XF 1.4 Import from vB 3.8 and change URL's in posts

[aajobj]

Hi,

I'm working with import from vBulltin, and I'm doing a lot of regex/serach and replace (both with the Post Content Find / Replace add-on and directly in DB).
It have stopped a bit with old URL's in posts for creating PM/conversations.
In vB the URL's is in the format of http://<domain.com>/forum/private.php?do=newpm&u=<123>
In XenFOR this is in the format http://<domain.com>/forum/index.php?conversations/add&to=<username>

I need to replace the old URL's, but how can I replace them using the old numeric uid?
I have not found any option to use the numeric uid in the XenForo URL's.

 

[Chris D]

That isn't possible, unfortunately.

You would likely have to just remove the &to=<username> bit.

It would redirect to the add conversation page, at least, though requires users to put the name in themselves.

 

[aajobj]

Ok. Fortunately there was not so many of them.

What about search URL's?:
vB format: http://<domain.com>/forum/search.php?query=<search text>
XenForo: http://<domain.com>/forum/index.php?search/2/&q=<search text>

I have noticed that there is a use of searchid. Can this be done generic, meaning that I can replace the old search URL's?

 

[Chris D]

The URL to perform a search is:

http://<domain.com>/forum/index.php?search/search/&keywords=<search text>