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Joomla 3.3.1 SEF Multilanguage menu item URL throw 404

Languages

  • en-GB
  • zh-CN

Menu

  • menu-en-gb
    • Company
      • Jobs (menu-item) <-- LOOK AT THIS
  • menu-zh-cn

Jobs menu-item settings

  • Alias: jobs
  • Menu Item Type: Category List
  • Choose a category: Jobs
  • Language: English (UK)

Problem

When I visit http://example.com/en/jobs, it throws 404

Category page throws 404

I have enabled mod_rewrite and renamed htaccess.txt to .htaccess.

I've tried to add a statement to my template index.php

<?php
die('die here');

in a very first statement.

By the way, I'm using custom template here.

Does anyone face the same problem?

Edit

It is not only for category listing, as long as is from that particular menu, then throw 404

Solution

  • I've found the problem after struggling for a day.

    Solution

    Jobs is a submenu-item under Company, thus the URL should be http://example.com/en/company/jobs instead of just http://example.com/en/jobs without a company

    If want to achieve the URL without company

    1. Create a new Menu (hidden menu), then add a new menu-item called Jobs with alias jobs.
    2. Go to the menu-en-gb -> Jobs, set the Menu Item Type to System Links -> Menu Item Alias
    3. Select the Menu Item to the menu-item just created in the hidden menu

    Done