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I would like to remove article id's from Joomla 3.4.3 urls; example.com/howto/428-how-to-play-android-games-on-your-pc

I have found following from other threads;

Replace this: $advanced = $params->get('sef_advanced_link', 0); With this: $advanced = $params->get('sef_advanced_link', 1); Step 3 You want to edit your router.php file: - From: ->where($db->quoteName(‘alias’) . ‘ = ‘ . $db->quote($db->quote($segment))); - To: ->where($db->quoteName(‘alias’) . ‘ = ‘ . $db->quote($segment));

My question is; will above steps work on Joomla 3.4.3? What if Joomla updates in future? Will I need to again edit router.php? Will it destroy url structure, when i change after Joomla update? Will it effect SEO?

I have installed quick-starter of Joomla template and now wants to live site before removing id's from urls. I have created articles in Joomla component as I don't want to go with k2. Can somebody recommend me permanent solution which should not break url structure or effect on SEO/

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  • The simplest solution is to add to menu - it removes article ID. I think you read it here: itoctopus.com/… - take a backup and test. In j3.5 - its on the roadmap - so will hopefully work then.
    – iamrobert
    Sep 8, 2015 at 3:42

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It is not recommended to play with core files. It can have side-effects (where you are alone to support them) and you will have to patch them with every update.

To customize Urls, it is highly recommended to install any SEF-oriented extension from JED/ Site Management/ Sef.

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  • Thank You Anibal. One more thing does article ids really effect on SEO? I don't have money right now to purchase extension and extension will also slow down site performance. Should I live website? and leave article ids if it wont effect SEO?
    – Naeem
    Sep 7, 2015 at 9:42
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You can use rewrite (i see you are using) and .htaccess rules like this:

RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^[0-9]/(.*)$ /$1 [R=301,L]
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  • Does this work and still?
    – norcal johnny
    Sep 14, 2016 at 7:56

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