Add Search Engine Optimized Keywords & Description to each Forum

[Neutral Singh]

Add Search Engine Optimized Keywords & Description to each Forum
Keywords: SEO, Search, Engine, Optimization, Meta-tag, Keywords, Description, Meta, Tags

Context:
This plugin gives you the facility to add some special keywords and descriptions to each forum thus allowing you to optimize each of your forum for its relevant keywords. No need to inform you that Search Engine Optimized (SEO) keywords and description for your forums is essential to enhance your presence in search engines as well as increase your web traffic for relevant keywords.

How this Works?
http://www.sikhphilosophy.net (View the source of each forum to realise the effect of this plugin on your forums.)

Recommended Usage:
Only Text based information should be added in keywords and description for maximum results.




*** Installation Instructions: (Also attached here)
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1. Installing the Plugin:

Admincp > Plugin System > Manage Products
Click: Import Product
Browse: Your computer for downloaded file "product-forum_seo.xml"
After selecting the file, click Import button.

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2. Only Template Edit: headinclude


i) Edit - headinclude Template:
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Find:
<meta name="keywords" content="$threadinfo[title], $vboptions[keywords]" />
<meta name="description" content="<if condition="$pagenumber>1"><phrase 1="$pagenumber">$vbphrase[page_x]</phrase>-</if>$threadinfo[title] $foruminfo[title_clean]" />

Replace With:
<meta name="keywords" content="$foruminfo[forumkeywords],$threadinfo[title],$vboptions[keywords]" />
<meta name="description" content="$foruminfo[forumdescription]. <if condition="$pagenumber>1"><phrase 1="$pagenumber">$vbphrase[page_x]</phrase>-</if>$threadinfo[title] $foruminfo[title_clean]" />

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Find:
<meta name="keywords" content="$foruminfo[title_clean], $vboptions[keywords]" />
<meta name="description" content="<if condition="$pagenumber>1"><phrase 1="$pagenumber">$vbphrase[page_x]</phrase>-</if>$foruminfo[description_clean]" />

Replace With:
<meta name="keywords" content="$foruminfo[forumkeywords],$threadinfo[title],$vboptions[keywords]" />
<meta name="description" content="$foruminfo[forumdescription]. <if condition="$pagenumber>1"><phrase 1="$pagenumber">$vbphrase[page_x]</phrase>-</if>$foruminfo[description_clean]" />


And you are done with modification !!

Now, simply Go to > Forum Manager > Edit a forum > Towards the bottom you will find the fields to enter your relevant keywords and description. You can play with the template modification to suit your needs.

Enjoy !!

If you installed this plugin, please click INSTALL for future support. :devious:

Thanks

[soletrader]

screenshots?

Also whats the best way to add keywords: abc,def,ghi or abc, def, ghi ?

Also can be be the same as the keywords in the general options?

[redlabour]

Does it ignore the vboptions keywords in Forums where are Keywords set with your Plugin ?

Otherwise there will be to much Keywords at all.

I can not see a "if" Rule in your complete Code.

[Snake]

Oh my god. That was quick. Thank you very much for porting this over to 3.6! :)

[Neutral Singh]

You can always play with things to suit your purpose. play!! ;)

[bollie]

Forum Keywords or blablabla ?
Good for google or not ?

Screenshots

[MadKad]

can I ask?

so if you have a good thread made on your forum you can go and give it its own keywords?

if this is the case, if you dont give them keywords do they stay standerd?

also sorry last one, do the members get access to adding keywords?

[Quarterbore]

I know I need to just try this but what happens with custom pages (say photoserver, classifieds, etc)? Does it still use the default?

[ronoxQ]

How does this stack up to the Zoints SEO keywords? Just curious.

[Neutral Singh]

I am using vBSEO no idea about ZOINT SEO. :)

[MadKad]

I am using vBSEO no idea about ZOINT SEO. :)

Please could you answer this, then I can download :)

can I ask?

so if you have a good thread made on your forum you can go and give it its own keywords?

if this is the case, if you dont give them keywords do they stay standerd?

also sorry last one, do the members get access to adding keywords?

