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You won't believe it, but it's quick and easy to do.
Let's consider the most typical case. To solve it, you will need to fill out the AutoFill tab for products, categories, articles, and manufacturers in the IMSeoUrl module just once.
What is a typical set of SEO URLs for products? It's the name, and for uniqueness, it can also be the model (model) or SKU, so that in case of identical names, the SEO URL is unique. Usually, the model is filled in, so we will use the model.
Open the desired tab, enable all the switches, set the overwrite type to "Overwrite", and specify in the template "[product_name]-[model]", as well as Russian transliteration. Then save it. Here's how it looks in the module:
What is a typical set of SEO URLs for categories? It's just the category name, as categories should be unique.
Open the desired tab and fill it out in the same way, only specifying in the template "[category_name]". Here's how it looks in the module:
What is a typical set of SEO URLs for manufacturers? It's just the manufacturer name, as there shouldn't be identical manufacturers.
Open the desired tab and fill it out in the same way, only specifying in the template "[manufacturer_name]". Here's how it looks in the module:
What is a typical set of SEO URLs for articles? It's just the article title, as there shouldn't be identical articles.
Open the desired tab and fill it out in the same way, only specifying in the template "[information_title]". Here's how it looks in the module:
That's it! You have set up automatic SEO URL generation in OpenCart using the IMSeoUrl module.
Please note that there are nuances, and it is worth reading the IMSeoUrl module description to set up SEO URL generation in your online store according to your needs.
But in the typical version, you solve the problem of automatic SEO URL generation in a few simple steps.