VirtueMart SEF URLs Updated on August 16, 2021 by Brad Markle 0 Minutes, 42 Seconds to Read VirtueMart search engine friendly urls use to be a popular topic / request for VirtueMart store administrators. If you’re not running VirtueMart 2 (released in early 2012), obtaining VirtueMart SEF URLs required the use of third party extensions and VirtueMart plugins. As of VirtueMart 2, search engine friendly URLs is a feature including by default! In our testing, we have a product category named Operating Systems, and a product called Working at the Ubuntu Command-Line Prompt (a book). When we browse our store and find the product, the URL is: https://domain.com/index.php/operating-systems/working-at-the-ubuntu-command-line-prompt-detail As you can see, there are no numbers or variables in the URL (such as id=5). Instead, the product category and the product title cleanly show! If you’re looking for SEF in VirtueMart, look no further. VirtueMart 2 now includes search engine friendly URLs out of the box! Share this Article Related Articles How to Use the Free Mini Frontpage Extension for Joomla 4.0 How to Change a Joomla 2.5 User’s Email Address How to Configure Joomla 2.5 to Send Email Using SMTP How to Edit a Joomla 3 Template How to install Phoca Gallery for Joomla 2.5 Creating a Menu Item for your Joomla 3 Component Changing Email Settings in Joomla 3.1 Using the Redirect Manager in Joomla 3.1 How to add Bootstrap to a Joomla 3.1 Template How to Use Bootstrap 5.0 Alerts in Joomla 4.0
