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[FIXED in b3] Serious SEO issue #2041 07/30/2006 9:10 AM
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 116 Likes: 4 P Philipp Member
Philipp Member P Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 116 Likes: 4	I post this under bugs because search engine friendly URLs is one of the standard features. Unfortunately, the current version of UBB.threads 7.0 has some serious SEO issues. Issue #1: Double content UBB.threads is generating too much links to the same pages, which result in double content. Here an example with 6 links to the same page: https://www.ubbcentral.com/version7/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/2011/an/0/page/1#Post2011 https://www.ubbcentral.com/version7/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/2011#Post2011 https://www.ubbcentral.com/version7/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/2012#Post2012 https://www.ubbcentral.com/version7/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/2014#Post2014 https://www.ubbcentral.com/version7/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/2017#Post2017 https://www.ubbcentral.com/version7/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/2018#Post2018 Search engines such as Google would indexing all 6 links as pages and may penetrate the site in question for double content. Issue #2: Links to non content pages There are many links to non-content pages like new topic, send PM or the profile page. This could be easily fixed by using the rel="nofollow" parameter. Here an example based on the showflat.tpl: Code <div id="options_popup" style="display: none;"><table class="popup_menu"> {if $closed != 1 && $reply == "on"} <tr><td class="popup_menu_content"><a href="{$config.BASE_URL}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=newreply&Number={$first_post}" rel="nofollow">{$lang.NEW_REPLY}</a></td></tr> {/if} {if $reply == "on"} <tr><td class="popup_menu_content"><a href="{$config.BASE_URL}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=newpost&Board={$Board}" rel="nofollow">{$lang.NEW_TOPIC}</a></td></tr> {/if} With this small modification, search engines will no longer trying to index the post or reply pages. Last edited by Rick; 08/03/2006 12:25 PM.

Re: Serious SEO issue Philipp #2043 07/30/2006 10:29 AM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,796 Texas AllenAyres Pooh-Bah
AllenAyres Pooh-Bah Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,796 Texas	The first issue is because the forum is also threaded, so links to individual posts are a feature, not a bug - Allen - ThreadsDev \| PraiseCafe

Re: Serious SEO issue

#2044 07/30/2006 11:01 AM

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Philipp

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Philipp

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Actually, it has nothing to do with the threaded mode; this issue is in the flat mode

. After playing a little more with the templates, I saw that this could be easily fixed by changing the following line in Showflat.tpl:

Code

<a href="{$config.BASE_URL}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}showflat{$var_sep}Number{$var_eq}{$postrow[post].Number}#Post{$postrow[post].Number}"><img border="0" src="{$config.BASE_URL}/images/{$style_array.icons}/{$postrow[post].Icon}" {$images.icons} alt="" /></a>

to:

Code

<a href="#Post{$postrow[post].Number}"><img border="0" src="{$config.BASE_URL}/images/{$style_array.icons}/{$postrow[post].Icon}" {$images.icons} alt="" /></a>

Re: Serious SEO issue Philipp #2045 07/30/2006 11:18 AM
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 106 Burlington, VT usrbingeek member
usrbingeek member Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 106 Burlington, VT	Issue #1 is definitely a problem. Double content can get your site removed from Google! All my best, BowlingCommunity.com Steve (@usrbingeek) My Wishlist

Re: Serious SEO issue usrbingeek #2046 07/30/2006 3:29 PM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,796 Texas AllenAyres Pooh-Bah
AllenAyres Pooh-Bah Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,796 Texas	hmm.. I don't quite see it as such an issue, there's been links like that in both threads and classic for years, but I guess if your site lives and dies on google position... - Allen - ThreadsDev \| PraiseCafe

Re: Serious SEO issue #2047 07/30/2006 3:56 PM
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 16,300 Likes: 116 Portland, OR; USA Gizmo
Gizmo Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 16,300 Likes: 116 Portland, OR; USA	If you rely on Google for your traffic (like a lot of sites do) then you do live or die by their ever-changing standards ... I am a Web Development Contractor, I do not work for UBBCentral. I have provided free User to User Support since the beginning of these support forums. Do you need Forum Install or Upgrade Services? Forums: A Gardeners Forum, Scouters World UBB.threads: UBBWiki, UBB Styles, UBB.Sitemaps Longtime Supporter & Resident Post-A-Holic VNC Web Services: Code Modifications, Upgrades, Styling, Coding Services, Disaster Recovery, and more!

