[jira] [Commented] (OFBIZ-5312) Proposal: URL-Generation Changes

[Nicolas Malin (Jira)]

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Parimal Gain commented on OFBIZ-5312:
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Hi Paul,

I have used the patch as is to test the behavior and use of various classes and configuration and didn't configure anything, anywhere beyond the patch. As I am not aware of the architecture of the functionality so these output(mentioned in above comment) are from your as is patch. If you see the comment, I have asked for the architecture and pattern to use this patch for various urls.

As I understand the SEO concept of urls till now, the user friendly url creation and implementation with respect to SEO will be achieved if I can achieve following things -
1. Removal of /control out of all the url’s
2. SEO-friendly URLS as:
    a. URL for home page: http://www.abcde.com/
    b. URL for category page level 1: http://www.abcde.com/footwear where footwear is the name of category
    c. URL for category page level 2: http://www.abcde.com/footwear/men where footwear is the name of level 1 category
        and men is the name of level 2 category
    d. URL for category page level 3: http://www.abcde.com/footwear/men/shirts where footwear is the name of level 1
        category, men is the name of level 2 category & shirts is the name of level 3 category
    e. URL for product page: http://www.abcde.com/steelcraft-stainless-steel-bliss-thali-set-1032499 OR
        http://www.abcde.com/steelcraft-stainless-steel-bliss-thali-set where steelcraft stainless steel bliss thali set is the name
        of product and 1032499 is the product id
    f. URL for search page: http://www.abcde.com/search/rice-cooker where rice cooker is the keyword searched.
3. Configurable product/category and other URLs
4. Frontpage mapping from /main to /
5. Use only lowercase alphanumeric characters (abc123).
6. Replace spaces, underscores and other word separators with hyphens (-).
7. Remove all special characters, including trademark symbols, exclamation points, and apostrophes.
8. Remove all encoding that represents special characters, such as %20, %2C.

Please help me to test this behavior/pattern by explaining the architecture of functionality implemented and how this patch should be used to achieve this and also please validate me if I missed out something or I'm wrong in any point.

> Proposal: URL-Generation Changes
> --------------------------------
>
>                 Key: OFBIZ-5312
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-5312
>             Project: OFBiz
>          Issue Type: New Feature
>          Components: specialpurpose/ecommerce
>    Affects Versions: SVN trunk
>            Reporter: Jacques Le Roux
>            Assignee: Jacques Le Roux
>            Priority: Minor
>              Labels: changes, ecommerce, friendly, seo, url
>             Fix For: SVN trunk
>
>         Attachments: OFBIZ-5312 - ofbiz-ecommerce-seo.patch, OFBIZ-5312 - ofbiz-ecommerce-seo.patch
>
>
> [This was proposed by Paul Piper in Nabble 7 months ago|http://ofbiz.135035.n4.nabble.com/Proposal-URL-Generation-Changes-td4639289.html]. Here is quoted Paul's proposal
> {quote}
> Hey Everyone,
> over at ilscipio (www.ilscipio.com) we developed a set of functional OFBiz changes that we believe the entire community could benefit from. The changes have been implemented in parts in Syracus (www.syracus.net) for a while now, but we figured that some of which are too crucial for ofbiz' success in the long run, so we are considering the contribution (as we did with the SOLR component).
> As you are probably aware, OFBiz has a pretty uncommon way of generating URLs. Most of this has to do with the fact that OFBiz uses a servlet (ControlServlet)  to handle all requests. The servlet is mounted at /control, so that it won't interfere with other servlets. Though functionally valid, this has the sideeffect that all urls are actually created on /control, which is neither pretty, nor good by any measures of SEO. It also means that a few 302 redirects are necessary to forward the user from / to /control/main. It also makes requests more complicated, since many forwards are necessary whenever somebody wants to move away from this implementation.
> Since this is hurtful to many of the implementers, I wanted to discuss whether or not you guys would be interested in the changes we have made. The functional changes contain:
> * Removal of /control out of all the urls
> * SEO-friendly URLS
> * Configurable product/category and other URLs
> * Frontpage mapping from /main to /
> It was tested on our end and contains all necessary improvements (Transforms, Sample Configuration, Servlets & Filters) for it to be applicable.
> If interested, I would create a new JIRA ticket for this and after a few minor internal discussions, we will gladly provide the rest of you with it.
> Regards,
> Paul
> {quote}
> There is even a patch, mostly done by Jinghai Shi, that I attach here. Even if it has been already used in [Syracus|http://syracus.net/] since early this year, some help would be needed to test it thoroughly in OFBiz.
> Then we should discuss if it's the way to go. I believe it is. Who needs a /control/ or /main by default in ecommerce urls? Would you not prefer http://localhost:8080/ecommerce/ over http://localhost:8080/ecommerce/control/main ?

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