Remove Product Category Base surerank_remove_product_category_base

Hook: surerank_remove_product_category_base

Description: This filter allows you to remove the default /product-category/ base from WooCommerce product category URLs. By enabling this, your category URLs will be cleaner and more SEO-friendly — for example, /product-category/shoes/ becomes /shoes/.

Source: inc/frontend/archives.php

Use Case: Ideal for users who want to shorten product category URLs for better readability and search engine optimization.

Usage: Shorten product URLs

Example:

// Enable the option to remove the 'product-category' base from product category URLs in SureRank
add_filter( 'surerank_remove_product_category_base', '__return_true' );

// Enable the option to remove the 'product-category' base from product category URLs in SureRank
add_filter( 'surerank_remove_product_category_base', '__return_true' );

Note: Make sure permalink settings are flushed after applying this filter to reflect changes on the frontend.

You can add the example code to your child theme’s functions.php file or use a plugin like Code Snippets to safely insert custom code. Using a code snippet plugin is recommended for easier management and to ensure the code remains active even if you switch themes.