Vbseo url structure in Xenforo: possible or not?

[Markos]

I have a project in my mind for a clan hosting, and i absolutely need a full url structure (like: http://domain/community/forum-a/thread-title). I have readed various topics about this but i haven't see if is possible to have this url structure in xenforo with a code modification, or not....it's possible?

 

[Markos]

For the record this is something I am interested in making happen. The best way I can think to do it would be to add a route for each forum when they are created, make them use a base route class which will convert the hierarchy into what xenforo wants and then pass it into xenforo that way. Then extend some routes to build the new links. Just thinking about it like that, I don't see how this is complicated at all, am I missing something?

A good unanwsered question...i *bumped* just for personal curiosity, this feature is present on vb and ipb and in many cms/blogs, i want to understand why doens't have this on XF considering the limits of the actual url system...(see my previous posts for see examples...)

 

[Robbo]

With their system new routes are easily added (VERY easily) and because of the way they do it they can use a nice link building system. This helps with templates and keeping things consistant everywhere. I still plan to make this mod, I just have to get another mod out first.

 

[Markos]

Very interesting...i will wait.

 

[Digital Doctor]

......There are only a problem: the duplication of the contest (same content in the comments of the article and the replies in the post that links the article). Bad for google.

Maybe not ?

Maybe duplicate content isn't that big an issue ?
http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=66359

 

[Xarcell]

I prefer hierarchical URL structure too, exactly for the same reasons. This deterred me from using xF for a project of mine.

 

[Robbo]

I would be able to do this easier if I was able to use something in the URL. Like yoursite.com/community/-/categoryName/forumName/threadName. I can do it without but it is taking some thinking of the best way to go about it.

 

[feldon30]

I have a project in my mind for a clan hosting, and i absolutely need a full url structure (like: http://domain/community/forum-a/thread-title). I have readed various topics about this but i haven't see if is possible to have this url structure in xenforo with a code modification, or not....it's possible?

But you could have:

http://domain/community/threads/forum-a__thread-title.#####

You can't use a /, but you could use some other character like two underscores. Remember that the actual text between threads/ and .##### is irrelevant.

This thread is relevant to my interests. Just to confirm, I can't have:

xenforo.com/public-forums/xenforo-pre-sales-and-feedback/vbseo-url-structure-in-xenforo-possible-or-not.12949 ?

No but you could have:

xenforo.com/community/threads/xenforo-pre-sales-and-feedback!!vbseo-url-structure-in-xenforo-possible-or-not.12949
xenforo.com/community/threads/xenforo-pre-sales-and-feedback__vbseo-url-structure-in-xenforo-possible-or-not.12949
xenforo.com/community/threads/(xenforo-pre-sales-and-feedback)-vbseo-url-structure-in-xenforo-possible-or-not.12949

Not an ideal situation but surprised nobody mentioned it.

 

[Markos]

With their system new routes are easily added (VERY easily) and because of the way they do it they can use a nice link building system. This helps with templates and keeping things consistant everywhere. I still plan to make this mod, I just have to get another mod out first.

Any news about this addon?

 

[Digital Doctor]

Seems like xenforo adds things to the URL in many situations

/forum - when in a forum
/thread - when reading a thread
/pages - when on a page Q: What is a "Page" ?
/post - when posting

/members - member's Tab
/help - Help Tab
/account - Account Preferences - http://xenforo.com/community/account/preferences
/watched - watched threads - http://xenforo.com/community/watched/threads
/search - Search

But avoids the Forum names in posts.

could you put the forum ID in the URL ?

for this forum
http://xenforo.com/community/forums/xenforo-pre-sales-questions.5/
this thread
http://xenforo.com/community/threads/pre-sales-faq.4951/
would be
http://xenforo.com/community/threads/pre-sales-faq.4951-5/

 

[XẹnPixel]

I'm also in the minority where I want custom URLs, not the current one. I want something like:
http://mydomain.com
http://mydomain.com/forumCategoryName/
http://mydomain.com/forumCategoryName/forumName/
http://mydomain.com/forumCategoryName/forumName/threadTitle/ - for Page 1
http://mydomain.com/forumCategoryName/forumName/threadTitle/page/2
http://mydomain.com/forumCategoryName/forumName/subForumNameIfAny/threadTitle/

This can be done in WordPress even with Custom Content Types. This can also be done in ExpressionEngine and ProcessWire - where you can have any type of content you want. And Win98 does it too .

Can this be done in XenForo please

With their system new routes are easily added (VERY easily) and because of the way they do it they can use a nice link building system. This helps with templates and keeping things consistant everywhere. I still plan to make this mod, I just have to get another mod out first.

Any updates on your mod?

 

[Robbo]

I would still like this for my own use but I don't see me having time to do it any time soon.