Thanks

[Gerakus]

I am using vBSEO no idea about ZOINT SEO. :)

Does this hack works nice with vbseo?

[Snake]

Oh yes, I'm running it just great on my forums (I have even vBSEO installed too). :)

[mac27]

any idea why when I use this it adds the main forum keywords to the ones I input per forum. Also it adds an extra comma at the end of the keywords I input. So when it adds the forums keywords it also adds the extra comma.

Example: word, word, word,, word, word

[Roverturbo]

any idea why when I use this it adds the main forum keywords to the ones I input per forum. Also it adds an extra comma at the end of the keywords I input. So when it adds the forums keywords it also adds the extra comma.

Example: word, word, word,, word, word

I had the same problem and it was because the second lot of code he tells you to add in the template is wrong.


<meta name="keywords" content="$foruminfo[forumkeywords],$threadinfo[title],$vboptions[keywords]" />
<meta name="description" content="$foruminfo[forumdescription]. <if condition="$pagenumber>1"><phrase 1="$pagenumber">$vbphrase[page_x]</phrase>-</if>$foruminfo[description_clean]" />

->


<meta name="keywords" content="$foruminfo[forumkeywords],$foruminfo[title],$vboptions[keywords]" />
<meta name="description" content="$foruminfo[forumdescription]. <if condition="$pagenumber>1"><phrase 1="$pagenumber">$vbphrase[page_x]</phrase>-</if>$foruminfo[description_clean]" />

Hes was trying to display thread title when hes not in a thread.

[mac27]

thanks for pointing that out. I didn't even notice that.

[Alfa1]

any idea why when I use this it adds the main forum keywords to the ones I input per forum.
Is there a way to get around this?

[Hornstar]

I have vbseo installed as well, does vbseo do this currently or not, have not got around to checking all its features out.

[X-Rated]

Good job..Thanks

[Chadi]

What is the proper way of inserting the keywords? One word per line or separated by space, commas? If per line, I guess it would be one word only per line, no phrases?

[Snake]

No, you just have to use commas for the keywords. For example "vBulletin, vBulletin Hacks, vBulletin Mods, vBulletin Skins" and so on.

[Amey]

Does this also create SEO friendly URL's, for example www.forum.com/SEO-friendly-forum/SEO-friendly-thread.htm ???

If not, which mod am I looking for in addition to this? Thanks for the assist.

[Alfa1]

this does not create content relevant URL's. You need either vbrewrite, vbSEO or NuSEO (www.nuhit.com) for that.

[Ohiosweetheart]

Does this work ok with 3.6.8?

[joeychgo]

This just adds descripton and keywords to the forumdisplay, or to the threads also?

[jmw]

Does this work ok with 3.6.8?

Edited: posted in wrong thread.

I have the same question. Does this hack work with 3.6.8 or not?

[ahmednadir]

great hack mate!

~installed~

[Snake]

It's working fine on mine so the answer is yes.

[Amenadiel]

it does work fine on my 3.6.8 PL2, and yes, each forum keywords spread to every thread under it.

I'd like to find out, however, how to avoid adding default keywords when a forum has its own set.

EDIT: spoke too soon. I used this on my headinclude template:


<if condition="!empty($foruminfo[forumkeywords])">
<meta name="keywords" content="$foruminfo[forumkeywords],$threadinfo[title]" />
<else />
<meta name="keywords" content="$threadinfo[title], $vboptions[keywords]" />
</if>


and


<if condition="!empty($foruminfo[forumkeywords])">
<meta name="keywords" content="$foruminfo[forumkeywords],$foruminfo[title_clean]" />
<else />
<meta name="keywords" content="$foruminfo[title_clean], $vboptions[keywords]" />
</if>