Even better spider archive?

in archive/index.php go down around line 189....

PHP Code:

          echo "<div id=\"content\">\n<ol start=\"$start\" id=\"thread\">\n";
          while ($thread = $DB_site->fetch_array($threads))
          {
          $bah                         = str_replace(" ", "_", $thread[title]);
          
             echo "\t<li><a href=\"t-$thread[threadid]$bah.html\" d=\"$thread[lastpost]\">$thread[title]</a></li>\n";
          }
          echo "</ol>\n</div>\n"; 


Here's this quick mod in action: http://www.iamnotageek.com/archive/index.php/f-48.html

basically it puts the Thread title into the URL which in my testing seems to give better search rankings than the URL without the name of the topic in it.

Obviously your mileage may vary..... THis is NOT to start a debate on search placements.

[Smitty]

Originally Posted by Ian Montgomerie

Checking your site, there is a bug if there is a "/" in the thread title.

Is this still a problem? I have a lot of threads with a / in the thread title.

[Osterling]

Originally Posted by monstergamer

you replace this

PHP Code:

 echo '<div id="navbar">' . $vboptions['bbtitle'] . "</div>\n<hr />\n";
 echo "<p class=\"largefont\" style=\"text-align: left\">$vbphrase[view_full_version]: <a href=\"$vboptions[bburl]/$vboptions[forumhome].php\">$vboptions[bbtitle]</a></p>\n";
 echo "<div id=\"content\">\n";
 print_archive_forum_list();
 echo "</div>\n"; 


with this

PHP Code:

 echo '<div id="navbar">' . $vboptions['bbtitle'] . "</div>\n<hr />\n";
 echo "<p class=\"largefont\" style=\"text-align: left\">$vbphrase[view_full_version]: <a href=\"$vboptions[bburl]/$vboptions[forumhome].php\">$vboptions[bbtitle]</a></p>\n";
 echo "<div id=\"content\">\n";
 print_archive_forum_list();
 echo "</div>\n"; 


isn't that the same code?

[Osterling]

let me shake your hand.. great hack!

[monstergamer]

Originally Posted by exasko

isn't that the same code?

LOL i was tierd last night

[RichieBoy67]

Is there any way to test this so I know if I did it corrrectly??

[krohnathlonman]

You mean other than the fact that the URLs will have the title in the address?

[porschinho]

i have a problem with this hack. in some cases if there is a ":" in the threadtitle, the link in the forumview will not be right.
example:

threadtitle: CPU: welche AMD64 Prozessoren machen 32Bit
generated link: t-8341cpu:_welche_AMD64_Prozessoren_machen_32Bit.htm l

but:

CD/DVD: DVD Brenner <---- this one works!

i think its only if there are exactly 3 or 4 characters before the ":" in the title. and i have many of them. ( HDD: FDD: WIN: LAN: WLAN: )

do you know the problem?

regards

michael

[krohnathlonman]

under this:

PHP Code:

$bah                         = str_replace(" ", "_", $thread[title]); 


Put

PHP Code:

$bah                         = str_replace(":", "", $thread[title]); 


I've also noticed the problem with -'s basically anthing that causes an error have it search and replace

[Smitty]

It appears vB version 3.0.3 broke this. I wanted to try it out but it looks like archive/index.php has significantly changed. Am I missing something?

[krohnathlonman]

I haven't tried .3 yet..... I have too much tied into VB to make an upgrade simple!