Direct Alias
Extension information
- Compatibility:
-
4.x maintaned
3.x not maintaned
- Type:
- Non-commercial
- License:
- GNU GPL
- JED:
- click here
- See also:
- Direct Alias Pro
- Translations:
- click here
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- Simple code, works fast.
- Display and highlight of menu item in menu modules is preserved.
- Easy installation: just install and publish 'System - Direct Alias' plugin.
- Works with Falang except menu items alias translations in 'FaLang Language Switcher' module.
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- Joomla 4.3 or higher.
- PHP 8.0 or higher, mb_string extension.
- Edit of other custom extensions which load Joomla routers directly can be required (note that Joomla auto-loads component routers and they should not be included directly).
- Incompatible with Gantry5 templates, RokNavMenu module (they use none-native Joomla code).
- Using Falang? It works! Falang database driver plugin should be ordered before this plugin under 'system' plugins group.
17 Aug 2023 - ver. 3.0.1:
- Fix: issue with same-alias menu items in multilingual mode.
- Note: if you see an error after install, please install the package one more time, nothing serious.
11 Jul 2023 - ver. 3.0.0:
- Change: Joomla 3 support dropped.
- Change: PHP 8.0 as min.
16 Feb 2022 - ver. 2.2.0:
- Fix: Joomla 4 compatibility.
08 September 2020 - ver. 2.1.0:
- Feature: Joomla 4 compatibility.
09 January 2019 - ver. 2.0.0:
- Fix: Falang compatibility.
- Feature: new setting 'Shorten All URLs' allows to remove all parent aliases for all menu items.
- Change: Joomla 2.5 compatibility dropped, Joomla 4 compatibility added.
01 January 2015 - ver. 1.2.0:
- Feature: improved performance for large menus.
24 April 2014 - ver. 1.1.0:
- Feature: ability to setup alias to be not inherited by child menu items.
16 May 2013 - ver. 1.0.1
- Fixed issue with aliases in multilingual sites.
01 Apr 2013 - ver.1.0.0
Joomla! 3.x note:
August 17, 2023 is the offical end of support for Joomla! 3.x. Our extensions definitely will be not maintained for Joomla! 3.x since this time. Potentially, we will stop supporting Joomla! 3.x even earlier, since Jan 2023.