Make MC.MK Links Shorter

[Jack]

Some of you know about the mc.mk URL shortener.
Basically, you just replace "mc-market.org" with "mc.mk".
For example:
https://mc-market.org/resources/4480 -> https://mc.mk/resources/4480

It's shorter but could be much shorter.
Why does length matter? Well, everyone knows that "less is more", but more importantly it allows you to post longer messages in the chatbox when including links to threads/posts/resources/profiles.

Before Mick bought mc.mk, I had made a shortener using a free domain, mcmr.tk, but some loser stole the domain from me and I CBA to buy a real MCM domain since mc.mk already exists.

What I suggest is that you (Mick) replace "resources" with "r", "threads" with "t", "posts" with "p", and "members" with "m" on the shortened URL.

For example:
https://mc.mk/threads/299166 -> https://mc.mk/t/299166
https://mc.mk/resources/4480 -> https://mc.mk/r/4480
https://mc.mk/members/439 -> https://mc.mk/m/439

You can also keep the semi-short that we have now.

This can be done very easily using the following .htaccess (if you're using Apache):

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^m\/(\d+)*\/*$ https://mc-market.org/members/$1
RewriteRule ^p\/(\d+)*\/*$ https://mc-market.org/posts/$1
RewriteRule ^t\/(\d+)*\/*$ https://mc-market.org/threads/$1
RewriteRule ^r\/(\d+)*\/*$ https://mc-market.org/resources/$1
RewriteRule ^members\/(\d+)*\/*$ https://mc-market.org/members/$1
RewriteRule ^posts\/(\d+)*\/*$ https://mc-market.org/posts/$1
RewriteRule ^threads\/(\d+)*\/*$ https://mc-market.org/threads/$1
RewriteRule ^resources\/(\d+)*\/*$ https://mc-market.org/resources/$1

 

[Jack]

I see no point to this at all. other then for lazy people

Well, lazy people also don't read threads apparently:

more importantly it allows you to post longer messages in the chatbox when including links to threads/posts/resources/profiles.

:rekt::rekt::rekt::rekt::rekt::rekt::rekt::rekt::rekt::rekt::rekt::rekt::rekt:

 

[Zyger]

I see no point to this at all. other then for lazy people

Isn't that what url shorteners are for?

 

[Mick]

This change has been planned for a while but we've got other priorities to handle first as I'm sure you'll agree

I'll move this to pending, thanks Jack.

 

[CheekyMonkey]

Sounds a Good Idea to do that!

 

[byangkjh]

Sound good, but is no only change the domain and its all, the domain represent the mark ok mc- market, i think

 

[Jack]

Dont necropost mayne also bumping is not allowed :V

Well this suggestion has been 'pending' for 7 months, so I doubt it will get done. Classic MC-Market.

 

[Mick]

I don't recall when exactly, but we have made this change and it has worked how you have suggested for quite a long time now. Thanks for your patience, but yeah this has been implemented.

I'll move this to accepted, thanks Jack