Search Engine Optimize vBulletin

Bangthebook · #**201** 15th Jun 05, 03:33 PM

I tried hacking some code to replace ? with / but it seems whatever changes I make the url just keeps building and doesnt go anywhere. I really dont plan on upgrading to 3.5 for a while till all my hacks are working on 3.5.

Any suggestions on getting rid of the ? would be helpful
Thanks for the help with my other issue
Ryan

Neutral Singh · #**202** 16th Jun 05, 09:38 PM

Quote:

If you want multiple phrases, you can either use child templates, or use conditionals

You can put a conditional on the <head> entries so that you can also have a non restaurant forum/thread like this one, and not have restaurant related terms in the meta data.

Code:

showthread template after <head> add <if condition="$foruminfo[forumid]<7"> your meta data information <else /> your alternate meta data information </if>

I was wondering, what is the use of doing this hack in showthread template? We can selectively apply this hack to forumdisplay template for those forums which have many subforums. By this way we can have dynamic meta tags catering to main category forums and subforums there off. What do you think ?

T2DMan · #**203** 17th Jun 05, 12:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neutral Singh

I was wondering, what is the use of doing this hack in showthread template? We can selectively apply this hack to forumdisplay template for those forums which have many subforums. By this way we can have dynamic meta tags catering to main category forums and subforums there off. What do you think ?

The forum display templates are actually quote easy to optimize. Since each has a custom description that you can seo. Plus sometimes I repeat the forum title at the start of the description to use for the meta description. Then I similarly do the same for the firstwords for each forum page.

So I have not found it necessary to have much customisation for the forums.

My ultimate would be to have the opportunity to have an input box for every thread that was generally hidden but otherwise accessable, and some extra input boxes on the admin panel for meta description/firstwords for the forums. Then it would be that much easier to specifically optimize these.

Most of the time the threads would have the defaults, but for those that wanted to use vBulletin for sales type things, like my restaurants, this would be invaluable.

T2DMan · #**204** 17th Jun 05, 01:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bangthebook

I tried hacking some code to replace ? with / but it seems whatever changes I make the url just keeps building and doesnt go anywhere. I really dont plan on upgrading to 3.5 for a while till all my hacks are working on 3.5.

Any suggestions on getting rid of the ? would be helpful
Thanks for the help with my other issue
Ryan

I actually does not matter that they are query strings. You see the Google PR even if it is a query string - try viewing the Google PR via a firefox browser with the PRGoogleBar.

I have not hacked anything to do with the forum archive access. It is set when the server is not able to cope with certain things per:

archive/global.php
if ((substr(PHP_OS, 0, 3) == 'WIN' AND strpos($_SERVER['SERVER_SOFTWARE'], 'apache') === false) OR (strpos(SAPI_NAME, 'cgi') !== false AND @!ini_get('cgi.fix_pathinfo')))

{
define('SLASH_METHOD', false);
$archive_info = $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'];
}
else
{
define('SLASH_METHOD', true);
$archive_info = $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] ? $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] : $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];
}

You will then see that the SLASH_METHOD variable is used to create the forum url:

echo "$indent<li><a href=\"" . (!SLASH_METHOD ? 'index.php?' : '') . "f-$forumid.html\">$forum[title]</a></li>\n";

Summary

Probably the best way is to change hosts to someone that does pass the tests in the code above, or convince your server to change to methods that will allow the non query string method to be used.

Neutral Singh · #**205** 19th Jun 05, 01:46 PM

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My ultimate would be to have the opportunity to have an input box for every thread that was generally hidden but otherwise accessable, and some extra input boxes on the admin panel for meta description/firstwords for the forums. Then it would be that much easier to specifically optimize these.

Most of the time the threads would have the defaults, but for those that wanted to use vBulletin for sales type things, like my restaurants, this would be invaluable.

Dear Micheal, have you gone through the following hack on vb.org? I am sure you would be delighted to see this hack. With minor alterations to the templates part we can achieve exactly what you have suggested above. I would love to hear your review. Enjoy !!

--> http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=65890

Best Regards
Aman Singh

T2DMan · #**206** 19th Jun 05, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neutral Singh

Dear Micheal, have you gone through the following hack on vb.org? I am sure you would be delighted to see this hack. With minor alterations to the templates part we can achieve exactly what you have suggested above. I would love to hear your review. Enjoy !!

--> http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=65890

Best Regards
Aman Singh

Sounds a fantastic hack for the forums.Thanks, Sweet. Once upgraded to 3.5, this is one that I will surely be installing. I will use it for the forums only, not to be used for on the threads in that forum, and it will go in the navbar template.

Now need to find the equivalent for the threads, so each thread can be customisable, like the forums are customisable. Just a matter of time really.

Richieboy67 · #**207** 20th Jun 05, 03:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by T2DMan

Addition 1 Apr/05 - add firstwords to the NavBar template, remove from showthread and forumdisplay

....

Add a "Register" link on the logon form (top right of page)

It is not always easy to find the register link - I like having a link as part of the logon script box.

Navbar template:

after:

Code:

<input type="submit" class="button" value="$vbphrase[log_in]" tabindex="4" title="$vbphrase[enter_username_to_login_or_register]" accesskey="s" />

add

Code:

<if condition="$show['registerbutton']"><span class="smallfont"><a href="register.php?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[register]</a></span></if>

You are missing code after your conditional for the registration link....... isn't it supposed to be <if condition="$show['guest']" ???

T2DMan · #**208** 20th Jun 05, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richieboy67

You are missing code after your conditional for the registration link....... isn't it supposed to be <if condition="$show['guest']" ???

There are always many ways of doing things. The following code works:
<if condition="$show['registerbutton']">
The code you use may also work.

I have merely reused code that has been used previously by vBulletin for their showing of the registerbutton.

Neutral Singh · #**209** 22nd Jun 05, 02:25 PM

Hey Micheal i just realised that your forums have individual keywords for even each threads in showthread templates? Have you inserted them manually ?

T2DMan · #**210** 22nd Jun 05, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Neutral Singh

Hey Micheal i just realised that your forums have individual keywords for even each threads in showthread templates? Have you inserted them manually ?

Merely part of the formula - you will notice that I use the title of the thread, plus the standard keywords. Look on the first page of this thread for details.

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