{"id":43062,"date":"2015-01-22T06:13:55","date_gmt":"2015-01-22T11:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/?p=43062"},"modified":"2017-07-25T10:14:11","modified_gmt":"2017-07-25T14:14:11","slug":"joomla-3-x-remove-index-php-urls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/joomla-3-x-remove-index-php-urls.html","title":{"rendered":"Joomla 3.x. How to remove index.php from URLs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This tutorial shows how to remove index.php from URLs<\/strong> in Joomla 3.x.<\/p>\r\n

Joomla 3.x. How to remove index.php from URLs<\/a><\/p>\r\n

In order to remove index.php from URLs, you should enable Use URL rewriting in Joomla 3.x. and rename htaccess.txt to .htaccess.<\/p>\r\n

To enable Use URL rewriting in Joomla, you should do the following:<\/p>\r\n

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    Log into your Joomla dashboard;<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n

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    In the left menu, click on the Global Configuration link under the SYSTEM tab;<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n

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    There are several tabs at the top of the page. If you are not on the Site tab, click Site.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n

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    On the right side of the page, find the SEO Settings<\/strong>;<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n

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    Set Use URL rewriting<\/strong> option to Yes<\/strong>;<\/p>\r\n

    If you use Apache server make sure mod_rewrite is installed and enabled on your hosting account. Connect to your FTP server, rename htaccess.txt file to .htaccess.<\/p>\r\n

    If you use IIS 7 server make sure IIS URL Rewrite Module is enabled for your hosting account. Rename web.config.txt file to web.config before activating Use URL rewriting option.<\/p>\r\n

    Please check the following link<\/a> to get more details about friendly URLs in Joomla 3.x.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n

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    Set “Include Site Name in Page Titles” to “After”;<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n

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    Then click Save<\/strong> in the top left menu;<\/p>\r\n

    \"Joomal-3.x-How-to-remove-index.php-from-URLs-1\"<\/a>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

    Feel free to check the detailed video tutorial below:<\/p>\r\n

    Joomla 3.x. How to remove index.php from URLs<\/a><\/p>\r\n

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