Administrative and Maintenance Tools - Search Engine Optimized Keywords & Description per Forum

Search Engine Optimized Keywords & Descriptions per Forum
Keywords: SEO, Search, Engine, Optimization, Meta-tag, Keywords, Description, Meta, Tags

Context:
If you don't want to use any paid SEO utilitiy like vbseo, then this is for you. This plugin gives you the facility to add some special keywords and descriptions to each forum thus allowing you to optimize each of your forum for its relevant keywords. No need to inform you that Search Engine Optimized (SEO) keywords and description for your forums is essential to enhance your presence in search engines as well as increase your web traffic for relevant keywords.

Recommended Usage:
Only Text based information should be added in keywords and description for maximum results.

*** Installation Instructions: (Also attached here)
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1.     Installing the Plugin:

      Admincp > Plugin System > Manage Products
     Click: Import Product
      Browse: Your computer for downloaded file "product-forum_seo.xml" 
     After selecting the file, click Import button. 

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2.     Only Template Edit: headinclude


     i)    Edit - headinclude Template:
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        Find:
<if condition="$show['threadinfo']">
<meta name="keywords" content="<if condition="$threadinfo['taglist']">$threadinfo[taglist], </if>$threadinfo[prefix_plain_html] $threadinfo[title]" />
<meta name="description" content="<if condition="$pagenumber>1"><phrase 1="$pagenumber">$vbphrase[page_x]</phrase>-</if>$threadinfo[prefix_plain_html] $threadinfo[title] $foruminfo[title_clean]" />
<else /><if condition="$show['foruminfo']">
<meta name="keywords" content="$foruminfo[title_clean]" />
<meta name="description" content="<if condition="$pagenumber>1"><phrase 1="$pagenumber">$vbphrase[page_x]</phrase>-</if>$foruminfo[description_clean]" />

        Replace With:
<if condition="$show['threadinfo']">
<meta name="keywords" content="$foruminfo[forumkeywords],<if condition="$threadinfo['taglist']">$threadinfo[taglist], </if>$threadinfo[prefix_plain_html], $threadinfo[title]" />
<meta name="description" content="$foruminfo[forumdescription],<if condition="$pagenumber>1"><phrase 1="$pagenumber">$vbphrase[page_x]</phrase>-</if>$threadinfo[prefix_plain_html],$threadinfo[title] $foruminfo[title_clean]" />
<else /><if condition="$show['foruminfo']">
<meta name="keywords" content="$foruminfo[forumkeywords],$foruminfo[title_clean]" />
<meta name="description" content="$foruminfo[forumdescription],<if condition="$pagenumber>1"><phrase 1="$pagenumber">$vbphrase[page_x]</phrase>-</if>$foruminfo[description_clean]" />

And you are done with modification !!

Now, simply Go to > Forum Manager > Edit a forum > Towards the bottom you will find the fields to enter your relevant keywords and description. You can play with the template modification to suit your needs.

Enjoy !!

If you installed this plugin, please click INSTALL for future support.

Thanks

[m2006]

Thank toy Neutral Singh very good mod install...

[Magnumutz]

Sounds like a great opportunity for free SEO

[logicuk]

What if we have vbseo already installed? is this addon any good??

[therogueforums]

I was about to ask the same thing. I have the oder version of this hack, WORKS GREAT. But, I am about to install vB SEO. Wondering if this is even needed, and if will it create any conflicts/duplicate content, keywords, etc.

[projectego]

[high]* projectego clicks install [/high]

[FiMeTi]

Very good job mate. Installed & nominated. thx

[auctionguy]

Sounds excellent! I will install tomorrow but I am clicking install now so I don't forget!

Nice job from the sounds of it!

[ScienceOfMuscle]

Yeah I am interested in that question too. What if we already have vbSEO? Is it still necessary?

[Vaupell]

hmmm looking at View page before install and after install

meta tags contain same information as before, plus my headincluded did not have matching search tags as you added..


My original thread keyword tag -

<meta name="keywords" content="<if condition="$threadinfo['taglist']">$threadinfo[taglist], </if>$threadinfo[prefix_plain_html] $threadinfo[title], $vboptions[keywords]" />
<meta name="description" content="<if condition="$pagenumber>1"><phrase 1="$pagenumber">$vbphrase[page_x]</phrase>-</if>$threadinfo[prefix_plain_html] $threadinfo[title] $foruminfo[title_clean]" />

My original forums keyword tag -

<meta name="keywords" content="$foruminfo[title_clean], $vboptions[keywords]" />
<meta name="description" content="<if condition="$pagenumber>1"><phrase 1="$pagenumber">$vbphrase[page_x]</phrase>-</if>$foruminfo[description_clean]" />