Forum Home Enhancements - Remove index.php from logo link

Remove index.php from logo link :

For better SEO we redirect all the similar addresses to one standard address . For example in my forum, all similar addresses like :

http*://forum.golzarion.com/ index.php
http*//www.forum.golzarion.com/index.php
...
all redirect to : http://forum.golzarion.com

but the link of logo still was :www. my site.com/index.php

What does this mode do ?

It removes " index.php" from logo link . Now when users click on logo the logo links them to the address of "www*.your site.com " with out any "index.php" on the link.

To remove " logo index.php " link :

go to header template ( admin cp =>Styles&Templates=>style manager=>all style option+>> header )

in header find :

$vboptions[forumhome].php$session[sessionurl_q]

and replace it with :

$vboptions[bburl]$session[sessionurl_q]

then save the changes. and refresh your forum pages and see logo link without " index.php "

Please click installed if you use this mode . thanks

For more information see Post#4 .

[Golzarion]

First post . I hope it would be useful .
Special thanks to my best friend Shahed.

[Magnumutz]

And... this is better for SEO?

[Golzarion]

Originally Posted by Magnumutz

And... this is better for SEO?

Yes,I believe it !
As you know vBulletin has the addresses as :
"yoursite.com "& "yoursite.com/index.php" .

That's theoretically bad .That's bad because it dilutes your incoming links. some people link to " yoursite.com" others link to " yoursite.com/index.php"

You can fix it by using .htaccess codes and redirect 301. but it is better to correct all the internal links too. and prevent duplication addresses.

[Golzarion]

It works fine with all versions : 3.6.8 / 3.7.0 / 3.7.1 or higher .
And it is xhtml valid.

[RHWiRED]

Cheers!

[mesdar]

thanx

[dadoc]

Does it effect any links that I now have with the index.php already listed?

[Brandon Sheley]

it should be default

and to dadoc's question.. you and everyone should 301 redirect the index.php to the root/

actually,, if you just add a redirect in your htaccess, you don't even need this template edit

[Golzarion]

Originally Posted by dadoc

Does it effect any links that I now have with the index.php already listed?

It just affect logo link ! but you can use the idea for other links too , ... and as said you can use redirect 301 for all links ....

Originally Posted by Loco.M

....
actually,, if you just add a redirect in your htaccess, you don't even need this template edit

I'm Not agree ! Although it is completely correct that .htaccess redirects all the links, but it is more better that you improve and correct your internal links too !
why should we have an internal link to " index.php " ?? in logo or else where ?
I think it is an improvement but you can uninstall / never install if you think it is something useless !!!
but as I believe :

Originally Posted by Golzarion

You can fix it by using .htaccess codes and redirect 301. but it is better to correct all the internal links too. and prevent duplication addresses.

and all said on post #4