#2576 – Joomla URL Creation Settings

 Hi There,

Is there a way to be able to select category exception on sh404 settings on Joomla URL creation under Extensions tab? Currently, I set:

• Show Category = Last one only
  Show cat. in categories links = Last one only

But I'd like an option to not apply the same settings to a selected categories. Is that possible? If not, can I have that as a feature request please. I guess other people will have a use for it too.

Of course there is an option for Apply to which categories but that would mean I have to remember to add the new categories that I would be creating in the future. Where as if there is an override option for selected categories, then I guess it's more manageable.s

Thanks,

Jackson

The Show Category options are applied to all categories by the way, The apply which categories are only for specific data to be added to the url. So, it's all or nothing then.

I guess maybe not much people are using Joomla default article component to create their content and use 3rd party instead :) why? IMO, because K2 or 3rd party components have more support and options. Why not give more support to Joomla Article? Only you can answer that :)

But anyhow, thanks anyways.

Jackson

You are right, I was confused there. It is totally all or nothing

What I meant is, it's either I apply it to all categories or disable it all together.

By the way, I just look at the Show Category options and you gave an option of Top One, Last One Only, Top 2, Last 2, and All nested categories. :D can we have Top & Last One Only?

That's basically I personally wanted to see in the URL. With that option, regardless of how people set the depth of categories, the URL will come up cleaner I guess.

If I may suggest, IMO, the 3rd party support for sh404 can be converted into a plugin don't you think? Instead of hard coded into the configuration like:

Virtuemart
Community Builder
Jomsocial
Kunena

Me personally is not using all of those components, if somewhat I would, I gladly download a plugin for JomSocial for sh404 or any other component. I guess that way, you can reduce the number of settings you have in the core configuration.

Thanks,
Jackson

Not really, it depends on everyone's categories organization, and believe me, everyone has their own!

I agree with your saying that Joomla's category used to be simpler since its a single layer or up to 2 layers only if I remember it right with Joomla 1-1.5. With the introduction of nested categories, the categories become complex. Believe me :D when it was introduced I went crazy on creating multilayers of categories but I end up simplifying it again just because the URL that gets generated should not be as complicated as how it is laid out in the backend. People will realize that as I did :D (I hope!)

it's a major change for the underlying data storage, with risk of bugs, and need of code to handle the automatic transition during update

If you would go on a modular feature add-on, I would suggest looking at how JCE Editor did it. I have never had a major issue with updates since it will also include updates for the add-on plugin.

There are however many settings that could/should be set per component rather then globally, so our next focus is rather to redesign the "By components" tab. It has the same problems, especially making the transition on update bullet proof, as loosing configuration is simply something we can't afford.

In fact, having an add-on plugin manager in the backend is not a bad idea for 3rd party extensions rather than having it manually uploaded in the sef_ext folder. Maybe this way, developers can give a plugin settings so administrator can manually change settings instead of hardcoding it.

the number of 3rdparty extensions directly supported is low, and it will not increase. The trend in last year has not been on handling more extensions, but rather less, as we can use their router.php in better ways.

Well, that might be true for those developers that spends more time developing their router.php. But there is always a better option :D in my opinion. Like you mentioned before "everyone has their own!". My belief is people will always want another option to do things. If they can't get it from one product, they will find it in another.

One example of good developer that I worked with is StackIdeas, they spent time and actually work on their router so it is also compatible with sh404sef.

Anyways, what will happen to SH404SEF with the incoming update to the Joomla Router? I have not have to chance to look at it but I read some article that it would be more streamline.

Thanks,

Jackson

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