vBSEO Conditional Signatures - Search Engine Optimization Plugin

[vBSEO]

vBSEO Conditional Signatures for vBulletin 3.5.x

Overview
============================

An issue all vBulletin admins must consider is the impact of member signatures on the search engine optimization of thread pages. Signatures add keywords to the page which typically contain links to external websites.

This can reduce the density of keywords relevant to the thread topic, interrupt the flow of the discussion, and allow Google PageRank leak because of the outbound links.

The affect on keyword density of the thread page is even more prominent when signatures are included with posts of minimum length (e.g. 1 or 2 sentences only). In fact, users often submit brief postings in order to promote the websites listed in their signatures only.

With enough valuable content, any forum can generate revenue via Google Adsense or other programs. Therefore, vBulletin SEO issues must NOT be overlooked.

A simple solution is to disable signatures within vB Admin CP. However, this is not recommended. Many of your forums valuable contributing members are encouraged to continue building your content because of the exposure their signature can receive.

The "vBSEO Conditional Signatures" plugin provides a solution that enhances SEO for your thread pages without disabling signatures in vB Admin CP.


What does it do?
============================

Increases keyword density for keywords related to the thread topic.
Reduces outbound links.
Boosts ratio of content to outbound links.
Conserves Google PageRank.
Improves onpage search engine optimization for relevant keywords.
Encourages users to post more detailed messages (helping you build more valuable content).
Discourages users from posting with the sole purpose of establishing outbound links to their website(s) within the thread.
Reduce the amount of signature clutter within threads.
Optionally applies signature actions for pages accessible by guests and search engine crawlers only.How does it work?
============================

Depending on your settings, this plugin will either:

Add rel=nofollow to links in the signatures of posts, OR
Remove the signatures from posts.Note: These actions only occur when the # of words in the post is less than the minimum you specify. Users who post messages that meet the minimum word count will have their signatures displayed without changes.


Click "Install"
============================

Please click "Install" to show your support for this script. http://www.vbseo.com/images/smilies/smile.gif


Installation & Configuration
============================

Note: This plugin is for vBulletin versions 3.5.x only.

To Install:

Go to your ADMIN CP > Plugin System > Manage Products
Click on '[Add/Import Product]'
Browse to find the vbseo_cond_sigs.xml file
Click 'Import'To Configure:

Go to your ADMIN CP > vBulletin Options > vBSEO Conditional Signatures
Edit settings as desired.Settings Description
============================

Select Signature Action for Short Posts

Select either 'Add rel=nofollow' or 'Remove Signature' to specify how signatures should be handled for posts that do NOT meet the Minimum Post Length (see option below). Adding rel=nofollow will instruct search engines to NOT crawl the links or pass PageRank. The 'Remove Signature' option will remove the signature entirely for short posts which will typically improve the keyword relevancy of the page in addition to conserving PageRank.

Apply Conditional Signatures for Guests / Spiders Only
Select "Yes" to apply signature modifications for guests (and spiders) only.

Set Minimum Post Length (# of Words)

Posts that do NOT meet the Minimum Post Length will have the selected Signature Action applied (see above).

Set Minimum Post Count

For posts authors who has posted less than the count specified, links in signatures will be either removed or rel="nofollow" added.

Set Maximum Posts Per User Per Page

For the authors who posted multiple messages per page, only the first specified count of posts will have a signature.

Specify Excluded Users (IDs)

Provide a comma-separated list of user IDs. Excluded users ALWAYS have their signature included without ANY changes.

Specify Excluded User Groups (IDs)

Provide a list of user group IDs separated by spaces. Users from excluded groups ALWAYS have their signature included without ANY changes.


Copyright
============================

You are free to modify and/or re-distribute this script as along as the following copyright notice is maintained:

vBSEO(TM) © 2005 Crawlability, Inc.


Revision History
============================
10/06/2005
(1) FIX: Typos in config interface.
(2) UPDATE: Screen shot.
11/10/2005 - Version 1.1 Released
(1) NEW FEATURE: Specify Excluded User Groups (IDs)
(2) NEW FEATURE: Set Minimum Post Count
(3) UPDATE: AdminCP Settings Text.
(4) UPDATE: Screen shottest
11/11/2005 - Version 1.2 Released
(1) NEW FEATURE: Apply Conditional Signatures for Guests/Spiders Only
12/10/2005 - Version 1.3 Released
(1) UPDATE: UserIDs/GroupIDs in options can be separated now either with spaces or commas (formerly commas only)
(2) NEW FEATURE: Limit the number of signatures per user/per page
12/26/2005 - Version 1.4 Released
(1) FIX: PHP version compatibility (warning message display issue)
03/12/2006 - Version 1.4.1 Released
(1) FIX: Maximum Posts Per User Per Page

Other vBSEO Plugins/Mods
============================

vBSEO Google/Yahoo Sitemap Generator for vBulletin 3.5.x (Plugin) & vBulletin 3.0.x

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?p=817677 (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?p=817677)

[Mr Chad]

Nice, will install.

