[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # Best SEO / SEF component for HikaShop ## - **[PeterChain](/forum/user/570-peterchain "View PeterChain's Profile")** - [![PeterChain's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar570.png)](/forum/user/570-peterchain "View PeterChain's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/570-peterchain) Less More - Posts: 640 - Thank you received: 16 - - 13 years 2 months ago [\#119646](#119646) by [PeterChain](/forum/user/570-peterchain "View PeterChain's Profile") *[Best SEO / SEF component for HikaShop](/forum/2-general-talk-about-hikashop/861277-best-seo-sef-component-for-hikashop#119646 "All posts I found about this topic are at least 5 months old and since then a lot of improvements have happened to the HikaShop component. My question is: 1. Should I use a SEO/SEF component to improve URLs for hikashop products? 2. If so, which one do you recommend (free or paid, no matter). I'm working with the latest stuff, Joomla 3.1 + last HikaShop and HikaMarket update.")* was created by *[PeterChain](/forum/user/570-peterchain "View PeterChain's Profile")* All posts I found about this topic are at least 5 months old and since then a lot of improvements have happened to the HikaShop component. My question is: 1. Should I use a SEO/SEF component to improve URLs for hikashop products? 2. If so, which one do you recommend (free or paid, no matter). I'm working with the latest stuff, Joomla 3.1 + last HikaShop and HikaMarket update. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzItZ2VuZXJhbC10YWxrLWFib3V0LWhpa2FzaG9wLzg2MTI3Ny1iZXN0LXNlby1zZWYtY29tcG9uZW50LWZvci1oaWthc2hvcD90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) or [Create an account](/register) to join the conversation. - **[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")** - [![nicolas's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar63.png?1793428657)](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/63-nicolas) Less More - Posts: 86323 - Thank you received: 14283 - - 13 years 2 months ago [\#119711](#119711) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[Best SEO / SEF component for HikaShop](/forum/2-general-talk-about-hikashop/861277-best-seo-sef-component-for-hikashop#119711 "All posts I found about this topic are at least 5 months old and since then a lot of improvements have happened to the HikaShop component. My question is: 1. Should I use a SEO/SEF component to improve URLs for hikashop products? 2. If so, which one do you recommend (free or paid, no matter). I'm working with the latest stuff, Joomla 3.1 + last HikaShop and HikaMarket update.")* That's a personal view on the matter but default SEF URLs with joomla are already way enough for SEO as far as I know. Sure, you can use a commercial SEF component which can potentially make them prettier, but that won't help for SEO. I would instead recommend to focus on everything else: keywords, meta description, canonical urls, site map, microdata. 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My question is: 1. Should I use a SEO/SEF component to improve URLs for hikashop products? 2. If so, which one do you recommend (free or paid, no matter). I'm working with the latest stuff, Joomla 3.1 + last HikaShop and HikaMarket update.")* Good! This is the kind of answer I expected. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzItZ2VuZXJhbC10YWxrLWFib3V0LWhpa2FzaG9wLzg2MTI3Ny1iZXN0LXNlby1zZWYtY29tcG9uZW50LWZvci1oaWthc2hvcD90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) or [Create an account](/register) to join the conversation. 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