XF 1.1 Remove Link Forum Redirect

[John L.]

Hey Folks,

This may be a silly question but why do the link forum nodes create their own redirect URLs? Shouldn't it just use the direct link to where ever it's going to? Is there a way to remove that either via XenForo or an addon?

 

[Jake Bunce]

It's a redirect not a direct link. That's why.

You can probably change this by editing the route:

library/XenForo/Route/Prefix/LinkForums.php

Modify the buildLink() function to check for $data['link_url'] and return that as the link if it's set. But there may be extra considerations with an edit like this. You will have to test it.

 

[John L.]

It's a redirect not a direct link. That's why.

You can probably change this by editing the route:

library/XenForo/Route/Prefix/LinkForums.php

Modify the buildLink() function to check for $data['link_url'] and return that as the link if it's set. But there may be extra considerations with an edit like this. You will have to test it.

Thanks for the info, guess I'll stick with the default functionality

 

[Optic]

Hello @Jake Bunce - I am looking at removing link forum redirects.

Would editing that file still be the best way to go?

 

[Jake Bunce]

Hello @Jake Bunce - I am looking at removing link forum redirects.

Would editing that file still be the best way to go?

Yes. That is the relevant code. A file edit or addon can be used to modify it.