Re: Serious SEO issue Philipp #2049 07/30/2006 4:40 PM
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 956 Berlin, Germany Zarzal Old Hand
Zarzal Old Hand Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 956 Berlin, Germany	Originally Posted by Philipp There are many links to non-content pages like new topic, send PM or the profile page. This could be easily fixed by using the rel="nofollow" parameter. Sounds to me as an good idea. Spiders must not follow these links. my board: http://www.dragonclan-forum.de my hobby: http://www.biker-reise.de Ich kann bei Fragen zu UBBthreads in Deutsch weiterhelfen oder es zumindest versuchen

Re: Serious SEO issue

Philipp #2050 07/30/2006 4:51 PM

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Philipp

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Well, I was going through the main scripts/templates in the meantime and optimized them for search engines. Theoretically, search engines should index the pages much better with all those changes.

Here is what I have done so far:

scripts/cfrm.inc.php

Replace:

Code

 $lastpost = "<img src=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/images/{$style_array['icons']}/$Icon\" alt=\"*\" /> <a href=\"{$config['FULL_URL']}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}$linker{$var_sep}Number{$var_eq}$lastnumber{$var_sep}Main{$var_eq}$lastmain{$var_extra}#Post$lastnumber\"> $Subject</a>";

with:

Code

 $lastpost = "<img src=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/images/{$style_array['icons']}/$Icon\" alt=\"*\" /> <a href=\"{$config['FULL_URL']}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}$linker{$var_sep}Number{$var_eq}$lastnumber{$var_sep}Main{$var_eq}$lastmain{$var_extra}#Post$lastnumber\" rel=\"nofollow\"> $Subject</a>";

templates/default/cfrm.inc.php

Replace:

Code

 <a href="{$config.BASE_URL}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}postlist{$var_sep}Board{$var_eq}{$forum[cats][fora].Keyword}">

with:

Code

 <a href="{$config.BASE_URL}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}postlist{$var_sep}Board{$var_eq}{$forum[cats][fora].Keyword}{$var_sep}page{$var_eq}1">

scripts/postlist.inc.php

Replace:

Code

 			
			$midprint = "";
			if ($pages !=1) {
				$pageprint = " <br /><span class=\"small\">( <img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/images/{$style_array['general']}/page.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" /> ";
				for ($prints = 1; $prints < ($pages + 1 ); $prints++) {
					if ($pages > 9) {
						if ( ($prints < 5) || ($prints > ($pages - 2) ) ) {
							$pageprint .= "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}showflat{$var_sep}Number{$var_eq}$Post_ID{$var_sep}Board{$var_eq}$Board{$var_sep}page{$var_eq}$page{$var_sep}fpart{$var_eq}$prints\">$prints</a> ";
						}
						else {
							if (!$midprint) {
								$half = ($pages +1) / 2;
								@list($plink,$extra) = @split("\.",$half);
								$pageprint .= "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}showflat{$var_sep}Post_ID{$var_eq}$Number{$var_sep}Board{$var_eq}$Board{$var_sep}page{$var_eq}$plink{$var_sep}fpart{$var_eq}$prints\">...</a> ";
								$midprint = 1;
							}
						}
					}
					else {
						$pageprint .= "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}showflat{$var_sep}Number{$var_eq}$Post_ID{$var_sep}Board{$var_eq}$Board{$var_sep}page{$var_eq}$page{$var_sep}fpart{$var_eq}$prints\">$prints</a> ";
					}
				}
				$pageprint .= "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}showflat{$var_sep}Number{$var_eq}$Post_ID{$var_sep}Board{$var_eq}$Board{$var_sep}page{$var_eq}$page{$var_sep}fpart{$var_eq}all{$var_sep}gonew{$var_eq}1#UNREAD\">{$ubbt_lang['TEXT_ALL']}</a> )</span>";
			}

with:

