Pretty permalink URL thingies (SEO) - Page 2

argatoga · January 18th, 2008, 11:05 AM

That was fast.

Viper007Bond · January 18th, 2008, 11:07 AM

It's an upload and activate plugin nearly, so it wasn't hard to install.

TONS of configuration options though. Still playing around with those.

Viper007Bond · January 18th, 2008, 11:34 AM

Which URL format do you guys prefer?

http://forums.finalgear.com/forums/24656-pretty-permalink-url-thingies-search-engine-optimization.html (default)

http://forums.finalgear.com/forums/pretty-permalink-url-thingies-search-engine-optimization-24656.html (what I'm leaning towards)

Adunaphel · January 18th, 2008, 11:37 AM

I'd say the second one. People read from left to right, so they'll read the name first, not the number.

Viper007Bond · January 18th, 2008, 11:37 AM

Okay, I'll leave it like that.

Viper007Bond · January 19th, 2008, 9:39 AM

So... how's everyone liking (or disliking) it?

Redliner · January 19th, 2008, 10:01 AM

Liking it so far...

mgkdk · January 19th, 2008, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viper007Bond

So... how's everyone liking (or disliking) it?

Didn't notice anything untill I saw the 'WFT @ URLS?!' thing at the top, but that must also mean that I don't have any complaints images/smilies/wink.gif

Cobol74 · January 19th, 2008, 1:35 PM

OK here.

TechZ · January 19th, 2008, 1:51 PM

It's good, esp. for irc'ers images/smilies/wink.gif

Adunaphel · January 20th, 2008, 2:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viper007Bond

So... how's everyone liking (or disliking) it?

I like it, although it seems to have broken vB's jump-to-the-rquested-post-as-soon-as-the-page-finishes-loading-function, which is expecially nice when viewing a page with lots of huge images in it. I only just noticed it stopped working though, didn't notice it working or not yesterday, so it might just be coincidence.

Viper007Bond · January 20th, 2008, 2:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adunaphel

I like it, although it seems to have broken vB's jump-to-the-rquested-post-as-soon-as-the-page-finishes-loading-function, which is expecially nice when viewing a page with lots of huge images in it. I only just noticed it stopped working though, didn't notice it working or not yesterday, so it might just be coincidence.

Yeah, I'm aware of the issue. Due to the p=12345 parameter no longer being in the URL, the vB Javascript doesn't work. In the process of seeing if I can get a fix.

Red_Bull · January 20th, 2008, 3:25 AM

Err, whenever I click the Formula 1 link on the Motorsports forum, I get taken back in time to some old 2005 thread discussing favourite cars. Its a great thread and all, but it isnt where I wanna go images/smilies/tongue.gif

Viper007Bond · January 20th, 2008, 3:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red_Bull

Err, whenever I click the Formula 1 link on the Motorsports forum, I get taken back in time to some old 2005 thread discussing favourite cars. Its a great thread and all, but it isnt where I wanna go images/smilies/tongue.gif

The "1" in the URL thinks you want thread #1. Bah. I'll fiddle with the URLs.

EDIT: Okay, fixed.

Viper007Bond · January 20th, 2008, 4:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adunaphel

I like it, although it seems to have broken vB's jump-to-the-rquested-post-as-soon-as-the-page-finishes-loading-function, which is expecially nice when viewing a page with lots of huge images in it. I only just noticed it stopped working though, didn't notice it working or not yesterday, so it might just be coincidence.

Yay, fixed! images/smilies/smile.gif

Viper007Bond · January 20th, 2008, 5:39 AM

Ottobon found another problem with my custom URL structure. images/smilies/sad.gif

http://forums.finalgear.com/general-automotive/page-2/

That's supposed to show page 2 of the General Automotive thread, but of course that's the same format for threads, so it redirects to thread ID #2.

I've removed the "page-" bit and that seems to have fixed it.

Viper007Bond · January 22nd, 2008, 10:23 AM

Okay, finally got Linkbacks working and showing up. I forgot I had a template caching plugin installed that was making it so vBSEO couldn't modify the templates on the fly.

What's been added is...

A "Linkbacks" dropdown in the upper-right of each thread. Use it to Digg the thread, save it to various bookmarking sites, etc. I decided not to additionally have them next to each post (tiny buttons).
A "Linkbacks" box to the bottom of some threads (like this one). Scroll down to see a list of websites linking to this thread or posts inside of it.

Viper007Bond · January 23rd, 2008, 5:41 AM

Set some custom stubs for forum names.

Examples:

http://forums.finalgear.com/automotive-news/ is no longer hugely long
http://forums.finalgear.com/top-gear...e-discussions/ now has "top-gear" rather than "tg"
The two "contest" forums collided, so I renamed the photo one while I was at it.
etc.

jayson · January 24th, 2008, 3:37 AM

VBSEO is worth its weight in gold. I put it on my forum and within a month my search traffic has gone through the roof!

