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.htaccess

by firescorpz
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Hey guys,

I would like to rewrite all pages of my website URL so it will include my keyword in it. I heard this is something that work with .htaccess file. I have no idea how to do it so anyone here able to give me a step by step guide?

By the way, I am using the filezilla FTP and prestashop for website design
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  • Profile picture of the author dv8domainsDotCom
    Don't go at that one alone. You should really look for a plugin for your application (prestashop) that will do SEF URL's (Search Engine Friendly) to convert that product.php?id_product=148 to something prettier.
    Quick search I found a how-to: Prestashop Tip: Enabling Search Engine Friendly (SEF) URL for your Online Shop | How To's, Tech Software, Utilities, Tutorials, Gadgets (not my site/affiliated w/ me in the slightest)
    I haven't used prestashop and unfortunately images are missing on that tutorial. Search for "prestashop SEF url" or "Prestashop SEO URL" should help you find what you need.

    As always, backup your database and backup your files (can't stress this enough) to a nice safe location. Follow instructions to the 'T' : if your .htaccess doesn't seem to be working, make sure you're on a LINUX server (not just windows+PHP) with mod_rewrite enabled, and you should be ok.

    .htaccess by itself is not enough. The application must know what to "do" with the converted URL in order to serve the correct content. This is why you should look for guides specific to your application to ensure you are enabling SEF URL's properly.
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  • Profile picture of the author calfred
    Hi there,

    I didn't know they can be used for changing page titles.

    But .htaccess is all about setting only one URL version (http:// or http://www) to avoid duplicate content issues with Google.

    Redirecting Non-WWW Domain to WWW Using htaccess | Fabian Lim's Internet Marketing Blog
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  • Profile picture of the author socialbookmark
    Yes. htaccess file can rewrite your pages but editing it needs knowledge and if you are not familiar with it, i suggest you to learn about it in this page: .Htaccess rewrites, Mod_Rewrite Tricks and Tips
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    • Profile picture of the author firescorpz
      Seem like a beginner on seo should not touches the .htaccess to avoid messing it up
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      • Profile picture of the author orvn
        Originally Posted by firescorpz View Post

        Seem like a beginner on seo should not touches the .htaccess to avoid messing it up
        It's really not that hard. It doesn't sound like anyone who replied to this knows what they're talking about (no offence folks). What sort of a website do you have? Are you running a CMS? Is it coded in PHP?

        I was planning on writing a "Hacking .htaccess for SEO" article sometime in the next week and posting it up here.

        If you want to wait until around Thursday, I'll show off some neat tricks then.
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        • Profile picture of the author firescorpz
          Originally Posted by orvn View Post

          It's really not that hard. It doesn't sound like anyone who replied to this knows what they're talking about (no offence folks). What sort of a website do you have? Are you running a CMS? Is it coded in PHP?

          I was planning on writing a "Hacking .htaccess for SEO" article sometime in the next week and posting it up here.

          If you want to wait until around Thursday, I'll show off some neat tricks then.
          Hi I don't mind waiting but I do not know what website I am using ( what do you mean by cms and php) sorry I am a newbie to this seo and web design thing
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          • Profile picture of the author srbilles
            Originally Posted by firescorpz View Post

            Hi I don't mind waiting but I do not know what website I am using ( what do you mean by cms and php) sorry I am a newbie to this seo and web design thing
            cms stands for content management system.

            Was your site built using word press, dreamweaver etc?

            To find out what you site is coded with (Php, html) just type in one of your web pages and see what it ends in or log into your web hosting account and look at your page files to see what they end in.
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            • Profile picture of the author firescorpz
              Originally Posted by srbilles View Post

              cms stands for content management system.

              Was your site built using word press, dreamweaver etc?

              To find out what you site is coded with (Php, html) just type in one of your web pages and see what it ends in or log into your web hosting account and look at your page files to see what they end in.
              My site is build with prestashop and I don't is it a cms or php?
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              • Profile picture of the author orvn
                Originally Posted by firescorpz View Post

                My site is build with prestashop and I don't is it a cms or php?
                Yeah, it's a CMS platform for eCommerce built in PHP. I don't know too much about Prestashop.

                It seems like there are modules that you can install here that can help you out: PrestaShop - Modules & themes - SEO

                However, they're not free, which is a little unusual.

                If you do not want to spend that money, you can probably still modify your .htaccess manually, but it'd help if you ask someone familiar with the software you're using.

                Re-post this question in the web-design support warriorforum, use a title like "help with .htaccess using prestashop"

                That should get the attention of someone better acquainted with the system you're using.
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  • Profile picture of the author calfred
    Here's a useful advice about 301 redirect.

    SEOmoz | 301 Redirect or Rel=Canonical - Which One Should You Use?
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