Title: Product Link
Last modified: May 9, 2017

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# Product Link

 *  Resolved [ramiemail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ramiemail/)
 * (@ramiemail)
 * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/product-link-2/)
 * How can I fix the product urls (products/?&SingleProduct=2) to the actual product
   name for example products/blacktshirt to help my SEO. Under product tab there
   is place for “Product Link” where it says: A link that will replace the default
   product page. Useful if you participate in affiliate programs.
 * But as soon as I insert my desired name for example (products/backtshirt) I get
   404 error.
    Thank you

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 *  [etoilewebdesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/etoilewebdesign/)
 * (@etoilewebdesign)
 * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/product-link-2/#post-9113238)
 * Hi ramie,
 * The Product Link field is for exactly what it says it’s for, redirecting to an
   existing page that isn’t the product page built by our plugin. It’s not for setting
   the slug of the built-in product page. What you’re talking about is offered in
   the premium (i.e. only available in the premium version) feature called “Pretty
   Permalinks” in the “SEO” area of the “Options” tab. If you enable this, then 
   you can specify unique slugs for each product.
 *  Thread Starter [ramiemail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ramiemail/)
 * (@ramiemail)
 * [8 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/product-link-2/#post-9130192)
 * Hi thanks much for the explanation. I used the “pretty permalinks” which it worked
   fine except that I am not sure why it adds “/?” to the linked! ([http://rassopharma.ch/products/product/herceptin/](http://rassopharma.ch/products/product/herceptin/)?)
   
   Also what is suggestion for better SEO? 1. Create a new page for each product
   that I add to the product catalog and use the “Product link field” to link it
   to that page. ([http://rassopharma.ch/products/herceptin/](http://rassopharma.ch/products/herceptin/))
   2. or just use the product page that is generate by the plugin.
 *  [etoilewebdesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/etoilewebdesign/)
 * (@etoilewebdesign)
 * [8 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/product-link-2/#post-9133482)
 * Hi Rami,
 * I would go for option #2 (i.e. keep your setup as it is currently).
    The /? in
   the URL cannot be removed, as it is there in case URL parameters are added and
   it shouldn’t effect SEO.
 *  Thread Starter [ramiemail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ramiemail/)
 * (@ramiemail)
 * [8 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/product-link-2/#post-9134071)
 * Hi,
    I just noticed that the generated URL has added an additional “product” 
   products/**product**/herceptin/? how can I remove that?
 * I think the correct URL should be: ([http://rassopharma.ch/products/herceptin/](http://rassopharma.ch/products/herceptin/)?)
   
   Thank you
 *  [etoilewebdesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/etoilewebdesign/)
 * (@etoilewebdesign)
 * [8 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/product-link-2/#post-9134187)
 * Hi Rami,
 * With Pretty Permalinks enabled, you have to specify a “Permalink Base”. If you
   don’t then WordPress will specify one for you (i.e. the word ‘product’).
 * To override this, go to Options->SEO, then write something in the “Permalink 
   Base” section (e.g. “item”). It can be anything as long as it’s not the word “
   product” (as that can cause issues with WordPress).
 * After saving the new Permalink Base, you might need to re-save your permalink
   structure. To do this, go to the left side Admin menu, Settings->Permalinks, 
   scroll down and click “Save Changes”.
 *  Thread Starter [ramiemail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ramiemail/)
 * (@ramiemail)
 * [8 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/product-link-2/#post-9134395)
 * Hi
 * Thank you very much for the explanation. I did as you explained. The word product
   was replaced by item:
    [http://rassopharma.ch/products/item/herceptin/](http://rassopharma.ch/products/item/herceptin/)?
   However, the correct link should be: [http://rassopharma.ch/products/herceptin/?without](http://rassopharma.ch/products/herceptin/?without)
   the word item.
 *  [etoilewebdesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/etoilewebdesign/)
 * (@etoilewebdesign)
 * [8 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/product-link-2/#post-9138277)
 * The individual product pages have to have a base URL for the plugin to work correctly.
   So, you can either set it to something else, like you did with the word “item”,
   or you can leave it blank and it will use “product”.

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 * Last activity: [8 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/product-link-2/#post-9138277)
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