Forum Display Enhancements - vB Enterprise Translator

2.3.15 RELEASED - TRANSLATIONS NEVER WERE SO FAST!!!

Great thanks to all who nominate vBET and allow us to win MOTM :up:

This mod translates your forum using FREE translations for over 30 languages from Yandex API. It is 100% FREE in version described here (2.x).
Note: using this mod (vBET 2.x) is free and bound by license agreement (see below)

Yandex translation gives you 1 000 000 FREE characters per DAY to translate. Please note that Yandex do not supports all language pairs, but vBET detects automatically which are supported for your forum language.

Version for vBulletin 4.0 is here: vBET 2.4.x for vBulletin 4.0

vBET 3.x released!
Please note that vBET 3.x is developed as separate product line and it is available here: vBET 3.x. Full version is paid, it supports 53 languages each to each translation, using: Google, Microsoft, Apertium, Yandex, SDL BeGlobal and DetectLanguage. It has lot of optimizations for booth performance and translations costs.

LIVE DEMO - note that demo shows functionality of full version (3.x/4.x), which has more features than 2.x
See also screen shots below, for configuration options

Features:
- Translation by Yandex (in PRO version supports 53 languages using several translation providers)
- Optimized cache, algorhitms and more performance options - PRO version only
- Translates URLs and RSS - PRO version only
- Supports multi language communities (allows to write in different languages) - PRO version only
- Links appropriate for SEO consensus (configurable) - even without any SEO mod
- Long texts are translated no matter how big those are
- Translation cache (after first translation results are cached and next page generation is much faster)
- Doesn't translate BB codes for code, php and html (must refresh post cache to see effect on existing posts Admin CP -> Maintenance -> Update Counters -> Rebuild Post Cache)
- Easy installation - just upload files and import product file
- Highly configurable and easy configuration - by Admin CP (see screenschots)
- Configurable place for flags - simply select in options where you want to have translation flags. NO MANUAL TEMPLATE MODIFICATION. Supported: Footer-Bottom, Footer-Top, Navbar-Bottom, Navbar-Top, Custom
- Possible custom place for flags - in such case just edit template which you want and add $vbenterprisetranslatorflags
- Translates also archive pages
- Reverse page direction for Arabic, Hebrew and Persian languages
- Not translated save areas - if you need something to be not translated simply edit appropriate template and put it between
<!--START vBET NOT TRANSLATED AREA--> and <!--END vBET NOT TRANSLATED AREA--> (note: you cannot use any mod which removes comments to use this functionality)

Installation:
1. Download zip package (last release - see index at the end of file name)
2. Upload to your forum directory on server everything inside upload directory
3. Import in vB Admin CP -> Plugins & Products -> Manage Products -> Add/Import Product -> Choose product file, set Allow Overwrite to yes and click Import
4. Click here: "Mark as Installed" Thanks!
5. Configure in AdminCP -> vBulletin Options -> vBulletin Options -> vB Enterprise Translator
You MUST configure at least Forum language and Yandex Translation API key. NOTE that there are some other important options - especially if your forum is in subdirectory or if you use vbSEO.

For MORE INFO and troubleshooting please read first post There is FAQ. So save your time for writing questions which are already answered and get your solution faster

Known issues:
- link for page on which you are doesn't track translation, cause it has same URL as flag for forum default language

ENJOY! :up:

And thanks for nominations

Already donated (great thanks:up:
PossumX, adwade, roymogg, zipperty, CoZmicShReddeR, RedHacker, john devost, mandingo, chris, smnoel, Audax666, Damas, TurkeySub, nectons, Scalemotorcars, TheWite, Cybershaolin, burlesque, Ransy72560, chick, jaryx, linuxututs, cormee, dai-kun x2 :up:, imported_silkroad, Megatr0n, KrisP, CareyCrew, ghisirds, vitoreis, cyc, mosz, CThiessen, actolearn, jaconi, andie215, yahoooh, bollie

LICENSE AGREEMENT - using this mod you agree for those conditions:
- you are NOT allowed to remove credit link under any conditions
- removing credit link means BREAKING LICENSE AGREEMENT and you lose your rights to use this mod
- using it after that is illegal, it is software PIRACY and it will be notified in vBulletin community and other places, including appropriate government/police units in your country
- author of this mod reserves the right to change the terms of this license agreement at any time. Failure to receive notification of a change does not make those changes invalid. A current copy of this license is and will be available here.

