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/...splay.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]

Originally Posted by 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

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]

Originally Posted by tobias_t

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.
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.)