Plaintext URL aliases for subforums?

[tobias_t]

Hi all,

I am wondering if it would be possible to set up plaintext URLs that resolve to specific subforums. For example, I want the forum:

http://www.genericwebsite.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=17

to be assigned to the URL:

http://www.genericwebsite.com/forum/generaldiscussion

Looking forward to hearing whether that's possible.

Best regards, Tobias

[bitdefuser]

This is possible with:
Vbseo, Vbrewrite, ZOINTS SEO, or a .htaccess edit.

Edit: VbSEO costs money but, the others can be found right here on Vbulletin.org

[tobias_t]

This is possible with:
Vbseo, Vbrewrite, ZOINTS SEO, or a .htaccess edit.

Edit: VbSEO costs money but, the others can be found right here on Vbulletin.org

Thanks! So it looks like Vbrewrite doesn't work with 3.6, ZOINTS SEO seems to be a bit oversized for my purpose and I also don't have a budget for a commercial solution. How would I go about a .htaccess edit?

[bitdefuser]

Thanks! So it looks like Vbrewrite doesn't work with 3.6, ZOINTS SEO seems to be a bit oversized for my purpose and I also don't have a budget for a commercial solution. How would I go about a .htaccess edit?

http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread35147.html
There is a quick and dirty one. :p
Dates back form Feb 2002 so, unless your really sure you don't want to use any of the other three modifications, go with this one. (Expect bugs.)