In the Joomla backend Global Configurations for SEO settings I have the "Search Engine Friendly URLs" enabled and set to "Yes".
Do I have to enable the "Use URL rewriting" and set it to "Yes" for GTranslate Pro to work properly?
I would rather not use the URL rewriting on my site but if it's a requirement for GTranslate Pro to work best, then I will have to enable it. What is the difference for GTranslate if I have URL rewrites enabled/disabled?
My prior site installation of GTranslate Pro did NOT have URL Rewrites enabled and maybe that is why Edvard asked me to use the "force_translation" in the .htaccess file. Is this the workaround for not enabled URL rewrites? Here is what the .htaccess code is:
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RewriteEngine On
# gtranslate config
RewriteRule ^([a-z]{2}|zh-CN|zh-TW)/([a-z]{2}|zh-CN|zh-TW)/(.*)$ /$1/$3 [R=301,L]
RewriteRule ^([a-z]{2}|zh-CN|zh-TW)/([a-z]{2}|zh-CN|zh-TW)$ /$1/ [R=301,L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^([a-z]{2}|zh-CN|zh-TW)/(.*)$ /gtranslate/translate.php?lang=$1&url=$2&force_no_api=1&force_translation=1 [L,QSA]
RewriteRule ^([a-z]{2}|zh-CN|zh-TW)$ /gtranslate/translate.php?lang=$1&force_no_api=1&force_translation=1 [L,QSA]
