II. Description:
vB Ranking is a very efficient modification for your vBulletin Forum. It converts nearly every dynamic link into a static link to ensure that Search Engines (Google, Yahoo, MSN, etc.) can spider your forum.
III. Technical:
This modification requires 1 XML import. You must have mod_rewrite apache module installed and enabled on your server.
IV. License Agreement:
- You may use this modification at your own risk. You must assume the entire risk of installing and using this modification. Without any Warranty.
- You may not distribute this modification in whole or parts without my permission..
V. Copyright note:
There is no visible copyright notice in this modification but we shall be pleased if you would include a link to our website. Exemple:
Code:
Search Engine Optimization powered by <a href="http://www.vbranking.com">vBRanking</a>
VI. Donation:
vB Ranking is free, but a donation of any amount is very appreciated. Donations will help towards further development of this modification.
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This modification may not be copied, reproduced or published elsewhere without author's permission.
i thought, that all hack released on vbulletin.or have to be supportet by its programmers.
am i wrong?
yes, you are wrong. hacks are not required to be supported and rightly so. you have to look at the first box to see if it is marked to see whether or not it is supported.
these programmers are already doing the community a big favor by releasing their work. just because they release a hack doesn't necessarily mean they have the time or inclination to support it.
yes, you are wrong. hacks are not required to be supported and rightly so. you have to look at the first box to see if it is marked to see whether or not it is supported.
these programmers are already doing the community a big favor by releasing their work. just because they release a hack doesn't necessarily mean they have the time or inclination to support it.
I have installed this hack and have problem with accessing statistic installed (webalizer statistic). It is probably that rewrite mod is asking for php file but this statistic has originally html sites. I am trying to type original url adress for specific statistic site, but it is not working for me.
FYI: I am getting this:
he requested URL /stat/usage_200511.php was not found on this server.
But in adress bar I have ... .com/usage_200511.html
Anybody has any idea how to avoid this? When i delete .httaccess, the problem is gone... (but I assume I need .httaccess for vbranking)
Maybe you see a url with a session in it the first time you visit the forum. This is okay! vBRanking also workes if visitors don't accept cookies because it can also process sessions in the urls. Off course search engine spiders won't get a session! (I hope I said this correctly and understandably)
And what brings you to that conclusion?
I am curiouse because gsitemap wich is based on the python code released by google to create a sidemap picks up the session urls of my forum.
I don?t want to question your knowledge but I want to make sure I am not going to make a mistake.
Because if google would pick up session urls that would meen massive douplicated content
Oops. Since the Author has gone AWOL, I'll post my suggestion to the community at large...
Using the HTML extension instead of HTM is bad practice because older (very much older!) Operating Systems/browsers could only recognise 3-digit file extensions. You might possibly encounter other problems with poorly-written or old software that utilises webpages. You can correct this in the mod by simply using Find>Replace to change all the HTMLs to HTMs in both the php file and the XML file.
It's a very minor point admittedly, but it's worth doing for compatibility purposes and in case you lock out your grandmother or something
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11-03-2005, 04:56 PM