Code

 		$midprint = "";
			if ($pages !=1) {
				$pageprint = " <br /><span class=\"small\">( <img style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/images/{$style_array['general']}/page.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" /> ";
				for ($prints = 1; $prints < ($pages + 1 ); $prints++) {
					if ($pages > 9) {
						if ( ($prints < 5) || ($prints > ($pages - 2) ) ) {
							$pageprint .= "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}showflat{$var_sep}Number{$var_eq}$Post_ID{$var_sep}page{$var_eq}$page{$var_sep}fpart{$var_eq}$prints\">$prints</a> ";
						}
						else {
							if (!$midprint) {
								$half = ($pages +1) / 2;
								@list($plink,$extra) = @split("\.",$half);
								$pageprint .= "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}showflat{$var_sep}Post_ID{$var_eq}$Number{$var_sep}page{$var_eq}$plink{$var_sep}fpart{$var_eq}$prints\">...</a> ";
								$midprint = 1;
							}
						}
					}
					else {
						$pageprint .= "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}showflat{$var_sep}Number{$var_eq}$Post_ID{$var_sep}page{$var_eq}$page{$var_sep}fpart{$var_eq}$prints\">$prints</a> ";
					}
				}
				$pageprint .= "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}showflat{$var_sep}Number{$var_eq}$Post_ID{$var_sep}Board{$var_eq}$Board{$var_sep}page{$var_eq}$page{$var_sep}fpart{$var_eq}all{$var_sep}gonew{$var_eq}1#UNREAD\" rel=\"nofollow\">{$ubbt_lang['TEXT_ALL']}</a> )</span>";
			}

and:

Code

 		$Username = "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showprofile&amp;User=$posterid\">$PUsername</a>";

with:

Code

		$Username = "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showprofile&amp;User=$posterid\" rel=\"nofollow\">$PUsername</a>";

and:

Code

 			$modlist .= "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showprofile&amp;User=$modarray[$i]\">{$moderator[$modarray[$i]]}</a>";

with:

Code

 			$modlist .= "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showprofile&amp;User=$modarray[$i]\" rel=\"nofollow\">{$moderator[$modarray[$i]]}</a>";

templates/default/postlist.tpl

Replace:

Code

 <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="{$config.BASE_URL}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=newpost&amp;Board={$Board}">

with:

Code

 <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="{$config.BASE_URL}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=newpost&amp;Board={$Board}" rel="nofollow">

and:

Code

 <a href="{$config.BASE_URL}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}{$mode}{$var_sep}Number{$var_eq}{$postrow[topic].Number}{$var_sep}an{$var_eq}{$postrow[topic].announce}{$var_sep}page{$var_eq}{$page}{$postrow[topic].goto}">{$postrow[topic].Subject}</a>

with:

Code

 {if $postrow[topic].announce}
<a href="{$config.BASE_URL}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}{$mode}{$var_sep}Number{$var_eq}{$postrow[topic].Number}{$var_sep}an{$var_eq}{$postrow[topic].announce}{$var_sep}page{$var_eq}{$page}{$postrow[topic].goto}">{$postrow[topic].Subject}</a>
{else}
<a href="{$config.BASE_URL}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}{$mode}{$var_sep}Number{$var_eq}{$postrow[topic].Number}{$var_sep}page{$var_eq}{$page}{$postrow[topic].goto}">{$postrow[topic].Subject}</a>
{/if}

and:

Code

 <a href="{$config.BASE_URL}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}{$mode}{$var_sep}Number{$var_eq}{$postrow[topic].lastpostid}#Post{$postrow[topic].lastpostid}">{$postrow[topic].time}</a>
<br />
{$lang.TEXT_BY} 
{if $postrow[topic].lastposterid != 1}
<a href="{$config.BASE_URL}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}showprofile{$var_sep}User{$var_eq}{$postrow[topic].lastposterid}">{$postrow[topic].lastpostername}</a>

with:

Code

 <a href="{$config.BASE_URL}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}{$mode}{$var_sep}Number{$var_eq}{$postrow[topic].lastpostid}#Post{$postrow[topic].lastpostid}" rel="nofollow">{$postrow[topic].time}</a>
<br />
{$lang.TEXT_BY} 
{if $postrow[topic].lastposterid != 1}
<a href="{$config.BASE_URL}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}showprofile{$var_sep}User{$var_eq}{$postrow[topic].lastposterid}" rel="nofollow">{$postrow[topic].lastpostername}</a>

and:

Code

 {if $newtopic == 1}
 
<a href="{$config.BASE_URL}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=newpost&amp;Board={$Board}">
{/if}

with:

Code

 {if $newtopic == 1}
 
<a href="{$config.BASE_URL}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=newpost&amp;Board={$Board}" rel="nofollow">
{/if}

scripts/showflat.inc.php

Replace:

Code

 			$modlist .= "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showprofile&amp;User=$modarray[$i]\">{$moderator[$modarray[$i]]}</a>";

with:

Code

 			$modlist .= "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showprofile&amp;User=$modarray[$i]\" rel=\"nofollow\">{$moderator[$modarray[$i]]}</a>";

and:

Code

 		$prevlinkstart = "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}grabnext{$var_sep}Board{$var_eq}$Board{$var_sep}mode{$var_eq}showflat{$var_sep}sticky{$var_eq}$issticky{$var_sep}dir{$var_eq}new{$var_sep}posted{$var_eq}$posted{$var_sep}page{$var_eq}$page\">";
		$prevlinkstop = "</a>";

		$linktext = $ubbt_lang['INDEX_ICON'];
		$alttext = $ubbt_lang['ALL_THREADS'];

		$nextlinkstart = "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}grabnext{$var_sep}Board{$var_eq}$Board{$var_sep}mode{$var_eq}showflat{$var_sep}sticky{$var_eq}$issticky{$var_sep}dir{$var_eq}old{$var_sep}posted{$var_eq}$posted{$var_sep}page{$var_eq}$page\">";

with:

Code

 		$prevlinkstart = "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}grabnext{$var_sep}Board{$var_eq}$Board{$var_sep}mode{$var_eq}showflat{$var_sep}sticky{$var_eq}$issticky{$var_sep}dir{$var_eq}new{$var_sep}posted{$var_eq}$posted{$var_sep}page{$var_eq}$page\" rel=\"nofollow\">";
		$prevlinkstop = "</a>";

		$linktext = $ubbt_lang['INDEX_ICON'];
		$alttext = $ubbt_lang['ALL_THREADS'];

		$nextlinkstart = "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}grabnext{$var_sep}Board{$var_eq}$Board{$var_sep}mode{$var_eq}showflat{$var_sep}sticky{$var_eq}$issticky{$var_sep}dir{$var_eq}old{$var_sep}posted{$var_eq}$posted{$var_sep}page{$var_eq}$page\" rel=\"nofollow\">";

and:

Code

 			$popups .= "<tr><td class=\"popup_menu_content\"><a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showprofile&amp;User=$usernum\">{$ubbt_lang['VIEW_PROFILE']}</a></td></tr>";
			if ($accept_pm) {
				$popups .= "<tr><td class=\"popup_menu_content\"><a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=sendprivate&amp;User=$usernum\">{$ubbt_lang['SEND_PM']}</a></td></tr>";
			} // end if
			if ($homepage) {
				$homepage = "http://$homepage";
				$popups .= "<tr><td class=\"popup_menu_content\"><a href=\"$homepage\" target=\"_blank\">{$ubbt_lang['VIEW_HOME']}</a></td></tr>";
			} // end if		
			$popups .= "<tr><td class=\"popup_menu_content\"><a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=addfavuser&amp;User=$usernum&amp;n=$Number&amp;p=$page&amp;f=$fpart\">$watch_text</a></td></tr>";
			$popups .= "<tr><td class=\"popup_menu_content\"><a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=dosearch&amp;Forum=All_Forums&amp;Name=$usernum&amp;Limit=25&amp;fromprof=1&amp;fromsearch=1\">{$ubbt_lang['VIEW_POSTS']}</a></td></tr>";

with:

Code

 			$popups .= "<tr><td class=\"popup_menu_content\"><a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showprofile&amp;User=$usernum\" rel=\"nofollow\">{$ubbt_lang['VIEW_PROFILE']}</a></td></tr>";
			if ($accept_pm) {
				$popups .= "<tr><td class=\"popup_menu_content\"><a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=sendprivate&amp;User=$usernum\" rel=\"nofollow\">{$ubbt_lang['SEND_PM']}</a></td></tr>";
			} // end if
			if ($homepage) {
				$homepage = "http://$homepage";
				$popups .= "<tr><td class=\"popup_menu_content\"><a href=\"$homepage\" target=\"_blank\">{$ubbt_lang['VIEW_HOME']}</a></td></tr>";
			} // end if		
			$popups .= "<tr><td class=\"popup_menu_content\"><a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=addfavuser&amp;User=$usernum&amp;n=$Number&amp;p=$page&amp;f=$fpart\" rel=\"nofollow\">$watch_text</a></td></tr>";
			$popups .= "<tr><td class=\"popup_menu_content\"><a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=dosearch&amp;Forum=All_Forums&amp;Name=$usernum&amp;Limit=25&amp;fromprof=1&amp;fromsearch=1\" rel=\"nofollow\">{$ubbt_lang['VIEW_POSTS']}</a></td></tr>";

and:

