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Configuration

    Using sh404SEF configuration is fairly straightforward for most of it. For more information on each item hover your mouse over the blue (i) images when you are in the configuration screen.

    When you save the configuration it will remove all your URL's from the database. If you have a high traffic site it may be wise to put it offline before saving sh404SEF config or purging the database.
The caching system of sh404SEF is transparent,and will be rebuild automatically whenever required. Using the cache will vastly speed up the page load time, by dramatically reducing the number of database queries. Beware that URL caching uses up a lot of memory though. Its size can be limited using the appropriate parameter, and it can also be turned off completely. I estimate that 10 000 URLs eats up around 2 Mb, but that is per visitor to your site.

Well, 10 000 URLs, that's already a sizable site!

If you have a multi-lingual site, you can turn on or off URL translation. Normally, URL elements will be translated into the user language. However, it sometimes better not to translate, such as when using non-latin characters based languages. On such occasions, default site language will always be used

You may want to purge the 404 log before creating fresh urls.

Modifying URL's

    You can modify URL's to your liking. Go into sh404SEF Control Panel and click ' View/Edit SEF Urls'. Select the URL you wish to modify. If you click the check box labeled 'Save as Custom Redirect' it will place this URL into the 'Custom Redirect' area which you can navigate to from the sh404SEF Control Panel. When you click 'View/Edit Custom Redirects' you will see your URL in here now instead. These urls will not be removed when you save the configuration. You can modify these and save them as you wish.

This is particularly useful if you are updating from an old site because any URL's that are no longer availble will be logged. You can view these URL's by clicking 'View/Edit 404 Logs' in the sh404SEF Control Panel. You can redirect visitors to the new page by selecting the URL you wish to modify and entering the new url.

Backing up your URL's

It is recommended to backup your database before doing this.

You can also import and export URL's from the Custom Redirect area. To do this click the 'Import/Export URLS' button on the control panel. You'll be prompted for a filename for the export file. URL are now saved in CSV format, meaning you can open the file (and edit the URL to your liking) in Excel or OpenOffice.

After aking changes, you can import your URL back in sh404SEF using the same button on the control panel. just click on the browse button and navigate to your file.

Warning: you need to 'Purge SEF URL' (using the button on the control panel) before importing back your URL, otherwise they'll just appear twice.