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vRewrite - SEOed URLs for vBulletin · **Released**: 01-04-2006

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:

Code:

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

Bhuwan · #**702** 03-30-2006, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geeserteg

Woot.... Ive been quietly following this mod for sometime now. Thanks for all the hard work thus far. Im running into the same problem with the Newpost and Subscription links as discussed earlier in this thread. Thanks again!

Please give me more info on subscription links ...

calling all SEO experts
Need help with Duplicate content issues
I need /name/f-hi-there-1-post50.html
to link to
/name/f-hi-there-page3-1.html#post50

Obviously this is considered duplicate content; if i use a 301 redirect, does this save me from a penalty?

Bhuwan · #**703** 03-30-2006, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Diver

Hey,
Thanks for updating

Is this release fixing the bugs that have been reported?

Thanks

Fixes all bugs. Of course if we don't know about bugs we cant fix them, so I suggest you install RC2 when we release itso we can hammer out all the bugs

So far only 1 person has really been helping with bugs! :-( :banana:

moftary · #**704** 03-30-2006, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Obviously this is considered duplicate content; if i use a 301 redirect, does this save me from a penalty?

Avoid 301 as much as you can. Use 302 instead.
However what you mentioned cannot be considered a duplication content.

Bhuwan · #**705** 03-30-2006, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moftary

Avoid 301 as much as you can. Use 302 instead.
However what you mentioned cannot be considered a duplication content.

1) example on 302 (too lazy to google)
2) difference between 301 vs 302
3) why isnt what is iad duplicate
4) example of duplicate

thx for your help!( I am not a SEO expert )

geeserteg · #**706** 03-30-2006, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bhuwan

Please give me more info on subscription links ...

Most everything seems to work fine for me except going to Subscribed, newposts, and ect... Anything that seems to query an answer. It posts the wrong links for the query...

Ex.
What it shows -- www.mysite.com/t-()-()-().html -- and that goes to page not found.

What it should show for it to work (I think) -- www.mysite.com/forum/f-()/t-()-()-().html -- and yes I have set the htaccess rewrite base to /forum

Bhuwan · #**707** 03-30-2006, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geeserteg

Most everything seems to work fine for me except going to Subscribed, newposts, and ect... Anything that seems to query an answer. It posts the wrong links for the query...

Ex.
What it shows -- www.mysite.com/t-()-()-().html -- and that goes to page not found.

What it should show for it to work (I think) -- www.mysite.com/forum/f-()/t-()-()-().html -- and yes I have set the htaccess rewrite base to /forum

the newpost, lastpost issue is resolved
but how exactly are you "going to Subscribed"

geeserteg · #**708** 03-30-2006, 04:29 PM

Via quick links or in User Cp

Bhuwan · #**709** 03-30-2006, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geeserteg

Via quick links or in User Cp

Issue is completely resovled in RC2; beaware that the links sent via email will still be the old links (whicha re automatically redirected to the new links)

Immortal · #**710** 03-30-2006, 06:06 PM

In vRewrite 1.0, I had built a SEO-safe redirect function.

Bhuwan · #**711** 03-30-2006, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Immortal

In vRewrite 1.0, I had built a SEO-safe redirect function.

why can't we simply use Jelsoft's (vBulletin) already created function called 'exec_header_redirect' -- it contains 301 redirects.

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