Code

 			$postrow[$i]['replylinkstart'] = "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=newreply&amp;Board=$Board&amp;Number=$Number&amp;page=$page&amp;what=showflat&amp;fpart=$fpart\">";
			$postrow[$i]['replylinkstop'] = "</a>";

			$postrow[$i]['quotelinkstart'] = "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=newreply&amp;Board=$Board&amp;Number=$Number&amp;page=$page&amp;what=showflat&amp;fpart=$fpart&amp;q=1\">";

with:

Code

 			$postrow[$i]['replylinkstart'] = "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=newreply&amp;Board=$Board&amp;Number=$Number&amp;page=$page&amp;what=showflat&amp;fpart=$fpart\" rel=\"nofollow\">";
			$postrow[$i]['replylinkstop'] = "</a>";

			$postrow[$i]['quotelinkstart'] = "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=newreply&amp;Board=$Board&amp;Number=$Number&amp;page=$page&amp;what=showflat&amp;fpart=$fpart&amp;q=1\" rel=\"nofollow\">";

and:

Code

 				<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=mailthread&amp;Board=$Board&amp;Number=$Number&amp;page=$page&amp;fpart=$fpart&amp;what=showflat\">";
			}
			$postrow[$i]['notifylinkstart'] = "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=notifymod&amp;Board=$Board&amp;Number=$Number&amp;page=$page&amp;fpart=$fpart&amp;what=showflat\”>";

with:

Code

 				<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=mailthread&amp;Board=$Board&amp;Number=$Number&amp;page=$page&amp;fpart=$fpart&amp;what=showflat\" rel=\"nofollow\">
				";
			}
			$postrow[$i]['notifylinkstart'] = "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=notifymod&amp;Board=$Board&amp;Number=$Number&amp;page=$page&amp;fpart=$fpart&amp;what=showflat\" rel=\"nofollow\">";

and:

Code

 			$postrow[$rownum]['replyto'] = "[Re: <a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}showflat{$var_sep}Number{$var_eq}{$postrow[$rownum]['ParentPost']}{$var_sep}page{$var_eq}$page#Post{$postrow[$rownum]['ParentPost']}\" target=\"_new\" title=\"[Re: #{$postrow[$rownum]['ParentPost']}]\" alt=\"[Re: #{$postrow[$rownum]['ParentPost']}]\"> {$parentarray[$rowparent]}</a>]";

with:

Code

 			$postrow[$rownum]['replyto'] = "[Re: <a href=\"$page#Post{$postrow[$rownum]['ParentPost']}\" target=\"_new\" title=\"[Re: #{$postrow[$rownum]['ParentPost']}]\" alt=\"[Re: #{$postrow[$rownum]['ParentPost']}]\"> {$parentarray[$rowparent]}</a>]";

and:

Code

 		<span class="small"><a href="$newlink">{$ubbt_lang['JUMP_UNREAD']}</a></span>

with:

Code

 		<span class="small"><a href="$newlink" rel="nofollow">{$ubbt_lang['JUMP_UNREAD']}</a></span>

templates/default/showflat.tpl

Replace:

Code

 <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="{$config.BASE_URL}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=newreply&amp;Number={$first_post}">

with:

Code

 <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="{$config.BASE_URL}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=newreply&amp;Number={$first_post}" rel="nofollow">

and:

Code

 <a href="{$config.BASE_URL}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}showflat{$var_sep}Number{$var_eq}{$postrow[post].Number}#Post{$postrow[post].Number}"><img border="0" src="{$config.BASE_URL}/images/{$style_array.icons}/{$postrow[post].Icon}" {$images.icons} alt="" /></a>

with:

Code

 <a href="#Post{$postrow[post].Number}"><img border="0" src="{$config.BASE_URL}/images/{$style_array.icons}/{$postrow[post].Icon}" {$images.icons} alt="" /></a>

and:

Code

 <tr><td class="popup_menu_content"><a href="{$config.BASE_URL}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=newreply&amp;Number={$first_post}">{$lang.NEW_REPLY}</a></td></tr>
{/if}
{if $reply == "on"}
<tr><td class="popup_menu_content"><a href="{$config.BASE_URL}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=newpost&amp;Board={$Board}">{$lang.NEW_TOPIC}</a></td></tr>
{/if}
{$addfavoption}
<tr><td class="popup_menu_content"><a target="_blank" href="{$config.BASE_URL}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}printthread{$var_sep}Board{$var_eq}{$Board}{$var_sep}main{$var_eq}{$current}{$var_sep}type{$var_eq}thread">{$lang.PRINT_THREAD}</a></td></tr>
{if $config.TOPIC_DISPLAY_OPTIONS == "both" }
<tr><td class="popup_menu_content">
<a href="{$config.BASE_URL}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}showthreaded{$var_sep}Number{$var_eq}{$threadnumber}{$var_sep}an{$var_eq}{$an}{$var_sep}page{$var_eq}{$page}">

with:

Code

 <tr><td class="popup_menu_content"><a href="{$config.BASE_URL}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=newreply&amp;Number={$first_post}" rel="nofollow">{$lang.NEW_REPLY}</a></td></tr>
{/if}
{if $reply == "on"}
<tr><td class="popup_menu_content"><a href="{$config.BASE_URL}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=newpost&amp;Board={$Board}" rel="nofollow">{$lang.NEW_TOPIC}</a></td></tr>
{/if}
{$addfavoption}
<tr><td class="popup_menu_content"><a target="_blank" href="{$config.BASE_URL}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}printthread{$var_sep}Board{$var_eq}{$Board}{$var_sep}main{$var_eq}{$current}{$var_sep}type{$var_eq}thread" rel="nofollow">{$lang.PRINT_THREAD}</a></td></tr>
{if $config.TOPIC_DISPLAY_OPTIONS == "both" }
<tr><td class="popup_menu_content">
<a href="{$config.BASE_URL}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}showthreaded{$var_sep}Number{$var_eq}{$threadnumber}{$var_sep}an{$var_eq}{$an}{$var_sep}page{$var_eq}{$page}" rel="nofollow">

scripts/showthreaded.inc.php

Replace:

Code

 			$modlist .= "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showprofile&amp;User=$modarray[$i]\">{$moderator[$modarray[$i]]}</a>";

with:

Code

 			$modlist .= "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showprofile&amp;User=$modarray[$i]\" rel=\"nofollow\">{$moderator[$modarray[$i]]}</a>";

and:

Code

 		$Username1 = "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showprofile&amp;User=$posterid\">$PUsername</a>";

with:

Code

 		$Username1 = "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showprofile&amp;User=$posterid\" rel=\"nofollow\">$PUsername</a>";

and:

Code

 		$prevlinkstart = "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}grabnext{$var_sep}Board{$var_eq}$Board{$var_sep}mode{$var_eq}showthreaded{$var_sep}sticky{$var_eq}$issticky{$var_sep}dir{$var_eq}new{$var_sep}posted{$var_eq}$lastpost{$var_sep}page{$var_eq}$page\">";
		$prevlinkstop = "</a>";

		$currentlinkstart = "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}postlist{$var_sep}Board{$var_eq}$Board{$var_sep}page{$var_eq}$page\">";
		$linktext = $ubbt_lang['INDEX_ICON'];
		$currentlinkstop = "</a>";

		$nextlinkstart = "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}grabnext{$var_sep}Board{$var_eq}$Board{$var_sep}mode{$var_eq}showthreaded{$var_sep}sticky{$var_eq}$issticky{$var_sep}dir{$var_eq}old{$var_sep}posted{$var_eq}$lastpost{$var_sep}page{$var_eq}$page\">";

with:

Code

 		$prevlinkstart = "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}grabnext{$var_sep}Board{$var_eq}$Board{$var_sep}mode{$var_eq}showthreaded{$var_sep}sticky{$var_eq}$issticky{$var_sep}dir{$var_eq}new{$var_sep}posted{$var_eq}$lastpost{$var_sep}page{$var_eq}$page\" rel=\"nofollow\">";
		$prevlinkstop = "</a>";

