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Name: Non-SEF to SEF - Version: 3.1.2 / 4.0.1.0-PRO - Type: Plugin - License: GPLv3
Description: Redirects Non-Sef URLs (dynamic URLs) to SEF URLs - Joomla! Extensions Directory

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Prevents direct calls to non-SEF URLs (via GET parameters)

Plugin: NSTS - Non-SEF to SEF
Function: This plugin enables automatic redirection to SEF URLs.
Languages: English and German

This plugin redirects Non-Sef URLs (dynamic URLs) to SEF URLs. The SEF (Search Engine Friendly) option has to be activated in the global settings. Even though this option is activated, the pages can still be loaded through the not optimized URLs (with the help of specified parameters). If the plugin detects such a call, then it redirects it automatically to the correct, optimized URL.

In many cases the loading of the Non-SEF URLs is unwanted. For example, if a search engine has crawled the dynamic URLs, then the unwanted URLs are displayed in search results. NSTS redirects such calls with status 301 Moved Permanently, resulting in an update of the indexed URL data in a return visit of the search engine bot.

The SEF URL is determined by the Joomla internal functions. If a menu item is set, it redirects to it. If no menu item is available, then the URL is created of the router function of each component.

Features

  • Redirection of Non-SEF URLs to SEF-URLs
  • Prevents unwanted requests through GET parameters
  • Redirects with status 301 Permanently Moved
  • Redirects requests from uppercase URLs to lowercase URLs
  • SEF URLs are generated with the Joomla! API
  • Individual components can be excluded
  • Languages: English and German

Installation

Install the plugin in the backend. Configure and activate it in "Extensions" - "Plugins" - "System - Non-SEF to SEF".

Example for a redirection:

Request of an article without SEF: 

/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=42&catid=1

Automatic redirection with a menu entry: 

/meaning-of-life

Automatic redirection without a menu entry: 

/component/content/article/1-category/42-meaning-of-life

The plugin itself does not create SEF URLs, but uses the internal Joomla! functionality to create suitable SEF URLs!

Changelog

+ = Added - ! = Removed - ^ = Changed - # = Fixed

Joomla! 4.x

Version 4.0.1.0-PRO - 2022-11-30

  • + Added Redirect uppercase URLs option. With this option, the plugin redirects requests from uppercase URLs to lowercase URLs.
  • + Added Pro Security Token validation check. The Pro package contains a token file with an individual security token linked to the user account and checked against the validation server for authenticity.
  • ^ Multiple internal code optimisations.

Version 4.0.0.0-PRO - 2021-12-05

  • + First Pro release for Joomla! 4.x based on NSTS Free version 3.1.2

Joomla! 3.x

Version 3.1.2 - 2016-06-30

  • ^ Redirect HTTP Status Code 301 instead of default value 303
  • ^ Improved redirect handling - Using Item ID to create correct URLs using the alias from the menu
  • ^ Updated Custom Field
Open/Close

Version 3.1.1 - 2016-04-09

  • ^ Changed Execution Trigger - From onAfterInitialise to onAfterDispatch to avoid problems with third party SEF extensions
  • ^ Updated Custom Field

Version 3.1.0 - 2015-08-01

  • + Donation Code Validation Process - Improved the validation process with a new server (HTTPS request) plus an independent, separated fallback server (HTTP request). 
https://check.kubik-rubik.de/
http://check.kubik-rubik.eu/
  • + New Download Server - Download packages are located independently of the project website on a new download server.
    • https://downloads.kubik-rubik.de/
  • ^ Semantic versioning - Switched to semantic versioning, see http://semver.org/ for more details. Please update manually since the core update server functionality will not recognize the new version!

    • Version 3-3 - 2015-02-17

    • ^ Only valid menu entries - Only valid menu entries are redirected (which means pages with valid ItemIDs), all other requests throw a 404 Page Not Found error.
    • + Update Server - Added the Joomla! core functionality for the update checks
    • ^ Updated Donation Code field - Uses the HTTP API for the requests and calls the check script via HTTPS
    • ^ Links in the language files - Updated outdated links to the JED (Joomla! Extensions Directory)
    • ! Removed Version Check field

    3-2 - 2013-11-10

    • + JDocumentHTML check - only manipulate HTML document requests to avoid errors in other document types such as JSON or XML - thanks to Roger Perren for reporting this issue
    • ^ Updated custom fields

    Version 3-1 - 2013-10-20

    + First public release for Joomla! 3.x

    Joomla! 2.5

    2.5-2 - 2013-11-10

    • + JDocumentHTML check - only manipulate HTML document requests to avoid errors in other document types such as JSON or XML - thanks to Roger Perren for reporting this issue
    • ^ Updated custom fields

    Version 2.5-1 - 2013-10-19

    + First public release for Joomla! 2.5

    Download

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    NSTS - Non-SEF to SEF Pro - Joomla! 4
    NSTS - Non-SEF to SEF - Joomla! 3

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