Board Optimization - PubSubHubBub for vBulletin 4.x - Realtime Indexation of New Threads!

PubSubHubBub for vB 4.x.x

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About PubSubHubBub (PuSH):
PubSubHubBub is a new protocol for realtime indexation of webpages. It works by pushing new content to a distributed network of PuSH compatible servers, rather than relying on a crawler hitting the board to find new content.


Is it similar to Ping-o-Matic?:
Similar yes, but PuSH works in a slightly different way, and is getting some heavyweight support from big players like wordpress who have included it on every wp.com blog.


Where can I learn More about PubSubHubBub?:
Try the official google documentation for full information.
Alternatively, watch this video by google.


How do I install it?
Simple, upload the files in the upload.zip to your forum root, and import the enclosed XML in the adminCP where you would normally import products.


A Word about Copyright:
The file push.php is NOT my copyright, it is infact copyright of InternetBrands Inc (the owners of vBulletin). It is mentioned in the file itself that it is not my copyright, and it is ONLY FOR USE BY ACTIVE LICENSE HOLDERS. I am distributing this with consent of both vBulletin and InternetBrands (see the next section for more details)


The History of This Plugin:
Its a plugin I was never going to release publicly, I use it on my seo forum and was quite happy leaving it at that. I experienced a measurable increase in spider activity, and time to indexing after getting it working for the first time.

However - D.Bradley @ Internet Brands got in touch and asked me to release it for the community.

I would also like to thank Fabian Schonholz of vBulletin.com for reviewing it and allowing the re-publication of the copyrighted material within push.php
- without those two people evangelising this plugin, I would not have released it publicly.


How do I tell if its working?
Thats proving to be a bit of a problem, the only testing tool that Im aware of for PuSH hasnt been giving stable results for the last few weeks, and other PuSH clients like the ones within wordpress.com blogs are also giving inconsistant results. I am however in touch with google who are reviewing the plugin.

In the meantime, I suggest you install the plugin, and keep an eye on two factors, 1) spider activity in google webmaster tools, and 2) time to indexation of new threads (by manual checks for now). As soon as I get some joy back from them I will update this post.


Can I remove the powered by.... accreditation link?
No. Doing so invalidates the license by which I am distributing this software.

If you must use a version without the accreditation link, I am selling this plugin in a GOLD version for just ?10 over at my plugin shop: http://seoforums.org/cart.php.

Please note, if you are using the GOLD version, you still need an active vb license to download the push.php file, which is only available on this page at vb.org.


A Word About Support:
I sometimes go a few weeks or more without coming back to vb.org so the best place to get in touch is either on http://twitter.com/seoforumsorg or on http://seoforums.org - and PM me on "MOGmartin".

[ngocol]

sorry for asking im new for the Vbulletin could you explain to me ..:
do i have to insert this line ??

hub.mode : subscribe or unsubscribe
hub.verify : sync or async
hub.callback : http://domain.tld/your/callback
hub.topic : http//feed.you.want.to/subscribe/to

and if yes should i change the word "your" and you to my site ? or can you give me an example please . thank

[8thos]

I am just now seeing this thread. Wow.

Last february I imported my threads to digg.com through use of a feature they got rid of long time ago.

I had nothing but superfeedr spiders. They made my traffic jump. That digg.com feature was more potent than anything I've ever used.

I don't think this modification is related to that digg.com feature but I can vouch for the awesomeness of superfeedr.

[pete_brady]

Disabling this took ~3 seconds off my page load times. No choice but to uninstall.

[Supramania]

Originally Posted by pete_brady

Disabling this took ~3 seconds off my page load times. No choice but to uninstall.

Same here... I've been optimizing everything else, I never thought to look at this plugin.

Forums have gone from "sluggish" to "fast" in the words of my users. What a big difference.

Uninstalled.

[Successfulsteps]

OH my, so glad I continued reading .. I cannot afford my forum slowed down nor random links. I was actually reading on to see if it was compatible with 4.1.4, as I stopped updating due to all the customizations I have. But customizations also can slow down the forum and I don't want another one that does. Too bad, looked like a useful tool also. But still, the random link is not professional IMO. And that says a lot about what I would like our members to see. If I can't control the content to be up to the standards of my forum, this would cause for concern.

Thanks for those who posted these issues. Saved me a potential problem or two.

[alhidaya]

I have version 4.1.1.1

I just installed. I will give news in a while. For now, I see no inconvenience in my forum.

Thank you for this product

[Naijasite]

Please what am i suppose to add to this field Hubs (one per line) is it my rss feed or Doamin?

[tpearl5]

For anyone trying to use this, it looks like pushapi was trying to call a script for the sole purpose of inserting the copyright link. The script URL is no longer valid, which is probably why this is causing your pages to load so slowly.

It looks like the author no longer owns seoforums.org so I doubt he'll care if you disable the copyright at this point.

[vimarc]

Does this help in SE ranking

[ringnews24]

I had to disable this, it makes my forum run mega slow when its enabled.