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jjj0923

02-04-2003 11:42 AM

Got a question your Teck...

now that "we" have all these 'archive' links showing up on search engines, how do I redirect the non-search engines to my real forums once they click on a link to one of the archive pages that will be displayed in the search engine results. Should I just write a rule and add it to my .htaccess file?

How do you do it?

- jeff

jjj0923

02-04-2003 11:52 AM

How about this as an enhancement?

Add some php code to archive that checks to see if the user_agent is one of the popular browers and if so, generate a link in the displayed /html that includes the threadid of the original post. This way, when a user clicks through from one of the search engines a link is displayed to that exact thread back to your real forums thread.

- jeff

TECK	02-04-2003 02:13 PM

Ok, I corrected a minor bug that occurs when you have a new forum published with no threads on it.
Fix example (for the time it will stay empty):
http://www.teckwizards.com/forumdisplay/f-38.html

FILE: forumdisplay.txt
FIND:

Code:

  if ( $limitlower <= 0 )

  {

    $limitlower = 1;

  }

REPLACE WITH:

Code:

  if ( $limitlower <= 0 )

  {

    $limitlower = 1;

  }

  if ( empty( $totalthreads ) )

  {

    $limitlower = 0;

    $showthreadbits = 'No threads available. Please try a different location.';

  }

That will take care of the problem. I updated the .zip file.

jjj0923

02-04-2003 02:23 PM

inktomi crawlers...

there have been 35 on my site since 8:00 am this morning - that's over 3 hours....

:)

Overgrow

02-04-2003 02:31 PM

>>Should I just write a rule and add it to my .htaccess file

If you write a rule to auto-forward you may be banned by Google for link-cloaking. The best way is to try and make a prominent link, as you suggested. That's what my old hack did and hopefully Teck will update this to do the same.

jjj0923

02-04-2003 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Overgrow
>>Should I just write a rule and add it to my .htaccess file

If you write a rule to auto-forward you may be banned by Google for link-cloaking. The best way is to try and make a prominent link, as you suggested. That's what my old hack did and hopefully Teck will update this to do the same.

banned by goggle - i think not.

google could care less if you redirect....for heavens save this entire hack is one big redirect.

:)

jjj0923

02-04-2003 02:44 PM

while this is a great hack and will get your pages on websites, I think a lot of people are going to be very disappointed when they land on a page only to realize that there's no way to:

a) click through to your forum
b) find the original thread in your forum so that they can reply or join.

I showed this to a bunch of very seasoned web developers I work with and they ALL expressed the same opinion. It need to be enhanced, THEY THINK IT'S GREAT MIND YOU, but will leave the clicking-through end user somewhat disappointed. I'm look at the code right now to insert the link via the php (for browsers) instead of writing an external rule.

:)

TLucent

02-04-2003 05:03 PM

How do you lock your board down for registered or logged in users only yet maintain your archives for spidering?

TECK	02-04-2003 05:12 PM

What's the use to do this? This is really bad and unethical.
Scenario:
I search the web and find exactly what I need.
I go to the archive and click on the VIEW THREAD... BOOM, no permission.
I leave the site rightaway, swearing at the guy who had such an idea to publish twisted methods to gain more users on his board.

As long as you have my script installed, with my copyright on it, you are not allowed to use any forcing methods to block guests for the forums, but not to the archive. The script is designed to work the same way like the forums, and it will stay like that.
Feel free to uninstall it and use another script, I really want you to do this.

jjj0923

02-04-2003 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TECK
What's the use to do this? This is really bad and unethical.
Scenario:
I search the web and find exactly what I need.
I go to the archive and click on the VIEW THREAD... BOOM, no permission.
I leave the site rightaway, swearing at the guy who had such an idea to publish twisted methods to gain more users on his board.

As long as you have my script installed, with my copyright on it, you are not allowed to use any forcing methods to block guests for the forums, but not to the archive. The script is designed to work the same way like the forums, and it will stay like that.
Feel free to uninstall it and use another script, I really want you to do this.

RIGHT ON!!! - I COULD NOT HAVE SAID IT ANY BETTER MYSELF.

EXPOSURE IS EVERYTHING. I take a look at 80% of the site listed here by people and they only have a few members. I want tens of thousands of members, not a few members. This is a great hack and gets you exposure!!!

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