Major Additions - DC SEO vB URL Rewrite

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[DC Seo vB URL Rewrite]

Information

• [high]vBulletin Version:[/high] 3.5.x
• [high]Author:[/high] Dean Clatworthy
• [high]Copyright:[/high] You may use this modification at your own risk. I cannot and will not be held responsible for any damage you may cause to your forums during installation or thereafter. You may not distribute this modification in whole or parts and anyone found doing so faces risk of prosecution. All my modifications are released at vBulletin.org and anyone found releasing them elsewhere also faces risk of prosecution. You may not translate this modification without my prior permission.
• [high]Donations:[/high] I release my modifications for free. If you wish to donate please contact me and I will give you my details. All donations are graciously appreciated.

What does this modification do?
This modification will allow you to automatically have more search engine friendly URLs in your vBulletin. A forum which would normally display as forumdisplay?f=1 will now appear as f1-forumtitle.html and the same with threads. Having keywords in your URL can be of an advantage in search-engine ranking.

Requirements:

• You must have mod_rewrite apache module enabled on your server. Contact your host for more information.
• This will not work well for non-english boards as it strips most non-alpha numeric characters. E.g. ? would be stripped on french boards etc

Installation

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[openmind]

Great hack but I'm having a little trouble using it on Windows 2003 IIS6 and using the ISAP Rewrite dll (http://www.isapirewrite.com/)

Basicaly it does the same job as the Apache equivalent through a ini file in the web root.

This is my httpd.ini file:

PHP Code:

[ISAPI_Rewrite]

RewriteRule /forums/archive/([^/.?]+\.html) /forums/archive/index.php\?$1 [I,L]
RewriteRule /forums/(^f([0-9]+)-([A-Za-z0-9\-]+)\.html) /forums/forumdisplay.php?f=$1 [I,L]
RewriteRule /forums/(^t([0-9]+)(((-p)([0-9]+))?)([A-Za-z0-9\-]+)\.html) /forums/showthread.php?t=$1&page=$5&pp=10 

[I,L] 


The archive works perfectly but I'm getting 404's when I try to activate your plug in. I "think" its got something to do with the rule as I have had to add /forums/ to the condition as my config file is in the web root...

Can you help at all?

[JTyson]

If you post the htacces file for this hack at the isapirewrite forums they should be able to help you convert it to there syntax.

[high]* JTyson anxiously awaits an update on this hack [/high]

[Zhen-Xjell]

Originally Posted by Dean C

After a quick browse around google and reading up, it seems as it's a work-in-progress and not yet fully implemented/supported in the development world?

http://www.w3.org/Addressing/

[openmind]

Originally Posted by JTyson

If you post the htacces file for this hack at the isapirewrite forums they should be able to help you convert it to there syntax.

[high]* JTyson anxiously awaits an update on this hack [/high]

Sorted. The amended rules are below:

PHP Code:

RewriteRule /forums/f([0-9]+)-([A-Za-z0-9\-]+)\.html$ /forums/forumdisplay.php\?f=$1 [I,L]
RewriteRule /forums/t([0-9]+)(((-p)([0-9]+))?)([A-Za-z0-9\-]+)\.html$ /forums/showthread.php\?t=$1&page=$5&pp=10 

[I,L] 


Clicks install

Just realised that \ is not showing up in the code block above so for example /forums/forumdisplay.php?f=$1 should be /forums/forumdisplay.php\?f=$1

[TruthElixirX]

I don't know if this has been mentioned but I am having a problem choosing styles in IE.

Whenever I try to change the style while viewing the thread I get the same style because the static URLs don't allow &styleid=# on the end.

I am very glad you are updating this! Thanks very much.

[Dean C]

Originally Posted by openmind

Great hack but I'm having a little trouble using it on Windows 2003 IIS6 and using the ISAP Rewrite dll (http://www.isapirewrite.com/)

Basicaly it does the same job as the Apache equivalent through a ini file in the web root.

This is my httpd.ini file:

PHP Code:

[ISAPI_Rewrite]

RewriteRule /forums/archive/([^/.?]+\.html) /forums/archive/index.php\?$1 [I,L]
RewriteRule /forums/(^f([0-9]+)-([A-Za-z0-9\-]+)\.html) /forums/forumdisplay.php?f=$1 [I,L]
RewriteRule /forums/(^t([0-9]+)(((-p)([0-9]+))?)([A-Za-z0-9\-]+)\.html) /forums/showthread.php?t=$1&page=$5&pp=10 

[I,L] 


The archive works perfectly but I'm getting 404's when I try to activate your plug in. I "think" its got something to do with the rule as I have had to add /forums/ to the condition as my config file is in the web root...

Can you help at all?

I've never used an IIS module in my life, so I have no plans on supporting it. You're on your own I'm afraid

[Dean C]

Originally Posted by TruthElixirX

I don't know if this has been mentioned but I am having a problem choosing styles in IE.

Whenever I try to change the style while viewing the thread I get the same style because the static URLs don't allow &styleid=# on the end.



I am very glad you are updating this! Thanks very much.

Yeah that's an unfortunate consequence I'm afraid Change it via your UserCP.

[jayhawk785]

Dean,

Does your latest version address URLs using "showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=2384" - or is that just not possible? I always use those to see new posts....

[Dean C]

Originally Posted by jayhawk785

Dean,

Does your latest version address URLs using "showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=2384" - or is that just not possible? I always use those to see new posts....

There is no issue here. That URL serves a function. It redirects to a page with an anchor on with the most recent post. There is no reason whatsoever to rewrite this URL.

[mcleodc]

posted in error sorry