AD0-E708 practice question 8 of 15

Your merchant is migrating from another to Magento. On the old site page exists in two languages, which is reflected in their URL path. Before going live redirects from old pages to their equivalent new ones need to be configured. How do you that in the Magento admin?

Full set: 61 questions
Answer options
A: Create a category for each old page with a matching URL key
B: Create a URL rewrite Tor each old page win a marching Request path Correct answer
C: Upload a CVS file with a rewrites-table in the store configuration
D: Create a CMS page tor each old page with a matching identifier
Correct Answer:
B. Create a URL rewrite Tor each old page win a marching Request path
Explanation

The Magento Admin provides a dedicated URL Rewrite management tool specifically for creating redirects. To handle the migration, you would create a new URL rewrite for each old page. The Request Path field would be set to the old URL (e.g., /en/old-page.html), and the Target Path would be set to the corresponding new Magento page URL (e.g., /new-page.html). This ensures that any user or search engine accessing the old URL is automatically and permanently (using a 301 redirect) sent to the correct new page, preserving SEO value and user experience.

Why Incorrect

A. Create a category for each old page with a matching URL key: This action creates a new, active category page at the specified URL key; it does not create a redirect from an old path to a new one.
C. Upload a CVS file with a rewrites-table in the store configuration: While Magento Commerce supports importing URL rewrites via CSV, this is done in the Marketing > URL Rewrites section, not "in the store configuration," making the location inaccurate. Option B describes the fundamental entity being created.
D. Create a CMS page tor each old page with a matching identifier: This creates a new content page with a specific URL identifier. It does not redirect an incoming request for a different, old URL to a new destination. ---

References

1. Adobe Commerce User Guide

"URL Rewrites". This guide explicitly states

"URL Rewrites can be used to change any URL that is associated with a product

category

or CMS page. When the rewrite goes into effect

any links that point to the previous URL are seamlessly redirected to the new address." This directly supports the use of URL rewrites for migration purposes.

Source: Adobe Experience League. URL Rewrites. Accessed October 2023. (The specific steps for creating a rewrite are detailed in the "Create URL Rewrites" sub-section).

2. Adobe Commerce User Guide

"Create URL Rewrites". This document provides the step-by-step process. Step 3

"Enter the Request Path

" is defined as "the URL of the original product

category

or page that is to be redirected." This confirms that the Request Path is used for the old URL

which is the core of the solution.

Source: Adobe Experience League. Create URL Rewrites. Accessed October 2023. (Refer to steps 3 and 4 for Request Path and Target Path definitions).

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