phpBB Search Engine Optimization - Sessions, static ( SEO )

not listed search engines
hello .

Able2Know.com SEO 2.0.0 added my site. but not listed search engines my forum. ?

mod added date: 11 aug .

Re: not listed search engines


1) The mod makes the site more accessible for spiders, it does not make them wish to index your site, just makes it easier.

Think of it like this, it's like opening your door, but that doesn't mean the hot neighbor lady will come in, nor does it mean she'll go to bed with you.

This mod only does on-page optimization. You will likely need off-page optimization (i.e. backlinks) to get indexed.

2) You have got to be kidding about the date. You give it 2 days and start complaining here?

Some sites (like Able2Know) are spidered hundreds of times a day. This is based on a metric of site value (backlinks etc) and the frequency of content updates.

I have some sites that are spidered every 2-4 months because they have less frequent content updates.

And even if they do spider the site they may not decide to add it to their results index. And even if they do, it will usually take more than 2 days for the fastest, most fresh indexes like Google and over a month for most search engines.

Even after they add it to their index it takes a while for it to propagate to all the datacenters.

So in other words this is an absurd impatience you've got here. ;-)

But even disregarding that, please don't complain about search engines not indexing you. This mod just makes it easy, they decide whether they will.

In 99% of the cases the answer to the question "why doesn't Google index me after I use this mod" is "because you need a) more backlinks and b) to wait for them to get around to it".

thanks Craven de Kere I'm sorry

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Don't worry lavinya Craven's bite is much worse than his bark.

No problem, just remember:

The answer to why your site is not indexed is almost always:

1) You need more backlinks.

or

2) The spider will come around and index it next time so you need patience.

panzade, that was neither bite nor bark.

In fact, I bet it is just about the most polite response to the age-old "why won't google index me" question that can be given.

Given all the posts I've read of you supporting this feature - I'd have to say it's THE only polite response one could give!

I just wanted to say thanks for your overwhelming support on the SEO and Static mods that I have been reading over the last week and finally got to sit and put them in place. Work's like a charm and wanted you to know your hard work is appreciated!! Everything worked the first time.

thanks! Pad

Oh for God's sakes. Everyone lighten up. I was up at 3 am weathering a deadly hurricane and trying to be witty. I should know better to try it on a techie thread. The fact is: I'm mesmerised trying to read this stuff. It's so incredibly complex to me. And I recognise Cravens unselfish aid to so many people around the world. Nothin but respect here dawg...nothin but respect. :wink:

I just use server logs. In case this is the next question... I use awstats to parse the logs.

Hello guys,
I came across this whilst lookinf for hacks to make my PHPBB search engine friendly, I find it complicated too.

Anyone in this forum who can do this for me for a fee?
Thanks

I'm sure you'll get several offers, but this mod took me about 15 minutes from start to finish once I sat down and did it. The instructions are quite clear, and the wonderful thing about backups is the ability to restore if it doesn't work.

take a stab at it yourself - scan all these threads for any questions you may have (I found all of mine before I started), post a question, or pm me and I'll help where I can.

good luck!

I have installed it for a fee in the past, but like padawan I'd suggest trying it yourself as well. Besides saving you money it can be a learning experience (somewhat, at least you'd get over the trepidation).

I have installed the PHPbb and did all the SE optimization (which worked great by the way, good work guys), but I can't get the redirects to work correctly. It shows the static URLs and even goes to them, but I always get a 404 page not found error. Also I edited the .htaccess file that was in the Cache directory for PHPbb and not the main .htaccess file, altough I don't think this would be causing the problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Unless you created/edited the .htaccess file in your forum root directory (like the instructions said to), yes, that is what is causing the problem.

I just placed the .htaccess file in the phpbb root directory and now I can't even access the forum, I get a 403 forbidden access error.

That was not a result of my code, but probably code you copied over from an existing .htaccess file.

I have to go, but the bottom line is that if you follow the instructions it works (as long as you have mod_rewrite enabled).

I too am having trouble with the .htaccess
I installed the mod, and copy/pasted the .htaccess section into a .htaccess file. The forum's root folder = /forum/
I dropped the htacces there, but it gives me 404's (Not Found) for the pages (tested most of them). Tried a few things but can't seem to get it to work.

Are there any directives that I need to add to a higher (directory wise) .htaccess file to allow lower directories to overwrite rules? (I have a .htaccess in my root folder working fine)

there are no directives for higher directories needed. I've got a blank version in my public_html that came with my site, and one in my public_html/forum folder and it works fine.

check to make sure you've only got one version of the file anywhere in your /forum/ folder (and subfolders) - create a blank one from scratch using only the code from the mod - and it should work.

also note that some ftp programs mistake the .htaccess file type when uploading. I suggest creating an "access.txt" version, uploading it - then renaming it to ".htaccess".

I'll try the renaming. As for there being multiple htaccess, theres only two, / and /forum.

Nope... Renaming didn't work.
I also tried deleting the htaccess in my root folder (thought some of my rules might have been interfering... But they weren't. Even with the /.htaccess deleted, doesn't work...

do you have any restrictions in place (via htaccess or hotlink or folder protections) ?? can you access your root stuff?? pm me your info and I'll take a quick look.

pad