Board Optimization - Google WMT friendly 404 Search mod

Hi there!

The folowing mod will enable you to setup a true 404 page while displaying the search page with a customizable message to your users.

Installation instructions for vBSEO users:

1. Import the attached XML product
2. Include the folowing tag in your search template called search_forums where you want to display the 404 message:
   

   <!-- 404message -->

3. Upload 404.php to your forum root
4. Sign in to your vBSEO adminpanel and edit your 404 page settings with the folowing configuration:
   Attachment 64442

Installation instructions for non-vBSEO users:

1. Import the attached XML product
2. Include the folowing tag in your search template called search_forums where you want to display the 404 message:
   

   <!-- 404message -->

3. Upload 404.php to your forum root
4. Edit your htaccess page and add the folowing code:
   

   RewriteEngine On

   RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
   RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
   RewriteRule ^(.+)$ 404.php

Requirements: PHP Curl

The template to edit for the custom message on the searchpage is search_forums_404

A demo can be found on http://www.vbcash.com/blablabla.html

Have Fun!
Jan Jaap

[maxicep]

thanks

[machethier]

seems to be usefull

[Hornstar]

Step 2 confuses me a bit. on what search page do you include that?

[Adult SEO]

Hi there!

It should be in your search template called search_forums editable from your Admin CP controlpanel.

Best Regards,
Jan Jaap

[FreshFroot]

nice stuff

[PoetJA-1975]

This is very nice - Thanx for the sharing.
One Concern: When already logged in and browsing to http://jpicforum.info/blablabla.php - It brings up the page as if I'm logged out. Any suggestions?

Thanx,

Jacquii.

[PoetJA-1975]

Hello? Support?
Thanx,

Jacquii.

[Adult SEO]

Hi there!

This is due to the fact that the html of the search page is fetched via http using lib Curl.

Best Regards,
Jan Jaap

[PoetJA-1975]

OK - Thanx JAN for the response

Jacquii.