Getting Friendly URLs to work

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  oldwebdude Reply #261, 15 years ago

  Quote from: OpenGeek at Jun 21, 2007, 02:17 PM

  
  You must set the option to clear the cache in NewsPublisher, and then you will need to load another request (which picks up the updated siteCache containing the updated map of document aliases) in order to see the proper URL from the makeUrl() function. The new URL is not available until the siteCache is reloaded...
  

  
  <beg>I have the exact same problem as tommyt - but I am a bare bones newb on MODx so this response is about 10,000 feet over my head. Could I please get a private message with very specific instructions (with code) on what to do to resolve this as it is a huge issue for me - most of my site will be published articles and blog entries.
  
  Please help! Thanks much! </end beg>
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  BobRay Reply #262, 15 years ago

  Quote from: oldwebdude at May 05, 2009, 05:59 PM

  
  Quote from: OpenGeek at Jun 21, 2007, 02:17 PM

  
  You must set the option to clear the cache in NewsPublisher, and then you will need to load another request (which picks up the updated siteCache containing the updated map of document aliases) in order to see the proper URL from the makeUrl() function. The new URL is not available until the siteCache is reloaded...
  

  
  <beg>I have the exact same problem as tommyt - but I am a bare bones newb on MODx so this response is about 10,000 feet over my head. Could I please get a private message with very specific instructions (with code) on what to do to resolve this as it is a huge issue for me - most of my site will be published articles and blog entries.
  
  Please help! Thanks much! </end beg>
  

  
  In your call to NewsPublisher, add

  &clearcache=`1` 

  to the snippet call (note that those are back-ticks, not quotes around the 1 -- the back-tick is usually on the ~ key). If that’s still going over your head, paste the NewsPublisher snippet call into a message here and I’ll fix it for you.
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  oldwebdude Reply #263, 15 years ago

  Quote from: BobRay at May 05, 2009, 06:19 PM

  
  In your call to NewsPublisher, add

  &clearcache=`1` 

  to the snippet call (note that those are back-ticks, not quotes around the 1 -- the back-tick is usually on the ~ key).  If that’s still going over your head, paste the NewsPublisher snippet call into a message here and I’ll fix it for you.
  

  
  
  @BobRay
  
  Thanks much BobRay that solved it - I still get 404 but at least on refresh to Blog page the posts now show up and resolve to a search friendly HTML page.
  
  One thing tho - the new full posts are not appearing within the proper site template (default one MODxHost), when you click on "read more..." or on the short link listing under "News" in the right-hand column -- the full blog post appears under a simple blog template (not MODxHostWithComments).
  
  I’m assuming (yah I know what that does ) that perhaps because NewsPublisher is using &formtpl=`FormBlog` this is the problem?... I’m looking to use MODxHostWithComments - any idea what the &formtpl=`chunkname` should be for that template if that indeed will solve the problem?
  
  My current snippet with your solution added:
  [!NewsPublisher? &folder=`2` &canpost=`Site Admins` &formtpl=`FormBlog` &footertpl=`Comments` &makefolder=`1` &rtcontent=`tvblogContent` &clearcache=`1`!]
  
  And thanks a million (wish I had it to give you) for the help!
  
  PS - any advice on how to conveniently at least "hide" the 404 from clients on new blog post submit would be great - it works - just not friendly to client editors when they see the 404.
  - owd
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  BobRay Reply #264, 15 years ago

  Try this:
  
  

  &template=`name_of_template_to_use`
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  oldwebdude Reply #265, 15 years ago

  @BobRay
  
  That did it BobRay! udahman!
  
  Now if I can just figure out how: i) to get documentTags showing up as a form element to add tags to new blog posts; and ii) documentTags to show up under post listings in News; and iii) how to get NewsPublisher to auto add my chunk call {{Bookmarks}} like it auto calls/renders out {{Comments}} in the resulting blog post page...
  
  :D (just a few things - LOL)
  
  Should probably post those up in another thread (apologies)
  
  - owd
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  BobRay Reply #266, 15 years ago

  Glad it worked for you.
  
  As you say, the other questions should probably go in a different thread.
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  jisaac Reply #267, 14 years, 11 months ago

  Have spent greater portions of my time working on this than I would like to admit. Your help is greatly appreciated.
  
  My site is set up at subsite.mydomain.com and works perfect without FURLs turned on. From there is goes screwy. I have tried everything with my .htaccess file from giving the entire directory information (home/sites/www.mydomain.com/site/public_html etc) to the basic almost raw file and get nothing but error 400 pages. At one point, and to my excitement, I got an error 404 which even brought up my custom error 404 page. Another attempt appended my home directory information over and over in the address. I have tested in IE, FF and SF with no change in the results.
  
  My current .htaccess from the directory where my subdomain points (which is the same as where MODx is installed) is:
  

  RewriteEngine On
  
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
  
  
  RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?q=$1 [L,QSA]

  
  
  My current .htaccess from the manager folder is:
  

  RewriteEngine On
  RewriteBase /
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
  RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?q=$1 [L,QSA]

  
  
  My FURL options are set as:
  Use friendly URLs: Yes
  Prefix for friendly URLs: info.php?q=
  Suffix for friendly URLs: .html
  Use friendly aliases: Yes
  Use friendly alias path: No (I have tried both)
  Allow duplicate aliases: Yes
  Automatically generate alias: Yes
  
  
  I am already a month behind schedule on launching this site and must get it up soon! Your help is greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance...
  
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  mrhaw Reply #268, 14 years, 11 months ago

  If your site is www.mydomain.com/site you need to
  add this to RewriteBase /site
  
  http://wiki.modxcms.com/index.php/Friendly_URLs_Guide
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  jisaac Reply #269, 14 years, 11 months ago

  Even if this is a true subdomain accessed via subdomain.mydomain.com?
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  jisaac Reply #270, 14 years, 11 months ago

  Quote from: mrhaw at May 13, 2009, 04:58 PM

  
  If your site is www.mydomain.com/site you need to
  add this to RewriteBase /site
  
  http://wiki.modxcms.com/index.php/Friendly_URLs_Guide
  

  
  Tried that and am still getting error 400. Do I need to touch the RewriteRule?
  
  Okay something else. I typed in one of the address mysite.com/subdomain/info_page_63.html and the page come up. However, all of my links are directed at subdomain.mydomain.com.info_page_63.html. I need visitors to browse under the subdomain (subdomain.mysite.com rather than mysite.com/subdomain). Make sense? Have any solutions?

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