Replace forum URL's?

[DPtheGod]

Hello, I was wondering if anyone knows how I could make it so my forum shows the forum name in the URL instead of the forumid?

For example, right now it shows:

www.rpanime.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=6

I want it to say:

www.rpanime.com/forums/member-knowledge-base.html

I have seen this on a few sites, and I like the idea. I want to keep the urls as short as possible, and not also expose the ids of the threads, posts, etc.

Does anyone know what I would need to do that?

Thanks in advance.

[SEOvB]

you need a tool that rewrites the URL's

you can check out vbseo (recommeneded) and nuhit's nuseo.

There are a few others floating around vb.org that are free, but i don't know if they work anymore or not

[snakes1100]

<a href="http://www.vbseo.com" target="_blank">www.vbseo.com</a>

[AndyJones]

Im just curious, why does VB not have this built in like most other software does?
Seems a bit of a basic mod to have?

[Brandon Sheley]

Im just curious, why does VB not have this built in like most other software does?
Seems a bit of a basic mod to have?

it isn't as easy as you think, or there would be 20 free versions around.
www.vbseo.com is the best

cheers

[Guest210212002]

Another happy vbSEO guy here. It's fantastic.