Links to specific posts changed since forum upgrade.

[Christopher Mowla]

I noticed the url format of links to specific post numbers has changed since the upgrade. As a result, clicking on previous links that I made all go to the first post of the thread. (This is especially bad for mega threads.)

I would just like to ask if the format is going to change again in the next upgrade, or will this be permanent?

I have (and am planning on) citing specific posts on the 4x4x4 parity algorithms wiki page, in my book, and on other internet forums.

 

[pjk]

I noticed the url format of links to specific post numbers has changed since the upgrade. As a result, clicking on previous links that I made all go to the first post of the thread. (This is especially bad for mega threads.)

I would just like to ask if the format is going to change again in the next upgrade, or will this be permanent?

I have (and am planning on) citing specific posts on the 4x4x4 parity algorithms wiki page, in my book, and on other internet forums.

Can you give me two examples specifically? I may need to adjust the redirects so that old posts will remain correct. The goal in doing such an upgrade would be to have all old links remain functional.

 

[Christopher Mowla]

Wow. That sounds great.

Old url code format example (I don't think that the &viewfull=... for the old code format is necessary to go to a specific post, but, it's a possibility that many of use used this type of format. Therefore, post possibilities must be handled.):
https://www.speedsolving.com/forum/...5-Kevin-Hays&p=1090727&viewfull=1#post1090727

New url code format
https://www.speedsolving.com/forum/threads/6x6-single-1-33-55-kevin-hays.53612/#post-1090727

 

[pjk]

Wow. That sounds great.

Old url code format example (I don't think that the &viewfull=... for the old code format is necessary to go to a specific post, but, it's a possibility that many of use used this type of format. Therefore, post possibilities must be handled.):
https://www.speedsolving.com/forum/...5-Kevin-Hays&p=1090727&viewfull=1#post1090727

New url code format
https://www.speedsolving.com/forum/threads/6x6-single-1-33-55-kevin-hays.53612/#post-1090727

In the first link, you're missing a "-" between the "post" and the post number. So this URL actually redirects fine (notice the "-" I added between "post" and "1090727" at the end:
https://www.speedsolving.com/forum/...-Kevin-Hays&p=1090727&viewfull=1#post-1090727

Additionally, and perhaps easier, use this URL:
https://www.speedsolving.com/forum/posts/1090727

While there are no plans to change the permalinks in the future, and any future changes would include redirects, if you're publishing a book you may want to use a link redirect service so you can update URLs whenever you want. So you could use like bit.ly/mylink which redirects to the link above. And if the link above changes, simply change where bit.ly/mylink redirects.

Hope those options above work okay.

 

[Christopher Mowla]

Thanks. I'll look into it.