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+--- Thread: Redirect old-forum and wiki search results to Pheonix as appropriate. (/showthread.php?tid=429)
Redirect old-forum and wiki search results to Pheonix as appropriate. - mpgcan - 05-18-2022
You know how it goes. Searching for a QB64 solution, search engines return results to the old-forum or old-wiki. Clicking the link only to be informed the server is not found.
With the link returned, you can use part of it to search in either the new-wiki or old-backup forum. This has become very tedious. I thought there must be a better way.
A simple solution is to use Einar Egilsson's Redirector for this. It is a browser add-on for Firefox, Chrome, Edge and Opera. The Redirector allows you to search for a specific URL, substitute it for another URL and force the browser to redirect to this new URL.
How to install redirector on Firefox:
1) Use the following link to get the add-on
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/redirector/
2) Note: This add-on is not actively monitored for security by Mozilla.
Check out the "Learn more" link. After reading your choice if you wish to continue.
3) Click the Add to Firefox button.
4) Add Redirector? This extension will have permission to:
Click Add button
5) Redirector was added.
Click the check box. Allow this extension to run in Private Windows
Click Okay button.
6) A redirector symbol is displayed at the top right of the browser confirming it is successfully installed.
Configuring redirector:
Redirect from the old QB64 forum to Phoenix's old-archived read only working forum.
1) Click on the redirector symbol in the drop down click "Edit Redirects" button.
2) On the new browser page that opens, click "Create New Redirect"
3) Fill in the form with the following information:
Configuration information:
Description: QB64_forum_old_to_archive
Example URL: https://forum.qb64.org/
Include pattern: https://forum.qb64.org/*
Redirect to: https://qb64forum.alephc.xyz/$1
Pattern type: Wildcard click radio buttom
Pattern Description: Leave blank
Example result: https://qb64forum.alephc.xyz/
To complete it, click the "Save" button.
4) Click "Create New Redirect"
5) Fill in the form with the following information:
Configuration information:
Redirect from the old QB64 Wiki to Pheonix's new QB64 Wiki.
Description: QB64_Wiki_old_to_new
Example URL: https://wiki.qb64.org/wiki/
Include pattern: https://wiki.qb64.org/wiki/*
Redirect to: https://qb64phoenix.com/qb64wiki/index.php/$1
Pattern type: Wildcard click radio buttom
Pattern Description: Leave blank
Example result: https://qb64phoenix.com/qb64wiki/index.php/
To complete it, click the "Save" button.
6) Finally disable the first configuration
"Example redirect, try going to http://example.com/anywordhere"
By clicking the "Disable" button.
Test:
Try the following two links in your browser:
https://forum.qb64.org/index.php?topic=456.0
https://wiki.qb64.org/wiki/$IF
All the best
MPGCAN
RE: Redirect old-forum and wiki search results to Pheonix as appropriate. - Pete - 05-19-2022
Looks like a useful plugin.
I made my own in QB64...
Code: (Select All)
REM Opens google qb64.rip links in mirror site.
msg$ = "Right click google link and select copy to clipboard."
LOCATE 2, _WIDTH / 2 - LEN(msg$) / 2: PRINT msg$;
LOCATE 4
DO
_CLIPBOARD$ = ""
DO
_LIMIT 10
IF LEN(_CLIPBOARD$) THEN
parse$ = MID$(_CLIPBOARD$, INSTR(_CLIPBOARD$, "index"))
EXIT DO
END IF
IF INKEY$ = CHR$(27) THEN SYSTEM
LOOP
html$ = "https://qb64forum.alephc.xyz/" + parse$
SHELL _DONTWAIT "firefox " + html$
PRINT " Opening: " + html$
LOOPPete
RE: Redirect old-forum and wiki search results to Pheonix as appropriate. - madscijr - 05-19-2022
(05-19-2022, 05:21 AM)Pete Wrote: Looks like a useful plugin.
I made my own in QB64...
Very cool!
Not only does it work and is useful, but I never knew QB64 could do that, and learned something knew.
Thanks Pete
RE: Redirect old-forum and wiki search results to Pheonix as appropriate. - madscijr - 05-19-2022
(05-18-2022, 02:37 PM)mpgcan Wrote: A simple solution is to use Einar Egilsson's Redirector for this. It is a browser add-on for Firefox, Chrome, Edge and Opera. The Redirector allows you to search for a specific URL, substitute it for another URL and force the browser to redirect to this new URL.
Thanks for sharing this and explaining how to use it.
This can come in handy for any number of things...
RE: Redirect old-forum and wiki search results to Pheonix as appropriate. - madscijr - 07-22-2022
(05-19-2022, 05:21 AM)Pete Wrote: Looks like a useful plugin.
I made my own in QB64...
I added support for the wiki links, and some options.
Not as compact and elegant as Pete's code, but it works!
Code: (Select All)
' Opens google qb64.rip links in mirror site.
' https://staging.qb64phoenix.com/showthread.php?tid=429
' DATE WHO-DONE-IT DID-WHAT
' 2022-05-18 Pete Created QB64.org URL redirector.
' 2022-07-22 madscijr Added options menu and support for wiki.
