The site has 2 languages: French and Dutch, represented by 2 store views. French is the default one. For our SEO efforts we need to have the following urls:
System -> Configuration -> Web -> Add Store Codes to URL is the all or nothing setting. We just need to turn it off for the default store only.
Any suggestions?
I have developed an extension that allows you to hide the default store code directly from Magento Admin.
More information here: https://github.com/jreinke/magento-hide-default-store-code
After short investigation I found that it is possible, but it is not programmatically enabled by default.
Take a look in this file from app/code/core/Mage/Core/etc/system.xml:
// around line 1092 - magento v1.6.2.0
<use_store translate="label">
<label>Add Store Code to Urls</label>
<frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
<source_model>adminhtml/system_config_source_yesno</source_model>
<backend_model>adminhtml/system_config_backend_store</backend_model>
<sort_order>10</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>0</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>0</show_in_store>
</use_store>
This three lines indicates configuration visibility in current scope
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>0</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>0</show_in_store>
Unfortunately you cannot simply change those values to 1, because magento after upgrade overwrites all core files from app/core and you will lose all setup that was done there.
You can override config by overriding module system. Check: How to override a Magento administration panel?
I am a new with Magento world. Perhaps there's an easier way to do it
Greetings Marcin
