[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # SEF url 404 product error ## - **[river](/forum/user/9591-river "View river's Profile")** - [![river's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar9591.gif)](/forum/user/9591-river "View river's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/9591-river) Less More - Posts: 344 - Thank you received: 3 - - 11 years 10 months ago [\#183810](#183810) by [river](/forum/user/9591-river "View river's Profile") *[SEF url 404 product error](/forum/26-product-category-display/873741-sef-url-404-product-error#183810 "-- HikaShop version -- : 2.3.4 -- Joomla version -- : 3.3.6 I think I have found and Hikashop SEF URL related error Note:This is a fresh Joomla installation I have following functions enabled Database Type: MySQLi Search Engine Friendly URLs: YES Use URL rewriting: YES Hikashop Remove products and categories id in URLs: YES Alias automatic filling: YES Activate smaller url: YES Category SEF name: category Product SEF name: I want this field to be empty Force canonical URLs on listings: No, generate the URLs Now when I create a new product I always get the 404 error siste page when I click on the product in the front-end. I first thought it was UTF8 mistake related to the URLs sine a often use the letter "Ø". But I get the 404 on all new products I create. When I set the "Remove products and categories id in URLs" to NO, everything works fine. But I don't want any ids in the urls. How can we fix this ?")* was created by *[river](/forum/user/9591-river "View river's Profile")* -- HikaShop version -- : 2.3.4 -- Joomla version -- : 3.3.6 **I think I have found and Hikashop SEF URL related error** Note:This is a fresh Joomla installation **I have following functions enabled** Database Type: MySQLi Search Engine Friendly URLs: YES Use URL rewriting: YES **Hikashop** Remove products and categories id in URLs: YES Alias automatic filling: YES Activate smaller url: YES Category SEF name: category Product SEF name: I want this field to be empty Force canonical URLs on listings: No, generate the URLs Now when I create a new product I always get the 404 error siste page when I click on the product in the front-end. I first thought it was UTF8 mistake related to the URLs sine a often use the letter "Ø". But I get the 404 on all new products I create. When I set the "Remove products and categories id in URLs" to NO, everything works fine. But I don't want any ids in the urls. How can we fix this ? Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtL3Byb2R1Y3QtY2F0ZWdvcnktZGlzcGxheS84NzM3NDEtc2VmLXVybC00MDQtcHJvZHVjdC1lcnJvcj90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) 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)](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") - [ Away](/forum/user/63-nicolas) Less More - Posts: 86289 - Thank you received: 14265 - - 11 years 10 months ago [\#183865](#183865) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[SEF url 404 product error](/forum/26-product-category-display/873741-sef-url-404-product-error#183865 "-- HikaShop version -- : 2.3.4 -- Joomla version -- : 3.3.6 I think I have found and Hikashop SEF URL related error Note:This is a fresh Joomla installation I have following functions enabled Database Type: MySQLi Search Engine Friendly URLs: YES Use URL rewriting: YES Hikashop Remove products and categories id in URLs: YES Alias automatic filling: YES Activate smaller url: YES Category SEF name: category Product SEF name: I want this field to be empty Force canonical URLs on listings: No, generate the URLs Now when I create a new product I always get the 404 error siste page when I click on the product in the front-end. I first thought it was UTF8 mistake related to the URLs sine a often use the letter "Ø". But I get the 404 on all new products I create. When I set the "Remove products and categories id in URLs" to NO, everything works fine. But I don't want any ids in the urls. How can we fix this ?")* Hi, It's probably because the alias of the products do not correspond to the alias in the URLs. Could you give an example of a URL which doesn't work and a screenshot of the settings of the corresponding product ? 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I first thought it was UTF8 mistake related to the URLs sine a often use the letter "Ø". But I get the 404 on all new products I create. When I set the "Remove products and categories id in URLs" to NO, everything works fine. But I don't want any ids in the urls. How can we fix this ?")* Hi, tnx for reply example product url that give 404 [ www.kvikkimedia.no/stekefolie](http://www.kvikkimedia.no/stekefolie) Screenshot of the settings of the corresponding product [ ![product.png](/forum/attachment/21297) ](/forum/attachment/21297 "product.png") The settings are still the same as before. I also turned off the cache in the main menu-module. Note: I have imported over 1000 products from (Joomla 2.5 with Hikashop 2.3.4), some of the products work, and some give 404 error. I always get the 404 error when I create a new product. Any advice ? - [ ![product.png](/forum/attachment/21297) ](/forum/attachment/21297 "product.png") [ ](/forum/attachment/21297?download=1 "product.png") Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtL3Byb2R1Y3QtY2F0ZWdvcnktZGlzcGxheS84NzM3NDEtc2VmLXVybC00MDQtcHJvZHVjdC1lcnJvcj90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[Xavier](/forum/user/4105-xavier "View Xavier's Profile")** - [![Xavier's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar4105.png)](/forum/user/4105-xavier "View Xavier's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/4105-xavier) Less More - Posts: 13201 - Thank you received: 2322 - - - - [](http://www.kidiweb.fr) - 