phpBB3 SEO Zero Duplicate V 0.4.4

SeO · Last edited by SeO on Tue Dec 25, 2007 4:16 pm; edited 3 times in total

phpBB3 SEO Zero Duplicate

Title : phpBB3 SEO Zero Duplicate

Author :

www.phpbb-seo.com

Description :

Version : 0.4.4

Installation Level :

Installation Time :

EZmod :

phpBB3 :

Author's Notes :

must

all 0.4.2 and above

Performed redirections :

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viewforum.php?f=xx => url rewritten forum url

viewforum.php?f=xx&start=yy => url rewritten paginated forum url

viewtopic.php?f=xx&t=yy => url rewritten paginated topic url

viewtopic.php?f=xx&t=yy&view=prev/next => url rewritten topic url

viewtopic.php?f=xx&t=yy&start=zz => url rewritten paginated topic url

viewtopic.php?t=yy => url rewritten topic url

viewtopic.php?t=yy&view=prev/next => url rewritten topic url

viewtopic.php?t=yy&start=zz => url rewritten paginated topic url

viewtopic.php?p=xx => postxx.html or url rewritten topic url with 'post_redir' => 'guest' or 'post_redir' => 'all'

memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=xx => url rewritten profile url
memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&un=nickname (when applicable)

search.php?author_id=xx&sr=post|topics => url rewritten user message url
search_id=egosearch
search.php?author=nickname&sr=post|topics (when applicable)

search.php?author_id=xx&sr=post&start=yy=> url rewritten paginated user message url
search.php?author=nickname&sr=post|topics&start=yy (when applicable)

search_id=active_topics => url rewritten active topics url

search_id=active_topics&start=xx=> url rewritten paginated active topics url

search_id=unanswered&sr=topics => url rewritten unanswered url

search_id=unanswered&start=xx&sr=topics => url rewritten paginated unanswered url

search_id=newposts&sr=topics => url rewritten newposts url

search_id=newposts&start=xx&sr=topics => url rewritten paginated newposts url

As well, when title injecting, any spelling in injected titles will be HTTP 301 redirected (all cases) :

miss-spelled-title => correct-title

Will get rid of SIDs and highlight as set in the mod rewrite and mark, watch, explain and bookmark Vars in URLs for guests :

Will check $start consistency :

Will by default HTTP 301 redirect index.php :

www.phpbb-seo.com/boards/index.php

www.phpbb-seo.com/boards/

Will automatically follow the eventual settings in the phpBB SEO mod rewrite like :
example.com/phpBB/ => example.com/phpBB/index.html

Usage

MODS :

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This mod is as powerful as important to use properly.
It's easy to install, but local testing is advised.
As it is possible that some mods won't work properly at first, after install.
If a mod added a GET or POST var on index.php, viewforum.php, viewtopic.php or a member's profile, it's URLs will most likely (for sure when running in strict mode) be redirected at first.

Example :

viewtopic.php?report=true&p=xx |would be first redirected to| topic-title-tyy-zz.html.

It's simple to fix, we just need to allow this additional var in our dupe filters.
Please ask for support on such experiences.

Settings :

Activate the Zero duplictate (optional):

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Allow to activate and desactivate the Zero duplicate redirections.
Off is default, so you need to update at least this option to start seeing some redirections.

Strict Mode (optional):

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When activated, the zero dupe will check if the requested URL exactly matches the one attended.
When set to no, the zero dupe will make sure the attended url is the fist part of the one requested.
The interest is to make it easier to deal with mods that could interfere with the zero dupe by adding GET vars.

Posts Redirections (optional):

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This option will determine how to handle post urls; it can take four values :

'off' : do not redirect post url, whatever the case,
'post' : only make sure postxx.html is used for a post url,
'guest' : redirect guests if required to the corresponding topic url rather than to the postxx.html, and only make sure postxx.html is used for logged users,
'all' : redirect if required to the corresponding topic url.

Migrating :

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If your forum was previously indexed using a different URL standad than the one you now plan to use, please read carefully the third part ( "3) Migrating :" ) of the first :

Code:

#
#-----[ DIY INSTRUCTIONS ]--------------------------------------------------
#

of the mod install file.

Redirection Check :

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It is very important to make sure the correct headers are sent!!

Once installed this mod, you should check, using for example http://web-sniffer.net/ , if the returned headers are correct.
The mod should work nicely with apache and IIS server (running isapi_rewrite), but could under some circumstances output a
302 header instead, which is really not a good idea.
So you should check if HTTP 301 header is returned with both options for gun-zip support.
To do this, just paste a forum url with a miss-spelled title in URL in http://web-sniffer.net/
And test BOTH OPTIONS for "Accept-Encoding: gzip"

If both cases returns HTTP 301, you're done with installing this mod.

Example on this site :

http://www.phpbb-seo.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=66

Note :

mod Rewrites supported :

All the phpBB3 SEO mod rewrite 0.4.2 and above

Languages :

French support thread

Demo :

http://phpbb3.phpbb-seo.net/

Download:

phpBB3 SEO Zero Duplicate V0.4.4

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To obtain support for this mod, please use the phpBB3 Zero duplicate forum.

You can post new threads and reply to existing ones.

Click on the Watch this thread link to be notified of updates for this mod.

Please note that all type of upgrade from phpBB2 to phpBB3 will change all your topic url, no matter if you use or not mod rewrite, so upgrading is in all case something to prepare well.

Updating :

Updating from 0.4.2 to 0.4.4 will be very easy.