Alias/Redirect Problems with 5.5

The new alias functions while i'm sure useful for many break one way I was using them.

Our ratings section exists here:
drinkcraftbeer.com/ratings_and_reviews/beer.html

I was using the alias function to redirect to this page

drinkcraftbeer.com/ratings_and_reviews/l...all/order/alpha.html

The problem seems to be is that if I try and set up an alias not it sets up a replacement url for anything that contains drinkcraftbeer.com/ratings_and_reviews

I tried using the new 301 redirect, but that doesn't seem to do anything at all.

For now i just coded in a 301 redirect into my .htaccess, just wondering if there is another way to use the alias function.

For redirects you should set a custom redirect and not alias.

If it doesn't work please check the documentation and see if you enter it in correct format.

Hello Saka,

Read documentation and searched the forum. But I do not get the use of an alias in the way you mentioned it above.

I would like to rename let's say:
"index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6&Itemid=8" to "Agenda"
But the screen blanks on me and I have to login in the admin mode of joomla again. And there is no alias added....it's empty as it was (After deleting the example of newsflash)
It look promising because I can also set a different page title and keywords and description. It is all I want and I would lave it.

But were am I missing a point here?

Hope you can help me out

Thanks in advance,

Rijn

I have exactly the same problem in Alias section
I get  A BLANK PAGE !

The error with blank page was a bug. It has been corrected in v5.5.4 so please download the latest version and try again.

I seem to be getting this blank screen problem too, and I'm using 5.5.5!

That is, I paste in a non-sef url (of the front end of a non supported component), type in the alias, save it, and the SEF component page just goes blank on me. When I open up a fresh page, navigate back to the alias page in SEF and it shows as not being saved.

Not having done this before I hope I'm doing it right.

Any thoughts anybody...