I think you're missing the fact that forum pages can enjoy the same benefits as static pages by using friendly and descriptive URL's.

If I am establshing a static site, it only makes good sense to use descriptive filenames whilst setting everything up. And it only makes the same good sense to rewrite forum URL's to realize the same benefits.

As stated earlier, I am aware of your long-standing opinion concerning the rewriting of URL's. And I fully support your right to hold and express that opinion. However it seems you remain unwilling to reciprocate with individuals experiencing success by merely adopting a position diametrically opposite your own.

When Google says there are advantages to be found in friendly URL's, both for users visiting your pages and spiders crawling your pages, I'm not going to argue the point with them. Please do not allow my decision to influence your own.

The Google blog you quoted uses friendly URL's. Why bother, if it doesn't accomplish anything? Why is Jelsoft adding friendly URL's to vB 4, if they are needless? Why are there so many scripts available to provide friendly URL's to other forum and blog platforms, if they are such a waste of time? Why are so many forum admins and bloggers installing these scripts, if there are no positive results to be found?

Will search engines index standard vBulletin URL's? Of course they will. Are there advantages to rewriting to descriptive, friendly URL's? Yes, there are. Is anyone twisting your arm to use any script (commercial or otherwise) offering friendly URL's? Not that I am aware.

I believe we were talking about vBulletin forum software, not Google's blog or anyone else's - there are some scripts that benefit from and perhaps require URL rewrites, but vBulletin isn't one of them.

I also would suggest that you are misinterpreting the Google source you cite for confirming that in general URL rewrites are a good thing.

But I don't think cluttering up this add-on thread with further debate on this issue is fair to Zoints. None of what I said is a criticism of the add-on. I use it myself for other features and I'm pleased it has been updated.

Let's leave it at that.

There is another upload zip file inside the upload file that has the same files.. Why are there duplicates?

I do believe I said you were entitled to hold and express your opinion, did I not? Allow me to implore your pardon for expressing my own. And on a discussion forum, no less! Excuse me whilst I tug a forelock.

If you now prefer to not discuss the very issue you raised in this thread, that is fine with me.

In fact, what I said is it's probably better not to clutter up an add-on thread with a circular debate. And that was suggested out of respect for the developer of this excellent add-on.

PM me if you wish and I'll suggest other places where the debate can be continued.

What's cool about the descriptive urls is how people remember them better, and they work better for back-links as well. I don't know why but people seem to click more when the url describes what they will see.

I've seen no drop of my site on google since I started using the more descriptive links, if anything I have seen better hits.

I installed the hack

sample:
http://www.surcity.net/forums/-f5.html
http://www.surcity.net/forums/62-62-62-t30055.html
http://www.surcity.net/forums/-t29915.html


Can I make it like this
http://www.surcity.net/forums/domain-f5.html

http://www.surcity.net/forums/domain-t30055.html
http://www.surcity.net/forums/domain-t29915.html

hello, this mod is great!


Is it possible to make a thread (and a forum) like:
http://www.magicinvasion.de/planeswalker.html

instead of:
http://www.magicinvasion.de/planeswalker-t2328.html

and if the thread title is the same on two different threads:
http://www.magicinvasion.de/planeswalker-2.html


And a second question: Is it possible to remove the "i"'s for special symbols like !?

for example: Title "Unendlich gegen unendlich?" URL should be "/unendlich-gegen-unendlich" instad of "/unendlich-gegen-unendlichi"

Nice to see Zoints SEO updated. :)



Here's the solution to the infinite loop-problem.
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...92#post1210992

from what i know of yesit is possible but through the mod_rewrite tool you should be able to organize it through .htacces if you need the actural code for the.htaccess file let me know and illpost one up!