vB Easy Archive - Search Engine Spiderable Hack!

Ok, as a lot of users have installed SkuZZy's and mine vB Easy Archive Hack i've decided to release a vB3 Version as well.

As vB3 already comes with an build in Archive System, it's not that needed than it was in vb2, but for all of you, who have installed the vb2 version and don't want to loose their indexed Pages, this one is for you

I'm lazy and therefore will copy the Releasetext of vb2 by SkuZZy.

About this hack

This hack will help get all your threads listed in google and other search engines and get your threads easily spidered! It works by creating an archive and turning all your posts into .html format. It doesn't actually create the .html files though, but google thinks they are real! It uses mod_mime. If you don't have mod_mime, you will still be able to install this hack, just read the install.txt for help then.

What does it do?

The purpose of this hack are to get your keywords from your forums listed in google and get people visiting them! Since these are all pure text and don't use tables or excess font tags, they are very friendly on bandwidth! This will display all your files in a nice text format that google will absolutely love! Visit the online demo below to see it in action!

Online Demo

To view a demo of this script, visit this site:
http://www.strategy-forum.de/easy_archive/

Requirements

Apache
vBulletin 3.x
mod_mime installed (not absolutelly required, but recommended)
.htaccess
5 minutes of your time...


Known Problems/Confusion

Mod_mime - It is recommended to have mod_mime installed to run these scripts. Mod_mime is a free module which enables a directive called "ForceType". This allows you to use the .htaccess file included to force your files into php mode, which allows simple URL's, without .php in them. If you can see the front page of your archive, but get an error page when you click on any links then this is your problem. To fix it, you will need to install mod_mime, or ask your host to do it. It's a FREE module. For more information, visit http://httpd.apache.org/docs/mod/mod_mime.html
If you want to run vb Easy Archive without mod_mie, please look into the install.txt

Private forums - Private forums are NOT shown and they will NOT be spidered. Some people say the private forums show up, that is because you are logged in as the admin and the archive uses permissions. So anyone who has permission to view the private forums on your forums, will beable to view them on the archives also. But if you log out of your account OR log into an account that doesn't have access to them, then you won't beable to view them

Forumlist yes, but threadlist no - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....5&postcount=91
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=153

Credits
SkuZZy aka Adam J. de Jaray, who gets my Special Thanks for his modifications, releasing and of course his Support to my Script's vb2 version. Note, he does not have anything to do with the vb3 version, but without him, there wouldn't have been the vb2 version and therefore i would never have released the one for vb3

Agreement

By using these scripts & installing them, you agree to leave the small (virtually unnoticable) copyright text and links at the bottom of all pages. You also agree to leave jelsoft's copyright there as well. You can modify the scripts much as you want, but this portion must remain intact (links must stay) and visible. This is all I ask

Download Final

To install, just download the file below and open the "install.txt" file. All is explained there. Installation should only take a couple of minutes. If you have problems with this script, post them in this thread and I will try and get around to answering them.

[joeychgo]

This is better then the Stock archive.

Here is an example:

VBW Stock Archive

VBW Archive Hack


Look at which one is cached deeper. The archive hack.

The archive hack is also easier to add things like google ads and banners to. See my other forum archive for an example. Lincoln vs Cadillac Archive

[noppid]

Originally Posted by sportsoutlaw

Im a little confused. I want my forum as Search Engine friendly as possible, so I am considering installing this. However it seems that I have read on the Vb sites that the archive is already optimized in Vb3. I run 3.0.7, so is this hack still beneficial to me in regards to SEO?

The stock archive is good. But if you compare, the Easy Archive is a better performer SEO wise.

One of the big issues I see to discount the archive, either or any version, is duplicate content. Be creative find that way to make every page, yes every page, and they are dynamic, unique.

Cheers.

[RichieBoy67]

Why am I unable to download any of these archivers now???

it was my winzip....taking care of now....

[Trixi.com]

Help: Seems that I am to stupid to install well.

1. I run www.rickshawforum.com/forums
2. I created a directory for "Easy Archive" at
http://www.rickshawforum.com/forums/search

3. I changed in config.php
$archive_options['forumfile'] = 'forum.php';
$archive_options['topicfile'] = 'topic.php';

4. I changed also
// Forums URL - Directory your vbulletin forums are in (NO TRAILING SLASH!)
$archive_options['http://www.rickshawforum.com/forums'] = 'http://localhost/vb300';

// Archive URL - The location of these scripts (NO TRAILING SLASH!)
$archive_options['http://www.rickshawforum.com/forums/search'] = 'http://localhost/vb300/search';

Any idea why I get errors....? It seems that I have everything done well....I do not have any programers skills....

CHMOD 777.

Thanx for your Hilfe ;-)


Gerald

I installed Easy Archive

[Xenon]

Originally Posted by Trixi.com

4. I changed also
// Forums URL - Directory your vbulletin forums are in (NO TRAILING SLASH!)
$archive_options['http://www.rickshawforum.com/forums'] = 'http://localhost/vb300';

// Archive URL - The location of these scripts (NO TRAILING SLASH!)
$archive_options['http://www.rickshawforum.com/forums/search'] = 'http://localhost/vb300/search';

that's your mistake

you should change it into:

PHP Code:

$archive_options['forumurl'] = 'http://www.rickshawforum.com/forums';
$archive_options['archiveurl'] = 'http://www.rickshawforum.com/forums/search'; 


[Trixi.com]

Thank you for your help. It works now! :-)

Keep on your good work!
PS: Just an additional question: My background is grey. Where to change it to white?

See how it looks like Search
Saludos

Gerald
www.rickshawforum.com

[Xenon]

you should be able to change the BG via the archive css file, i think it's the body setting, but i'm no css pro

[Q-v-n-s-Q]

thanks for the hacks, mind to try this?
http://www.efz-tm.net/forums/thread39.html

[gtithesexy]

I had been using easyarchive without any problem on my previous host
I moved my site to a vps yesterday
but got this error when click any links on index page of easyarchive


Internal Server Error
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.
Please contact the server administrator, webmaster@xxxxx.com and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.

More information about this error may be available in the server error log.


Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Apache/1.3.33 Server at www.xxxxxx.com Port 80

mod_mime and mod_rewrite is installed on my vps.

what's wrong?

[artonex]

will this work for 3.0.7 ?