Custom URL Varible for Sku#

[vsammons]

Has anyone created the ability to use VARIBLES to add Product information to the URL?

/apple-blossom-and-blueberry-wall-stencil-p7883_sku_1694.aspx (Example URL)

Example of Variable to create url above:
Custom Url: &_SKU_<%Sku%>%

[AbleMods]

I believe this is only possible with full source code. The Product CustomUrl field does not support macro substitution.

With full source code, you would make your changes in the /Catalog/UrlGenerator.cs class. Look for the GetBrowseUrl() method.

You can make any property of the product class a part of the url, but I wouldn't recommend it. Anything other than the ProductId value can be changed and that change will then alter the product url. Now you've broken every search engine link that points to your product page until your site gets indexed again.

This is why Able uses the ProductId (or CategoryId) - that value cannot be changed and thus ensures someone doesn't accidentally break site url links.

[vsammons]

The problem is we had added this in the Custom source code on version 7 and need to re adapt as all of the current links are bad. We wanted the SKU to be dominated in a Google search when looking for the product by SKU number. I will look in the source code on Gold and make the adjustments. Thank you!

[AbleMods]

The lesser of two evils at this point

[vsammons]

You are correct, I may just let it reindex...

[vsammons]

update for those who may find it useful:
I changed first line of code in the Commercebuilder.Catalog.DefaultUrlReWriter

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private static Regex _defaultRewriteRegex = new Regex(@"^((?:.*/)*).*?-(C|P|W|L)(\d+)(?:[C](\d+))?(_sku_(\d+))?\.aspx$", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);