SEO and SEF component for Joomla! - ARTIO JoomSEF
This component for SEO (Search Engine Optimization) will rewrite your Joomla! URLs not to be only Search Engine Friendly (SEF), but also to be human easily understandable. Provides support for multilingual sites using JoomFish. Enables full customization of wide-range of meta tags for any URL in your site! Works with both with Apache and IIS. May be easily updated on-line.
Main Features List
- rewrites original Joomla! URLs to be Search Engine Friendly and human understandable
- provides support for multilingual sites using JoomFish
- URLs internationalization
- wide range of editable meta-tags for any URL in your Joomla!
- fully customizable URLs
- customizable 404 page
- helps you handle 301 redirects
- works with Apache and IIS
- online free! updates (free updates also for the paid versions)
- modularity - supports 3rd party modules
- caching of most used URLs to decrease DB load - new in 2.0.0!
- options to configure parameters per extension - new in 2.0.0!
- plug-in system - easily add more extensions for your components
- support for sef_ext.php files written for OpenSEF or SEF Advance (since v1.4.0)
- new! Joomla 1.5 support (JoomSEF 3)
Expandibility, modules support
Built-in support of core Joomla modules and JoomFish. Also provides add-on interface, so 3rd party components SEF URL definitions can be added easily. Current there are available extensions which support AlphaContent, DocMan, Mosets Tree, JoomlaBoard, ReMOSitory, SMF (Simple Machine Forums) Bridge, SOBI2, VirtueMart and other components. If you are interested in support for your module, please contact us.
Some of the extensions are provided for free, either as part of JoomSEF installation package or in downloads section of our web pages. Others can be found and purchased from our E-Shop or delivered by 3rd parties.
Compatibility
Current release (2.x) has been tested with Joomla! version 1.0.10-15 with JoomFish 1.7-1.8 installed, both on Windows and Linux systems. It supports both Apache and IIS servers (tested on IIS5 and IIS6).
Release 3.1.x is now compatible with Joomla! 1.5 in native mode. 3.x versions are not backward compatible with Joomla 1.0.
Version history
Current version for Joomla 1.0 is 2.3.0. For more version details and changelog see extra version history document.
Current version for Joomla 1.5 is 3.2.1. Now as a native 1.5 component. Find more about JoomSEF 3.x series.
If you are UPGRADING, please, read Upgrade Instructions first!
Upgrading to new versions of JoomSEF and its extensions is free both for free and commerial versions.
The latest open-source version of JoomSEF may contain links to ARTIO webpages or some of the JoomSEF development sponsors. Based on our policy, the older versions of JoomSEF available from our pages will be kept free of these links. You can also get the latest version without links of the JoomSEF from our webshop. If you would like to become JoomSEF sponsor, please This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Support and bug reports
If you need help with this module or want to report a bug, please use our FAQs , support forums or send us an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Donate
If you wish to support further development of this extension, you may use PayPal donations or support the development by purchasing a sponsor link free version.
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Version history and changelog
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