[Neutral Singh]

Nice !!

[Bad Bunny]

Wow. Fantabulous. Thanks.

[COBRAws]

u're the man!

[monstergamer]

another great mod by vBSEO
have to say it works great...viewed my source to see

[vBSEO]

Note: I corrected some typos in the configuration interface.

[Doc Great]

Great, here we go again! I really like your products.

Edit: you find the german file @ http://www.vbhacks-germany.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1757

[KarateKid]

Great, here we go again! I really like your products.

Great Hack, Juan. Looking forward to install it asap!

[john_robot]

Great , The One I wanted.

[dastar]

Nice plugin. Installed!

[dieselpowered]

Quick question...will this only affect signatures in post after the hack has been installed, or will it take effect immediately even in existing posts?

[monstergamer]

will it take effect immediately even in existing posts?
immediately even in existing posts

[dieselpowered]

immediately even in existing posts

Thanks man!

[artonex]

Sounds great i will install it :)

[Suiko Jin]

Installed! Great stuff.

[Cornolio]

installed :)

[chiptz]

Sounds great i will install it :)

cool, just installed :)

tks for the plugin :)

[Oblivion Knight]

First SEO modification I've ever installed, and probably not the last.. ;)

Excellent work.

[GrendelKhan{TSU]

omg...this is brilliant. wish I saw it sooner. thanks!

[Dez_U]

great hack ............ clicks install

[Mark Hensler]

Any chance of getting a revision to include usergroup exclusion?

[Mark Hensler]

I just created a usergroup called "Protected Signature" and added myself to it. It seems to work. Can someone check my code? It's been a while since I've done any programming.

[rex_b]

me wants this for 3.0.x

[vBSEO]

Version 1.1 released - Contains new features (1) Exclude User Groups, and (2) Minimum Post Count.

Mark, thank you for the suggestion and code sample. We implemented the User Group Exclusion in v.1.1 :)

[BamaStangGuy]

Shouldn't you add a rel="nofollow" to their profile page as well??? Just a thought as those pages are indexed by search engines.

[jward]

@BrentWilson:

This mod is focused on improving SEO on a per thread basis, allowing admins to require users to provide a post of significant length and/or make a demonstrated effort to contribute to the community (i.e. minimum post count) before giving them the privilege of displaying their signature (and/or having links within their signature free from rel=nofollow attributes).

This is particularly important for vBSEO-enabled forums who can generally expect to have a higher Google PageRank on their thread pages. Reducing unnecessary use of signatures with outbound links can conserve PageRank.

[Cedric_FP]

So if I install it, and set it to remove signature, will it only do so for spiders and guests, or for everybody?

[Neutral Singh]

I uninstalled the plugin and then reinstalled new versions and i am getting this error:

Database error in vBulletin 3.5.0:

Invalid SQL:

INSERT INTO setting
(varname, grouptitle, value, defaultvalue, datatype, optioncode, displayorder, advanced, volatile, product)
VALUES
(
'sig_alter',
'vbseo_cond_sigs_options',
'1',
'0',
'number',
'<select name=\\\"setting[$setting[varname]]\\\" tabindex=\\\"1\\\" class=\\\"bginput\\\">\r\n <option value=\\\"0\\\" \" . iif($setting[\'value\']==0,\'selected=\"selected\"\') . \">Add rel=\\\"nofollow\\\"</option>\r\n <option value=\\\"1\\\" \" . iif($setting[\'value\']==1,\'selected=\"selected\"\') . \">Remove Signature</option>\r\n </select>',
110,
0,
1,
'crawlability_cond_sigs'
),
(
'sig_min_post_length',
'vbseo_cond_sigs_options',
'10',
'100',
'number',
'',
111,
0,
1,
'crawlability_cond_sigs'
),
(
'sig_min_post_count',
'vbseo_cond_sigs_options',
'',
'',
'free',
'',
120,
0,
1,
'crawlability_cond_sigs'
),
(
'sig_vip_users',
'vbseo_cond_sigs_options',
'',
'',
'free',
'',
130,
0,
1,
'crawlability_cond_sigs'
),
(
'sig_vip_groups',
'vbseo_cond_sigs_options',
'',
'',
'free',
'',
140,
0,
1,
'crawlability_cond_sigs'
);

MySQL Error : Duplicate entry 'sig_alter' for key 1
Error Number : 1062
Date : Thursday, November 10th 2005 @ 09:17:43 PM
Script : http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/sikhphilosophy/admincp/plugin.php
Referrer : http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/sikhphilosophy/admincp/plugin.php?do=productadd
Classname : vb_database

[jward]

@Cedric FP: The signature removal or rel=nofollow activity will occur for both guests (SE crawlers) and members.

