Joomla 1.7 sef404 advice please

[ClaireH-184886]

Hi not sure if anyone uses joomla on here but if they do i would love there advice. I have just got a joomla site that is joomla 1.7 but i cannot find a sh404sef component to make the url friendly and would like to know if there is a component out there or if you can use an older one.

I would have thought by now that they would have installed one with joomla 1.7

If anyone uses joomla, then i would be glad to hear from you.

[RyanKent]

Hi Diane.

I am confused by your question. SH404SEF is the name of an extension which is designed to provide SEO features such as friendly URLs. The extension is Joomla 1.7 compatible. http://anything-digital.com/sh404sef/seo-analytics-and-security-for-joomla.html

I like the extension and the author specifically cites SEOmoz at times which offers me a measure of confidence in their SEO methods.

If you don't like SH404SEF for any reason, the other extension which seems most comparable is AceSEF: http://www.joomace.net/joomla-extensions/acesef

[ClaireH-184886]

Hi yes it is the SH404SEF that i am talking about which i am a huge fan of. But when i have tried to put the 1.5 version for my joomla 1.7 template, it did not like it. So i was checking to see if there was a new version for the joomla 1.7 as each new joomla normally has a new updated extension

[RyanKent]

There is a J1.7 version of the extension. I would suggest checking the anything-digital site again. If you are not seeing it, then perhaps your subscription expired. According to the Joomla extension directory SH404SEF is "Joomla! 1.7 ready!": http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/site-management/sef/10134

[ClaireH-184886]

Ryan i have just bought it as my subscription has just ran out but when i have loaded it onto my template for joomla 1.7 i cannot see not control panel for it like you can for joomla 1.5 can you give me any advice please

[RyanKent]

My first suggestion would be to review the installation instructions. It sounds like a step was missed.

If the issue remains, try contacting the extension's author via their support forums: http://anything-digital.com/forum/developer/sh404sef/

If you try both steps and still cannot see the control panel, you can e-mail me information for your site and I can take a look: ryan@vitopian.com