Please note that in full vBET version there is possibility to buy branding free license. There is no such possibility in free version included here.

Version history:
2.3.15 Changes:
- Fixed canonical link
- Fixed issue with SSL verification
2.3.14 Changes:
- Added 48 new languages pairs
- Updated link to Yandex in configuration
- When translation limit is reached now we show original text instead of empty message
2.3.13 Updated link to Yandex API key
2.3.12 Google changed to Yandex translations
2.3.11 Added "Affiliate Program" parameter
2.3.10 Footer bug corrected
2.3.9 userip added to Google translation request + small bug fixed
2.3.8 Small bug fixed - now all supported languages can be chosen as forum default language
2.3.7 Bugs fixed:
- weird redirections with vbet_lang
- double language in URL
- changing text direction for specific languages
Added support for:
- usernames not translated in who is online
- supported URL replacements for canonical URL
2.3.6 Important fix! - there was issue with sending referrer header which is necessary by Google conditions. This one was fixed + issue with # in translation links
2.3.5 Important change - According to Google conditions referrer header must be added to each translation query - otherwise you can be banned by Google. Install this version to avoid any troubles.
Changes:
- Added referrer header for Google translation queries
- Corrected bug for returning to forum main page from translated page
Also according to actual Google conditions your "Powered by Google" information should have Google logo. So please change text for flags in your vBET configuration to something like this:

Automatic Translations (Powered by <span style="vertical-align:sub;"><img src="http://www.google.com/uds/css/small-logo.png" alt="Powered by Google" border="0"/></span>):

You can customize it but "Powered by Google" should stay.
2.3.4 Important bug fixed! Corrected translation of meta keywords and description
2.3.3 Important bug fixed! And also some other bugs fixed
- Fixed bug with shifted results caching
- Fixed bug for URLs to javascript functions
- Fixed bug for not translating usernames in postbit
- Little cosmetic changes
2.3.2 Really little changes.
- Changed default value of "Links title" attribute, to be more accurate for Google conditions
- Little template changed for flags, so "Link title" font will be smaller (just like vB info in footer)
- Small bug fixed
2.3.1 Some little bug fixes. Confirmed working with vbSEO 3.3.1 and confirmed working SEO links on forums with vbSEO and subdirectory in URL
2.3.0 Great news for those without vbSEO
- Supports translation SEO links even without vbSEO
- Translate Google Maps (configurable)
- Little optimizations (i.e. included only necessary things for not translated pages)
- Supports several cache cleaning strategies (optimization for really big forums) and automatically disables cache for cleaning time to avoid read/write conflicts
2.2.1 Small bug fixed with returning to default language for main page and SEO links (happens only for specific vbSEO configuration, so you don't need to update if 2.2.0 is working for you)
2.2.0 Translation tracking is working even when redirection by some mod occures (configurable reaction time)
2.1.0 9 new translation languages added! Also:
- Redirect to user language functionality - configurable (disabled, forced, after asking user does he want to be redirected).
- Fixed bug for SEO links with forums acting like directories by id.
- Corrected several flags
Update note: if you use SEO links you must change .htaccess file according to description in first post. If you changed any vbseo.php rules ? un-change those.
2.0.3 Quick bug fixing (issue with bitfields in options panel)
2.0.2 Added option to set your forum main domain for tracking URL's in subdomains
2.0.1 Small bug fixed and added direction changing suport also for Hebrew
2.0.0 Some small or medium changes and one big - for vbSEO users now SEO consensus links available.
What's new:
- Links appropriate for SEO consensus (configurable)
- Persian support added
- Doesn't translate BB codes for code, php and html (must refresh post cache to see effect on existing posts Admin CP -> Maintenance -> Update Counters -> Rebuild Post Cache)
- Reverse page direction for Arabic and Persian languages
- Option to set forum directory if not linked to domain
- Few bugs fixed
1.1.1 Some little changes and bugs fixed
- Re-encode not translated parts, so there is no strange signs in scripts, images title etc.
- Corrected flag for Sweden
- Few harmless bug fixed in translation tracking and cache disabling
- Respecting Google conditions default flags title have link to Google (configurable)
1.1.0 Lot of new features and no longer in beta stage
- Long texts are translated no matter how big those are
- Cache is working for chosen languages (you simply select for each language does translations should be cached)
- Option to add Google Translate API key for translation requests
- Configurable cache time to live and scheduled task which automatically remove old cache.
- Option to show flags only for guests
- Option to easily remove flags border (without any style changing)
- Option to not translate usernames
- During translation changes param lang in html tag
- Option to translate messages changed by vBSEO to JavaScript (it has such functionality for SEO purposes)
1.0.5 Flags showing correctly for forums in subdirectory + corrected returning to base language
1.0.4 Bug fixed with translation of '0' string. Also added little feature - if some parts of your forum uses vbSEO and some are not then now flags will have appropriate URL's everywhere
1.0.3 Big bug fixed Mod doesn't mess in template anymore (it did in some specific cases)
1.0.2 Small bug fixed - error with array merge solved
1.0.1 Small bug fixed - now choosing supported languages in options works fine
1.0.0 Great mod released

