SimpleSEF 2.0 (SMF 1.1.x and SMF 2.0)

[Suki]

This mod can be installed on a 2.0.1 installation, you just need to emulate version 2.0

[Dblog]

how to emulate version 2.0 ?
you mean manually parsing instrucions for SMF 2.0.1 ?
that didnt work

[Suki]

No,  go to admin packages   below the mod's list there's an Advanced link, click on it, on the text field type SMF 2.0  and then click on apply

now you ca install the mod.

once installed, click on Advanced again and then click on revert.

[Dblog]

i installed but Enable SimpleSEF option gets unnchecked everytime i check it and save

[Suki]

click on the [Help]  link on the mods description  in  admin / configuration / simpleSEF     theres some instructions for every type of server.

[Dblog]

now /forums/board-8.0/ doesn't work and it goes to forums index
while /forums/topic-1490.html works

[Suki]

do you have Search engine friendly URLs  on?    turn that setting off, you dont need it as simpleSEF takes care of it.

[Dblog]

i never check that ON.
its always off

Also it creates urls like topic-1234.html instead of topic keywords in url
also board-4.0/ doesnt go to board 4.0
it redirects to index

[Suki]

Do you have this turn on?

Create Simple URLs
Urls will look like /forum/board-1/, or /forum/topic-3.html instead of content filled.


turn that off and clean your forum cache.

[Dblog]

working perfectly now  thanks
does those URLS get stored in /Sources/SimpleSEF-DB/ ?
i have it populated with files and all having 666 permissions

and /Sources/SimpleSEF-Ext/ being empty

[Suki]

No, the urls aren't stored on your server, those folders are there to handling things so you shouldn't touch those

the urls are generated "on the fly" by the mod itself.

[Farmacija]

then google will scan your site and start to index your new urls...  it just take time, thats all.

A drastic drop in visits lasts since i installed simple sef and that would be since June.

The drop is for almost 50%.

Does someone else have similiar experience?

[Dblog]

yes but its temporary.
because google cant crawl through your old links, it will start deleting them and wait for a while to crawl back and find new SEF Urls

if we find a good MOD for generating xml sitemaps for these urls, we can submit to google through webmasters and get our links crawled quicker. but existing SMF sitemap mod is outdated for SMF 2.0.1

[Bugo]

I'll add this function (Sitemap XML) to Optimus Brave mod, soon.

[ALOJARIA]

HELP!!!

[Dblog]

I'll add this function (Sitemap XML) to Optimus Brave mod, soon.

cool..waiting for that

[agent47]

My server does not have a .htcaccess file, What do I do?

[Dblog]

.htaccess is hidden file and cant be seen through FTP
check via control panel, file manager

[jorgerll]

then google will scan your site and start to index your new urls...  it just take time, thats all.

A drastic drop in visits lasts since i installed simple sef and that would be since June.

The drop is for almost 50%.

Does someone else have similiar experience?

http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=352351.msg3159439#msg3159439

[agent47]

.htaccess is hidden file and cant be seen through FTP
check via control panel, file manager

Checked via cPanel file manager. I still don't see it? :/