consistent product URL

Hi,

I have noticed that selecting a product via a module, and selecting a product through its category page yields a different URL.

I would like to have the same URL when a product is selected via any link
in addition I would like the products to always be associated their parent category i.e. website/category/product/product-name
(my site has a different template per category)

currently if I visit the same product from a module it will pick up the URL website/component/hikashop/product/product-name (and I would also like to remove the component/hikashop part of the URL)

I noticed you could associate a product with a vendor in 1.41, but I just wanted to find out how to always associate a product with a category (as far as its URL and therefore styling in my case is concerned)?

kind regards

thanks,

I used a combination of that and associating the corresponding category menu to the module (in hikashop options).