Why index.php?option=com_virtuemart instead of 404?

[r_ekkie]

Ok understand your way of view. but is there then a way of displaying a message sorry try searching again?

[jjk]

I was just thinking that it might be possible to use two differently designed search modules, of which one could display a "Sorry..." message. However, I just noticed that I can reproduce that behaviour on my live website, which is using VM 2.0.20b. But on my local test site with the latest SVN version (almost the same as 2.0.20d) I never get the .../index.php?option=com_virtuemart. Instead the system switches to the normal homepage and displays the normal homepage url. Which VM layout did you assign to your 'Home' menu item - Categories layout or Frontpage? You could try if it makes a difference.

[r_ekkie]

jjk,

changed is to frontpage now. That solves the issue. No mather what I type behind the url I go to a page with all the categories.

[vaskern]

Also have a "front page" link, but instead go to the index.php?option=com_virtuemart for wrong urls.
Seems a bad idea for SEO and cant use the joomla redirect component