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=Intro=

'''Search engine friendly (SEF)''', '''human-readable''' or [[wikipedia:Clean_URL|clean URLs]] are URLs that make sense to both humans and search engines because they explain the path to the particular page they point to. Since version 1.5, Joomla! is capable of creating and parsing URLs in any format, including SEF URLs. This does not depend on URL rewriting executed by the web server, so it works even if Joomla! runs a server other than Apache with the mod_rewrite module. The SEF URLs follow a certain fixed pattern, but the user can define a [[Alias|short descriptive text (alias)]] for each segment of the URL.

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Search engine friendly URLs can be activated by turning on the '''Search Engine Friendly URLs''' option in the ''Global Configuration''. This option is on by default since Joomla! 1.6. See [[Enabling Search Engine Friendly (SEF) URLs]] for more information.

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=~~= Frequently Asked Questions =~~=

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= FAQs =

=== What do the numbers in the URL mean? ===

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The numbers in the SEF URL are needed by Joomla!'s router to know how to direct site traffic. Once the router logic stabilizes, simple third party system plugins can be developed to augment the router capabilities by allowing more choice. At that time, numbers will likely be removed from the URL.

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== Route Formats and the Routing Mechanism ==

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= Route Formats and the Routing Mechanism =

''This section describes Joomla!'s core (built-in) routing mechanism. Routing extensions may change the way routes are created on your system.''

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This routing mechanism is therefore not as flexible as users sometimes require. On the other hand, it has one large advantage: it reduces the chance of ambiguous routes (routes that could lead to two different pages). Since the first segment of a route is always a menu item alias, the system immediately knows which component's router must be used to parse it.

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== Implementation Details ==

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= Implementation Details =

=== Handling Routes ===

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''See [[Creating a System Plugin to augment JRouter]] for an example.''

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 '''Search engine friendly (SEF)''', '''human-readable''' or  [[wikipedia:Clean_URL|clean URLs]] are URLs that make sense to both humans and search engines because they explain the path to the particular page they point to. Since version 1.5, Joomla! is capable of creating and parsing URLs in any format, including SEF URLs. This does not depend on URL rewriting executed by the web server, so it works even if Joomla! runs a server other than Apache with the mod_rewrite module. The SEF URLs follow a certain fixed pattern, but the user can define a [[Alias|short descriptive text (alias)]] for each segment of the URL.
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 Search engine friendly URLs can be activated by turning on the '''Search Engine Friendly URLs''' option in the ''Global Configuration''. This option is on by default since Joomla! 1.6. See [[Enabling Search Engine Friendly (SEF) URLs]] for more information.
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 The numbers in the SEF URL are needed by Joomla!'s router to know how to direct site traffic. Once the router logic stabilizes, simple third party system plugins can be developed to augment the router capabilities by allowing more choice. At that time, numbers will likely be removed from the URL.
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 ''This section describes Joomla!'s core (built-in) routing mechanism. Routing extensions may change the way routes are created on your system.''
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 This routing mechanism is therefore not as flexible as users sometimes require. On the other hand, it has one large advantage: it reduces the chance of ambiguous routes (routes that could lead to two different pages). Since the first segment of a route is always a menu item alias, the system immediately knows which component's router must be used to parse it.
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 ''See [[Creating a System Plugin to augment JRouter]] for an example.''
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