[T2DMan]

The VBulletin rel=nofollow hack - focussing Google PR onto the pages that count.

As part of the main SEO VBulletin hack, there is need to focus Google PR onto the main urls, therefore reduce the number of url's that Google attributes PR to.

The idea is that you change urls to read <a rel="nofollow" href=""></a>

I have therefore used the rel=nofollow tag on the following templates:

forumdisplay:

[HTML]<a href="search.php

<a href="newthread.php

<a href="$sorturl

<a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]do=markread

<a href="subscription.php?[/HTML]


footer:

[HTML]<a href="$vboptions[contactuslink]"[/HTML]

forumhome:

Don't add it to the login.php, as there is javascript on this that is effected. [HTML]<a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]do=markread">

<a href="showgroups.php?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[view_forum_leaders]</a>

<a href="online.php?$session[sessionurl]">

<a href="calendar.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getday&amp;day=$today&amp;sb=1">

<a href="calendar.php?$session[sessionurl]">[/HTML]


showthread:

[HTML]<a href="newreply.php

<a href="newreply.php

<a href="printthread.php

<a href="sendmessage.php

<a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]p=$FIRSTPOSTID

<a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]mode=hybrid

<a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[advanced_search][/HTML]
Navbar:

[HTML]<a href="private.php?

<a href="register.php?

<a href="faq.php?

<a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[search]

<a href="online.php?

<a rel="nofollow" href="calendar.php?$session[sessionurl]">[/HTML]

Note: if the calender is used for events that you want to be spidered, then certainly don't have the nofollow. But it is often just showing birthdays, so there is no relevant information there to be spidered.

Postbit:

[HTML]<a href="showpost.php?

<a name="post$post[postid]" href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]p=$post[postid]

<a href="private.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newpm&amp;userid=$post[userid]"><phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[send_private_message_to_x]

<a href="sendmessage.php?$session[sessionurl]do=mailmember&amp;u=$post[userid]"><phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[send_email_to_x]

<a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=addlist

<a href="$post[replylink]">

<a href="$post[forwardlink]">[/HTML]


Threadbit:

[HTML]<a href="newreply.php?[/HTML]

Postbit_legacy:

[HTML]<a name="post$post[postid]" href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]p=$post

<a href="showpost.php?$session[sessionurl]p=$pos

<a href="$post[forwardlink]">

<a href="$post[replylink]">

<a href="private.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newpm

<a href="sendmessage.php?$session[sessionurl]do=mailmember

<a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=addlist&amp;userlist=buddy&[/HTML]


forumhome_loggedinuser:

This is shown on the main forum home page. There is lots of PR going to this page, and I see no need for the members profiles to get so much PR.

[HTML] <a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$loggedin[userid]">[/HTML]

forumhome_moderator:

This is shown on the main forum home page. There is lots of PR going to this page, and I see no need for the moderators profiles to get so much PR.

[HTML] <a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$moderator[userid]">
[/HTML]

Change the forumhome page last post by, to be a rel=nofollow:

The userprofiles can be found via the threads, but it is very expensive in terms of PR to have the user profiles accessed via the front page, and it is rather transient with the last poster changing with every new post.

Language and Phrases
Search in phrases
for: by_x
(select "Phrase Variable name only")

find Global phrases "by <a href="{1}">{2}</a>"
copy default text and add so that it is: by <a rel="nofollow" href="{1}">{2}</a>

[mediax]

thx for this great hack !

[deb0]

Dude, this is schweet! thx!

[T2DMan]

The concept is a real powerful one for getting you higher on Google.

[rookiecrd1]

Thanks so much for this A question though. What about the faq.php and memberlist.php in the navbar template? Shouldn't they be given a rel=nofollow as well?

Brian

[T2DMan]

Hi

Please note that in the navbar template, I do mention adding to the faq.php.

I allow access to the member.php from the navbar, since in most places I disallow access to the members url's. There needs to be access to the members urls from somewhere.

[rookiecrd1]

Is there really any good searchable content in the members URLs? Isn't that a waste of PR?

[rookiecrd1]

Also in the navbar template I don't see

<a href="

search.php?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[search]

I do see

a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl 

with other things following it rather than the phrase you have. I assume these should all have nofollow attributed to them, right?

[T2DMan]

Without members of a forum where would we be. It is a nice thing for some to Google and find their name around the web on the forums that they have contributed to. I add quite a few rel=nofollows to the members links, but purposely leave a number in, and also onpage SEO the members page so it is more easily found with less PR.

I dont add rel=nofollows to members sigs either - got to pay them something for contributing to the forum.

With the Search.php - Just get the idea of what I am trying to achieve. Add to some, not to others at your choice.

[T2DMan]

My post re rel=nofollow on Matt Cutts Blog
http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/seo-mi...doorway-pages/
See T2DMan post