[CThiessen]

Originally Posted by Audax666

OK,
Phase 1: multiply index pages by 10 - completed
Phase 2: multiply traffic by 10 - N.A.

Phase 3: multiply index pages in Adsense

So in the Moment about 10-12% of my Visitors came from Google on translated Pages.
About 5-6% of Adsense revenue form translated pages.

I do have some no2 Position in Google for translated pages.
As i used Woopra a followed back Visitors an found a lot of pages with hight search positions. Especially for languages with non Latin Letters and people used to read English. Arabic, Hebrew an Tai.
Woorpa not free anymore so i stop using it.

Christian

[GTX2]

I think i'm having a problem with update similar threads....
Before installing vb translator i had about 60k threads....
Now i have about 3 million threads.... (information received in sitemaps report)....
when i try to update similar threads under maintenance i get stuck with many many many pages....

any way to sort this out?

[NLP-er]

Originally Posted by imported_silkroad

Hi NPL-er,

You forum is unreachable again.

I suggest kindly that you change your provider to a robust VPS service like Slicehost or Linode. Since your new forum is not yet very busy, you can get very good VPS hosting for about $20 USD a month and easily upgrade when you grow at the click of a mouse.

Slicehost has great customer service. Linode is more oriented toward platform performance. However, both are recommended by many people. We use both for various tasks, so I'm speaking from experience as a customer of both.

Great thanks for note - this is really great offer and most probably vBET forum will go there. Just before Christmas I have lot of work, so hope it will handle 2-3 more weeks. Right now I'm running 4 forums (2 real and 2 testing) on one account for shared hosting and this is the issue.

I promise - vBET forum will work very nice just please for some patience

[NLP-er]

Originally Posted by relaxiha

does work in vb 4?

Not right now. I'm planning to start integration with vB4 after new year. This month is really very busy for me

[NLP-er]

Originally Posted by Cybershaolin

No answer on support site since 5-6 days, I wonder what's going on? Especially for the paid version. Also, site is still really slow and spam is all over. I hope all these problems will be resolved soon.

Spam removed, site - oh I know (my provider told me that running 4 forums on one account for shared server is lot too much) I will move vBET forum to other server. Just please give me some time. Answers already done. Also very sorry for delay with answers - I was 2 weeks in journey now have 3 days and next week also in journey.

I hope that I will find time to move vBET forum on new server in this year

[NLP-er]

Originally Posted by Bouncer222

How does this mod compare to this mod? https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...ght=translator

And does it increase search engine hits like that mod does in the link, would like an honest answer if its better or worse in what ways.

Thanks.

Just compare yourself...

Look on number of installs, look on number of downloads, look on list of features, look on award Mod of the month which vBET get and ask yourself - which could be better...

