Optimize a forum

illusion · 12-19-2005, 11:50 PM

Hi,

I am wondering how would (or have) you optimize a forum? I am gathering you just edit it manually, but what about all the disgusting dynamically generated HTML? I think for vBulletin you can buy vbSEO but that costs as much as the software itself.

compuXP · 12-20-2005, 12:48 AM

I dunno how it's done exactly, but the HTML files here are actually SEO'd, a vB mod I think.

illusion · 12-20-2005, 01:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by compuXP

I dunno how it's done exactly, but the HTML files here are actually SEO'd, a vB mod I think.

That's pretty cool. I think a lot of search engines first look at urls before the content because that is how they find it, but what mod are you using?

AidenJ · 12-28-2005, 09:37 PM

I think that keywords in urls are of slight value. Personally I have learned through experience not to use mod-rewrites on forums. Unless you rewrite all urls to be the same you potentially end up with more variations of urls which creates MORE duplicate content and potentially gets your key pages penalized in favor of a different one. I do not think the search engines deal with duplicate content in a very graceful manner all the time, so I feel my concern is legitimate.

In my experience the search engines have no trouble indexing the default urls for posts and topics presented by VBulletin an Phpbb.

iWonder · 01-02-2006, 01:20 PM

Im using DC SEO for my forums. Its doing pretty well.

markkk · 01-09-2006, 07:39 AM

try to search for Mod rewrite.. and place the code to your htaccess file.

12-19-2005, 11:50 PM	#1
illusion Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 74	Optimize a forum Hi, I am wondering how would (or have) you optimize a forum? I am gathering you just edit it manually, but what about all the disgusting dynamically generated HTML? I think for vBulletin you can buy vbSEO but that costs as much as the software itself.

12-20-2005, 12:48 AM	#2
compuXP Retired Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 139	Re: Optimize a forum I dunno how it's done exactly, but the HTML files here are actually SEO'd, a vB mod I think. __________________ Retired Moderator/Member/Friend/Helper - it was great working with all of you!

12-28-2005, 09:37 PM	#4
AidenJ Regular Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 103	Re: Optimize a forum I think that keywords in urls are of slight value. Personally I have learned through experience not to use mod-rewrites on forums. Unless you rewrite all urls to be the same you potentially end up with more variations of urls which creates MORE duplicate content and potentially gets your key pages penalized in favor of a different one. I do not think the search engines deal with duplicate content in a very graceful manner all the time, so I feel my concern is legitimate. In my experience the search engines have no trouble indexing the default urls for posts and topics presented by VBulletin an Phpbb.

01-02-2006, 01:20 PM	#5
iWonder Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 34	Re: Optimize a forum Im using DC SEO for my forums. Its doing pretty well. __________________ Web Dev Blog \| IndianWebdevs WP Themes → GFXedit.com

01-09-2006, 07:39 AM	#6
markkk Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: where psychic live Posts: 50	Re: Optimize a forum try to search for Mod rewrite.. and place the code to your htaccess file. __________________ psychic online psychics live chat psychic reading free reading by online live psychic cars for sale psychics live accurate reading by honest psychic reader

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