@Neutral Singh: We'll look into the error and post an update as soon as it is available.

[jward]

@Neutral Singh:

Did you uninstall it as a product from within the "Manage Products" section?

[Neutral Singh]

@Neutral Singh:

Did you uninstall it as a product from within the "Manage Products" section?

Yes, ofcourse.

[KW802]

Would there be any way of configuring it so that only the bots (or anybody else not logged in) would be affected and that signatures for people logged in would behave as normal?

Thanks,
Kevin

[Neutral Singh]

@jward: Please register my sincere apologies for the goofup on my part. The plugin installed without a trouble as older version was not uninstalled properly. Thanks

[jward]

@kw802:

Yes, that seems relatively straight-forward. I'll check into it further with the team.

@Neutral Singh:

No apologies necessary. I'm glad to here that you got it installed ok now.

[makaveli420]

Would there be any way of configuring it so that only the bots (or anybody else not logged in) would be affected and that signatures for people logged in would behave as normal?

Thanks,
Kevin

Yea I've also just been looking for something like that, where the sigs wont show for guests or bots, but normal if logged in.

[KW802]

@kw802:

Yes, that seems relatively straight-forward. I'll check into it further with the team.Thanks for looking it into it. :cool:

[jward]

11/11/2005 - Version 1.2 Released
(1) NEW FEATURE: Apply Conditional Signatures for Guests/Spiders Only

[vBSEO]

Updated Screenshot (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=37439).

[Neutral Singh]

I get this error message when installing the plugin:

XML Error: not well-formed (invalid token) at Line 71

Extra : < in line 71 :devious:



Code:
---------------
Code is only visible to licensed users, and only when logged into the forums.
---------------

[vBSEO]

I get this error message when installing the plugin:



Extra : < in line 71 :devious:



Code:
---------------
Code is only visible to licensed users, and only when logged into the forums.
---------------



Yep :) .zip updated.

[Yorixz]

I got this errors when I installed it (uninstalled old one because it didn't want to overwrite):

Code:
---------------
Code is only visible to licensed users, and only when logged into the forums.
---------------


This pops up when you view a topic as guest with the options on removing the sig for guests/spiders.

[jward]

@Yorixz:

We'll check into this ASAP.

[KW802]

11/11/2005 - Version 1.2 Released
(1) NEW FEATURE: Apply Conditional Signatures for Guests/Spiders OnlyVery cool, thank you for adding that feature. :cool:

/me clicks install.

[vBSEO]

I got this errors when I installed it (uninstalled old one because it didn't want to overwrite):

Code:
---------------
Code is only visible to licensed users, and only when logged into the forums.
---------------


This pops up when you view a topic as guest with the options on removing the sig for guests/spiders.

This issue has been fixed, please re-download the .zip file. Thank-you for reporting :)

[dn lodge]

It would be better if you could make any links in your post text rel="nofollow" also

[jward]

@dn_lodge:

This particular hack focuses on post signatures only. However, I will speak to the team to see what they think.

[aacircle]

Great! Installed with ease.

So what is everyone doing with this hack? What is the Minimum Post Length everyone is using. Do you use rel=nofollow or just remove the signature if below the threshold?

I remove the signature if keyword count is less then 40.

[jward]

@mycolumbus:

My recommendation would be to remove the signature for posts under the minimum word count (40 seems reasonable), especially with the new feature allowing the removal only for guests and search engine crawlers.

Also, with the new guest only removal feature, you might consider setting the minimum post length even higher to further minimize density reduction of topic related keywords.

[Yorixz]

@jward, thanks, the plugin works like a champ now.

[jward]

For those of you who have installed this mod to improve search engine optimization for your forum, we also recommend that you install our sitemap generator which was recently released here at vb.org:

vBSEO Google/Yahoo Sitemap Generator for vBulletin 3.5.x (Plugin) & vBulletin 3.0.x
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?p=817677

[sportsoutlaw]

just installed this hack, thanks.

