New module: 404 redirect

[Ruud]

If you are using the method of redirecting 404 errors to a defined error-page, this module can help you to forward the visitor to the correct page.

It will allow you to create a list with url's (or a part of a url) where you expect wrong requests (ie. old google listings or removed pages) linked to a dropdown list where you can select the WB page is should redirect to.

Redirection is done with a 301 redirect ("Permanently moved"), so it will tell the search engine crawlers the correct url too.

Example link: http://www.allwww.nl/pages/websitebaker.php

Ruud

[edit]
31-08-2011 - Version 0.2
Now the redirect page selector shows pages in the same order as the normal pagetree

07-09-2011 - Version 0.3
Changed the module foldername into mod404. Numeric foldername gave unexpected problems when removing a "404" section in wb2.8.2. Note: upgrading is not possible, uninstall older versions first!

07-09-2011 - Version 0.4
Bugfix. the 404 folder was used in saving the settings.

[BlackBird]

Looks good and sound very helpful.

[mr-fan]

Great Mod Ruud,

so far that im not able to create a whole module i used a Code Page for mapping pages.

Blackbird helped me a few weeks ago with the same thing that your module fits!

i used a simple PHP snippet:

Code:

<?php //ignore
$map = array(
'/pages/old-page.php'                             => 'http://www.url.com/newfolder/or-new-name.php',
'/pages/older-page.php'                             => 'http://www.url.com/newfolder/or-newer-name.php',
'' => '',
'' => '',
);

//echo $map[$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']];
if ( isset( $map[$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']] ) ) {
$new_loc = $map[$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']];
    header ("HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently");
    header( "Location: $new_loc" );
    exit();
} else  { 
echo $map[$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']];
}

best regards martin

[dbs]

thx ruud, great modul and works well. 

[Argos]

Very handy module. Thanks Ruud! 

[crnogorac081]

Hi,

I also did something similar , but mostly for news..

You can take a look here: http://www.websitebaker2.org/forum/index.php/topic,22168.0.html

all best,
Ivan

[Argos]

Hm... the page selection menu doesn't respect the hierarchy of the pages. It first shows the 0-level pages, then the 1-level pages, then the 2-level pages, etc. Makes it almost unusable in big, complex sites.

It also shows pages titles, instead of menu titles or (preferably) urls

Can this be fixed?  

[Ruud]

It also shows pages titles, instead of menu titles or (preferably) urls
Can this be fixed?  

Updated the module to v0.2 (see first post).
The page selector now is in the same order as the normal pagetree.
The list now shows: "Menu_title (Page_title)"

Ruud

[Argos]

You're the man! 

[dbs]

hi, plz check: delete the section 404 redirect.
message: 0 not found

deleting not possible.

dbs

[Ruud]

I cannot reproduce this error.
Deleting of both a section as a full page works fine for me.

There are no special deleting routines in the module.
The settings are not linked to a single page, so they are not removed.
Deleting a "404" section is just what WB does on removing any other module/section.

[dbs]

hm, ok, have tested on 2 installations, with the same error.
try to delete the section = 0 not found
must delete the whole page, maybe only my problem.

[Argos]

I can confirm that deleting is not possible.

Version 2.8.2, revision 1506.

[Ruud]

The "delete section" routines in WB2.8.2 were changed.
A test within that functionality fails if the module foldername is numeric.

A fixed version (0.3) is in the first post of this tread.
Note: do not upgrade, uninstall the old version first.

[dbs]

modify.php lines 23,24,25 contains path modules/404 instead modules/mod404 

[Ruud]

Oops.. sorry

fixed in v0.4

[dbs]

all is fine now and works. thx