested on our end and contains all necessary improvements (Transforms,
> Sample Configuration, Servlets & Filters) for it to be applicable.
> If interested, I would create a new JIRA ticket for this and after a few
> minor internal discussions, we will gladly provide the rest of you with it.
> Regards,
> Paul
> {quote}
> There is even a patch, mostly done by Jinghai Shi, that I attach here. Even
> if it has been already used in [Syracus|http://syracus.net/] since early this
> year, some help would be needed to test it thoroughly in OFBiz.
> Then we should discuss if it's the way to go. I believe it is. Who needs a
> /control/ or /main by default in ecommerce urls? Would you not prefer
> http://localhost:8080/ecommerce/ over
> http://localhost:8080/ecommerce/control/main ?
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