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Proper redirects for missing products

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Imar Spaanjaars Dynamicweb Employee
Imar Spaanjaars
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Posted on 09/05/2014 23:02:43

Hi there,

What's the recommended way to redirect to a new product that has replaced an existing product? I have a shop with a few products that are obsolete. Deactivating them returns a 404 which is good. But I would prefer to redirect the user to a replacement product instead. So what I do I need to do to redirect from, say

/Products/GroupName/Product-1

to something like:

/Products/GroupName/Product-2

when Product 1 has been deactivated?

I tried using the Direct Paths module but it doesn't seem to trigger for the source URL. I know I can use URL Rewrite in IIS but would prefer something manageable in DW so content managers can do it.

Thanks,

Imar


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Kristian Kirkholt
Posted on 12/05/2014 08:40:02
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Hi

I don´t think that there are any bestway practice to do this.

What about using the same name as the original Product.

Also notice these settings in the Customized URLs

  • Use strict URL recognition Always return 404 if path is not correct
  • Canonical link in meta
  • 404 for products not in website shop
  • 404 for products not in website language
  • Include product ID in product URL

Kind Regards

Kristian Kirkholt

 
Imar Spaanjaars Dynamicweb Employee
Imar Spaanjaars
Posted on 12/05/2014 12:57:46
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Giving them the same name wouldn't work. If the name already exists (because the product hasn't been deleted) we'll get a -1 in the URL for the product. But more importantly, the name is likely differerent as it is a new product that is replacing the old one.

 

I'll file an enhancement request for this.

Thanks,

Imar

 

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