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... switch permanent URL mode without breaking old links?
I want to switch the permanent URL mode (as defined in admin > preferences) from /section/id/title to /year/month/day/title (or, if that’s not possible, simply /id/title).
Is there a way to do this without breaking existing links (that use the /section/id/title scheme)? I suspect this would take some editing of the .htaccess file, but I wouldn’t know how, exactly. I’m running 4.0.1 on a Textdrive server.
If this has been answered on the forum before, I couldn’t locate the thread. Thanks in advance for any input.
Last edited by Hiram (2005-10-04 08:58:29)
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#2 2005-10-04 09:48:59
- Neko
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Re: ... switch permanent URL mode without breaking old links?
AFAIK you need to set in .htaccess a permanent redirect status (301) directive, like the following:
Redirect permanent /olddirectory/oldfile.html http://yoursite.com/newdirectory/newfile.html
I guess some .htaccess guru should be able to create a reg exp out of this.
Last edited by Neko (2005-10-04 09:51:31)
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Re: ... switch permanent URL mode without breaking old links?
One of the sgb plugins lets you specify a preferred URL format and will coerce incoming links to them with HTTP redirects, I think.
Neko: doing it in .htaccess would require writing a rule for each and every article; there’s no way to write a regex that’d query the db for the correct date elements.
You cooin’ with my bird?
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#4 2005-10-04 12:00:35
- Neko
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Re: ... switch permanent URL mode without breaking old links?
> ubernostrum wrote:
Neko: doing it in .htaccess would require writing a rule for each and every article; there’s no way to write a regex that’d query the db for the correct date elements.
Oh, OK, sorry :) I usually have too high hopes into nerds abilities.
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