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#6857 – Disable sef variables

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Tuesday, 07 January 2020 17:55 UTC

avesovum

Hello,

I'm trying to work out how to disable-SEF variables to prevent the creation of SEF URLs. Example: how to stop sh404 creating SEF urls for: index.php?option=com_users&Itemid=556&lang=en&view=registration

Tuesday, 07 January 2020 17:59 UTC

wb_weeblr

Hi

You can't: sh404SEF does not create URLs, it only translates them from non-SEF to SEF when Joomla asks it to do so. So if Joomla asks it the SEF equivalent of "index.php?option=com_users&Itemid=556&lang=en&view=registration" then sh404SEF will create the SEF URL (if it does not already exist) and reply to Joomla.

Why do you want to do that?

Best regards

Tuesday, 07 January 2020 18:37 UTC

avesovum

There are some urls that I don't want index by Google for example: create-an-account. I thought sh404 would have the same or similar function as mijosef to disable-SEF variables, or is there something in sh404 to that im missing to do this?

Wednesday, 08 January 2020 16:40 UTC

wb_weeblr

Hi

Not having a SEF URL has nothing to do with Google indexing the URL. They will just index it under yoursite.com/ index.php?option=com_users&Itemid=556&lang=en&view=registration instead of yoursite.com/create-an-account.

or is there something in sh404 to that im missing to do this?

If you do not want a page to be indexed by Google, you need to add a "robots" meta data to it.
Either by:

- adding that URL to your robots.txt file
- or by adding a robots meta tag to the page (can do in sh404SEF by clicking on the SEF URL in question and entering "noindex,follow" into the "Robots" input field.

sh404SEF does not add "noindex" meta data automatically except on:

- error pages
- print version of an article

Best regards

Thursday, 23 January 2020 05:34 UTC

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