11 years 10 months ago [\#183905](#183905) by [Xavier](/forum/user/4105-xavier "View Xavier's Profile") Replied by *[Xavier](/forum/user/4105-xavier "View Xavier's Profile")* on topic *[SEF url 404 product error](/forum/26-product-category-display/873741-sef-url-404-product-error#183905 "-- HikaShop version -- : 2.3.4 -- Joomla version -- : 3.3.6 I think I have found and Hikashop SEF URL related error Note:This is a fresh Joomla installation I have following functions enabled Database Type: MySQLi Search Engine Friendly URLs: YES Use URL rewriting: YES Hikashop Remove products and categories id in URLs: YES Alias automatic filling: YES Activate smaller url: YES Category SEF name: category Product SEF name: I want this field to be empty Force canonical URLs on listings: No, generate the URLs Now when I create a new product I always get the 404 error siste page when I click on the product in the front-end. I first thought it was UTF8 mistake related to the URLs sine a often use the letter "Ø". But I get the 404 on all new products I create. When I set the "Remove products and categories id in URLs" to NO, everything works fine. But I don't want any ids in the urls. How can we fix this ?")* Hi, You have to use a menu alias in the url and then the product alias, but not directly the product alias because the system is not able to know what to display. Using a menu is mandatory, it give the informations to display. So you have to create an hikashop product listing menu, able to list all the products of the shop, this menu can be a hidden one. If, for example, the alias of the created menu is "p" so the url will be something like: > [ www.kvikkimedia.no/p/stekefolie](http://www.kvikkimedia.no/p/stekefolie) Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtL3Byb2R1Y3QtY2F0ZWdvcnktZGlzcGxheS84NzM3NDEtc2VmLXVybC00MDQtcHJvZHVjdC1lcnJvcj90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[river](/forum/user/9591-river "View river's Profile")** - [![river's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar9591.gif)](/forum/user/9591-river "View river's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/9591-river) Less More - Posts: 344 - Thank you received: 3 - - 11 years 10 months ago [\#183983](#183983) by [river](/forum/user/9591-river "View river's Profile") Replied by *[river](/forum/user/9591-river "View river's Profile")* on topic *[SEF url 404 product error](/forum/26-product-category-display/873741-sef-url-404-product-error#183983 "-- HikaShop version -- : 2.3.4 -- Joomla version -- : 3.3.6 I think I have found and Hikashop SEF URL related error Note:This is a fresh Joomla installation I have following functions enabled Database Type: MySQLi Search Engine Friendly URLs: YES Use URL rewriting: YES Hikashop Remove products and categories id in URLs: YES Alias automatic filling: YES Activate smaller url: YES Category SEF name: category Product SEF name: I want this field to be empty Force canonical URLs on listings: No, generate the URLs Now when I create a new product I always get the 404 error siste page when I click on the product in the front-end. I first thought it was UTF8 mistake related to the URLs sine a often use the letter "Ø". But I get the 404 on all new products I create. When I set the "Remove products and categories id in URLs" to NO, everything works fine. But I don't want any ids in the urls. How can we fix this ?")* Tnx for reply I did as described above in it works great **One last question** What option would you recommend me to enable under "Force canonical URLs on listings" ..what is best for SEO ? I don't want any duplicates so I loose Google Pagerank. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtL3Byb2R1Y3QtY2F0ZWdvcnktZGlzcGxheS84NzM3NDEtc2VmLXVybC00MDQtcHJvZHVjdC1lcnJvcj90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) 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)](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") - [ Away](/forum/user/63-nicolas) Less More - Posts: 86289 - Thank you received: 14265 - - 11 years 10 months ago [\#184008](#184008) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[SEF url 404 product error](/forum/26-product-category-display/873741-sef-url-404-product-error#184008 "-- HikaShop version -- : 2.3.4 -- Joomla version -- : 3.3.6 I think I have found and Hikashop SEF URL related error Note:This is a fresh Joomla installation I have following functions enabled Database Type: MySQLi Search Engine Friendly URLs: YES Use URL rewriting: YES Hikashop Remove products and categories id in URLs: YES Alias automatic filling: YES Activate smaller url: YES Category SEF name: category Product SEF name: I want this field to be empty Force canonical URLs on listings: No, generate the URLs Now when I create a new product I always get the 404 error siste page when I click on the product in the front-end. I first thought it was UTF8 mistake related to the URLs sine a often use the letter "Ø". But I get the 404 on all new products I create. When I set the "Remove products and categories id in URLs" to NO, everything works fine. But I don't want any ids in the urls. How can we fix this ?")* Hi, You don't necessarily need to activate that option, but if you want to avoid duplicates, you need to fill the "canonical URL" field of your products with the URL of each product (a valid one) that you want to be referenced. That process can be painful to do manually if you have a lot of products, which is why the "Use canonical URL and generate it if missing" of the "Force canonical URLs on listings" option can come in handy as if you use it, the system will fill automatically the canonical URL of your products when needed. 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