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About Developer · **Released**: 05-21-2001

Hi!

Many forums do not use a question mark(?) in the query string for the threads.

There is a way to do this for php boards but I have no idea how. I searched the hacks here and could not find any. One hack mentioned about putting files in an archive, etc. This is not what I want.

The actual posts and replies could have the ? mark taken out of them. I need someone to explain to me step by step on how to do this.

I found this thread in another forum:
http://www.sitepointforums.com/showt...threadid=22697

This can be done on VBulletin. I did not understand what the thread was saying. I am no programmer so I need a step by step kinda thing.

The search engines will NOT spider or index strings with a ? in them.

There is an easy fix.

Thanks all!

<added>I just purchased VB and it looks great! Now waiting for new version today to install</added>

#12 07-23-2001, 03:18 PM

Hi all,

Quick update for you. Google has gobbled up ALL the pages in my forum upon implementing the script referenced in this thread. 295 pages so far as of the date of 6-28. Check it out here:

http://www.google.com/search?q=%22%2...e=off&filter=0

Amazing!

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