XF 1.5 SMF Pretty URLs

leemy · Nov 28, 2016

I use the pretty URLs add-on in SMF, which I think is a popular one. Does the XF importer handle that well? Thanks.

Devilwillcry4you · Nov 29, 2016

I don't think it will import the addon itself, but it should save the paths of the url's as they are. Then just enable the option in Xenforo to continue with enabling full friendly url's.

Paul B · Nov 29, 2016

The importer will only handle core content.

Anything related to add-ons will be ignored.

Having said that, I would be surprised if the add-on actually changes anything in the database.
It is likely just going to be rewrite rules.

leemy · Nov 29, 2016

Brogan said:
It is likely just going to be rewrite rules.

Will those be auto-generated? I dont know how to do those.

Paul B · Nov 29, 2016

These are the instructions for XF: https://xenforo.com/help/friendly-urls/

Mike · Nov 29, 2016

Referring to the rewrite rules for the SMF, they aren't auto generated. But if you post before and afters, they may be createable (provided there are IDs in the URLs).

leemy · Dec 1, 2016

Seamless redirects are a major requirement of a forum migration. It's important for existing hyperlinks out there as well as SEO.

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Here are the rewrite rules the Pretty URLs SMF mod added to the old folder's htaccess:

Code:

# PRETTYURLS MOD BEGINS
# Pretty URLs mod
# http://code.google.com/p/prettyurls/
# .htaccess file generated automatically on: July 27, 2011, 0:14

RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /discuss

# Rules for: actions
RewriteRule ^(activate|admin|announce|attachapprove|buddy|calendar|clock|collapse)/?$ ./index.php?pretty;action=$1 [L,QSA]
RewriteRule ^(coppa|credits|deletemsg|display|dlattach|editpoll|editpoll2|emailuser)/?$ ./index.php?pretty;action=$1 [L,QSA]
RewriteRule ^(findmember|groups|help|helpadmin|im|jseditor|jsmodify|jsoption)/?$ ./index.php?pretty;action=$1 [L,QSA]
RewriteRule ^(lock|lockvoting|login|login2|logout|markasread|mergetopics|mlist)/?$ ./index.php?pretty;action=$1 [L,QSA]
RewriteRule ^(moderate|modifycat|modifykarma|movetopic|movetopic2|notify|notifyboard|openidreturn)/?$ ./index.php?pretty;action=$1 [L,QSA]
RewriteRule ^(pm|post|post2|printpage|profile|quotefast|quickmod|quickmod2)/?$ ./index.php?pretty;action=$1 [L,QSA]
RewriteRule ^(recent|register|register2|reminder|removepoll|removetopic2|reporttm|requestmembers)/?$ ./index.php?pretty;action=$1 [L,QSA]
RewriteRule ^(restoretopic|search|search2|sendtopic|smstats|suggest|spellcheck|splittopics)/?$ ./index.php?pretty;action=$1 [L,QSA]
RewriteRule ^(stats|sticky|theme|trackip|about:mozilla|about:unknown|unread|unreadreplies)/?$ ./index.php?pretty;action=$1 [L,QSA]
RewriteRule ^(verificationcode|viewprofile|vote|viewquery|viewsmfile|who|\.xml|xmlhttp)/?$ ./index.php?pretty;action=$1 [L,QSA]

# Rules for: boards
RewriteRule ^([-_!~*'()$a-zA-Z0-9]+)/?$ ./index.php?pretty;board=$1.0 [L,QSA]
RewriteRule ^([-_!~*'()$a-zA-Z0-9]+)/([0-9]*)/?$ ./index.php?pretty;board=$1.$2 [L,QSA]

# Rules for: topics
RewriteRule ^([-_!~*'()$a-zA-Z0-9]+)/([-_!~*'()$a-zA-Z0-9]+)/?$ ./index.php?pretty;board=$1;topic=$2.0 [L,QSA]
RewriteRule ^([-_!~*'()$a-zA-Z0-9]+)/([-_!~*'()$a-zA-Z0-9]+)/([0-9]*|msg[0-9]*|new)/?$ ./index.php?pretty;board=$1;topic=$2.$3 [L,QSA]

# PRETTYURLS MOD ENDS

Since there is a set schema for SMF, and a set schema for Xenforo, I was hoping this would be in place as part of the importer.

I don't think this is comprehensive, but here is the requested list of before (SMF) and after (XF) URLs for some different page types (how do i insert a table?)