		$currentlinkstart = "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}postlist{$var_sep}Board{$var_eq}$Board{$var_sep}page{$var_eq}$page\">";
		$linktext = $ubbt_lang['INDEX_ICON'];
		$currentlinkstop = "</a>";

		$nextlinkstart = "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}grabnext{$var_sep}Board{$var_eq}$Board{$var_sep}mode{$var_eq}showthreaded{$var_sep}sticky{$var_eq}$issticky{$var_sep}dir{$var_eq}old{$var_sep}posted{$var_eq}$lastpost{$var_sep}page{$var_eq}$page\" rel=\"nofollow\">";

and:

Code

 		$popups .= "<tr><td class=\"popup_menu_content\"><a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showprofile&amp;User=$usernum\">{$ubbt_lang['VIEW_PROFILE']}</a></td></tr>";
		if ($accept_pm) {
			$popups .= "<tr><td class=\"popup_menu_content\"><a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=sendprivate&amp;User=$usernum\">{$ubbt_lang['SEND_PM']}</a></td></tr>";
		} // end if
		if ($homepage) {
			$homepage = "http://$homepage";
			$popups .= "<tr><td class=\"popup_menu_content\"><a href=\"$homepage\" target=\"_blank\">{$ubbt_lang['VIEW_HOME']}</a></td></tr>";
		} // end if		
		$popups .= "<tr><td class=\"popup_menu_content\"><a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=addfavuser&amp;User=$usernum&n=$Number&p=$page\">$watch_text</a></td></tr>";
		$popups .= "<tr><td class=\"popup_menu_content\"><a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=dosearch&amp;Forum=All_Forums&Name=$usernum&Limit=25&fromprof=1&amp;fromsearch=1\">{$ubbt_lang['VIEW_POSTS']}</a></td></tr>";

with:

Code

 		$popups .= "<tr><td class=\"popup_menu_content\"><a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showprofile&amp;User=$usernum\" rel=\"nofollow\">{$ubbt_lang['VIEW_PROFILE']}</a></td></tr>";
		if ($accept_pm) {
			$popups .= "<tr><td class=\"popup_menu_content\"><a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=sendprivate&amp;User=$usernum\" rel=\"nofollow\">{$ubbt_lang['SEND_PM']}</a></td></tr>";
		} // end if
		if ($homepage) {
			$homepage = "http://$homepage";
			$popups .= "<tr><td class=\"popup_menu_content\"><a href=\"$homepage\" target=\"_blank\">{$ubbt_lang['VIEW_HOME']}</a></td></tr>";
		} // end if		
		$popups .= "<tr><td class=\"popup_menu_content\"><a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=addfavuser&amp;User=$usernum&n=$Number&p=$page\" rel=\"nofollow\">$watch_text</a></td></tr>";
		$popups .= "<tr><td class=\"popup_menu_content\"><a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=dosearch&amp;Forum=All_Forums&Name=$usernum&Limit=25&fromprof=1&amp;fromsearch=1\" rel=\"nofollow\">{$ubbt_lang['VIEW_POSTS']}</a></td></tr>";

and:

Code

 		$replylinkstart = "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=newreply&amp;Board=$Board&amp;Number=$Number&amp;page=$page&amp;what=showthreaded\">";
		$replylinkstop = "</a>";

		$quotelinkstart = "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=newreply&amp;Board=$Board&amp;Number=$Number&amp;page=$page&amp;what=showthreaded&amp;q=1\">";
		$quotelinkstop = "</a>";

with:

Code

 		$replylinkstart = "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=newreply&amp;Board=$Board&amp;Number=$Number&amp;page=$page&amp;what=showthreaded\" rel=\"nofollow\">";
		$replylinkstop = "</a>";

		$quotelinkstart = "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=newreply&amp;Board=$Board&amp;Number=$Number&amp;page=$page&amp;what=showthreaded&amp;q=1\" rel=\"nofollow\">";

and:

Code

 			$Username = "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showprofile&amp;User=$UserNumber\">$PPoster</a>";

with:

Code

 			$Username = "<a href=\"{$config['BASE_URL']}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showprofile&amp;User=$UserNumber\" rel=\"nofollow\">$PPoster</a>";

templates/default/showthreaded.tpl

Replace:

Code

 <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="{$config.BASE_URL}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=newreply&amp;Number={$first_post}">

with:

Code

 <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="{$config.BASE_URL}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=newreply&amp;Number={$Number}" rel="nofollow">

and:

Code

 <tr><td class="popup_menu_content"><a href="{$config.BASE_URL}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=newreply&amp;Number={$Number}">{$lang.REPLY_POST}</a></td></tr>
{/if}
<tr><td class="popup_menu_content"><a href="{$config.BASE_URL}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=newpost&amp;Board={$Board}">{$lang.NEW_TOPIC}</a></td></tr>
{$addfavoption}
<tr><td class="popup_menu_content"><a target="_blank" href="{$config.BASE_URL}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}printthread{$var_sep}Board{$var_eq}{$Board}{$var_sep}main{$var_eq}{$current}{$var_sep}type{$var_eq}thread">{$lang.PRINT_THREAD}</a></td></tr>
{if $config.TOPIC_DISPLAY_OPTIONS == "both" }
<tr><td class="popup_menu_content">
<a href="{$config.BASE_URL}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}showflat{$var_sep}Number{$var_eq}{$Flat}{$var_sep}an{$var_eq}{$an}{$var_sep}page{$var_eq}{$page}">

with:

Code

 <tr><td class="popup_menu_content"><a href="{$config.BASE_URL}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=newreply&amp;Number={$Number}" rel="nofollow">{$lang.REPLY_POST}</a></td></tr>
{/if}
<tr><td class="popup_menu_content"><a href="{$config.BASE_URL}/ubbthreads.php?ubb=newpost&amp;Board={$Board}" rel="nofollow">{$lang.NEW_TOPIC}</a></td></tr>
{$addfavoption}
<tr><td class="popup_menu_content"><a target="_blank" href="{$config.BASE_URL}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}printthread{$var_sep}Board{$var_eq}{$Board}{$var_sep}main{$var_eq}{$current}{$var_sep}type{$var_eq}thread" rel="nofollow">{$lang.PRINT_THREAD}</a></td></tr>
{if $config.TOPIC_DISPLAY_OPTIONS == "both" }
<tr><td class="popup_menu_content">
<a href="{$config.BASE_URL}/ubbthreads.php{$var_start}ubb{$var_eq}showflat{$var_sep}Number{$var_eq}{$Flat}{$var_sep}an{$var_eq}{$an}{$var_sep}page{$var_eq}{$page}" rel="nofollow">

Re: Serious SEO issue #2051 07/30/2006 4:53 PM
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 106 Burlington, VT usrbingeek member
usrbingeek member Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 106 Burlington, VT	Originally Posted by Allen hmm.. I don't quite see it as such an issue, there's been links like that in both threads and classic for years, but I guess if your site lives and dies on google position... The only sites that don't are the ones NOT making money and if you're tossed out of Google you might as well close up shop. All my best, BowlingCommunity.com Steve (@usrbingeek) My Wishlist

Re: Serious SEO issue usrbingeek #2069 07/31/2006 11:10 AM
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 196 I Ian Spence enthusiast
Ian Spence enthusiast I Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 196	Are you guys sure that google doesn't understand anchors?

Re: Serious SEO issue Ian Spence #2071 07/31/2006 11:16 AM
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 106 Burlington, VT usrbingeek member
usrbingeek member Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 106 Burlington, VT	No, Google understands anchors. The problem is with the post number URLs, each has a unique URL that all go to the same page and google will see that as double content. (See the example Philipp posted in the first post of this topic. Ignore the anchor completely. Despite the URLs being different all of the URLs go to the same page.) All my best, BowlingCommunity.com Steve (@usrbingeek) My Wishlist

Re: Serious SEO issue usrbingeek #2076 07/31/2006 12:50 PM
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,242 Likes: 1 Aberdeen, WA R Rick Former Developer
Rick Former Developer R Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,242 Likes: 1 Aberdeen, WA	I had to change it so the link to the individual post and anchor was a link to a new page. I can't remember the actual reason, really need to keep notes on that. I'll change it back on my devel site and see if it jogs my memory.

Re: Serious SEO issue Rick #2298 08/03/2006 12:25 PM
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,242 Likes: 1 Aberdeen, WA R Rick Former Developer
Rick Former Developer R Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,242 Likes: 1 Aberdeen, WA	Thanks for all of the changes Phillip. I changed the link to each post back to an anchor and so far it's not causing any problems like I remember. So I'll keep it that way for now.

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