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#8705 – Need a product to help on SEF URLs preceded with index.php

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Tuesday, 26 April 2022 12:46 UTC

rbrown0

Hello.

I just converted my website to J3 and have an issue with my old URLs that are cached in search engines and also of course links to my old site having "index.php" in front of the SEF URLs (in other words I lost that part I guess when I converted). I tried doing redirects in sh404SEF from https://www.arpeggiosoftware.com/index.php/products/arpsftp-sftp-scripting-ibm-i to the new URL which is https://www.arpeggiosoftware.com/products/connect/arpsftp-sftp-scripting-ibm-i but I can't seem to get the SEF URL option to work. I was going to resubscribe to get get support but I see the new SEO product out there. Would that new product address my issue properly or am I trying to do something incorrectly here? Secondly, if I am looking to test out how my search engine results would display is the new 4SEO product capable of doing that for me?

Thank you in advance.

Rich

http://www.arpeggiosoftware.com/index.php/products/arpsftp-sftp-scripting-ibm-i

Tuesday, 26 April 2022 13:27 UTC

wb_weeblr

Either will work fine for this, you only need to get the settings right. For instance, in both, you'll never include the domain in your redirect specification. 4SEO is of course more modern and will do much more in terms of SEO but won't change your URLs are all frome the ones Joomla generates.

The actual issue here is not likely the index.php bit, which you can also cause Joomla to use if you want, by setting "Use URL rewriting" to No in Joomla global configuration. But it's more the rest of the URLs which appear to be different between your older system and Joomla 3.

What system where you using and "converted from"?

Best regards

Yannick Gaultier

weeblr.com / @weeblr

Tuesday, 26 April 2022 13:46 UTC

rbrown0

Hi Yannick.

Thank you for the quick reply. Converted from Joomla 2.5. I had customized a bunch of functionality so it took a while to convert and every time I was ready something would change in the core Joomla or extensions I was using or php version or.... You get the picture so it took way longer than expected.

I've attached a screenshot showing how did the redirect in sh404SEF.

Sounds like I need to buy both then. I'll get those started right now. Thank you again.

Rich

Tuesday, 26 April 2022 14:01 UTC

wb_weeblr

To get user support, please get an active subscription and post any question in the sh404SEF helpdesk category. As you were upgrading from 2.5, it's basically the same site so moving to Joomla 3 should have had no effect.*

Best regards

Yannick Gaultier

weeblr.com / @weeblr

Tuesday, 26 April 2022 14:10 UTC

rbrown0

Hi Yannick.

I just purchased so we're good now. I've attached my global config settings for SEF urls. I think it might end up being global config you suggested as I have the SEF URL rewriting to Yes. Should I change it and try it first or update my installation first, then change the flag, etc.

Thank you again for your help. I really I'm looking forward to using 4SEO.

Rich

Tuesday, 26 April 2022 14:11 UTC

rbrown0

Sorry, here is the attachment

Tuesday, 26 April 2022 14:12 UTC

wb_weeblr

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