404 Redirect is a 404 redirect handler for Artio JoomSEF.

• This component automatically fixes and redirects  404 / Page Not Found errors or gives a search results page.
• The user never sees the 404 page but is redirected to the correct content item.
• Other than a mambot call in the default 404 file (see below), no configuration is required.

Anyone using Artio SEF can benefit by installing this component.

Features (in order of processing):

1) Automatically strips -2.html, -3.html, -5.php etc.. from erroneous URL and redirects to root URL.
2) Redirects erroneous section/category/2.html, .../345.php etc... URLs to default index
3) Determines and extracts title from URL then automatically searches and redirects to content item. Magic!
4) Automatic redirect to list of search results

The component keeps a running log of all 404 redirects and searches. The log is viewable and downloadable (as an excel spreadsheet) from the backend interface. It is a simple install component with one DB table (404 log).

No core files are ever modified.

DEMO
To demonstrate, click the following links.
Even though the URLs are wrong, 404 redirect figures out the correct URL
and redirects you back to this page:

 Try changing the URL (joomla path) in the address bar, just a little, and you will be returned to this page or to search results.

Neat huh!? (^-^) 

Download: 

 404 Redirect 2008-01-09 04:50:06 9.01 Kb

Note:

This component requires the mambot AddPHP - in order to call the php redirect script in your 404 page
It is downloadable from here:

http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,60/Itemid,35/