Should be simple as that This will work seamlessly for your users, and direct search engines in the most SEO friendly way. It has to be the .htaccess in your root directory, it will not work properly anywhere else. If you don't have .htaccess in your root directory, just create a text file, save it as .htaccess and upload to your root directory.
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Comments on Need Redirect from Deleted Category Page
Member
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Joined: Dec 01, 2007
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I deleted an old category and now want to send the traffic to my forums page. How do I do this?
The old url is
www.elementlist.com/lnx/ind...action=displaycat&catid=29
The new url is
http://www.elementlist.com/forum/
I tried to set up something with the .htaccess rewriterule, but I don't seem to have the correct syntax or something.
Suggestions?
Thanks
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Joined: Dec 20, 2001
Location: Diamond Springs, California
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I don't know how to rewrite to a directory outside your rewritebase, but maybe
Member
Usergroup: Customer
Joined: Dec 01, 2007
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hmmm, would it be possible to make a static page for the deleted category page and include a redirect in the html file?
or is there something else i can create within WSN Links rather than doing a rewriterule?
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Ad this to your .htaccess in your root directory.
Note: If you have a WSN install in your root directory, you will have to add it to additional >httaccess content in your control panel (Under SEO}