[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # Products with a number \[0-9\] as first character ## - **[dmz006](/forum/user/32696-dmz006 "View dmz006's Profile")** - [![dmz006's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/32696-dmz006 "View dmz006's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/32696-dmz006) Less More - Posts: 8 - Thank you received: 0 - - 12 years 3 weeks ago [\#176018](#176018) by [dmz006](/forum/user/32696-dmz006 "View dmz006's Profile") *[Products with a number \[0-9\] as first character](/forum/26-product-category-display/872402-products-with-a-number-0-9-as-first-character#176018 "-- HikaShop version -- : 1405141023 -- Joomla version -- : 3.2.4 -- PHP version -- : 5.3.3 -- Browser(s) name and version -- : Firefox / chrome / IE -- Error-message(debug-mod must be tuned on) -- : Cannot display product I was recently having a problem with new products not displaying in the catalog that upon further testing found out that if the product name started with a number, then the auto-created alias would have have the number first which caused some internal problem as when I tried to view the product in the catalog hikashop would say that the product could not be found. For example, the product name set set was: 6 Mahogany English Chippendale Chairs which created the alias: 6-mahogany-english-chippendale-chairs And when browsing the store as a user, when I clicked on the alias /6-mahogany-english-chippendale-chairs, it would go to the product page and then say "Product not found". If I updated the alias to not have the number in the beginning the error went away. Thank you David")* was created by *[dmz006](/forum/user/32696-dmz006 "View dmz006's Profile")* -- HikaShop version -- : 1405141023 -- Joomla version -- : 3.2.4 -- PHP version -- : 5.3.3 -- Browser(s) name and version -- : Firefox / chrome / IE -- Error-message(debug-mod must be tuned on) -- : Cannot display product I was recently having a problem with new products not displaying in the catalog that upon further testing found out that if the product name started with a number, then the auto-created alias would have have the number first which caused some internal problem as when I tried to view the product in the catalog hikashop would say that the product could not be found. For example, the product name set set was: 6 Mahogany English Chippendale Chairs which created the alias: 6-mahogany-english-chippendale-chairs And when browsing the store as a user, when I clicked on the alias /6-mahogany-english-chippendale-chairs, it would go to the product page and then say "Product not found". If I updated the alias to not have the number in the beginning the error went away. Thank you David Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzI2LXByb2R1Y3QtY2F0ZWdvcnktZGlzcGxheS84NzI0MDItcHJvZHVjdHMtd2l0aC1hLW51bWJlci0wLTktYXMtZmlyc3QtY2hhcmFjdGVyP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) 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: 86359 - Thank you received: 14296 - - 12 years 3 weeks ago [\#176051](#176051) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[Products with a number \[0-9\] as first character](/forum/26-product-category-display/872402-products-with-a-number-0-9-as-first-character#176051 "-- HikaShop version -- : 1405141023 -- Joomla version -- : 3.2.4 -- PHP version -- : 5.3.3 -- Browser(s) name and version -- : Firefox / chrome / IE -- Error-message(debug-mod must be tuned on) -- : Cannot display product I was recently having a problem with new products not displaying in the catalog that upon further testing found out that if the product name started with a number, then the auto-created alias would have have the number first which caused some internal problem as when I tried to view the product in the catalog hikashop would say that the product could not be found. For example, the product name set set was: 6 Mahogany English Chippendale Chairs which created the alias: 6-mahogany-english-chippendale-chairs And when browsing the store as a user, when I clicked on the alias /6-mahogany-english-chippendale-chairs, it would go to the product page and then say "Product not found". If I updated the alias to not have the number in the beginning the error went away. Thank you David")* Hi, Yes, exactly. The aliases have to start with a letter, not a number. We'll add a check in next version to make sure than when automatically generated it doesn't happen. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzI2LXByb2R1Y3QtY2F0ZWdvcnktZGlzcGxheS84NzI0MDItcHJvZHVjdHMtd2l0aC1hLW51bWJlci0wLTktYXMtZmlyc3QtY2hhcmFjdGVyP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[trevsmiff](/forum/user/9214-trevsmiff "View trevsmiff's Profile")** - [![trevsmiff's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar9214.jpg)](/forum/user/9214-trevsmiff "View trevsmiff's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/9214-trevsmiff) Less More - Posts: 306 - Thank you received: 42 - - 10 years 8 months ago - 10 years 8 months ago [\#230184](#230184) by [trevsmiff](/forum/user/9214-trevsmiff "View trevsmiff's Profile") Replied by *[trevsmiff](/forum/user/9214-trevsmiff "View trevsmiff's Profile")* on topic *[Products with a number \[0-9\] as first character](/forum/26-product-category-display/872402-products-with-a-number-0-9-as-first-character#230184 "-- HikaShop version -- : 1405141023 -- Joomla version -- : 3.2.4 -- PHP version -- : 5.3.3 -- Browser(s) name and version -- : Firefox / chrome / IE -- Error-message(debug-mod must be tuned on) -- : Cannot display product I was recently having a problem with new products not displaying in the catalog that upon further testing found out that if the product name started with a number, then the auto-created alias would have have the number first which caused some internal problem as when I tried to view the product in the catalog hikashop would say that the product could not be found. For example, the product name set set was: 6 Mahogany English Chippendale Chairs which created the alias: 6-mahogany-english-chippendale-chairs And when browsing the store as a user, when I clicked on the alias /6-mahogany-english-chippendale-chairs, it would go to the product page and then say "Product not found". If I updated the alias to not have the number in the beginning the error went away. Thank you David")* I am rebuilding a site and imported data from Virtuemart. All went well but some products with names starting with a number were not displayed. Perhaps the checking is not done when importing? There weren't too many so I edited them in the database by add a 'p' in front of the alias. There were also some categories that were not working and on inspection the alias was missing. I couldn't see the reason for this. Best regards Trevor Last edit: 10 years 8 months ago by [trevsmiff](/forum/user/9214-trevsmiff "View trevsmiff's Profile"). Reason: Update Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzI2LXByb2R1Y3QtY2F0ZWdvcnktZGlzcGxheS84NzI0MDItcHJvZHVjdHMtd2l0aC1hLW51bWJlci0wLTktYXMtZmlyc3QtY2hhcmFjdGVyP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) 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: 86359 - Thank you received: 14296 - - 10 years 8 months ago [\#230227](#230227) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[Products with a number \[0-9\] as first character](/forum/26-product-category-display/872402-products-with-a-number-0-9-as-first-character#230227 "-- HikaShop version -- : 1405141023 -- Joomla version -- : 3.2.4 -- PHP version -- : 5.3.3 -- Browser(s) name and version -- : Firefox / chrome / IE -- Error-message(debug-mod must be tuned on) -- : Cannot display product I was recently having a problem with new products not displaying in the catalog that upon further testing found out that if the product name started with a number, then the auto-created alias would have have the number first which caused some internal problem as when I tried to view the product in the catalog hikashop would say that the product could not be found. For example, the product name set set was: 6 Mahogany English Chippendale Chairs which created the alias: 6-mahogany-english-chippendale-chairs And when browsing the store as a user, when I clicked on the alias /6-mahogany-english-chippendale-chairs, it would go to the product page and then say "Product not found". If I updated the alias to not have the number in the beginning the error went away. Thank you David")* Hi, The check is not done when importing yes. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzI2LXByb2R1Y3QtY2F0ZWdvcnktZGlzcGxheS84NzI0MDItcHJvZHVjdHMtd2l0aC1hLW51bWJlci0wLTktYXMtZmlyc3QtY2hhcmFjdGVyP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. 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