# URL Rewrites

Rewrites allow you to take an existing URL on and improve its usability and search friendliness by giving it a different name, for example https://www.updatable.com?product=123 to https://www.updatable.com/products/blue-shorts

# Creating a URL Rewrite

To create a URL rewrite simply follow the below steps;

1. Enter the local URL that you wish to rewrite.
2. Enter the local URL that you wish to replace the above url with.