[NLP-er]

Originally Posted by imported_silkroad

Hi NLP-er,

I think you will find people OK with this regarding the free version. However, how do you intend to support people who paid for your software? I don't think they will be very understanding and your business could suffer dramatically by not supporting your customers who paid for your software.

You are absolutely right. That is why all issues which was not already answered in FAQ was supported. And those who didn't found it, get answers with apologies for 3 days delay.

I want to assure that booth paid and free version is supported Just little black whole for 3-4 days appear in my memoir

Great thanks for understanding to all who understand. And great apologies to all

[NLP-er]

Originally Posted by Seba123

Hi!

Small problem. I've added these rules

RewriteRule ^/?(af|sq|ar|be|bg|ca|zh-CN|hr|cs|da|nl|en|et|tl|fi|fr|gl|de|el|iw|hi|hu|is|id|ga|it|ja|ko|lv|lt|mk|ms|mt|no|fa|pl|pt|ro|ru|sr|sk|sl|es|sw|sv|zh-TW|th|tr|uk|vi|sq|ca|et|tl|gl|hi|id|lv|lt|mt|sl|uk|vi|cy|yi)/$ index.php?language=$1 [QSA]
RewriteRule ^/?(af|sq|ar|be|bg|ca|zh-CN|hr|cs|da|nl|en|et|tl|fi|fr|gl|de|el|iw|hi|hu|is|id|ga|it|ja|ko|lv|lt|mk|ms|mt|no|fa|pl|pt|ro|ru|sr|sk|sl|es|sw|sv|zh-TW|th|tr|uk|vi|sq|ca|et|tl|gl|hi|id|lv|lt|mt|sl|uk|vi|cy|yi)/(.*)?$ $2?language=$1 [QSA]

to .htaccess located in /tags/ directory, before

RewriteRule ^(.+)/([0-9]+)/$ index.php?tag=$1&page=$2 [NC,QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^(.+)/$ index.php?tag=$1 [NC,QSA,L]

but server said "404 not found" on translated pages. Anyone can help me ?

Product - zoints tags.

vBET does not supports Zoints tags and because vBulletin has bullit in tags engine which is working fine with vBET I'm not lanning to support Zoints Tags.

I can still hepl you if it is only matter of your .htaccess file but I need more info. First of all what is not found? Translated normal pages or zoints tags translated pages? In first case - you have issue with vBET and first made vBET running for your normal forum pages. In 2nd case give us example of URL for normal and translated zoints tags page - maybe there will be some hint about customizing your .htaccess rules.

[NLP-er]

Originally Posted by dgparent

SMall problem using VBSEO Sitemap Generator every time I submit my sitemap I get this error from Google any idea why ? I do not even see those as URLS in the index or the 1st sitemap



Invalid URL
This is not a valid URL. Please correct it and resubmit.
URL: Go to URLhttp://rar!
Problem detected on: Dec 8, 2009
Errors 2
Invalid URL
This is not a valid URL. Please correct it and resubmit.
URL: Go to URLhttp://
Problem detected on: Dec 8, 2009
Errors 3
Invalid URL
This is not a valid URL. Please correct it and resubmit.
URL: Go to URLhttp://���v�.�n�x�n�s�g
Problem detected on: Dec 8, 2009

1st - make sure you made sitemap integration appropriatelly
2nd - find where do you have such strange URL in your sitemap. I think that it can be some issue. If google see it it have to be somewhere - maybe tool in which you are looking at tour sitemap uses other encoding and you see everything ok and google not. But in vBET 2.x there is no any issues with URL's encoding because url's are translated only in vBET 3.x
3rd - have no other idea right now

[NLP-er]

Originally Posted by Bouncer222

I have ONE THING TO SAY... YOU ARE FREAKING AMAZING!!!! for the following reasons.. and so is this mod!!

1. In 2 hours, my guests went from around 5 to 64!!
2 . $1.28 in adsense advertising in 2 hours!!!, usually its .33 per 24hrs!!

DUDE YOU ROCK!!!!

I'm definetly going to buy your products now!

by the way, you should put this as proof in your first post in this thread that this works!!

Great to hear You can always write how much you are happy here - on official vBET forum http://www.vbenterprisetranslator.co...-good-stories/