Changes to Pretty URLs in CMS Made Simple 1.10 +

Last Updated on Friday, 5 October 2012 01:41 Written by Ken Griffith Wednesday, 10 October 2012 12:00

For years, CMS Made Simple used a Pretty URL system that embedded module parameters such as the detail page number and template into the URL as numbers. The Apache mod_rewrite logic would convert the URL into a php parameter string that the modules could parse to get the details they needed to display the page correctly. This system worked well, but was never fully satisfactory to many SEO practitioners who wanted to-the-letter control of the URL for any content or module detail page. So in CMS Made Simple 1.10 the Dev Team completely rewrote the URL path registration system to please the SEO gurus. But this removed the ability to pass module parameters via the URL.

There are two ways to work around this. First, many modules allow you to specify a default summary and detail template to use. This will work for most applications.