Const FALSE = 0
Const TRUE = Not FALSE
Dim in$
Dim iCount%: iCount% = 0
Dim oldURL$
Dim parse$
Dim newURL$
Dim bUpdateClipboard%
Dim sOpenBrowser$
Dim sValue$
Dim sMessage$
Dim iPos%
bUpdateClipboard% = TRUE
sOpenBrowser$ = "c"
sMessage$ = ""
Cls
Do
Cls
Print "---------------------------------------------------"
Print "QB64.org link updater by Pete, modified by madscijr"
Print "Links converted today: " + _Trim$(Str$(iCount%))
Print "---------------------------------------------------"
Print "Copy old link to clipboard and press ENTER, or select an option:"
Print
If bUpdateClipboard% = TRUE Then sValue$ = "<---" Else sValue$ = ""
Print "c = copies new link to clipboard......" + sValue$
If bUpdateClipboard% = FALSE Then sValue$ = "<---" Else sValue$ = ""
Print "d = do not update clipboard .........." + sValue$
If sOpenBrowser$ = "g" Then sValue$ = "<---" Else sValue$ = ""
Print "g = navigates to new link in Chrome..." + sValue$
If sOpenBrowser$ = "f" Then sValue$ = "<---" Else sValue$ = ""
Print "f = navigates to new link in Firefox.." + sValue$
If sOpenBrowser$ <> "g" And sOpenBrowser$ <> "f" Then sValue$ = "<---" Else sValue$ = ""
Print "n = don't navigate to new link........" + sValue$
Print "q = quit"
If Len(sMessage$) > 0 Then
Print sMessage$
sMessage$ = ""
Else
Print
End If
Input "Enter option, or ENTER to convert link and/or navigate"; in$
in$ = LCase$(_Trim$(in$))
sMessage$ = Chr$(13)
If LCase$(_Trim$(in$)) = "c" Then
bUpdateClipboard% = TRUE
sMessage$ = sMessage$ + "Clipboard updating: ENABLED" + Chr$(13)
ElseIf LCase$(_Trim$(in$)) = "d" Then
bUpdateClipboard% = FALSE
sMessage$ = sMessage$ + "Clipboard updating: DISABLED" + Chr$(13)
ElseIf LCase$(_Trim$(in$)) = "g" Then
sOpenBrowser$ = "g"
sMessage$ = sMessage$ + "Navigate to new URL: Chrome" + Chr$(13)
ElseIf LCase$(_Trim$(in$)) = "f" Then
sOpenBrowser$ = "f"
sMessage$ = sMessage$ + "Navigate to new URL: Firefox" + Chr$(13)
ElseIf LCase$(_Trim$(in$)) = "n" Then
sOpenBrowser$ = "n"
sMessage$ = sMessage$ + "Navigate to new URL: DISABLED" + Chr$(13)
ElseIf LCase$(_Trim$(in$)) = "q" Then
Exit Do
Else
If Len(_Clipboard$) Then
oldURL$ = LCase$(_Clipboard$)
' FORUMS:
' OLD: https://www.qb64.org/forum/index.php?topic={topic}
' NEW: https://qb64forum.alephc.xyz/index.php?topic={topic}
' WIKI:
' OLD: http://www.qb64.org/wiki/{topic}
' NEW: https://qb64phoenix.com/qb64wiki/index.php/{topic}
If InStr(oldURL$, "/www.qb64.org/forum/index.php") > 0 Then
' URL IS FROM FORUMS...
If InStr(oldURL$, "?topic=") > 0 Then
sMessage$ = sMessage$ + "Detected forum link." + Chr$(13)
parse$ = Mid$(oldURL$, InStr(oldURL$, "index"))
newURL$ = "https://qb64forum.alephc.xyz/" + parse$
Else
sMessage$ = sMessage$ + "Detected forum link, no topic." + Chr$(13)
' GOTO THE ROOT FORUMS URL
newURL$ = "https://qb64forum.alephc.xyz/index.php"
End If
iCount% = iCount% + 1
ElseIf InStr(oldURL$, "/www.qb64.org/wiki") > 0 Then
' URL IS FROM WIKI...
If InStr(oldURL$, "/www.qb64.org/wiki/") > 0 Then
sMessage$ = sMessage$ + "Detected wiki link." + Chr$(13)
iPos% = _InStrRev(oldURL$, "/wiki/")
If iPos% > 0 Then
parse$ = Right$(oldURL$, Len(oldURL$) - (iPos% + 5))
End If
newURL$ = "https://qb64phoenix.com/qb64wiki/index.php/" + parse$
Else
sMessage$ = sMessage$ + "Detected wiki link, no topic." + Chr$(13)
' GOTO THE ROOT WIKI URL
newURL$ = "https://qb64phoenix.com/qb64wiki/index.php"
End If
iCount% = iCount% + 1
Else
sMessage$ = sMessage$ + "Link not recognized." + Chr$(13)
newURL$ = ""
End If
If Len(newURL$) > 0 Then
sMessage$ = sMessage$ + "Converted, new URL is:" + Chr$(13) + newURL$ + Chr$(13)
If sOpenBrowser$ = "g" Then
sMessage$ = sMessage$ + "Opening new link in Chrome." + Chr$(13)
Shell _DontWait "chrome " + newURL$
ElseIf sOpenBrowser$ = "f" Then
sMessage$ = sMessage$ + "Opening new link in Firefox." + Chr$(13)
Shell _DontWait "firefox " + newURL$
End If
If bUpdateClipboard% = TRUE Then
sMessage$ = sMessage$ + "Copying new link to clipboard." + Chr$(13)
_Clipboard$ = newURL$
End If
End If
Else
sMessage$ = sMessage$ + "Clipboard is empty!" + Chr$(13)
End If
End If
Loop
'System
End