Board /discuss/main-bhangra-discussion/ /testXF/index.php?forums/main-bhangra-discussion.1/
Board /discuss/off-topic/ /testXF/index.php?forums/off-topic.4/
Thread /discuss/off-topic/rootsgear-is-now-offering-custom-bomber-jackets/ /testXF/index.php?threads/rootsgear-is-now-offering-custom-bomber-jackets.28402/
Post /discuss/off-topic/rootsgear-is-now-offering-custom-bomber-jackets/msg241350/#msg241350 /testXF/index.php?threads/rootsgear-is-now-offering-custom-bomber-jackets.28402/#post-241350
Thread /discuss/post-mixes-and-video-links/buckeye-bhangra-bhangra-in-the-burgh-10/ /testXF/index.php?threads/buckeye-bhangra-bhangra-in-the-burgh-10-aaj-ka-dhamaka.28385/
Post /discuss/post-mixes-and-video-links/buckeye-bhangra-bhangra-in-the-burgh-10/msg241367/?topicseen#msg241367 /testXF/index.php?threads/buckeye-bhangra-bhangra-in-the-burgh-10-aaj-ka-dhamaka.28385/#post-241367
Post /discuss/main-bhangra-discussion/**anakh-sherniyan-di-tashan-and-bab-2016-videos**/msg241362/?topicseen#msg241362 /testXF/index.php?threads/anakh-sherniyan-di-tashan-and-bab-2016-videos.28329/#post-241362
Thread /discuss/main-bhangra-discussion/'what-happened-to-bhangra'/ /testXF/index.php?threads/what-happened-to-bhangra.28373/
Page 2 /discuss/main-bhangra-discussion/'what-happened-to-bhangra'/20/ /testXF/index.php?threads/what-happened-to-bhangra.28373/page-2
Page 3 /discuss/main-bhangra-discussion/costume-tips-tricks/40/ /testXF/index.php?threads/costume-tips-tricks.640/page-3
Page 30 /discuss/main-bhangra-discussion/new-member-introduce-yourself-here!/580/ /testXF/index.php?threads/new-member-introduce-yourself-here.183/page-30
Home /discuss/index.php /testXF/index.php

leemy · Dec 1, 2016

I also have a table in the SMF DB with topic IDs and their 'pretty URL' basis. note that there are parentheses and other special characters in there. Google has the pretty URL

Code:

