what happen to this thread?..

[ghing]

i tried to open this thread http://www.bloggeries.com/forum/news...ree-print.html

and it look like this http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/5...ogforumcv4.jpg

I wonder what happen?..

as you open the image link the background of the forum disappear..and only the logo of bloggeries are left..

[Bloggeries]

I've seen it happen to one or two others. TBH I have no clue

[ghing]

ah.. ok.. it also happen on my blog before.. I don't know how to fix it so I just leave it that way.. but as time goes by and I open it again it's already fix.. I wonder how it happens?.. but, I think its not that big deal.. :P

[enterpriseJM]

It looks like an archive page, not the regular page. Rob, you might want to get the vBSEO script up to the latest version (I'd suggest updating vB to 3.6.8 too). The biggest advantage to that, besides maybe correcting this problem, is that the latest version is no longer encrypted and will help with page load speed. Then you could also update the sitemap too - it has a couple more search engines to ping and it's an all-around better script now too.

Not saying that's the problem, but it might be.

Jim

[Ben Barden]

If you don't want the archive pages to display, try this.

Go into the vb admin control panel.
Click on vbulletin options on the left, this expands a menu - click on vbulletin options under there.
Click on Search Engine Friendly Archive (it's near the end).
The first option should turn off the archive.
The second option may be what you're after - it turns off the "simple view" on archived threads.

But archived threads probably use a lot less bandwidth, so if you change anything, keep an eye on your stats.

[enterpriseJM]

Yes, Ben, but there are also archive options with the vBSEO script that is a primary function of the SEO work here. It will allow you to turn the archive off for members, but leave it on for spiders (and guests) and also redirect all thread and single post views to the real deal. That equates to more internal links, but no duplicate content penalties. Of course, there are a number of good opinions on the value, or lack there of, for the vBulletin archive system and its use. I use it on my own forum in the configuration I described above.

Jim

[skleiner]

I had reported this to Rob when it first happened. I tried again, and it went on okay.

[Bloggeries]

Alright is the best thing to do just upgrade vB and vBSEO and go from there?

Now I need to find my license!

[enterpriseJM]

The issues you need to be aware of whenever you upgrade is to not have to re-do your modifications. There is no backup system for the templates. Even the built-in database backup system is not very good. You should have a couple of cron jobs to take care of regular backups of the database and the folder/file system. Then you have to manually save the templates, at least the ones you have modified (they're easy to spot - they're the red ones in the list) to a text file. I use "Beyond Compare" to compare files I have modified to the new ones so I can edit in the new modifications. The template update/edit system is also good for making sure your mods don't get lost.

It's a time consuming task and you should know what you're doing. Upgrading vBSEO and SiteMap is much easier. That only takes minutes.

The vB team is very close to a new release version - going to 3.7. Unfortunately, that means there will very likely be a 3.7.1 or so in the following few months. Because of that, I would recommend upgrading to 3.6.8 PL2 now and then plan on another upgrade to 3.7.x in 6 - 8 months. The current release is very nice and the new, unencrypted version of vBSEO and the more versatile sitemap are excellent.

Jim

[Bloggeries]

Thanks for all the info Jim,

I can't believe vBSEO is NOT encrypted now... I always thought they would to protect their investment.