Removing url folder name

[saucysal]

I would like to remove the acatalog folder name, and in the web settings it allows you to change it. However, I do not want to change it, I want to remove it. I am going be redesigning a site in SD which was in other software, and want to keep the same page names/urls as at present so as to not disturb the existing links in search engines, etc. No problem with keeping the section and product page names, but the acatalog needs to go. I want to avoid having to do an .htaccess for every section and every product. Any ideas?

Sarah

[peblaco]

It can be changed forcibly via the database / network setup and hosting server httpd.conf / htaccess files, however there are possible implications where SellerDeck tries to add to store folder back into the settings, see some information at: http://community.sellerdeck.com/showthread.php?t=55521

[saucysal]

Will this .htaccess work?

Thank you Louise. I think I shall forget removing acatalog. Do you think that the following in an .htaccess file will work to redirect product page and section urls in Google or elsewhere from addresses without acatalog to ones with?:

//301 Redirect Entire Directory
RedirectMatch 301 www.domain.com/(.*) www.domain.com/acatalog//$1

My concern is that it will also change the home page, which will be wrong. Can I make it conditional?

Sarah

[peblaco]

Yes you would need to add an exception. You could do a search. You may find a couple of pointers on the pages here and here.

[saucysal]

Will this .htaccess work?

Does anybody know whether I have the syntax right below, for .htaccess file to redirect urls (in search engine cached links) from old non-sellerdeck site to new sellerdeck site, but not interfering with future links, simply redirecting all old links to homepage as better than error page, ie url does not contain acatalog and does not contain index:

RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} !acatalog
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING) !index
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.websitename.com/$1 (L,R=301)

Thanks.

Sarah

[rookers]

Loads of people have asked for this over the years, dating right back to very early versions. Yet another example of a much-requested feature being ignored by Sellerdeck.