loccom Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Hi Folks I have a small problem. Here goes. I am moving all my IPB files from /forum to root so i can make use of Invision Pages as the default app. When I do this then the forums section will automatically forward to /forums (even though the forums direction will no longer exist. Problem i have is my URL is /forum and it would mean an 301 redirect to /forums I am a little worried about this as its 16 years this site has been going with thousands of inbound links. I did speak to Marc in support and he advised to be create the 301 as it will encourage google to reindex the site properly. But I would like to get a second opinion (sorry Marc ) So the main question is, is it possible to make the default /forums that IPB is linking to be changed to /forum instead or is it possible for me to do this with a plugin or .htaccess?? Ideally i would like things to stay as normal getting the benefits from the inbound links. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opentype Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 5 minutes ago, loccom said: So the main question is, is it possible to make the default /forums that IPB is linking to be changed to /forum instead … Yes. ACP → System → Setting → Advanced Configuration → Friendly URLs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loccom Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 Ahh i see.. i will look in to this @opentype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loccom Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 just had a look.. not possible as not editible I read somewhere that In /applications/forums/data/ change the furl.json Would this work? I have not moved the site yet so want to be sure before i do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opentype Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 You can’t change it now, because “forum” is a folder on your server. But once you are in the root and make Pages the default app, you will have a virtual forums folder you can then change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loccom Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 Ahh yes i can see on another site i have that has done that. You're a legend @opentype Also, keep up the good work with supergrid.. love it!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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