Re: Switch to hyphen for word separator in Roller 5.1? (Was Re: Replace underscore with dash in url for seo friendly urls)

Mon, 25 Nov 2013 01:48:13 -0800 

Hello,
I have implemented the change successfully and tested it. Thanks for helping. Also during the build of the project, I found build failure due to error in the pom.xml of roller_5.0.1 

pom.xml

<repository>
    <id>guice</id>
<url>http://guice-maven.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/</url>
</repository>


The url given is not found and gives 404 error. I have fixed this for my 
local by commenting this repository and replace with this


<repository>
    <id>thirdparty-uploads</id>
    <name>JBoss Thirdparty Uploads</name>
<url>https://repository.jboss.org/nexus/content/repositories/thirdparty-uploads</url>
</repository>


If its an issue and have to be fixed, then I so eager to commit this. If 
so, Please tell me how I can commit this.


Thanks
Gaurav

On Monday 25 November 2013 09:46 AM, Glen Mazza wrote:

Haven't tested it yet, but it looks like the only change in either 
5.0.x or 5.1 is in class WeblogEntry, method createAnchorBase(), just 
change the underscore in this line to a hyphen:  tmp = (tmp == null) ? 
s : tmp + "_" + s; then rebuild Roller.


Glen

On 11/24/2013 12:12 AM, Glen Mazza wrote:

I haven't looked yet for 5.1, it will probably be the same class(es) 
in 5.0.x, check Roller commits list for when it's done (don't know 
when I or someone else will be able to get to it, we're a volunteer 
effort.)


Glen

On 11/23/2013 10:29 PM, Gaurav Saini wrote:

Hello Glen,


It will be great that we should introduce this in roller 5.1 but 
what about

the roller 5.0 users, as I am using roller 5.0 and just have completly

integrated in my another application so how I should go, I am 
finding the

solution for the urls with dashes so that i can finally make it live.


So, what Can I do to implement it in roller 5.0, If there are to be 
changes

in code I can customize for my application.

Thanks
Gaurav
On Nov 23, 2013 6:56 PM, "Glen Mazza" <[email protected]> wrote:


Hi Gaurav, thanks for looking at Roller.  Yes, it looks like Roller 
needs

updating here, as most blogging-like tools are now on hyphens:

Wordpress:
http://blog.arungupta.me/2013/11/glassfish-commercial-is-
dead-wildfly-and-jboss-eap-to-rescue/

Blogger:
http://owulff.blogspot.com/2013/11/apache-cxf-fediz-110-released.html

Stack Overflow:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20146549/compile-
method-of-expressiontdelegate-makes-fatal-error-on-android

Confluence (exception, uses +):

https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CXF/Commercial+CXF+Offerings 




And Google, at least as of 2011, recommends using hyphens for new 
webpages

(but does not see much value in switching over if one is already on
underscores, as the SEO gain is not much):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQcSFsQyct8

Team:  I think what we should do, starting with Roller trunk (5.1), is

default to hyphens but add a roller.properties setting allowing 
admins to
revert to the 5.0.x and earlier default of underscores if they 
wish:  (For

simplicity and blog server consistency, I think this should be an
admin-only and not a blog-specific setting.)

# Roller 5.1 now separates words in blog URLs using hyphens.
# Enable below to revert to pre-5.1 underscore separators
rendering.use.underscore.separator=false

(better suggestions for property name welcome but it looks like this

particular property should be in the "rendering." section of the 
prop file,

hence that prefix.)

Migrations from older Roller versions to Roller 5.1 will keep the

underscores for old blog entries (again, for simplicity & so links 
to them
don't go dead) but use hyphens for new entries unless the above 
property is

set to "true".  (Anyone aware of other potential hiccups, i18n'ed URLs
perhaps, with switching to hyphens?)  WDYT?

Regards,
Glen

On 11/23/2013 02:31 AM, Gaurav wrote:


Hello,


As the url in roller are made with underscore in it, Is there a 
way so
that I can change that with dash. As for a new website it will be 
difficult
as google also suggest for using URL with dashes rather than 
underscore.


*Example**:* [1] to [2]

What will the best way to do this ? I was thinking of doing it in
urlrewrite or if possible I can change some lines in code.

[1] - www.yyy.com/blog/xyz/*test_blog
*[2] -**www.yyy.com/blog/xyz/*test-blog

*










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