"28319","tarey-panj-daryavan-de-(t52d)-bab5-2016"
"28320","buckeye-akd-please-do-not-post"
"28321","reign-of-bhangra-late-deadline-is-approaching!"
"28322","smd-bab-please-do-not-post"
"28323","jacquizz-rogers"
"28324","cmu-got-bhangra-please-do-not-post!"
"28325","uva-di-shaan-big-apple-bhangra-2016-please-dont-post"
"28326","dcmpaa-bab-2016-do-not-post"
"28327","**buckeye-mela-x-final-reminder**"
"28328","tesher-make-bhangra-great-again"
"28329","**anakh-sherniyan-di-tashan-and-bab-2016-videos**"
"28330","joshiley-jawan-akd-2016-(do-not-post)"
"28331","gator-bhangra-big-apple-bhangra-2016-do-not-post"
"28332","got-bhangra-competition-2016-feedback-and-placings"
"28333","**bhangra-in-the-burgh-2016-predictions**"
"28334","spartan-bhangra-at-got-bhangra-2016-please-do-not-post"
"28335","soormay-bhangra-in-the-6ix"
"28336","big-apple-bhangra-5-placings"
"28337","aaj-ka-dhamaka-2016-feedback-and-placings"
"28338","bhangra-fever-vii-application"
"28339","soormay-bhangra-in-the-6ix-28339"
"28340","boston-bhangra-competition-2016-performance-videos"
"28341","boston-bhangra-competition-2016-predictions"
"28342","sixth-annual-nach-ke-dikha-bhangra-and-fusion-competition"
"28343","soormay-bhangra-in-the-6ix-mix"
"28344","harbour-city-bhangra-2017-express-your-interest!"
"28345","end-this-years-ladder"
"28346","big-10-bhangra-competition-application-deadline-extended!"
"28347","bhangra-fever-vii-judging-application"
"28348","tarey-panj-daryavan-de-(t52d)-tryouts"
"28349","circle-city-bhangra-competition-***-judges-application-released-***"
"28350","ndc2017-final-application-deadline!"
"28351","looking-to-buy-saaps"
"28352","bhangra-down-under-2016-team-mixer-(highlights)"
"28353","ultimate-team-hopper"
"28354","teri-khair-mangdi-slambassador-remix-out-now"
"28355","crossroads-of-bhangra-competition-2017-***applications-released***"
"28356","big-10-bhangra-competition-judges-reveal"
"28357","need-paghs-tied-for-a-performance-in-tampa-fl"
"28358","join-a-bhangra-team-in-vancouver-or-surrey"
"28359","motor-city-bhangra-juniors-and-giddha-competition-2017!!"
"28360","team-intros-judges-at-the-mixer-(bdu-2016)"
"28361","****folk-vibez-dhol-loops-now-on-sale****"
"28362","west-coast-bhangra-2017-exhibition-registration"
"28363","folk-soundz-ft-surinder-shinda-ghukkar-di-maut-(out-12-01-16)"
"28364","registration-deadline-for-all-collegiate-and-independent-teams-aa-dekhen-zara"
"28365","aeg-bhangra-in-the-burgh-x"
"28366","furteelay-bbc-(do-not-post)"
"28367","fcb-bib-x-do-not-post"
"28368","boston-bhangra-2016-results-and-reviews"
"28369","unc-bib-x-(please-do-not-post)"
"28370","dholi-needed-in-seattle!"
"28371","98349835-jvd-boston-bhangra-2016-mix-98349835"
"28372","alamo-city-bhangra-(girls)-bbc-2016"
"28373","what-happened-to-bhangra"
"28374","re-what-happened-to-bhangra"
"28375","circle-city-bhangra-competition-***-2-week-reminder-team-applications-***"
"28376","re-what-happened-to-bhangra-28376"
"28377","west-cost-bhangra-surprise-revealed"
"28378","join-a-bhangra-team-in-castro-valley-ca-(bay-area)"
"28379","re-boston-bhangra-2016-results-and-reviews"
"28380","re-boston-bhangra-2016-results-and-reviews-28380"
"28381","what-happened-to-bhangra-(umerqureshi96-content-removed)"
"28382","reaching-out-to-all-**current**-dancerscaptains"
"28383","unc-bhangra-elite-bibx"
"28384","crossroads-of-bhangra-competition-2017-**-new-website!**"
"28385","buckeye-bhangra-bhangra-in-the-burgh-10"
"28386","black-beatles-bhangra-(dhol-mix)-by-rae-singh-sremmurd-ft-gucci-mann"
"28387","bhangra-on-the-rocks-competition-in-mile-high-city-denver-co-*registration-open"
"28388","**reign-of-bhangra-2017-official-lineup**"
"28389","what-are-yall-thankful-for"
"28390","dhulla-remix-kuldeep-manak-jazzy-b"
"28391","bhangra-state-of-mind-iv-registration-packet-28391"
"28392","bhangra-fever-vii-application-now-open!!!"
"28393","new-mix-harjit-harman-x-mickey-singh-(dj-harj-matharu)"
"28394","bhangra-is-being-ruined"
"28395","arabic-beat-name"
"28396","circle-city-bhangra-competition-2017-***-exhibition-applications-released-***"
"28397","current-captains-please-message-me"
"28398","official-mob-chicago-mix-burgh-bhangra-in-the-6ix"
"28399","mob-chicago-bhangra-in-the-six-bhangra-in-the-burgh-x"
"28400","interested-in-judging-for-naach-di-cleveland-2017"
"28401","*new*-bhangra-banger-sample!-(prod-inaiksbeats)"
"28402","rootsgear-is-now-offering-custom-bomber-jackets"
"28403","nachde-nashville-applications"
"28404","fever-vii-regular-application-deadline-extended!"
"28405","crossroads-of-bhangra-competition-2017-***-judges-application-released!***"

Jake Bunce · Dec 1, 2016

Your SMF URLs are using slugs instead of ids so it will be necessary to create a PHP script to do the conversion, similar to this:

https://xenforo.com/community/threads/redirecting-mybb-urls.28809/page-2#post-692873

I assume SMF has a table which maps the slugs to ids. If it does then I can certainly get this working for you. I would need FTP and database access though.

leemy · Dec 1, 2016

@Jake Bunce thanks for the reply and link, very helpful. I posted a snippet of that table, above. It needs a bit more work because the SMF URLs include which board it is on. I need to do a join with another SMF table. I'll take a deeper look and see if i can get all the SMF data in one clean output.

leemy · Dec 26, 2016

Hi @Jake Bunce, please see below if this will be helpful to you. I really appreciate your help.

