Force category structure in url

[dave_lynch1]

Hi,

I am able to access a product from two urls, eg:

domain.com/heart-fine-ruby-edge-ring

domain.com/collections/heart-rings/heart-fine-ruby-edge-ring

The second url has the category structure in it, Is there a way that magento2 will always force this and that the first url is not generated?

Thanks in advance!

[Manthan Dave]

Hi @dave_lynch1

I understand the problem you are facing !

Forcing category URL from the navigation menu is possible - like you need to enable option from the magento 2 backend -  Admin -> Stores -> Configuration -> Catalog -> Search Engine Optimization -> Use Categories Path for Product URLs -> Yes

But in this case also first url will always generate in backend and database - as magento generate url rewrite for all the hierarchy like single product url to nested categories URL along with its path as well.

Also i would suggest you to don't change it, as it is for seo purpose.

still for more reference refer this link - https://magento.stackexchange.com/questions/224848/how-to-remove-direct-product-url-in-magento-2?rq=...

Hope it helps!