changing product urls -but I don't want to lose or hide existing likes?

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As part of site restructuring (essentially SEO related improvements) one of my site's product urls are all going to change. Using ReWrite rules the products are changing from the current: /[manufacturer]/products/[product_id].php to /[manufacturer]/[range]/[product_name].php

But I notice on the new pages that previous likes for these products are not showing. I have used the graph protocol to generate the like buttons, so I was hoping that if I kept the old URL in the meta tags that they would link up to the old likes - unfortunately this is not happening.

Is there anyway to like my new product urls to their existing likes??

See also my answer on http://facebook.stackoverflow.com/questions/7197919/how-can-i-301-redirect-a-page-in-the-open-graph-and-retain-facebook-like-informa/10152342#10152342 — Igy, May 25 '12 at 19:07

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 10 '11 at 17:02

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You can add permanent redirect from old product URL to new, and show old likes (src to old url).

answered Sep 10 '11 at 17:02

Anton Melnikov

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Hi, Anton thanks for your answer, but I am not sure if I understand what you are suggesting. Of course the 'likes' will be visible on the old urls, but I want the customer to see them on the new urls? – Amateur Coder Sep 13 '11 at 12:32
No way to save old likes in another url. – Anton Melnikov Sep 14 '11 at 20:30

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 13 '11 at 15:40

this question is answered by this now inactive bug:

http://bugs.developers.facebook.net/show_bug.cgi?id=18198

Essentially need to add the old urls in the href tag of the like button on your new page:

<fb:like href="http://[domain_name]/[old_path]" ></fb:like>

changing product urls -but I don't want to lose or hide existing likes?

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