Lack of interest Various canonical improvements for Resources

[Floren]

Canonical URL
Example of proper canonical URL into forums:
http://xenforo.com/community/threads/welcome-to-xf-1-3-assorted-improvements.67121/
http://xenforo.com/community/threads/welcome-to-xf-1-3-assorted-improvements.67121/page-2

Bad canonical URL into Resources:
http://xenforo.com/community/resources/
http://xenforo.com/community/resources/?page=2

We should have this format:
http://xenforo.com/community/resources/page-2

Another example:
http://xenforo.com/community/resources/sub-accounts-by-waindigo.2203/updates
http://xenforo.com/community/resources/sub-accounts-by-waindigo.2203/update?update=7942

We should have this format:
http://xenforo.com/community/resources/sub-accounts-by-waindigo.2203/update-7942

By definition, a canonical URL should not include any session variables, user identifying parameters, or counters.

Canonical and Open Graph data into Templates
I find this very important also. For resource_index:
($category resolves to null, so I kept it for sanity reasons, instead using , '',)

<xen:title>{xen:phrase resources}</xen:title>

<xen:container var="$head.canonical">
    <link rel="canonical" href="{xen:if '{$page} > 1', {xen:link 'canonical:resources', $category, 'page={$page}'}, {xen:link 'canonical:resources'}}" /></xen:container>

<xen:if is="{$metaDescription}"><xen:container var="$head.description">
    <meta name="description" content="{$metaDescription}" /></xen:container></xen:if>

<xen:container var="$head.openGraph">
    <xen:include template="open_graph_meta">
        <xen:set var="$url">{xen:if '{$page} > 1', {xen:link 'canonical:resources', $category, 'page={$page}'}, {xen:link 'canonical:resources'}}</xen:set>
        <xen:set var="$title">{xen:phrase resource}</xen:set>
        <xen:set var="$description">{$metaDescription}</xen:set>
    </xen:include></xen:container>

And resource_category:

<xen:title>{$category.category_title}</xen:title>

<xen:container var="$head.canonical">
    <link rel="canonical" href="{xen:if '{$page} > 1', {xen:link 'canonical:resources/categories', $category, 'page={$page}'}, {xen:link 'canonical:resources/categories', $category}}" /></xen:container>

<xen:description class="baseHtml">{xen:raw $category.category_description}</xen:description>

<xen:container var="$head.openGraph">
    <xen:include template="open_graph_meta">
        <xen:set var="$url">{xen:if '{$page} > 1', {xen:link 'canonical:resources/categories', $category, 'page={$page}'}, {xen:link 'canonical:resources/categories', $category}}</xen:set>
        <xen:set var="$title">{$category.category_title}</xen:set>
        <xen:set var="$description">{xen:raw $category.category_description}</xen:set>
    </xen:include></xen:container>

Meta Description
I added a resourceMetaDescription option and edited the ControllerPublic/Resource.php:

        $categories = isset($categoryList[0]) ? $categoryList[0] : array();
        $metaDescription = XenForo_Application::get('options')->resourceMetaDescription;
...
            'metaDescription' => $metaDescription,
            'activeAuthors' => $resourceModel->getMostActiveAuthors(5),

The description is a required field for Open Graph.
Implementation example:


Result (look at page source):
https://www.axivo.com/resources/

Ideally, a Resources RSS feed should be implemented. Right now the feed is pointing to forums:

<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://www.axivo.com/styles/default/xenforo/logo.og.png" />
<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="RSS feed for AXIVO" href="forums/-/index.rss" />
<link rel="canonical" href="https://www.axivo.com/resources/" />
<meta name="description" content="Linux resources, including offers, services, Red Hat tutorials and more. AXIVO will help you learn your way around terminal." />
<meta property="og:site_name" content="AXIVO" />
<meta property="og:image" content="https://www.axivo.com/styles/default/xenforo/logo.og.png" />
<meta property="og:type" content="article" />
<meta property="og:url" content="https://www.axivo.com/resources/" />
<meta property="og:title" content="Resources" />
<meta property="og:description" content="Linux resources, including offers, services, Red Hat tutorials and more. AXIVO will help you learn your way around terminal." />

Please add these features into next release, thank you.