Keyword Redirect

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|| Keyword Redirect
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|| Author : Anton Kanevsky
|| Works on : vBulletin 3.5.x - 3.8.x
|| Released : Jul 01, 2009
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|| Time required to install: ~30 seconds
|| Difficulty: easy
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DESCRIPTION

Allows to easily create multiple user-friendly URLs similar to http://www.yoursite.com/go/keyword, where keyword is one of the keywords defined via the admincp.

STATISTICS

File Uploads: 1
Products to Install: 1


INTRODUCTION

Important information regarding file uploads for this hack:

To install this product, you must upload a bunch of files. The .htaccess file goes into your website root, and all other files go into your forum root. If your website root is different from your forum root, please open the .htaccess file and edit it according to the instructions in that file.

If there is already a .htaccess file in your website root, you must copy the contents of the file in this package and paste it into the one you already have.

VERSION HISTORY

1.1.0
[+] Compatible with vBulletin 3.5.x - 3.8.x.
[+] Easier to understand documentation (hopefully).

1.0.0
First Release

The installation manual is contained within the attached file.

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[akanevsky]

Originally Posted by xtremeoff-road

Hi there, yes, the forums are in the root directory

Try the change I told you.

As for the question below, you add the keywords via admincp - see screenshot.

[MissKalunji]

whats the point of that mod? i dont get it?

[akanevsky]

I don't really understand the point, but it was easy to make and someone asked me to - so I did.

[MissKalunji]

arf ok :-/

[bada_bing]

OK dumb question but what does this hack do and what are the advantages of having it?

[akanevsky]

This hack allows you to create URL shortcuts to either internal or external links within your own board.

The shortcuts look like:
http://www.yoursite.com/go/myshortcut

[PabloAM]

Not GO

What is problem??

I uploaded good and uploaded product...

www.xboxers360.net my keyword is xboxers360 to http://www.xboxers360.net
any xboxers360 is URLed

HELPME

[MissKalunji]

oops wrong thread

[bada_bing]

Originally Posted by Psionic Vision

This hack allows you to create URL shortcuts to either internal or external links within your own board.

The shortcuts look like:
http://www.yoursite.com/go/myshortcut

Sorry still sont understand

[dvsDave]

Psionic Vision, this a great product! I've installed it and started playing with it. The way you coded it made possible to create virtual directories of shortcuts as well. For instance I was able to create the shortcut products/nikon and linked it to Nikon's site. I then typed http://www.exampleURL.com/go/products/nikon and it worked! I also didn't use the RewriteBase part of the .htaccess and just altered the rewriteURL as you suggested in an earlier post. All in all, Needs better documentation for most people, though. Other than that, a great hack!