vRewrite - SEOed URLs for vBulletin

About

vRewrite is an advance but simple system to rewrite vB's URLs. The rewrite system uses preg_match_all and str_replace to rewrite the URLs. It will rewrite any URLs that are dynamic ex: showthread.php?t= to /the-forum/title-of-the-forum-id.html. Why? SEs (Search Engines) rate results based on filename. Not only that, but most SEs give a "boost" to static URLs (what we do here) versus dynamic URLs. vRewrite accomplishes both of this, for all URLs that a search engine (or a guest) will see.

Installation

Please download vRewrite.zip and read install.html for more information on how to install it.

Requirements

vRewrite assumes that you are using Apache with the mod_rewrite module enabled, and running vBulletin 3.5.x. However, if you ask for support here on IIS' module or on vBulletin 3.0.x - I will be more then happy to assist you.

Contributions

I would like to thank Chroder and Cole for assisting me release vRewrite. I could not have released it if it wasn't for them.

I would like to thank the following people/boards for helping beta test vRewrite and making it a better product.

Gaming Ultimate, BP Gaming, NBS Designz Cyclez, Hosting-Talk and Forum University.

Copyright

I've spent many hours working and perfecting vRewrite. The only thing I ask you to do is if you use it, please keep the link back. If you wish to put it in your style instead, simply remove or comment out that line. However, if you use vRewrite you MUST link back. That is the only thing I ask.

Known Issues

There are no known issues with the latest release (1.0).

Support / Issues

If you have any problems or discover a bug please post here in this thread. I have also included my email in the install.html email for one-on-one support. The only thing I ask you is please do not post this email address publicly - it is my personal email.

Changelog

1.5 Release - vRewrite 1.5 has become stable, and all users under 1.5 RC3 and 1.0 need to upgrade. Support for 1.0 will no longer be offered, and you will be told simply to upgrade. Please continue to keep all bug and feature suggestions on the bug tracker at:

http://www.techhelpforum.com/vrewrite

1.1 Release - Several bug fixes, and a few new features. Details here.

03/26/06 - Updated the thread to reflect vRewrite 1.5 Beta links. vRewrite files has NOT changed.

03/11/06 - Updated the thread to take advantage of vB.org's new prefix feature. vRewrite itself has NOT changed.

1.0 Release (02/19/06) - I have released the much awaited 1.0. This is the first stable release of vRewrite. All users now should be safe installing vRewrite. For more information, and how to upgrade, please see here.

1.0 Preview (01/12/06) - I have released a preview version of 1.0. This is the final version before 1.0 is considered stable. I believe everything should work in this new preview, but one bug (see known issues). Please see here for more information and how to upgrade.

01/05/06 - Updated ZIP to include a fix for boards running a table prefix. You do not need to upgrade unless you previously had SQL errors. You can upgrade by importing the product and choose "Allow Overwrite".

Donations

Any donations are very much appreciated! I do this out of my free time and work many hours on it - all for free. Anything to help is always very welcomed

If you use vRewrite, please click Install. This helps you keep track of additional upgrades and shows to me that you care about vRewrite


You may not post vRewrite ZIP or any files contained in the ZIP on any website. You may not also post any support requests/give support on any website other then this one, without my permission. If you do so, you will get a DMCA for copyright infringement. I do not want this spread to pirated users. Please stop piracy and do not share the source outside of this thread and vB.org/com. Thanks.

Support will only be obtained at:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/forumdisplay.php?f=182

[redlabour]

Originally Posted by COBRAws

With the Post Thanks hack, you cant give thanks.
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=92410

Install the Bugfix from Post Thanks Hack - this Error has nothing to do with this Hack here.



Anything new when a full working Version of this one here is going to come without the well knowing Bugs from the last two Versions ?

[jdingman]

Will you be adding rewritten rules for the memberlist.php page? Such as memberlist.php/letter/{LETTER} or something of that sort or variance. Rewritting the letter pages and sort pages possibly. This would help if someone doesn't have a sitemap too so search engines can find all the pages. Just wondering if you had plans for that or not. I'm looking forward to the next update

[Gastongr]

when viewing a users profile, and you click on the users latest thread posted, you get a cannot find thread error

I had the same problem, does the url have the forum twice? like http://www.yoursite.com/f-forum-1/f-...read-234.html?

[jdingman]

Another thing you may consider rewritting are the 'announcements'.

/announcement.php?f=41

those pages could be rewritten and properly formatted to SEs pick them up.

[GoTTi]

Originally Posted by Gastongr

I had the same problem, does the url have the forum twice? like www.yoursite.com/f-forum-1/f-forum-1/t-thread-234.html?

yea its double printing the forum name

[Bhuwan]

Originally Posted by BryceI

I installed a couple of days ago, but had to uninstall because users were complaining about problems navigating in hybrid mode. Am I correct in thinking that the problem is likely with the script itself, and not with the configuration?

I really like this hack. Hopefully I'll be able to reinstall later.

sadly, Hybrid isnt supported.

[Bhuwan]

Originally Posted by Burtman

Actually I wasn't but when I do the three steps for the new one nothing happens at all.

Not sure what you mean -- which thre steps?

[Bhuwan]

Originally Posted by dodgeboard.com

I have to go out of town for a week and can't leave the board like this for that long so I am disabling the hack. Thanks anyway though- and Happy Birthday!

I will take a look at it sometime today, though it seems you are out of town...

[Bhuwan]

Originally Posted by jokerz

MEMBER BUGS Just let you know that there is a bug for member username rewrite.

eg; http://www.xxxx.com/members/username-111.html - the custom header doesn't show with red cross image because of wrong path by 'members/user...'

But, http://www.xxxx.com/u-username-111.html - the custom header does show.

That setting is from Member Rewrite rewritten in admincp.

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ONLINE.PHP BUGS:

In the online.php page, doesn't have online seo rewritten "http://www.xxxxx.com/online.php?order=asc&sort=username&pp=20&page=1"

"Unknown Location" /forumname/t-threadnamehere-105.html. Will you fix it?

P.S. Great hack, don't have any problems.

I'll take a look sometime today

[Bhuwan]

Originally Posted by SB_GEMINI

Ive got a problem here on my site with the mod http://www.seostudy.net

everything else is working ok to regards to the hack bar this if you try and click on where it says last post on any of the forums on the home page you will get "No Thread specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator" how can this be corrected, thxs in advance.

have you updated your htaccess file? That is the problem - try using the htaccess generator.