Highlight Search Terms in Archive from Referring Search Engines

Using this modification, when someone finds your site through a search engine and clicks the URL that takes them to the Archive, the terms they searched for will be highlighted. This should work on all version of vBulletin less than or equal to 3.5.3. If you have 3.5.4 or later, install this hack instead.

Supported Search Engines (If you can think of more, please let me know.):
Google
Yahoo!
MSN
Altavista
Lycos
Ask Jeeves

[djwins]

Hmmm...I downloaded the updated version, it didn't seem to work and now the link to the upgdate doesn't work. I'm guessing you found a problem with it or something...

[Cap'n Steve]

No, it got deleted as a duplicate thread. I'll attach it in this post for now and hopefully they'll let me put it back in its own thread. What do you mean it didn't work?

[djwins]

Its not highlighting anything when i click through to my archive from google (or yahoo).

Is it just the XML file that has changed for this version?

[Cap'n Steve]

The xml file is the only thing that's required now. You can delete the other files.

Try finding this in the Search Text Highlighting plugin:

PHP Code:

if ($vbulletin->options['enablehighlight'] AND preg_match('/([a-z0-9\-]+)\.([a-z]{3}\/|[a-z]{2}\.[a-z]{2}\/|[a-z]{2}\/)/i', $_ENV['HTTP_REFERER'], $domain)) { 


and add above it

PHP Code:

$output .= '<h1 style="color:red;">' . $_ENV['HTTP_REFERER'] . '</h1>'; 


It should print something in red when you follow an archive link. Tell me what it says or if it doesn't say anything.

[djwins]

doesn't say anything.

[Cap'n Steve]

What browser are you using? It depends on the browser sending the referring page and some have settings not to do that.

[djwins]

I've tried it with both IE and Firefox and I haven't been able to get it to work with either.
Thanks for your help, btw!

[Cap'n Steve]

Change the line you added to this:

PHP Code:

$output .= '<h1 style="color:red;">Referrer:' . $_ENV['HTTP_REFERER'] . '</h1>'; 


It should at least say "Referrer" in red somewhere. If not, then the plugin's not even getting executed. Are you installing this on the site listed as your homepage? I'll try and take a look at it, but it'll have to wait until tomorrow.

[djwins]

Yes, now I get Referrer: at the bottom of the page.
Yes, i am installing on the site in my profile.
Thanks!

[Cap'n Steve]

Ok, click this link and tell me what it says after "Referrer". If it doesn't say anything, it's a problem with your browser, but it looks like it has something to do with the way your host has PHP set up.