I am using:
Joomla 1.5.21
Joomsef 3.9.5 (3e83f1fc0c4138febaa91847500a67d4)
Xmap 1.2.14

I have changed content component to accept only filtered variables and don't sef url (under the content extension) and now none of my urls are sefed (except site-map & site-search).

All links from menu and content look like this: index.php?Itemid=100535&option=com_content&view=category&id=22 - why is this and how can I change this so all urls are sefed (surely menu and content should automatically be sefed)?

Please help!

Hi,
I've just tested it and it works fine for me. What's your defined Rules and Assigned variables for each of them and what variables do you have in Filter variables field?

Not sure what you have tested - if you click on the menu (say Safaris, Tours & Specials), the url is not sefed - index.php?Itemid=36&option=com_content&view=section&id=7.

In the content extension, I have added the following:
+^[0-9]*$=limit,limitstart,month,showall,year
+^[a-zA-Z]+$=task,type,view
+^[0-9]+(:[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+)?$=catid,id,sectionid

I have under advanced configuration:
Filter variable values: Yes
Filter these words: http:// http// https:// https// www. @
Variables to exclude from filtering: blank
Filter system variables: Yes

Try changing the last rule to:
+^[0-9]+(:.+)?$=catid,id,sectionid

It should be working. I've tested the configuration on our test server, and it works correctly.

Still not working.

I'm wondering if I shouldn't uninstall and re-install JoomSEF as there was a problem when we first installed with mod rewrite not working properly and there have been a number of issues (they seem to regenerate themselves all the time - almost like they are cached or saved in the backend but I can't find them).

If I do that, would I uninstall from Joomla and remove all bak files from the control panel and then do a re-install with my download ID?

Is there anything you would advise I should do (besides backup) before I do this?

Thank you.

Well reinstall could help if there were some problems with installation.

Yes, just uninstall JoomSEF from Joomla (only the main component, all related plugins will be uninstalled automatically) and install it again from your paid package that you can obtain using your Download ID in our Download area: www.artio.net/e-shop/download-area

Besides backup, if you have some custom SEF URLs created, you can export them to file and import them again after reinstall, so you won't lose your work. I would also recommend to take screenshots of your current JoomSEF configuration, so you can easily set it up again after reinstall.