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Use vBulletin Archive as Sitemap for the Forum · **Released**: 12-14-2008

What does this product do?

It uses the existing vBulletin Archive feature to be used for Sitemap for the forum like in vbSEO / TfSEO product.

How to install?

Enable the Archive Feature in
AdminCP > vBulletin Options > Search Engine Friendly Archive

Forum Archive Enabled <Yes>
Display Simple View of Threads <No> ( Optional but its not good to have different page for the content )

Add the following line to your .htacces file

Code:

RewriteRule ^sitemap(.*)$ forums/archive/index.php$1 [QSA,L]

Import the product XML

Change the Footer Template to point the Archive to Sitemap Location.

Find :

Code:

<if condition="$vboptions['archiveenabled']"><a href="archive/index.php">$vbphrase[archive]</a> -</if>

Replace with :

Code:

<if condition="$vboptions['archiveenabled']"><a href="$vboptions[homeurl]sitemap/">$vbphrase[archive]</a> -</if>

You may need to add a trailing slash after $vboptions[homeurl] if it does not already end with /

Optionally change the Phrase Archive to Sitemap

How to uninstall?

Remove the content of .htaccess
Revert the template / phrases
Just un-install product.

Samples

See the working example on my forum http://www.go4expert.com/

Note: I changed some bburl to homeurls and if you find something wrong in it do let me know and I would be more than happy to help.

shabbirbhimani · #12 12-17-2008, 02:01 AM

You would need to edit the replaceArray

Code:

'<a href="' . $vbulletin->options['homeurl'] . 'sitemap/">' . $vbulletin->options['bbtitle'] . ' Sitemap</a>',
$vbulletin->options['homeurl'] . 'sitemap',

to

Code:

'<a href="' . $vbulletin->options['homeurl'] . '/sitemap/">' . $vbulletin->options['bbtitle'] . ' Sitemap</a>',
$vbulletin->options['homeurl'] . '/sitemap',

In the future version I would check if homeurl ends with / and then add accordingly.

Stefanus · #13 12-17-2008, 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shabbirbhimani

You would need to edit the replaceArray

Without the Complete Idiot's Guide to being a VB coder, the "replaceArray" does sound very strange to me and at this moment I don't have the foggiest idea of any "replaceArray".
Any help in directing me to this "replaceArray" would be appreciated

After some time trying to find the "archive_complete plugin " I have to admit that this bugger has eluded me completely and is still at large on my forum, any idea where this fella could be hiding?

Thanks.

shabbirbhimani · #14 12-17-2008, 12:24 PM

AdminCP > Products > plugins

Or if you want I can give you a seperate XML file or let me know your forum url and can edit it for you.

shabbirbhimani · #15 12-17-2008, 01:34 PM

Here is the updated product with the support of / in home url

Stefanus · #16 12-24-2008, 08:14 AM

Hello shabbirbhimani,

Thanks for the help but the best I could get out of this was a working sitemap with the following error:

Code:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ',' in /usr/www/users/wendag/forum/archive/index.php(475) : eval()'d code on line 12

shabbirbhimani · #17 12-24-2008, 10:44 AM

I downloaded the XML and imported once again and could not get that error.

Check if your archive works without the plugin?

Keesa · #18 12-30-2008, 03:25 AM

MEH! This does not work.

The requested URL /forum/forums/archive/index.php/ was not found on this server.

Why is it forcing in the subdirectory /forums/. Not all of us use that.

shabbirbhimani · #19 12-30-2008, 04:23 AM

You would need to change the .htaccess url to match your url

Code:

RewriteRule ^sitemap(.*)$ forums/archive/index.php$1 [QSA,L]

Businesss · #20 04-10-2009, 01:31 AM

I got the sitemap up at http://www.businesss-forum.com/archive/index.php but none of the links are valid.

How can I fix this so bots can read valid info?

shabbirbhimani · #21 04-10-2009, 03:19 AM

You already have a blank sitemap folder under your home directory,

http://www.businesss-forum.com/sitemap/

Remove that first and then get the .htaccess correctly setup. Remember to remove the "forums/"

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