Hmmmmm... Crap. This is exactly the kind of error that prevented me from releasing this mod in the first place!

So, most other people dont have the problem, do you two have any other mod's installed that function at a posting level (ie. things that are triggered when a new post is submitted)?

Sure, lots of companies are using it not just google, and its important to point out that Google are also using it in lots of different ways, and are only just implementing it in many "divisions".

You can check how google are doing on their pubsubhubbub progress page here:
http://code.google.com/p/pubsubhubbu...HubbubAtGoogle

Furthermore, you can see a brief list of other companies also hooked up to the PuSH infrastructure (both publishers and readers):
http://code.google.com/p/pubsubhubbub/wiki/Companies

correct. There arent really any settings, its an "on or off" deal.

Check out the official wordpress plugin, you will find that they dont even have a hub setting ;)

Yes. Im using both together.

VBSEO ofcourse uses ping o matic to a similar effect, so its arguably less useful on a VBSEO enabled board, but.... Pubsubhubbub is gaining a much wider reach into the search engines (see my post a few above this one) so I think its probably worth leaving on.

Ok, need some advice ... :)

Running Version 0.2 and I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be seeing as a result. :confused:

Perhaps a jump in the number of "spiders" accessing our site? If so, I think there was an improvement in that area last night, but I'm not sure.

Sorry to be so vague ... :o

Regards,
Doug

Hi Doug,

see my paragraph in the original description titled: "How do I tell if its working?" - as its something that works entirely transparantly, I myself am finding it tough to give any colour to that bit!

So, over the space of a few weeks, I saw a noticeable upshift in spider activity on google webmaster tools, and I also ran lots of tests with either PuSH/PingOmatic/nothing active and measured their inclusion time in the main google index. Of the three test groups PuSH and PingOmatic were both in the <minutes range, which the "nothing" group was significantly longer (hours).

Incidently, Im waiting on google helping out on this point (as developers of wordpress PuSH plugins).

cheers

Martin

I agree. You just cant ignore a new protocol when its so snappily named.

;)

Hello Martin ... :)

Ok, I'll keep an eye on these

1) spider activity in google webmaster tools

2) time to indexation of new threads (by manual checks for now)

Just anecdotal feedback, but I think it's possible new posts from our site are appearing faster in our Custom Google Search engine and the spider count seems to be higher as well.

Will advise when I see a definitive pattern ... ;)

I have not had any SQL errors as reported by others here. We're running v4.04pl1 of vBulletin with a LOT of add-on mods.

Regards,
Doug

Im playing about with the google CSE as well now, I dislike the native vb search functions - but am not convinced yet by the google offering. Might try out the digitalpoint sphinx search as well.

Me neither, Im running 4.06 with dozens of plugins, 4.1 on a test board, and 4.07 on another, with no sql problems at all. (sorry you two that did have problems, diagnosing it is a bit difficult ;))

I agree .. hate vBulletin's search.... :up:

I like Google's CSE we just started testing, but I do think there is a lag in how quickly content gets updated after new posts are placed. I also don't like the fact that content that's restricted to only certain user groups displays in Google's CSE. I do realize that when an unauthorized user group member clicks on that type of link, vBulletin does present the user with the crappy "unauthorized" screen, but I wish we had a way of stopping Google's CSE from displaying it in the first place. ;)

Anyway, Digitalpoint Sphinx sounds interesting, but I'm just a 62 year old Fortran programmer out of the 1960's era, struggling to support our not-for-profit collectors site where the average demographic age is 60+ .. :D

So, I doubt I could handle the install of that product unless it loaded as simply and elegantly as yours. :)

Do you know any contractors who could quote a price for us to install and test this product?

Thanks Martin.. :)

Regards,
Doug