Add-On Releases - Prevent thin content to avoid panda penalty

Hey there
i have coded a plugin for vBulletin 4 that prevent thin content.
This mod will add the meta noindex tag to threads with a word count equal or below the setting you specify.
For example:

The word count within a thread is under 200 words and the thread is older than 60 days, the <meta name="robots" content="noindex, follow"> tag will automatically placed in the header. When someone post in the thread and the word count is higher than 200 words the <meta name="robots" content="noindex, follow"> will removed automatically.

That will increase time on site and page views per visit.

Websites with shallow content aren't helpful to searchers, so as a company trying to promote the best search experience possible, it makes sense that Google is trying to ensure only the best content is surfaced in the SERPs.
As for thin content, Panda will slap you with a low score for short or unsubstantial articles.

Google said:

low-quality content on some parts of a website can impact the whole site?s rankings, and thus removing low quality pages, merging or improving the content of individual shallow pages into more useful pages, or moving low quality pages to a different domain could eventually help the rankings of your higher-quality content.

How to install:

1. Import XML file (as product): AdminCP > Plugin System > Manage Products > [Add/Import Product]
2. Place {vb:raw vbstylesNoIndex} inside the <head></head> section within the SHOWTHREAD-Template.

Best regards
Matthias

[final kaoss]

So how did you reach the conclusion that 200 words or less shouldn't be indexed?

Personally, I would set this limit to 500 words per thread (page). Also, does this take into consideration different thread pages like this?
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...=243754&page=2

[puertoblack2003]

Google does not have a minimum word count for indexing

[ozzy47]

Do you have any testing results for this mod?

Like did you do a page ranking before adding this to your site, then add it, wait a reasonable amount of time to be re-indexed, and get a better page rank.

[Thangvip9x]

Can you screenshots? I want to you show your results when use this mod

[Majora]

Please take a look at this thread: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=275641

What word count setting do I use?

This depends on the forum. For example I have a 20k thread forum, that had lost 80% of it's traffic overnight, since june. I started at 50 words, then 100, now upto 200 to start seeing a recovery. So i hide all threads with 200 words or less from Google. All this means is by setting this at 200 i hide enough content to swing the balance, ie; the bad now doesn't outweigh the good.

Start low and increase the setting until you see you traffic increase or recover, it sounds insane to block content to increase traffic but it is about hiding the bad that is dragging the good down. It is no longer ok to let Google decide what to rank and what to sink, they want YOU to put your best stuff in the shop windows and lock the rest in the basement, hidden from customers.

[TheLastSuperman]

Originally Posted by Majora

Please take a look at this thread: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=275641

Why would you link to a thread in the graveyard for an answer about a mod you developed... I hate to ask this but did you port that mod without permission and simply re-release?

[Majora]

Originally Posted by TheLastSuperman

Why would you link to a thread in the graveyard for an answer about a mod you developed... I hate to ask this but did you port that mod without permission and simply re-release?

Yes, that's my own mod without download the other one. The idea is the same as in the other mod.
With my mod you can set a specific time (after the time the thread will automatically noindexed with the tag).

[ozzy47]

Originally Posted by Majora

Yes, that's my own mod without download the other one. The idea is the same as in the other mod.
With my mod you can set a specific time (after the time the thread will automatically noindexed with the tag).

Huh? So you originally posted the mod under a different name, and now posting it under this name, or that person released a mod under their name that you custom coded for them?

[joeychgo]

This mod will do nothing for SEO --