I’ve exported all the topic info from SMF: board ID #, topic ID #, and topic Slug. I can then map the 10 board IDs to the board Slug in the original URI. So I'm table to take just the Topic's ID number and redirect it to [new forum URL]/threads/number

e.g. source URL

http://bhangrateamsforum.com/discuss/main-bhangra-discussion/bhangra-fever-vii

to

http://bhangrateamsforum.com/testXF/threads/28253

which expands/redirects automatically to

http://bhangrateamsforum.com/testXF/index.php?threads/bhangra-fever-vii.28253/

I can't paste a table here, even with bbcode it seems and I can't upload an excel file I'll paste some info below. Among the 28,000 topics I have, some are problematic as there are apostrophes in the URL, which I could not preserve in the export from the database to csv. E.g. : http://bhangrateamsforum.com/discus...-well-run-competition-a-dancer's-perspective/ my CSV would mess up because it thinks the original URL is
bhangrateamsforum.com/discuss/main-bhangra-discussion/crafting-a-well-run-competition-a-dancers-perspective

Thoughts on this error? How do I make this operational when I do the forum migration and need redirects? Do I need 28,000 lines in an htaccess file? I am in over my head. *thank you* so much for your help.

BoardID TopicID Title Lookup Board Name Original URL Redirect URL
1 28242 dance-ke-deewane-2016-registration /main-bhangra-discussion/ /discuss/main-bhangra-discussion/dance-ke-deewane-2016-registration /testXF/threads/28242
1 28243 looking-to-buy-hardcover-dhol-case /main-bhangra-discussion/ /discuss/main-bhangra-discussion/looking-to-buy-hardcover-dhol-case /testXF/threads/28243

Jake Bunce · Dec 29, 2016

A CSV file is not necessary. Use the original table from SMF.

My posts in this thread are a code example:

https://xenforo.com/community/threads/redirecting-mybb-urls.28809/page-2#post-692873

The PHP file would need to be modified to use your table from SMF. Then the .htaccess rules need to be tweaked for your purposes as well.

If you need help with this then I need FTP access to your server .

leemy · Dec 29, 2016

Thanks, messaged!

Jake Bunce · Jan 2, 2017

For reference...

To redirect old SMF thread URLs that use slugs such as this URL:

http://bhangrateamsforum.com/discuss/main-bhangra-discussion/bhangra-fever-vii

1) Upload the attached file (smfthreadredir.php) to your root directory for XenForo. And edit the file to specify your forum URL:

Rich (BB code):

if ($id)
{
	header ('HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently');
	header ('Location: http://yoursite.com/xenforo/threads/' . $id);
}

2) Copy the smf_pretty_topic_urls table from your SMF database to your XenForo database.

3) Add these rewrite rules to the .htaccess file in your old SMF location:

Rich (BB code):

# redirect smf threads to xf
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^(forum-slug1|forum-slug2|forum-slug3)/(.+)$ /xenforo/smfthreadredir.php?slug=$2 [L]

To avoid possible conflicts with other SMF URLs I made it so you need to specify all of the SMF forum slugs as a pipe-delimited list. It will only try to match the thread slug if the URL starts with one of those forum slugs.

(all of this assumes your SMF and XF ids are the same)

Vincent Volmer · Mar 30, 2017

Jake Bunce · Mar 30, 2017

Vincent Volmer said:
Thanks for this useful information! What do I need to put at the forum-slug1/2/3 positions?

For example, in this URL:

http://bhangrateamsforum.com/discuss/main-bhangra-discussion/bhangra-fever-vii

...the forum slug is "main-bhangra-discussion", so that would go into the list of forum slugs in the rewrite rule.

Vincent Volmer · Mar 30, 2017

Ok thanks, but sorry, it's not clear to me yet. Could you please tell me how I need to do this with the example URL's below from the live SMF website.

Forum - http://digiscrap.nl/
Board - http://digiscrap.nl/digi-uitdagingen-januari-2017/
Topic - http://digiscrap.nl/digi-uitdagingen-januari-2017/recept-uitdaging/
Post - http://digiscrap.nl/digi-uitdagingen-januari-2017/recept-uitdaging/msg80894/#msg80894

Would be a long list: 136 boards, 6119 Topics.....

Thanks, Vincent

Jake Bunce · Mar 31, 2017

The forum slug there appears to be "digi-uitdagingen-januari-2017"

Vincent Volmer · Mar 31, 2017

Okay great! Going to test this!

Thanks!

Vincent Volmer · Jun 12, 2017

Hello,

I'm back again

How can I test this on a test Xenforo install when our "old" SMF installation is still live. I imported the SMF data into the test area and copied the Table.

Thanks for your help!

Vincent

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