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

[Bhuwan]

Originally Posted by xStylezx

You have to view the pages with the "?order=desc" off the end of the url and then yes,they function correctly.I dont have time to dig into the .htaccess myself right now.Am i the only one experiencing this problem?Seems like other users would be having the same issues,would everyone have to edit their .htaccess or something.Im just not understanding or something.haha

I've created a mini-hack in which it will create the htaccess file FOR YOU based on settings you set. However, it makes no sense to release a fully working copy until 1.5 is stable & final -- check it out though if you want.

[Bhuwan]

here's what you need to edit in htaccess

remove

RewriteRule ^f-(.*)-(.*)/page(.*).html/(.*)$ forumdisplay.php?f=$2&&page=$3%{QUERY_STRING}&is_vrewrite=yes [L]

replace it with

RewriteRule ^f-(.*)-(.*)/page(.*)/(.*)$ forumdisplay.php?f=$2&&page=$3%{QUERY_STRING}&is_vrewrite=yes [L]

[xStylezx]

Ok,ill check that hack out in a few.Hope it works as im not up to hacking around with this much today.I just looked at the htaccess and right now im not seeing why it would append that extra ?order=desc

[Bhuwan]

Originally Posted by xStylezx

Ok,ill check that hack out in a few.Hope it works as im not up to hacking around with this much today.I just looked at the htaccess and right now im not seeing why it would append that extra ?order=desc

The ?order=desc is from vBulletin.

Check out alll vB Sites, they all have that.

[xStylezx]

yeah,i understand that.it just seems like others or at least one person would be having the same issues i am.why is everyone elses page2 and 3 rewriting appropriately and mine not.Even with the default settings,its not rewritting on my board.hmmmmm

[Bhuwan]

Originally Posted by xStylezx

yeah,i understand that.it just seems like others or at least one person would be having the same issues i am.why is everyone elses page2 and 3 rewriting appropriately and mine not.Even with the default settings,its not rewritting on my board.hmmmmm

What do you mean not rewrting properly?

[jlaine]

Originally Posted by Bhuwan

RC2 will be delayed by tomorrow morning, as I want to fix a bug that Tyler (Immortal) mentioned to me and some various "cosmetic" errors Jlaine reported.
Fruthermore, I am going for ice cream so i wont get started on fixes until later tonight !

By the way, everyone should thank Jlaine , as Jlaine reported MANY bugs/fixes to Tyler and myself. Furthermore, Jlaine risked running this hack on their LIVE board (which is very big) which helped us dramatically!

Many people have helped throughout the development of this hack but I personally want to thank Jlaine for their time

No problem at all, glad I could help you guys out through this and get some of the bugs ironed out.

[Bhuwan]

Originally Posted by jlaine

No problem at all, glad I could help you guys out through this and get some of the bugs ironed out.

thx!!! :banana:

[xStylezx]

Not rewriting properly i guess is my way of saying that i cant get to the proper url from a default install.i havent had a chance to play with the htaccess yet,there probably is a small edit that would fix this,but i dont have the time this evening until possibly real late tonight to mess around with it.On top of that i dont know alot about mod rewriting so figuring this out might take me a few weeks.haha i was just hoping to find an easier way as i dont have the time to devote at this very second....

[Bhuwan]

Originally Posted by xStylezx

Not rewriting properly i guess is my way of saying that i cant get to the proper url from a default install.i havent had a chance to play with the htaccess yet,there probably is a small edit that would fix this,but i dont have the time this evening until possibly real late tonight to mess around with it.On top of that i dont know alot about mod rewriting so figuring this out might take me a few weeks.haha i was just hoping to find an easier way as i dont have the time to devote at this very second....

Do one thing, post your configuraiton (vBulletin admincp -> vBulletin options -> vrerwite) line for line
i'll set it up on my DEV board and create a htaccess that works
ok?I need every single option, so screen shot may be easier.