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Noob chalk talk
8 years 7 months ago #4211
by Quartermaster
Noob chalk talk was created by Quartermaster
I'm just dumb. 
I have a zoo directory on my site the URLs are:
http:/{sitename}://folder1name/item/business-name
I want it to be
http://{sitename}://business-name
So visitors to my site can just enter http://sitename/business-name
What in the world am I doing wrong?
From URL: Existing URL (http:/{sitename}://folder1name/item/business-name)
To URL: Destination URL (http://{sitename}://business-name)
Redirect: 200 (Internal)
Request only: True
Decode URL: True
I have a zoo directory on my site the URLs are:
http:/{sitename}://folder1name/item/business-name
I want it to be
http://{sitename}://business-name
So visitors to my site can just enter http://sitename/business-name
What in the world am I doing wrong?
From URL: Existing URL (http:/{sitename}://folder1name/item/business-name)
To URL: Destination URL (http://{sitename}://business-name)
Redirect: 200 (Internal)
Request only: True
Decode URL: True
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8 years 7 months ago - 8 years 7 months ago #4213
by admin
Replied by admin on topic Noob chalk talk
Hi,
first you are not dumb at all.
What you need is to create a redirect (internal) from the URL the user type (non-existing) to the page that really exists. So try something like this (literally):
Some additional tips to help you understand how the rule works:
- The From URL can be a regular expression, so we used the caret (^ start with) and the dollar ($ end with) to restrict ONLY to a single URL. For this to work, you need "request only" set to true (it ignores the domain part of the incoming requests).
- The internal redirect allows to change the URL to destination only on server side (inside Joomla), so the browser still stay on the original URL and the user doesn't notice the final URL (useful to create alias, short URLs). This feature is only available on the Enterprise version.
- The macros like {siteurl} are useful to build dynamic destinations, but can be used ONLY in the destination, and are not supported on the From URL.
Let me know if you need more help.
Kind regards,
Luigi
first you are not dumb at all.
What you need is to create a redirect (internal) from the URL the user type (non-existing) to the page that really exists. So try something like this (literally):
From URL: ^/business-name$
To URL: {scheme}://{siteurl}/forder1name/item/business-name
Redirect type: 200 (internal)
Request only: true (checked)Some additional tips to help you understand how the rule works:
- The From URL can be a regular expression, so we used the caret (^ start with) and the dollar ($ end with) to restrict ONLY to a single URL. For this to work, you need "request only" set to true (it ignores the domain part of the incoming requests).
- The internal redirect allows to change the URL to destination only on server side (inside Joomla), so the browser still stay on the original URL and the user doesn't notice the final URL (useful to create alias, short URLs). This feature is only available on the Enterprise version.
- The macros like {siteurl} are useful to build dynamic destinations, but can be used ONLY in the destination, and are not supported on the From URL.
Let me know if you need more help.
Kind regards,
Luigi
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8 years 7 months ago #4217
by Quartermaster
Replied by Quartermaster on topic Noob chalk talk
Whoa! 
More creative is an understatement.
Thank you!
More creative is an understatement.
Thank you!
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8 years 7 months ago #4219
by admin
Replied by admin on topic Noob chalk talk
U're welcome 
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