customized URL

Hi guys,
I am looking for a way to be able to have a customized URL in modx, but generated by scripts, not written manually in alias field of resources
more specifically, I want to build a friendly URL with my own designed format, and better in names without IDs, like this

www.domain.com/store-name.html and www.domain.com/category/product-name.html, because all these pages are build up with snippet, how would I achieve this customized URL in modx? Is there any way I can overwrite alias of URL dynamically, or using variables to build URL alias like what TV does?
Just give me some directions, it would help.

Thanks

You could write a plugin that fires when the document is saved and set the alias value via the code in the plugin.

Actually, if you are using one Resource to dynamically render multiple pages and want friendly URLs for each distinct view, use a plugin OnPageNotFound to detect when a REQUEST_URI matches your defined pattern and the sendForward() method to render the actual Resource from the requested URL. Then you just need a way to generate your custom URLs in your Snippet. See this post for a simple example.

Quote from: OpenGeek at Aug 30, 2010, 03:53 PM

Actually, if you are using one Resource to dynamically render multiple pages and want friendly URLs for each distinct view, use a plugin OnPageNotFound to detect when a REQUEST_URI matches your defined pattern and the sendForward() method to render the actual Resource from the requested URL. Then you just need a way to generate your custom URLs in your Snippet. See this post for a simple example.

Thank you for you reply! this is what I need. Yes, I do use one resource to render multiple pages and want to customize the URL different, I will try to write a plugin using sendForward().

I have a site where custom URLs are handled by mod_rewrite in .htaccess. Various RewriteRules extract the different parts and send them to the correct document, where a snippet then works out what to display.

Is there any advantage/disadvantage to doing it this way vs the plugin/sendForward method described in the linked post?

Quote from: twz at Aug 30, 2010, 08:39 PM

I have a site where custom URLs are handled by mod_rewrite in .htaccess. Various RewriteRules extract the different parts and send them to the correct document, where a snippet then works out what to display.

Is there any advantage/disadvantage to doing it this way vs the plugin/sendForward method described in the linked post?

I thought about this solution too, I used to want to configure apache to rewrite URLs to index.php with different parameters, but I actually want to have a center place to build URL, both for expose and click. I looked for solution in modx itself, so that I can assemble URL with a central place.

Quote from: twz at Aug 30, 2010, 08:39 PM

Is there any advantage/disadvantage to doing it this way vs the plugin/sendForward method described in the linked post?

I think it really just depends on what is easier for you to maintain, PHP code or rewrite rules.

Quote from: OpenGeek at Aug 31, 2010, 10:57 AM

I think it really just depends on what is easier for you to maintain, PHP code or rewrite rules.

Does it not go faster with the Rewrite rule ?