XF 1.4 VB4 Directs Broken

Chad · Jan 2, 2015

Hi folks,

Imported yesterday from VB4 after 10 years of use. Finalizing everything and realized the redirect is not working. Using the documented redirect suggestion here: https://xenforo.com/community/resources/vbulletin-4-x-url-redirection.120/

They don't work at all.

Example old links from VB4

http://www.talkjesus.com/bible-study/49961-bible-alcohol.html
http://www.talkjesus.com/sermons/49866-hey-jealousy.html
http://www.talkjesus.com/bible-study/50636-prayer-worship-saints-mary-biblical.html
http://www.talkjesus.com/press-stand/50726-community-transformation.html

Basically none of the old links work.

My old htaccess from VB4 was:

Code:

RewriteEngine On

RewriteBase /

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.mydomain\.com
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.mydomain.com/$1 [L,R=301]

RewriteRule ^((archive/)?(.*\.php(/.*)?)?)$ dbseo.php [L,QSA]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.+)$ dbseo.php [L,QSA]

## Rewrites
<ifmodule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine on
Options +FollowSymlinks

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -s [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -l [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
RewriteRule ^.*$ - [NC,L]

# Forum
RewriteRule ^threads/.* showthread.php [QSA]
RewriteRule ^forums/.* forumdisplay.php [QSA]
RewriteRule ^members/.* member.php [QSA]
RewriteRule ^blogs/.* blog.php [QSA]
ReWriteRule ^entries/.* entry.php [QSA]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -s [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -l [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
RewriteRule ^.*$ - [NC,L]

# MVC
RewriteRule ^(?:(.*?)(?:/|$))(.*|$)$ $1.php?r=$2 [QSA]

</ifmodule>

## Expires
<ifModule mod_expires.c>
ExpiresActive On
ExpiresByType image/gif "access plus 1 year"
ExpiresByType image/jpeg "access plus 1 year"
ExpiresByType image/png "access plus 1 year"
ExpiresByType text/css "access plus 1 year"
ExpiresByType text/javascript "access plus 1 year"
ExpiresByType application/javascript "access plus 1 year"
ExpiresByType application/x-javascript "access plus 1 year"
</ifModule>

<Files 403.shtml>
order allow,deny
allow from all
</Files>

The current one in XF root folder is:

Code:

# Mod_security can interfere with uploading of content such as attachments. If you
# cannot attach files, remove the "#" from the lines below.
#<IfModule mod_security.c>
# SecFilterEngine Off
# SecFilterScanPOST Off
#</IfModule>

ErrorDocument 401 default
ErrorDocument 403 default
ErrorDocument 404 default
ErrorDocument 500 default

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On

# If you are having problems with the rewrite rules, remove the "#" from the
# line that begins "RewriteBase" below. You will also have to change the path
# of the rewrite to reflect the path to your XenForo installation.
RewriteBase /

# This line may be needed to enable WebDAV editing with PHP as a CGI.
#RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -l [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
RewriteRule ^.*$ - [NC,L]
RewriteRule ^(data/|js/|styles/|install/|favicon\.ico|crossdomain\.xml|robots\.txt) - [NC,L]
RewriteRule ^.*$ index.php [NC,L]
</IfModule>

Jake Bunce · Jan 2, 2015

Can you provide the new URL for this thread in XenForo?

http://www.talkjesus.com/bible-study/49961-bible-alcohol.html

Then I can be certain about your redirects and provide exact instructions for your case.

Chad · Jan 2, 2015

Hi thanks.

Ok so that would be currently this:

http://www.talkjesus.com/index.php?threads/what-does-the-bible-really-say-about-alcohol.49961/

By the way, why is the forum slug now missing in XF? I'd like that re-instated and remove the index.php as it's, sloppy.

