If you use more than one word as tag you will get 404 server error in SEF urls. This occurs because joomla cen respond to urls containing spaces but sh404 SEF can not.I have concluded this problem and this is the solution;

1. Locate on "components\com_sh404sef\sef_ext\"
2. Look for the file "com_k2.php"
3. If file is not in this location go to "components\com_k2\sef_ext\" and copy the file to the location mentioned step1.
4. Open the file "com_k2.php"
5. Goto line 130 where these codes are writen;

---

case 'tag':
$title[] = 'tag';
$title[] = $tag;
break;

---

6. Replace the code with this one;

---

case 'tag':
$title[] = 'tag';
$title[] = str_replace('%20','-',$tag);
break;

---

7. Save and purge the old sef url in sh404sef
8. Refresh the page where your tag links are in.

This code modification replaces the spaces in tags, with a word groups, with character "-". By this way sef urls do not contain spaces.

Hi. The sh404SEF plugin for K2 is under development. Thanks for your commitment.

That's good to hear, my page rank is falling due to none SEF urls of K2 that sh404SEF is displaying in legacy mode because the missing plugin.

I made the edit you posted here... purged the old sef in sh404sef, purged the 404 logs...everything. And I was not able to get rid of the space.

Help please?

I also set the "override sef_ext" under sh404sef/By component to "do not override sef_ext" to see if perhaps the fact that it was overridden was a factor. That didn't help either.

Ok then try the following;

Replace the original code;

---

case 'tag':
$title[] = 'tag';
$title[] = $tag;
break;

---

with this one;

---

case 'tag':
$tag=str_replace('%20','-',$tag);
$tag=str_replace('+','-',$tag);
$title[] = $tag;
break;

---

and also I noticed something new yesterday. You can turn on/off encoded url via the configuration of sh404Sef. Have not tried if it works but it should.

Mary Beth House said:I made the edit you posted here... purged the old sef in sh404sef, purged the 404 logs...everything. And I was not able to get rid of the space. Help please?

I also set the "override sef_ext" under sh404sef/By component to "do not override sef_ext" to see if perhaps the fact that it was overridden was a factor. That didn't help either.

Hi all,

I have modified file in "components\com_k2\sef_ext\com_k2.php" as it was mentioned before, changing:

case 'tag':
$title[] = 'tag';
$title[] = $tag;
break;

into

case 'tag':
$title[] = 'tag';
$title[] = str_replace('%20','-',$tag);
break;

and

case 'tag':
$tag=str_replace('%20','-',$tag);
$tag=str_replace('+','-',$tag);
$title[] = $tag;
break;

as well, but it doesn't work. I don't use sh404sef but normal SEF from joomla core.

Can you please help me with this issue?


scott said:Hi, I tried moving the file, making the changes but it seems sh404sef is not picking up the K2 file that was placed in "components\com_sh404sef\sef_ext\", so I just edited the original file at "components\com_k2\sef_ext\" with the above changes and it works, thanks

Any suggestions?

case 'tag':
$title[] = 'tag';
$tag=str_replace('%20','-',$tag);
$tag=str_replace('+','-',$tag);
$title[] = $tag;
break;

worked great for me.