VBseo and VBulletin .html extensions

Hi,

I'm using VBulletin with .html extensions (that's one of the download options when you download vbulletin). I understand that VBseo only works with the .php extension version.

Does anyone have experience getting VBseo to work with .html extensions? Or migrating to .php extensions?

My main concern is getting VBseo to work without breaking any current external links that go directly to threads or forums.

You should be able to switch to the .PHP version of vBulletin, install vBSEO, then use a custom rewrite rule to redirect your old vBulletin .html links.

Originally Posted by ConqSoft

You should be able to switch to the .PHP version of vBulletin, install vBSEO, then use a custom rewrite rule to redirect your old vBulletin .html links.

Unfortunately I'm not too handy with .htaccess files and I'm kind of scared of a long downtime...

Someone here can supply you with the appropriate rewrite rules beforehand.

Hello Noam,

it's easy to setup redirection from old (.html) to new URLs with these directive (right after "RewriteEngine on" line):

Code:

RewriteRule ^(forumdisplay|showthread|showpost|announcement|calendar|member|memberlist|poll|image|attachment)\.html$  $1.php?%{QUERY_STRING}