Jake Bunce · Jan 2, 2015

Your thread ids are the same, so you can redirect those URLs using pure rewrites:

Add these rules to the top of the .htaccess file in your web root ( http://www.talkjesus.com/ ):

Code:

RewriteEngine On

RewriteRule ^[^/]+/([0-9]+)-[^\.]+\.html$ /index.php?threads/$1/ [R=301,L]

Chad said:
By the way, why is the forum slug now missing in XF? I'd like that re-instated and remove the index.php as it's, sloppy.

XF doesn't have forum slugs in thread URLs.

You can remove the index.php by enabling friendly URLs:

https://xenforo.com/help/friendly-urls/

Chad · Jan 2, 2015

Perfect that works. Thanks!

PS: so this should avoid any SEO drops with Google correct?

Chad · Jan 2, 2015

Jake Bunce said:
XF doesn't have forum slugs in thread URLs.

So there's no way to integrate that? It looks nice and good for SEO from my understanding

Chad · Jan 2, 2015

Jake Bunce said:
You can remove the index.php by enabling friendly URLs:

Hey just a note, having a hiccup here

One of the sub-forums shows up like this link (and 404) after I enabled frienldy URLs

http://www.talkjesus.com/#bible-chat.4

Jake Bunce · Jan 2, 2015

Chad said:
Hey just a note, having a hiccup here

One of the sub-forums shows up like this link (and 404) after I enabled frienldy URLs

http://www.talkjesus.com/#bible-chat.4

Possible conflict with your old vB forum which was in the same directory. Do you have another index file in the web root besides index.php? Or maybe vB's .htaccess file is in play.

Or try enabling this option to change those category links:

Admin CP -> Home -> Options -> Node & Forum List -> Create Pages for Categories

Jake Bunce · Jan 2, 2015

Chad said:
So there's no way to integrate that? It looks nice and good for SEO from my understanding

It would be an addon. I am not aware of an existing addon for this.

Jake Bunce · Jan 2, 2015

Chad said:
Perfect that works. Thanks!

PS: so this should avoid any SEO drops with Google correct?

Yes.

Chad · Jan 2, 2015

Jake Bunce said:
Do you have another index file in the web root besides index.php

Actually, yes. index.html only for my members/guests (placeholder while I finalize my XF install, config). But would that cause this? I'm thinking no,

Another example: http://www.talkjesus.com/#general-lounge.8

This is the current .htaccess

Code:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^[^/]+/([0-9]+)-[^\.]+\.html$ /index.php?threads/$1/ [R=301,L]

ErrorDocument 401 default
ErrorDocument 403 default
ErrorDocument 404 default
ErrorDocument 500 default

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    RewriteEngine On

    #    If you are having problems with the rewrite rules, remove the "#" from the
    #    line that begins "RewriteBase" below. You will also have to change the path
    #    of the rewrite to reflect the path to your XenForo installation.
    #RewriteBase /

    #    This line may be needed to enable WebDAV editing with PHP as a CGI.
    #RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]

    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -l [OR]
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
    RewriteRule ^.*$ - [NC,L]
    RewriteRule ^(data/|js/|styles/|install/|favicon\.ico|crossdomain\.xml|robots\.txt) - [NC,L]
    RewriteRule ^.*$ index.php [NC,L]
</IfModule>

Chad · Jan 2, 2015

Jake Bunce said:
Create Pages for Categories

You're awesome. This fixed it

Chad · Jan 2, 2015

Good grief...

Now it added the /forum/ slug to talkjesus.com/forum/ after I enabled that. Normal? Can we remove the slug while keeping the "create pages" enabled?

Jake Bunce · Jan 2, 2015

Chad said:
Good grief...

Now it added the /forum/ slug to talkjesus.com/forum/ after I enabled that. Normal? Can we remove the slug while keeping the "create pages" enabled?

I assume you mean /forums/

The "forums" route is used for all forum links. It can be changed using route filters but not completely removed:

https://xenforo.com/community/threads/route-filters.47946/

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