How it works
A course's URL — sometimes called its slug — is the web address students use to open it, such as /apps/alva/courses/your-course. Alva Courses generates it from the course title at creation, but you can rewrite it whenever you like on the Settings tab. Each URL must be unique within your store, and the change takes effect the moment you save.
Change a course URL
1. Open the course settings
In the Shopify admin, open Alva Courses, click Courses, and open the course you want to change. Select the Settings tab.
2. Edit the Course URL field
Under Course details, find the Course URL field and type the new address. Use lowercase letters, numbers and hyphens — Alva Courses tidies the value as you type and previews the full web address beneath the field.
3. Save the change
Click Save. Alva Courses checks that no other course in your store already uses that address. If it is free, the course URL updates and the page reopens at the new address. If another course already uses it, you are asked to choose a different one.
Do old links still keep working?
Yes. When you change a course URL, Alva Courses remembers the previous address and automatically forwards it to the new one. Links you have already shared — enrolment emails, order confirmations and bookmarks — keep working, so buyers are never sent to a dead page. Access itself is never affected: a student's place on a course is tied to their enrolment, not to the URL, so changing the address cannot lock anyone out.
Choosing a good URL
Keep the address short and descriptive, and separate words with hyphens — for example advanced-watercolour. Only lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens and underscores are kept; spaces become hyphens and anything else is removed. Try to settle on an address early: while old links are forwarded automatically, a stable URL is easier for students to remember and share.
What learners see
Enrolled students notice nothing — their course opens exactly as before, whether they use an old link or a new one. Any links you share from now on, such as the course's Preview button, your storefront course list or freshly sent enrolment emails, use the updated address automatically.
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Last updated 2026-07-13