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Invalid URL with lot of breadcrumbs generated by external SEO checking tool

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2019 4:40 pm
by radi8tor
Hi,

Is there a way to disable such URL generation in Opencart when a SEO analyser application checks the page it generates a huge URL with redundant sub_category names in URL for example:
https://domain_name/main_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/sub_category/product_name

From my perspective this is an error and the first sub_category/sub_category page should return HTTP 404 error.
Sub_category names are identical in my example.

Thanks.

OC version: 3.0.2.0

Re: Invalid URL with lot of breadcrumbs generated by external SEO checking tool

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2019 6:00 pm
by paulfeakins
radi8tor wrote:
Fri Jan 04, 2019 4:40 pm
when a SEO analyser application checks
What SEO analyser?

Re: Invalid URL with lot of breadcrumbs generated by external SEO checking tool

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2019 6:37 pm
by radi8tor
For example PowerSuite WebSite Auditor

I also checked in other Opencart-based webshops that redundant subcategory URL pattern is valid (not receiving HTTP 404). So this is not related to my installation, it is a general issue.