Even better spider archive?

in archive/index.php go down around line 189....

PHP Code:

          echo "<div id=\"content\">\n<ol start=\"$start\" id=\"thread\">\n";
          while ($thread = $DB_site->fetch_array($threads))
          {
          $bah                         = str_replace(" ", "_", $thread[title]);
          
             echo "\t<li><a href=\"t-$thread[threadid]$bah.html\" d=\"$thread[lastpost]\">$thread[title]</a></li>\n";
          }
          echo "</ol>\n</div>\n"; 


Here's this quick mod in action: http://www.iamnotageek.com/archive/index.php/f-48.html

basically it puts the Thread title into the URL which in my testing seems to give better search rankings than the URL without the name of the topic in it.

Obviously your mileage may vary..... THis is NOT to start a debate on search placements.

[Kwak]

*Clicks Install.
Thanks mate.

[krohnathlonman]

I'm planning some more archive mods My article system will be seeing a variation of this.

The biggest thing I'm working on with it is a uhhh.... Different way of reading threads. Basically it'll mass replace words. It's going to be an addon for humorous reading. Like say everywhere it says computer could be replaced with pie... Of course for my site I'm not going to be using mild words.... It'll have NO affect on the DB, it'll be done completely in PHP.

[Kwak]

Looking forward to it.
You are working on an article mod for vB??

[krohnathlonman]

oh, you haven't seen the article system? I had a public beta for a couple weeks and then took the download down....

http://iamnotageek.com/articles.php

[ChuanSE]

Originally Posted by krohnathlonman

in archive/index.php go down around line 189....

PHP Code:

          echo "<div id=\"content\">\n<ol start=\"$start\" id=\"thread\">\n";
          while ($thread = $DB_site->fetch_array($threads))
          {
          $bah                         = str_replace(" ", "_", $thread[title]);
          
             echo "\t<li><a href=\"t-$thread[threadid]$bah.html\" d=\"$thread[lastpost]\">$thread[title]</a></li>\n";
          }
          echo "</ol>\n</div>\n"; 


Here's this quick mod in action: http://www.iamnotageek.com/archive/index.php/f-48.html

basically it puts the Thread title into the URL which in my testing seems to give better search rankings than the URL without the name of the topic in it.

Obviously your mileage may vary..... THis is NOT to start a debate on search placements.

What should i exactly do with this code?
it's interfearing with the [you] hack

PHP Code:

cho "<div id=\"content\">\n<ol start=\"$start\" id=\"thread\">\n";
        while ($thread = $DB_site->fetch_array($threads))
        {
            $thread['title'] = preg_replace('/\[you\]/i', $bbuserinfo['username'], $thread['title']);
            echo "\t<li><a href=\"t-$thread[threadid].html\" d=\"$thread[lastpost]\">$thread[title]</a></li>\n";
        }
        echo "</ol>\n</div>\n"; 


[Ian Montgomerie]

Checking your site, there is a bug if there is a "/" in the thread title.

[ChuanSE]

hmm, i meant that i couldn't add your hack because the [you] hack is also modded in that piece of orig vb code. Can you adapt your code together with it, so i can use your hack 2?

Would be great

[Osterling]

With the code you provide.. what do I do with it? Sorry if that is a stupid question..

[monstergamer]

Originally Posted by exasko

With the code you provide.. what do I do with it? Sorry if that is a stupid question..

you replace this

PHP Code:

 echo '<div id="navbar">' . $vboptions['bbtitle'] . "</div>\n<hr />\n";
 echo "<p class=\"largefont\" style=\"text-align: left\">$vbphrase[view_full_version]: <a href=\"$vboptions[bburl]/$vboptions[forumhome].php\">$vboptions[bbtitle]</a></p>\n";
 echo "<div id=\"content\">\n";
 print_archive_forum_list();
 echo "</div>\n"; 


with this

PHP Code:

 echo '<div id="navbar">' . $vboptions['bbtitle'] . "</div>\n<hr />\n";
 echo "<p class=\"largefont\" style=\"text-align: left\">$vbphrase[view_full_version]: <a href=\"$vboptions[bburl]/$vboptions[forumhome].php\">$vboptions[bbtitle]</a></p>\n";
 echo "<div id=\"content\">\n";
 print_archive_forum_list();
 echo "</div>\n";