[Done 1.5.2] Short URLs 1.3

[[Unknown]]

Package Server: http://unknown.network32.net
Boardmod: http://unknown.network32.net/better/shorturls.zip

This mod is pretty simple.  It shortens the URLs YaBB SE uses to link around.

For example, instead of...
http://www.myserver.com/myforum/index.php?board=1

It will say...
index.php?board=1

In links.  This can not only save bandwidth, but should also make search engines (ie. Google...) more likely to index your site thoroughly.

Thanks,
-[Unknown]

[Gobalopper]

Why not go farther and change board= to b=, action= to a=, etc?

[[Unknown]]

Why not go farther and change board= to b=, action= to a=, etc?

I'm not that not-lazy.

Anyway, that's such a huge change that it should wait for my secret project or Trinity.... it's a VERY big change that would affect almost every file.

However, this does save on URLs.

Oh, and I didn't mention:
- additionally, it shortens index.php?board=;action=mlall further to index.php?;action=mlall etc.
- the redirection is still HTTP/1.1 compliant.

-[Unknown]

[adamb10]

Ok I downloaded the boardmod file.  What do I do with shorturls.mod.yp and shorturls.php?

[[Unknown]]

Ok I downloaded the boardmod file.  What do I do with shorturls.mod.yp and shorturls.php?

As is standard with my mods.... you can either:

1. Upload shorturls.mod.yp to your Packages directory and use the YaBBpak Center to install it.  (if you get errors remember that you need to chmod everything properly....)

2. Use boardmod to apply the shorturls.mod and then, as well, upload shorturls.php to your YaBB SE directory and run it.  (then delete it, just in case.)

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[Egg]

applied it

couldnt get to admin centre or read a thread. (would open individual boards though)

paniced

calmed down

found the correct path to admin packages
/yabbse/index.php?action=packages (if you need it)

uninstalled

everything back as it was

phew!

[[Unknown]]

applied it

couldnt get to admin centre or read a thread. (would open individual boards though)

paniced

calmed down

found the correct path to admin packages
/yabbse/index.php?action=packages (if you need it)

uninstalled

everything back as it was

phew!

Strange..... what URL was it taking you to?  Do you use redirection or something?

-[Unknown]

[Egg]

it was taking me to action=admin

no reirect on board

edit

here, I reapplyed it.

http://www.200mph.net/yabbse/;action=admin

error 404 file not found.

uninstalled it again

[zeroweb]

Hm

I had the identical error as Egg, the home page worked and so did the catagories, but I couldnt view actual threads.

I like this concept- however - my question is - Why would google index your site more throroughly due to a shorter url?

-mark

[Daniel Hofverberg]

I like this concept- however - my question is - Why would google index your site more throroughly due to a shorter url?

The length of the URL doesn't really matter, it's the fact that this mod uses relative URL:s instead of absolute. It shouldn't matter, but it can in some cases as search engines can't be sure that absolute URL:s really point to the same site as before...

[[Unknown]]

There's a big error in the mod :/.

If you apply it manually you will notice I forgot a beginning replace tag.

-[Unknown]

[[Unknown]]

I've uploaded fixed versions.

Now it will work .

-[Unknown]

[Anguz]

It shouldn't matter, but it can in some cases as search engines can't be sure that absolute URL:s really point to the same site as before...

I never thought much about it before, but what you say makes a lot of sense

[Unkown], great idea... is this gonna be part of your Secret Pjt or Trinity too?

[Webby]

Please note that I am looking for a dutch, german, and spanish translation of the strings added to the language files.  Please post them here or PM them, if you are willing to translate them.

Just IM me the next time, I just noticed this thread

Code Select Expand

<edit file>
english.lng
</edit file>

<search for>
if ($MenuType == 1)
</search for>

<replace>
$txt['shorturls'] = 'Ingekorte URLs gebruiken?';

if ($MenuType == 1)
</replace>


<edit file>
helpadmin.help
</edit file>

<search for>
// Mod Settings
</search for>

<replace>
// Mod Settings

$helptxt['m_shorturls'] = 'Verkort de weergave van de URL in links binnen het forum.  Dit kan enigszins het dataverkeer wat beperken.';

</replace>


[adamb10]

When I run shorturls.php I get thius error


Fatal error: Call to undefined function: template_header() in /usr/local/psa/home/vhosts/adamb10.4mtopia.com/httpdocs/yabb1/Sources/Errors.php on line 56