Viper007Bond · January 24th, 2008, 5:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jayson

VBSEO is worth its weight in gold. I put it on my forum and within a month my search traffic has gone through the roof!

Well, not as much on this forum as I don't bug you logged in users with ads, but yeah, I'm happy I bought it. images/smilies/happy.gif

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January 18th, 2008, 11:07 AM	#22
Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: 5:35 AM Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 25 Posts: 22,183 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 292	It's an upload and activate plugin nearly, so it wasn't hard to install. TONS of configuration options though. Still playing around with those. __________________ There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

January 18th, 2008, 11:34 AM	#23
Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: 5:35 AM Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 25 Posts: 22,183 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 292	Which URL format do you guys prefer? http://forums.finalgear.com/forums/24656-pretty-permalink-url-thingies-search-engine-optimization.html (default) http://forums.finalgear.com/forums/pretty-permalink-url-thingies-search-engine-optimization-24656.html (what I'm leaning towards) __________________ There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

January 18th, 2008, 11:37 AM	#25
Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: 5:35 AM Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 25 Posts: 22,183 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 292	Okay, I'll leave it like that. __________________ There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

January 19th, 2008, 9:39 AM	#26
Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: 5:35 AM Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 25 Posts: 22,183 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 292	So... how's everyone liking (or disliking) it? __________________ There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

January 18th, 2008, 11:05 AM	#21
argatoga Can't Start His Wank Joined: Oct 4th, 2005 Last Online: 5:37 AM Location: Washington State, USA Age: 26 Posts: 4,554 Car: '78 MG Midget, '78 Honda CB400t Rep Power: 142	That was fast.

January 18th, 2008, 11:37 AM	#24
Adunaphel Global Moderator Joined: Jan 18th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: [ˈneːdərlɑnt] Age: 29 Posts: 4,589 Car: 1990 Mercedes-Benz 190E (W201) Rep Power: 153	I'd say the second one. People read from left to right, so they'll read the name first, not the number.

January 19th, 2008, 10:01 AM	#27
Redliner Joined: May 19th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Brazil - South America Age: 30 Posts: 5,139 Car: Fiat Palio 1.6 16v Rep Power: 104	Liking it so far...

January 19th, 2008, 1:35 PM	#29
Cobol74 Joined: Mar 21st, 2006 Last Online: 2:16 AM Location: Southampton Posts: 8,441 Car: Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 TDI Slush box. Rep Power: 117	OK here. __________________ Lotus 7 Registration Mark = KAR120C : Engine Number = 461034 TZ Ross Brawn genius or what?

January 19th, 2008, 1:51 PM	#30
TechZ Captain Internet Joined: Dec 19th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Bahrain Age: 25 Posts: 2,885 Car: Audi TT '08 Rep Power: 197	It's good, esp. for irc'ers __________________ techzonline.net

January 20th, 2008, 3:25 AM	#33
Red_Bull Joined: Jan 11th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Adelaide, Australia Age: 22 Posts: 3,844 Car: Holden Commodore VS Rep Power: 92	Err, whenever I click the Formula 1 link on the Motorsports forum, I get taken back in time to some old 2005 thread discussing favourite cars. Its a great thread and all, but it isnt where I wanna go __________________ Results from October

January 20th, 2008, 5:39 AM	#36
Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: 5:35 AM Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 25 Posts: 22,183 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 292	Ottobon found another problem with my custom URL structure. http://forums.finalgear.com/general-automotive/page-2/ That's supposed to show page 2 of the General Automotive thread, but of course that's the same format for threads, so it redirects to thread ID #2. I've removed the "page-" bit and that seems to have fixed it. __________________ There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

January 22nd, 2008, 10:23 AM	#37
Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: 5:35 AM Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 25 Posts: 22,183 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 292	Okay, finally got Linkbacks working and showing up. I forgot I had a template caching plugin installed that was making it so vBSEO couldn't modify the templates on the fly. What's been added is... A "Linkbacks" dropdown in the upper-right of each thread. Use it to Digg the thread, save it to various bookmarking sites, etc. I decided not to additionally have them next to each post (tiny buttons). A "Linkbacks" box to the bottom of some threads (like this one). Scroll down to see a list of websites linking to this thread or posts inside of it. __________________ There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

January 23rd, 2008, 5:41 AM	#38
Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: 5:35 AM Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 25 Posts: 22,183 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 292	Set some custom stubs for forum names. Examples: http://forums.finalgear.com/automotive-news/ is no longer hugely long http://forums.finalgear.com/top-gear...e-discussions/ now has "top-gear" rather than "tg" The two "contest" forums collided, so I renamed the photo one while I was at it. etc. __________________ There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

January 24th, 2008, 3:37 AM	#39
jayson Joined: Jan 2nd, 2006 Last Online: August 11th, 2009 Location: New Jersey Age: 31 Posts: 73 Car: Acura Rep Power: 18	VBSEO is worth its weight in gold. I put it on my forum and within a month my search traffic has gone through the roof! __________________ topicstyle.com

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