Hi there,
To begin with: The forum issue postponed my upgrade for a longtime, mainly because there wasn`t an appropriate solution for the smf forum in Joomla 1.5. This is exactly why I chose Kunena,and refurbished the script for this purpose. Jfusion is popular, but it is not a good component in the sense it uses iframes, and therefore you will not have URL`s at all :laugh:
After I finished working on the script a brand new component emerged: enabled us to bridge smd 2.0 to joomla 1.5.I haven`t used it, and as far as I know , smf 2.0 is not mature enough yet.
extensions.joomla.org/extensions/bridges...NtZiBicmlkZ2UiO30%3D
Regarding the URL question: in it`s nature the URL`s are different, but come to think of it , the URL`s of the joomla 1.x are different than the ones of Joomla 1.5. So What I did was kept the old site as well, with an indication that new site was moved to....(in the transition period). If it still bothers you, perhaps you should look into 3rd party components.
If you want to learn from my experience, use Kunena and my script to upgrade. You can do your own investigation, like I did, and look into other alternatives (such as jfusion, phpbb3-requires password change), but in the end, there is no doubt in mind, you would choose the Script alternative.
Before I upgraded, I had many concerns, but after a month or so, they all vanished in the wind. I am very happy I upgraded that way-it enabled me with many new exiting options.
Hope I was of any assistance,
Tamir
