Omit the blog folder in the URL

Kirby 2 Questions 🤔
1

Hi guys!
I’m working with the new Kirby Starterkit on my Mac for the first time. I’m not a programmer, but I’ve successfully removed the blog folder name with the route solution. Nice :slight_smile:

But, the blog home page, however, continues to include the folder /blog/ on the URL, see here:
CloudApp

I can remove it permanently?

Thanks in advance for your help!

2

Check out this post: Direct link to routed url

2 Likes
3

Wonderful, it works.

Thank you Sonja :wink:

1 Like
4

If I want to remove also the /projects/ folder on project URL, for example, creating another route (identical as /blog/) give me an error, how can I do?

In short: after creating the page model for the project (that works), what route I put in config.php?

5

This should work:

c::set('routes', array(
  array(
    'pattern' => '(:any)',
    'action'  => function($uid) {

      $page = page($uid);

      if(!$page) $page = page('blog/' . $uid);
      if(!$page) $page = page('projects/' . $uid);
      if(!$page) $page = site()->errorPage();

      return site()->visit($page);

    }
  ),
  array(
    'pattern' => 'blog/(:any)',
    'action'  => function($uid) {
      go($uid);
    }
  ),
  array(
    'pattern' => 'projects/(:any)',
    'action'  => function($uid) {
      go($uid);
    }
  )
));
3 Likes
6

Yes, it works well. Thanks :wink:

For flexibility, in case I want translate the portfolio into another language, no longer works properly this code. For example:

EN: domain.com/project-a

DE: domain.com/de/projekt-a

The page models + routes changes here, how can I do in this situation?

Also for the blog changes:

EN: domain.com/licensing

DE: domain.com/de/lizenzierung

Thanks for the help.

7

Can someone help me? Thanks :slight_smile:

8

Unfortunately not, I’ve never managed to get multi-lang routes with URL-Keys working. I’ve invited @lukasbestle to this thread.

9

Ok, thanks for the support.

10

This is untested, but inspired by the code Kirby actually uses internally:

$redirectionRoute = function($uid) {

  $site = site();
  $lang = kirby()->route->lang;
  $page = $site->visit($uid, $lang);

  if(!$page) $page = $site->visit('blog/' . $uid, $lang);
  if(!$page) $page = $site->visit('projects/' . $uid, $lang);
  if(!$page) $page = $site->visit($site->errorPage(), $lang);

  return $page;

};

c::set('routes', array(
  array(
    'pattern' => 'blog/(:any)',
    'action'  => function($uid) {
      go($uid);
    }
  ),
  array(
    'pattern' => 'projects/(:any)',
    'action'  => function($uid) {
      go($uid);
    }
  ),
  array(
    'pattern' => 'de/(:any)',
    'action'  => $redirectionRoute,
    'lang'    => 'de'
  ),
  array(
    'pattern' => '(:any)',
    'action'  => $redirectionRoute,
    'lang'    => 'en'
  )
));
1 Like
11

Hm, that does not seem to work :cry:. Will try again tomorrow with a fresh kit.

12

Thank you, it does not work :sob:

13

Turns out there was just a small issue with the code. This code works for me (I also made some further improvements):

$visitRoute = function($uid) {

  $site = site();
  $lang = kirby()->route->lang;
  $page = $site->visit($uid, $lang);

  if($page === $site->errorPage()) $page = $site->visit('blog/' . $uid, $lang);
  if($page === $site->errorPage()) $page = $site->visit('projects/' . $uid, $lang);

  return $page;

};

c::set('routes', array(
  array(
    'pattern' => '(?:blog|projects)/(:any)',
    'action'  => function($uid) {
      go($uid);
    }
  ),
  array(
    'pattern' => '(?:de/blog|de/projects)/(:any)',
    'action'  => function($uid) {
      go('de/' . $uid);
    }
  ),
  array(
    'pattern' => 'de/(:any)',
    'action'  => $visitRoute,
    'lang'    => 'de'
  ),
  array(
    'pattern' => '(:any)',
    'action'  => $visitRoute,
    'lang'    => 'en'
  )
));

Of course you will need to adapt the code if your projects or blog page has a URL key in German. It works with URL keys for the individual children, but not for the parent currently.

2 Likes
14

Thank you Lukas for your solution :slight_smile: