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Convert Zoints Thread Tags to vB 3.7 tagging system · **Released**: 02-11-2008

Description

This will convert all tags from the Zoints thread tags hack to vB 3.7's tagging system.

Use

Simply upload the converttags.php to your forums root folder and run it in your browser. Once the script is done, delete it. Don't refresh the page after running it (this would give you an MySQL error).

Note:
vB 3.7's tagging system has a few additional settings which Zoints thread tags doesn't have, so it couldn't be converted.

UserID: vB 3.7 saves the ID of the user who added the tag in the database. In my converter, the ID will always be '1'. If you want to use a different one, let me know.
(I think the only time this is used is when you edit the tags of the thread: The tags added by you will be displayed in bold.)

Date: Whenever a tag is added, vB will save the date in the database. In my converter, it will always be the date you ran my script.

Once again, I'm putting this under beta stage for a while, until more people have tested it and got it to work.

I myself have been testing this many times and hope everything is working fine

Use at your own risk, I suggest running this on a test forum before.

Updates
22/6/2008: Security issues fixed. Everyone who got database errors should give this another try, the update will fiy this issue.
19/4/2008: version 1.0.1: Made some changes which will hopefully fix some problems the users have had.

GrendelKhan{TSU · #42 04-23-2008, 04:27 AM

yah! no errors this time.

thx

993ti · #43 04-26-2008, 05:25 PM

For those who want to redirect the Zoints taglinks in searchengines to the vbulletin tags:
Open tags/.htaccess and replace

Code:

RewriteRule ^(.+)/$ index.php?tag=$1 [NC,QSA,L]

With

Code:

RewriteRule ^(.+)/$ http://www.DOMAINNAME.com/tags.php?tag=$1 [R=301,L]

Keyser Soze · #44 04-26-2008, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 993ti

For those who want to redirect the Zoints taglinks in searchengines to the vbulletin tags...

I think the other way around would be better (in terms of SEO)

MissKalunji · #45 04-26-2008, 08:27 PM

how would i put that for vbseo?

993ti · #46 04-26-2008, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Keyser Soze

I think the other way around would be better (in terms of SEO)

Yeah, but i have no idea how to rewrite the vbtags properly

Maybe someone with knowledge knows how to do that

Quote:

Originally Posted by MissKalunji

how would i put that for vbseo?

Don't know, i don't use VBseo.

tpearl5 · #47 04-29-2008, 01:41 PM

Subscribed to this for when I upgrade.

Sal Collaziano · #48 04-30-2008, 03:54 PM

Am I understanding correctly that even if you use this conversion method, you cannot uninstall Zoints Tags without having issues? I just installed 3.7 and uninstalled Zoints tags. I found that I had more traffic than I thought coming from these tags - because I was getting loads of Database Error emails. So, I reinstalled the Zoints Tags - and that remedied the problem.

This conversion tool will place all the zoints tags into the vB system - but it doesn't do any kind of rewrite or redirect - so you still need to keep the Zoints Tag system in place...

MissKalunji · #49 04-30-2008, 04:15 PM

uh? you were getting loads of database message about what?

having connect error?

or you mean that the spiders are getting 404?

FleaBag · #50 05-01-2008, 04:41 PM

Just ran it and it worked flawlessly! Thanks.

For your search engine problems, vBSEO will fix your problem.

MissKalunji · #51 05-01-2008, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FleaBag

Just ran it and it worked flawlessly! Thanks.

For your search engine problems, vBSEO will fix your problem.

i've searched and haven't find what to put?

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