XF 1.2 Changing forum list url

[Parsnip]

I must be using the wrong terms because I can't find how to do this anywhere.

How can I change my main forum list page from www.myforum.com to www.myforum.com/forums/ and also redirect visitors landing on the root to that new url?

I don't want to move the forums to a sub-directory, only change the url of that main page in preparation for adding a static home page at the domain root later.

Thank you.

 

[Paul B]

You would need to move the installation to the /forums directory on the server.

Then implement a redirect from the root to /forums - there are various ways to do that (.htaccess, php file).

See point 5 of the FAQ: https://xenforo.com/community/threads/frequently-asked-questions.5183/#post-180455

 

[Parsnip]

Will this also add the /forums/ prefix to all other pages.. so I'll end up with /forums/forums/news... or /forums/categories/... etc?

I have seen forums using the forum list url /forums/ like I want to achieve but all other pages still appearing to be as if installed in the root.

Entering www.myforum.com/forums/ at the moment seems to redirect to / so would it be possible to force that to not rewrite in .htaccess to achieve this, or is that going to upset everything else?

 

[Paul B]

Will this also add the /forums/ prefix to all other pages.. so I'll end up with /forums/forums/news... or /forums/categories/... etc?

Yes.

I have seen forums using the forum list url /forums/ like I want to achieve but all other pages still appearing to be as if installed in the root.

That could be an add-on, or they could have a different index page route set.
For example: http://support.cliptheapex.com/forums/

 

[Parsnip]

Ok, thanks for the info.

 

[Parsnip]

Unless you can tell me why this is a very bad idea this does seem to work.

Index Page Route: forums/forums/

Add this to .htaccess above the Xenforo rules: RewriteRule ^$ /forums/ [R=301,L]