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tep_href_link -> replace & with &


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Hello,

 

i wondered why you changed in the v2.3.1 the tep_href_link-Function and added code to replace all & in the url with &

 

if ( (SEARCH_ENGINE_FRIENDLY_URLS == 'true') && ($search_engine_safe == true) ) {
 $link = str_replace('?', '/', $link);
 $link = str_replace('&', '/', $link);
 $link = str_replace('=', '/', $link);
} {
 $link = str_replace('&', '&', $link);
}

 

Kind Regards,

 

Andy Tandler

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Hello,

 

i wondered why you changed in the v2.3.1 the tep_href_link-Function and added code to replace all & in the url with &

 

if ( (SEARCH_ENGINE_FRIENDLY_URLS == 'true') && ($search_engine_safe == true) ) {
 $link = str_replace('?', '/', $link);
 $link = str_replace('&', '/', $link);
 $link = str_replace('=', '/', $link);
} {
 $link = str_replace('&', '&', $link);
}

 

Kind Regards,

 

Andy Tandler

 

It is so that it will validate as W3C xhtml

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I think you'll find that it is more of a SEO thing - 'special characters' must be excluded from urls with the exception of . - characters like & / ? % are all operators, notice the way this post has been changed in the url _ > & ; have all been removed and replaced with -

 

Some programmers have taken this further and will remove 'special characters' from title descriptions - SEOs that read the title descriptions are also human - fortunately the writer of the SEO for this forum understands that... NOTE the title bar!

My store is currently running Phoenix 1.0.3.0

I'm currently working on 1.0.7.2 and hope to get it live before 1.0.8.0 arrives (maybe 🙄 )

I used to have a list of add-ons here but I've found that with the ones that supporters of Phoenix get any other add-ons are not really neccessary

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