In the ever-evolving world of web development, creating user-friendly URLs that are also optimized for search engines remains a top priority. Joomla!, a well-known content management system (CMS), empowers website administrators to achieve this goal without the need for specialized Search Engine Friendly (SEF) extensions. In this article, we present an updated set of .htaccess rules that can be seamlessly integrated into your Joomla 3 website, transforming its URLs for better user experience and improved SEO performance.