A developer needs to create a custom URL rewrite for a marketing campaign. They want the user- friendly URL 'mystore.com/summer-sale' to display the content of a specific category page, but without ch

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Options

• AA rewrite for a specific product, pointing to the category.
• BA custom rewrite with a "Temporary (302)" redirect type.
• CA custom rewrite with no redirect.
• DA custom rewrite with a "Permanent (301)" redirect type.

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  5% (2)
• C
  79% (30)
• D
  13% (5)

Explanation

Option C is correct because a custom URL rewrite with no redirect instructs the server to internally serve the target category page's content when /summer-sale is requested, while the browser never receives any redirect instruction - so the address bar stays exactly as typed. Options B and D are wrong for the same core reason: both 302 (temporary) and 301 (permanent) redirects send the browser to a new URL, which means the address bar would update to the actual category page URL, defeating the purpose of the friendly URL. Option A is wrong because product rewrites are scoped to individual products - they can't point to a category page and wouldn't fulfill the requirement at all.

Memory tip: Think of it as "rewrite vs. redirect." A rewrite is a server secret - the browser never knows anything changed. A redirect is a public announcement - the browser is explicitly told "go here instead," updating the address bar. For a vanity URL that stays put, always choose the silent rewrite (no redirect).

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