I am a dealer of postcards, and as such, products are one of a kind. When one sells, I spend a great deal of time deleting the product and listing it to the 301 Redirect to canonical. I have had a couple of large orders in the past week and I have to spend HOURS getting all deleted and listed on the 301 Redirect to Canonical. This is only a problem for the person that is dealing with one of a kind products. It seems to me, the process could be improved upon because EVERY item is treated EXACTLY the same.
This is how my teacher (Holly Nelson) has taught me to do it.
HOW TO CHANGE THE 404’S TO 301’S
SETUP
Click on Website for Admin
Click on Menu, then Catalog (You are in the Products)
Minimize the screen
Open a second screen for Admin
Click on Menu, then Catalog then Categories
You have two screens now, Screen 1 with Products and Screen 2 with Categories.
Switch back to Screen 1 (Products)
PROCEDURE
1. Delete the product
Click on the first item and Click on Edit
Click on the three dots after Categories
Click on URIs
Double Click on the URI to highligt it and copy it
Go back 1
Click on the “three dots and more” at the far right of the screen
Click on Delete Product
Click on OK
2. Redirect the product to 301
Click on Screen 2 (The Category)
Click on the Category of the listing
Click on URIs
Click on the Plus Sign
Click on the “Normal” and then click the 301 Redirect to Conical
Copy the URI to Redirect
Click on Save
Go back to initial settings and continue until current stock is “1”
This reminds me of 20 or 30 years ago when we just recorded key strokes, gave it a name, and then we could run it over and over.
There is a little problem with the concept as presented because you have to make it do two things. One is to delete the product, the second is to change it to 301. So it needs a little work. Maybe it needs to be labeled "Delete the Product" and the second "Change to 301".
I don't know, but it seems to me that the time to make the change and implement the feature would be paid back time and time again, depending how many of your clients are selling one of a kind items.
This is how my teacher (Holly Nelson) has taught me to do it.
HOW TO CHANGE THE 404’S TO 301’S
SETUP
Click on Website for Admin
Click on Menu, then Catalog (You are in the Products)
Minimize the screen
Open a second screen for Admin
Click on Menu, then Catalog then Categories
You have two screens now, Screen 1 with Products and Screen 2 with Categories.
Switch back to Screen 1 (Products)
PROCEDURE
1. Delete the product
Click on the first item and Click on Edit
Click on the three dots after Categories
Click on URIs
Double Click on the URI to highligt it and copy it
Go back 1
Click on the “three dots and more” at the far right of the screen
Click on Delete Product
Click on OK
2. Redirect the product to 301
Click on Screen 2 (The Category)
Click on the Category of the listing
Click on URIs
Click on the Plus Sign
Click on the “Normal” and then click the 301 Redirect to Conical
Copy the URI to Redirect
Click on Save
Go back to initial settings and continue until current stock is “1”
This reminds me of 20 or 30 years ago when we just recorded key strokes, gave it a name, and then we could run it over and over.
There is a little problem with the concept as presented because you have to make it do two things. One is to delete the product, the second is to change it to 301. So it needs a little work. Maybe it needs to be labeled "Delete the Product" and the second "Change to 301".
I don't know, but it seems to me that the time to make the change and implement the feature would be paid back time and time again, depending how many of your clients are selling one of a kind items.
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