Set short URLs (handles) in Shopify by using Arigato Automation
Automate the creation of concise and user-friendly short URLs for your Shopify store, providing a streamlined and efficient web navigation experience.
This example automation fires when a product is created or updated. It checks to see that the URL is not set to our desired handle. If the conditions are met, it sets the handle to the ID of the product.
This workflow can be customized to use other data points instead of the ID of the product, but ID is always set and is reasonably short.
It's helpful to know that Shopify will automatically handle an URL redirects that are needed when your product's URL changes.
For some helpful tips on creating custom URLs using Arigato Automation, check out this article.