Search Engines
Submitted Collin S. , Mar 19 2011 12:22 PM | Last updated Jun 29 2011 12:45 PM
User Agent Management
User Agents are how your board knows who, or what, is being used to access your board. For example, the Google search engine has it's own identifying user agent, as does an Android phone, or Firefox web browser. The User Agent Management page, found under the System tab in the Tools & Settings category, allows you to configure specific actions for your community to behave for each user agent. Once a user agent is configured to be recognized by your community, you can, for example, direct specific user agents to a specific skin, such as a mobile skin. IP.Board comes built in with almost 50 different user agents, so that your community can recognize different browsers, search engines, and mobile devices.
Enabling friendly URL structure
IP.Board contains built-in support for using a friendly URL structure, changing your links from viewtopic.php?id=#### to /topic/my-topic
Not only are these links easier for your users to understand, but they are easier for search engines to crawl and index.To enable Friendly URLs, Visit the Search Engine Optimization section of the System Settings area of your ACP. You'll want to enable the Redirect to new friendly URL format? setting, as well as configure your .htaccess file with the information on the page.
Custom Meta Information
Your board can support custom meta description information and meta tags for the board index page. These will be shown to users in their search engine results when looking for your site. To configure, visit the Search Engine Optimization group of settings, found in the System Settings area of the ACP.
User Agents are how your board knows who, or what, is being used to access your board. For example, the Google search engine has it's own identifying user agent, as does an Android phone, or Firefox web browser. The User Agent Management page, found under the System tab in the Tools & Settings category, allows you to configure specific actions for your community to behave for each user agent. Once a user agent is configured to be recognized by your community, you can, for example, direct specific user agents to a specific skin, such as a mobile skin. IP.Board comes built in with almost 50 different user agents, so that your community can recognize different browsers, search engines, and mobile devices.
Enabling friendly URL structure
IP.Board contains built-in support for using a friendly URL structure, changing your links from viewtopic.php?id=#### to /topic/my-topic
Not only are these links easier for your users to understand, but they are easier for search engines to crawl and index.To enable Friendly URLs, Visit the Search Engine Optimization section of the System Settings area of your ACP. You'll want to enable the Redirect to new friendly URL format? setting, as well as configure your .htaccess file with the information on the page.
If you are upgrading from an older version of IP.Board, you may need to edit your conf_global.php file and add the following line:
$INFO['use_friendly_urls'] = 1;If you are unsure, please contact technical support.
Custom Meta Information
Your board can support custom meta description information and meta tags for the board index page. These will be shown to users in their search engine results when looking for your site. To configure, visit the Search Engine Optimization group of settings, found in the System Settings area of the ACP.
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