Miscellaneous Hacks - DCSEO Linkbacks (Refbacks implementation)

Introduction

Dear Friends,

After much thought I have decided to release part of my upcoming DCSEO modification to the community for free.

What does this modification do?

This modification offers you the facility to track URLs that link to threads on your forum. Instead of me trying to explain to you what a linkback actually is I'll link you to wikipedia's explanation of it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linkback

This modification implements refbacks, but not trackbacks or pingbacks (these will be included in the DCSEO modification). Any sites that the system *thinks* link to you, are put into an approval queue in the admincp which you will see in the left-hand nav after you install the mod. This moderation queue can be turned off, but I would strongly reccomend never turning it off!

The reason this will offer you a major benefit to your search engine rankings and PR (for google), is that it will create relevant inbound and outbound traffic to your forum which the search engines love.

Installation

Download the attached zip and open the readme.txt file, and follow the instructions within it.

Support

I will be around to offer support wherever possible, but please do not PM me asking for support, as I will not respond. If you have any bugs, report them in this thread and I'll fix them as soon as possible. I am rather busy at the moment with work during the day, and full-time development of the DCSEO product in the evenings, so please be patient with me if I take a little while responding to your posts.

[Dean C]

I couldn't replicate your bug eric. Nevertheless, upgrade to v1.1 which is now released !

Upgrade instructions:
- Reupload all the files
- Reimport the product

[clarksta]

thanks for the fast update

[Mecho]

would u plz tell me why u suggest us that we u recommend that we never turning moderation queue off ???

and plz explain how we can turn it off ?

thanks

[Cybertims]

Since upgrading I cant tell you whether it's working since I haven't had a single linkback show up now in the admincp LOL

Can someone try clicking here http://www.MonTheHoops.co.uk

Cheers.

[Dean C]

Originally Posted by Mecho

would u plz tell me why u suggest us that we u recommend that we never turning moderation queue off ???

and plz explain how we can turn it off ?

thanks

Simply, don't turn it off. Else I could link to your threads off one of my many hypothetical spam sites, and spam my URL on all your threads

[Dean C]

Originally Posted by Cybertims

Since upgrading I cant tell you whether it's working since I haven't had a single linkback show up now in the admincp LOL

Can someone try clicking here http://www.MonTheHoops.co.uk

Cheers.

That won't work, you have to link to a thread..

[Mecho]

Originally Posted by Dean C

Simply, don't turn it off. Else I could link to your threads off one of my many hypothetical spam sites, and spam my URL on all your threads

yea got ya i came to edit my post and add the second question but u answered so fast

would u plz tell me why google and yahoo or msn is in blacklist by default ?!!??! it doesnt effected if we have their links back in that showthread ?? or what ?

thanks

[Cybertims]

Originally Posted by Dean C

That won't work, you have to link to a thread..

ok...

http://www.monthehoops.co.uk/showthr...336#post138336

Cheers

[Cybertims]

works like a charm now...cool.

Many Thanks and voted !!

[Dean C]

Originally Posted by Mecho

yea got ya i came to edit my post and add the second question but u answered so fast

would u plz tell me why google and yahoo or msn is in blacklist by default ?!!??! it doesnt effected if we have their links back in that showthread ?? or what ?

thanks

Yes, because search engines have an index of every single thread on your forum. It's of no benefit to you, to link to the exact search page that the user used to click on to reach that thread. The idea behind this modification is to create relevant outbound links to content that links to you. This is the kind of thing that search engines love!