Answered Any way to build 'Friendly URLs' with LD filter "links"?

[frm]

I noticed the filter system uses variables in the URL like /directory/?has_comments=1 and was trying to make a friendly URL with this to test before creating my own "filters" (not accessible by the filter drop-down).

I've tried this route filter:


Then something like this in Development mode, but it requires a class.

 

[Bob]

I noticed the filter system uses variables in the URL like /directory/?has_comments=1

Those are called URL Params and are used with Friendly URLS. Literally 1000s' of Core XF and TRILLIONS in literally every website on the internet.

and was trying to make a friendly URL

The URL itself is already "Friendly". Friendly URLS also use URL PARAMS

I've tried this route filter:

Well, of course that Route Filter won't work as directory is NOT A ROUTE in Link Directory.

The main ROUTE for LD is xa-ld

Find Route needs to be an actual ROUTE, not a Route Filter that you created. It explains that in the explain text below the input.

Find route in this case would be xa-ld/action not directory/action

With that said, I do not believe that you can use URL Params. You'd have to ask at XenForo.com if using URL Params in Route Filters is allowed.

 

[frm]

Well, of course that Route Filter won't work as directory is NOT A ROUTE in Link Directory.

The main ROUTE for LD is xa-ld

Find Route needs to be an actual ROUTE, not a Route Filter that you created. It explains that in the explain text below the input.

Find route in this case would be xa-ld/action not directory/action

I should have prefaced that I have directory/ as the xd-la/ replacement route (so it should work, ignoring anything said further).

Edit, never mind, it shouldn't work.

Find Route needs to be an actual ROUTE, not a Route Filter that you created. It explains that in the explain text below the input.

But...

With that said, I do not believe that you can use URL Params. You'd have to ask at XenForo.com if using URL Params in Route Filters is allowed.

This answered the question.

Thanks!

 

[Bob]

I should have prefaced that I have directory/ as the xd-la/ replacement route (so it should work, ignoring anything said further).

What part of the of the FIND ROUTE needs to be an ACTUAL ROUTE (ROUTES that are created in the Admin CP by XF or an Addon).

It does not matter if you created a ROUTE FILTER directory/ You STILL have to use xa-ld for every route filter that you want to create for Link Directory!

Example.. in this screen shot, you can see that I've created 2 route filters for RMS.

The first RMS route filter is to change the ROUTE rms to reviews

The 2nd RMS route filter is for an RMS Section, which is the ROUTE rms (as again, it needs to use the actual route) with the Section name hotels and I am replacing it with reviews/accommodations/. If you tried to create the route filter reviews/hotels/ and replace it with reviews/accommodations/ it will not work because reviews is NOT A ROUTE!




So no, yours will not work because directory IS NOT A ROUTE in Link Directory!

These are the Public ROUTES for Link Directory. These ROUTES are the only ROUTES that you can create Route Filters with.



But hey, waste your time lol

 

[frm]

But hey, waste your time lol

Read over it too quickly and edited it (probably before you saw it) for future reference to others. My bad for making you cover that point again!

Edit, never mind, it shouldn't work.