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

[xStylezx]

Yes,but wouldnt that also disable .html for the links to the actual threads?I was looking for a way to keep the .html in the thread links but have the .html removed from the forum links,if i wasnt really confusing.haha

[xStylezx]

I just visited the http://www.techhelpforum.com/
and noticed that on forumhome all links to the forums are without a trailing slash,such as

http://www.techhelpforum.com/f-site-rules-17.html

but mine have a trailing slash on the end,such as

http://www.somesite.com/f-main-forum-2.html/

Why arent mine formatted like that?Ive updated to the RC2 and its the same behavior.I would either like to get rid of the trailing slash or get rid of the .html and leave the slash.Thanks for any help and also great mod

[Immortal]

Mine are:
http://www.techhelpforum.com/f-site-rules-17.html/

The trailing slash is needed and cannot be removed.

[hbalagh1]

i instaleld and thought everything was working good, till i had a user tell me the last post links were not going to the correct post

[Bhuwan]

Originally Posted by hbalagh1

i instaleld and thought everything was working good, till i had a user tell me the last post links were not going to the correct post

Pls provide more info

[hbalagh1]

well i have disabled it will reload it when traffic is slow on my forum so i can tell you

[xStylezx]

Originally Posted by Immortal

Mine are:
http://www.techhelpforum.com/f-site-rules-17.html/

The trailing slash is needed and cannot be removed.

Hmmm,and google has no problem with a .html and a slash following it?Just seems a bit messy looking and made me worry when i seen that.

[Immortal]

Why would they? .html is considered static content...the / is just a must, and will/cannot be changed.

[Bhuwan]

Originally Posted by xStylezx

Hmmm,and google has no problem with a .html and a slash following it?Just seems a bit messy looking and made me worry when i seen that.

Here's teh logic behind the "/":
http://www.techhelpforum.com/f-windows-9598me-12.html/

Right below where it says: "Threads in Forum : Windows 95/98/ME"
you see several links... (thread, thread starter, Rating, Last Post, Replies, Views).......

In order for these links to work properly, the "/" must be located after the forum details..

Hope this helps...

[xStylezx]

Well when you check a link to a thread the .html isnt there,but its there when you check a link to an actual forum,ive just never seen it done like that i guess and i hope we can eventually customize it or hack around it somehow,such as getting rid of the .html and leaving the trailing slash,that i would be ok with,and is i believe default of vbseo rewriting.