username in viewprofile mod_rewrite

emma1989 · Joined: 17 Sep 2007 Posts: 22

Hey Guys!

I'm new here, though Im a member at phpbb.com Smile

The mod is all working great on my 2.0.22 installation! Very Happy

I was wondering how I would need to go about this...

I want the user's name in the url.. I know you can already access profiles like this..

http://www.example.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=emma1989 as opposed to http://www.example.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=324

So, in the mod, how would I go about making it so its http://www.example.com/emma1989.html and not www.example.com/member325.htm eliminating the need for having the userID in the url Smile

Any specific files I need to edit?

Thanks, so much guys! Great site, and great mod Cool

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emielvenlo · PR0 Joined: 21 Jan 2007 Posts: 79

I dont think it is possible to lose the userid but i think its possible to make a url like: http://www.example.com/325/emma1989.html

We'll wait for dcz, he can tell if it is possible

emma1989 · Joined: 17 Sep 2007 Posts: 22

cool

dcz

And welcome Very Happy

I knew this feature would be asked, since phpBB3 profiles are a lot more interesting than the phpBB2 ones, they could be worth showing up a bit more. But this implies that you allow guest to see them, which can cause other problems (spam mainly).
As well, title injection will only fully work for latin characters, so the URL won't necessarily be exactly the user name. For example bob and b(o)b would end up the same in URLs : bob, which is why we won't be able to get rid of the user ID.

Then, the problem with user name injection is that phpBB is using them in many places. So it could imply quite some code changes for not this much. I'll take a look at it, and may release an add on to do so.
Can be useful for some, but not necessarily worth it for most, an add on could be great though.

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emma1989 · Joined: 17 Sep 2007 Posts: 22

coyote · phpBB SEO Team Joined: 11 May 2007 Posts: 72

This is a great thread and I am subscribing to it. It was going to be my next question. Very Happy

dcz

emma1989 · Joined: 17 Sep 2007 Posts: 22

Thanks!

I will keep checking this topic Cool

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emma1989 · Joined: 17 Sep 2007 Posts: 22

this could be a development - in profile, press "view all posts by this user" - the username, not user id of the user is used in the url! Smile

emma1989 · Joined: 17 Sep 2007 Posts: 22

Its quite easy to do a quick mod_rewrite to get the username , though the setbacks discussed mean it would only be good on a new forum in which username validation on registration was used not allowing certain characters in usernames Smile

I did it, and I dont think dcz taking up a lot of time on the mod would benefit many people Smile

dcz

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