Search Engine Optimization

[Gavrilo]

How do I set this correctly:

I use IPB 3.3.4 NULL FC

 

 

Settings: Search Engine Optimization

1)

*Log all search engine visits: yes or no

 

*Show search engine in the active users list: yes or no

 

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*Redirect to new friendly URL format: yes or no

 

*URL type: path info or query string

 

*Use .htaccess mod_rewrite: yes or no

 

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*Board index page title: Do you need to type something? My forum name?

*Meta description: what is, do not know how to translate

*Meta keywords: what is, do not know how to translate

 

 

2)

Also Do I need to log in on google master, and how?

 

 

 

 

[Guest TheMGamer]

Log all search engine visits: yes or no

This is up to you. It doesn't improve SEO or something, it just logs the search engine visits so you can see what search engines visit your forum. In my website, i have this enabled
 

 

Show search engine in the active users list: yes or no

The same as above but i have this disabled.
 

Redirect to new friendly URL format: yes or no

Yes, this improves SEO

 

 

URL type: path info or query string

Doesn't really matter. Use query string if friendly URLs don't work.

 

 

Use .htaccess mod_rewrite: yes or no

Yes and follow the instructions, which are in the description of this setting.

 

 

Board index page title: Do you need to type something? My forum name?

This is what will be shown in the browser's title when you are browsing the board index page.

 

 

Meta description: what is, do not know how to translate

This is a small description for your website and it will be shown in search results of search engines like google.

 

Meta keywords: what is, do not know how to translate

A list of keywords that are related to your website. Helps SEO.

[Gavrilo]

I did not understand this?

 

 

Use .htaccess mod_rewrite

 

 

 

If yes, add a file called .htaccess with the following contents.<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>Options -MultiViewsRewriteEngine OnRewriteBase /RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} .*.(jpeg|jpg|gif|png)$RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-fRewriteRule . /public/404.php [L]RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-fRewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-dRewriteRule . /index.php [L]</IfModule>

[Guest TheMGamer]

create a file in the root of you forum called .htaccess and add the following in it:

 

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>Options -MultiViewsRewriteEngine OnRewriteBase /RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} .*.(jpeg|jpg|gif|png)$RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-fRewriteRule . /public/404.php [L]RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-fRewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-dRewriteRule . /index.php [L]</IfModule>

[Gavrilo]

I already have this file in the root, Can I replace it?

 

 

 

writes this:

 

<Files "config.php">Order Allow,DenyDeny from All</Files><Files "common.php">Order Allow,DenyDeny from All</Files>

[Evarni]

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