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.

[SHANE-D-PAIN]

was going to do it but my archives havent worked since i set my site up last week!

can anyone help me out?

when i click the archive link at the bottom of my forums it loads up the forums index page and not the archivves like it does on other sites! :S

http://teenageforums.com/forums/archive/

[JulianD]

There is a problem when the thread title starts with a number... Good hack though.

[Hexemer]

How does this work with 3.0.5?

[Freezerator]

Ok,

i have sorted things out, so it works on 3.0.7.
Open index.php.

Search for

// list threads

A few line below you will see this lines:

PHP Code:

        echo "<div id=\"content\">\n<ol start=\"$start\">\n";
        while ($thread = $DB_site->fetch_array($threads))
        {
            echo "\t<li><a href=\"t-$thread[threadid].html\">$thread[title]</a>" . iif($pda, " <i>(" . construct_phrase($vbphrase['x_replies'], $thread['replycount']) . ")</i>") . "</li>\n";
        }
        echo "</ol>\n</div>\n"; 


Replace this with:

PHP Code:

// archive thread title hack
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"; 
// end archive thread title hack 


This works for me on 3.0.7.
I have used the code from Costa Rica Forums

[Hexemer]

Don't work in my forums :

[Freezerator]

Originally Posted by Hexemer

Don't work in my forums :

When i see your screenshot it appears to work???

[Hexemer]

Originally Posted by Freezerator

When i see your screenshot it appears to work???

The (Thread-)URL is okay but it links to the Forum Home in the Archive. :ermm:

[Hexemer]

Can nobody help me with this problem?