Can you please provide us with an example URL of one of the pages you are seeing this behavior on? Also, do you have breadcrumbs implemented on the pages in question? We have more information on implementing breadcrumbs here.
I think the breadcrumbs are the problem. I’m using Woocommerce breadcrumbs with the storefront theme. I’ve altered the urls, and they don’t match the breadcrumb, which is intentional, as I want to reduce the length of the url. All I want to display in search is the url, title, and short description. Will using the breadcrumb function from the link resolve the issue, or do I need to disable the theme breadcrumb?
You’re right. Google is using the breadcrumb from your site to show it in the search results and which isn’t really a bad thing but a good one. Google understands your site structure. If you don’t wish to see the URL like this in the search results, you can disable the breadcrumbs on your site. However, this won’t take effect immediately. You’ll need to wait after disabling the breadcrumb from your site and we’re not sure long it might take.
Thanks for your reply. I don’t really want to disable the breadcrumb, as it provides user navigation on the site. It’s only used on store pages, and because of this it’s generating a mixed bag of urls in search (some in breadcrumb format, and others with slashes). Is there a way I can keep the breadcrumb, and have all urls show in search in the same format – with slashes?
Unfortunately, there’s no way to control this output, as it’s all determined by Google and how it deems to show your website in the search results.
Closed. No further concerns.
