How to SEO/tidy up blog urls.

[Carnage-]

i posted this into one of the suggestions but i thought it'd probably get over looked there so:

If you want that link SEO'd you can do it like this:

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule blog/(.*)/$ /forum/blog.php?username=$1

put that into a .htaccess file in the dir containing blog.php and it will turn www.vbulletin.com/blog/username/ into the correct url. Then edit the templates somewhere to mention that that url can also be used to access their blog.

[ViperMan]

i posted this into one of the suggestions but i thought it'd probably get over looked there so:

If you want that link SEO'd you can do it like this:

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule blog/(.*)/$ /forum/blog.php?username=$1

put that into a .htaccess file in the dir containing blog.php and it will turn www.vbulletin.com/blog/username/ into the correct url. Then edit the templates somewhere to mention that that url can also be used to access their blog.

This doesn't work on an IIS server correct?

And for it to work on an IIS server, an external program needs to be purchased, as well as ROOT access to the server?

[Carnage-]

I would never use iis as a webserver so i dont know.

[wh-solution]

Hmm my blog url looks like blog.php?u=1 and not like blog.php?username=name so guess this suggestion will not work that way.

[Freddie Bingham]

Hmm my blog url looks like blog.php?u=1 and not like blog.php?username=name so guess this suggestion will not work that way.

Yes it will.

[Kohhal]

Is there a way to use .htaccess to get urls like username.domain.com ?

[Marcos2]

Hello,

For those of us non-programmers, can you explain in a little more detail what to do? So you create a .htaccess file, insert this code, then upload it into the directory that has blog.php. How would you create the .htaccess file and in which folder would you put it into?

Thanks,

Marcos

[ajcbarrett]

I just get page not found using this?

Im using VBSEO so already have a .htaccess file if that makes a difference. I just added your info to the bottom of the file.

[Lizard King]

I just get page not found using this?

Im using VBSEO so already have a .htaccess file if that makes a difference. I just added your info to the bottom of the file.

Hello ,

vBSEO is currently testing SEO'd blog url's. It will be released with the next version update. Thats why i advise you to wait for that. You can see it on action @ http://www.vbseo.com/blogs/

[Michelle]

Is there a way to use .htaccess to get urls like username.domain.com ?

Anyone?

[FreshFroot_]

NuSEO has the blog feature. They also already have the project tools SEO release too, which is selectable right now.

Check the demo here: http://www.nuhit.com/blog/

[riskofficer]

Is there a way to use SOMETHING to get urls like username.domain.com?

[Michelle]

Is there a way to use SOMETHING to get urls like username.domain.com?

Kohhal and I have already asked the same question, so I guess we should wait till someone more keen on Apache sees the thread.

[FreshFroot_]

so your saying something like riskofficer.domainname.com meaning if it was installed here on vB you'd want riskofficer.vbulletin.com for all members, where the 1st part is a username?

If so, you should request this feature at www.nuhit.com/forums in the features area. They're very fast with implementing user requested features. I've requested a few things and within a week all of them were added.

[riskofficer]

I think guys from Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd. should help us. They sold product and must support it!