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Please let me know what you find because I am looking for the same thing!

I have now solved the problem. Thank God! Just in case anyone is aving the same probllem, I used the following Joomla! plugin to generate the canonical links: http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/site-management/seo-a-metadata/meta-data/11038?qh=YToyOntpOjA7czo5OiJjYW5vbmljYWwiO2k6MTtzOjExOiInY2Fub25pY2FsJyI7fQ%3D%3D

Make sure and back up you .htaccess before making any changes... Options +FollowSymLinks RewriteEngine On RewriteRule ^(.*).asp$ $1.php [R=301,L] Would convert all asp to php but this would only work if you kept your directory structure the same Example Old Structure http://www.somedomain.com/about.asp New Structure http://www.somedomain.com/about.php If you did not you will need to do it manually for each page Redirect 301 /about.asp http://www.somedomain.com/about-Us.php If there are spaces, be sure to use quotes Redirect 301 "/about us.asp" http://www.somedomain.com/about-Us.php There could be other easier ways, but if I read correctly above, this would be my suggestions And of course as TIm suggests above, the proper SEO process would be manually for each page, redirecting to its proper counterpart (if it is indexed, and has links pointing to it or a User Experience page) Shane

Hi Matthew, My advice on the matter has changed a lot over the past year. These days, it's still okay to build directory links, but I suggest doing it only with directories related to your niche. General directories, in my mind, are best to stay away from altogether. For example, if you run a nursing home site, you could probably find a dozen high quality directories of nursing homes and assisted living facilities. These would be great! The general rule of thumb is if you build directory links, make sure you build "normal" high quality links along with them at an equal pace. Try to build one naturally given editorial link for each directory link you build. Hope this helps! Best of luck with your SEO!