Topic: Have viewtopic.php?pid=x redirect to viewtopic.php?id=y#x.
This would allow better search-engine indexing and consistency. (500 URIs won't point back to the same content.)
2 2007-07-29 05:29 (edited by guardian34 2007-07-29 05:31)
Re: Have viewtopic.php?pid=x redirect to viewtopic.php?id=y#x.
I've actually been meaning to ask what people would think about that idea.
Edit: ... because it can be annoying to edit a post (or post a new reply, etc.) and then be redirected to a page where the topic id is not readily available.
Re: Have viewtopic.php?pid=x redirect to viewtopic.php?id=y#x.
It would actually have to redirect to viewtopic.php?id=y&p=z#x
Re: Have viewtopic.php?pid=x redirect to viewtopic.php?id=y#x.
Of course. 
Re: Have viewtopic.php?pid=x redirect to viewtopic.php?id=y#x.
I guess that could be mis-used .. 
Re: Have viewtopic.php?pid=x redirect to viewtopic.php?id=y#x.
131 wrote:
I guess that could be mis-used ..
How so?
Re: Have viewtopic.php?pid=x redirect to viewtopic.php?id=y#x.
How is getting rid of the "pid" URLs better considering we would need the page parameter for the "id" URL anyway?
Edit: Err. Nevermind what I just said.
"Programming is like sex: one mistake and you have to support it for the rest of your life."
Re: Have viewtopic.php?pid=x redirect to viewtopic.php?id=y#x.
There's another issue though. viewtopic.php?pid=5#p5 is a permanent link. It will always point to the right post. viewtopic?id=3&p=2#p5 will not. It depends on the "posts per page" profile setting.
"Programming is like sex: one mistake and you have to support it for the rest of your life."