[Brandon Sheley]

/me installs

where is this copyright at ? i don't see it on the index.,
im not trying to remove it, just asking where it is

[iojam]

Loco Macheen,

copyright for "vBSEO Conditional Signatures for vBulletin 3.5.x"? It's in the README (release notes in the first message of this thread) :)

[trancetopia]

This is awesome just as vBSEO is!! My adsense after the 1st post has never been such content related before this was installed.

Many thanks!!

[dinodonk]

Do not understand..
why do not just disable sig for unregistered user so SE can not see sig??

Thanks

[jward]

Do not understand..
why do not just disable sig for unregistered user so SE can not see sig??

Thanks

Search engines always view the forum as unregistered users. You can simply disable signatures (if you so choose). However, signatures provide a benefit to members who contribute to the website. They contribute to discussions and help you build content. In return they are rewarded with valuable link backs to their websites.

This plugin helps to ensure that members demonstrate more responsible posting habits before they get the benefit of signature exposure and linkbacks.

[buro9]

Starting to really love this vbSEO stuff.

This is a fantastic hack... though I feel a few of my members might be peeved at my stripping signatures from short posts.

[saukwebsolution]

great work! thanks

[vBSEO]

A new version 1.3 of vBSEO Conditional Signatures has been released.
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=97685

Changelog:
12/10/2005 - Version 1.3 Released
(1) UPDATE: UserIDs/GroupIDs in options can be separated now either with spaces or commas (formerly commas only)
(2) NEW FEATURE: Limit the number of signatures per user/per page

[Dean C]

I have a question about your modification.

Cleanup HTML code by removing unnecessary whitespace and comment tags from the output. This boosts your C2C ratio (Content to Code) and reduces the size of all vB forum and thread pages resulting in lower bandwidth requirements, faster downloads, and fast page display for your forum members and visitors.

This is just nonsense. What evidence do you have to back this up as having any relevance to search engines? I have not even heard of the term Content-to-code ratio in the SEO world, in the year I have been working in the field.

[dieselpowered]

I havd a question...this thread shows mod version 1.3, however, I updated earlier today and it shows 1.4 in my admincp??

[HaRR0]

Cleanup HTML code by removing unnecessary whitespace and comment tags from the output. This boosts your C2C ratio (Content to Code) and reduces the size of all vB forum and thread pages resulting in lower bandwidth requirements, faster downloads, and fast page display for your forum members and visitors.

Agreed biggest non truthful thing i have heard all year

[iojam]

xtremeoff-road,

I havd a question...this thread shows mod version 1.3, however, I updated earlier today and it shows 1.4 in my admincp??The code with incorrect version tag was temporarily uploaded during last update and then replaced with correct version.
If you have downloaded it, please uninstall previous version first and then install the recent one (1.3).

Dean C, HaRR0

I guess that you missed the thread by posting this here. Please find a corresponding place for your questions and let's stick to vBSEO Conditional Signatures in this thread.

I have not even heard of the term Content-to-code ratio in the SEO world, in the year I have been working in the field.
hint (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&c2coff=1&rls=GGGL%2CGGGL%3A2005-09%2CGGGL%3Aen&q=Content+to+code+ratio&btnG=Search)

[dieselpowered]

xtremeoff-road,

The code with incorrect version tag was temporarily uploaded during last update and then replaced with correct version.
If you have downloaded it, please uninstall previous version first and then install the recent one (1.3).

I am sorry, I am a moron, I was in the wrong thread...your sitemap generator is on version 1.4 (now 1.5) not this one.

Glad I said something, I see there is an update so I will upgrade.

Thanks, sorry for the mistake :)

[iojam]

xtremeoff-road,

ah, ok. No problem, I'm glad it is sorted out now :)

[Mudvayne]

vbseo allwayz rulez :P newayz clicked install

[skatien]

Greatest hacks i have ever installed come from vbseo. Looks like some people think they know more than they really do.

[jdingman]

Good Product, I installed it and it worked like a charm, thanks!

[XtremeOffroad]

This sounds Great, Clicks Install.

[ahmed-samara]

This sounds Great, Clicks Install.

[AquilaEagle]

Hi this sounded great so I have installed. I wanted to use it to limit users to one signature line per page - so I set it to 1 but it is still displaying their sigs more than once a page - in fact on every post - any help? :)

[iojam]

AquilÆagle,

the "signatures per page" limitation is not applied for users that belongs to "Excluded Users (IDs)" and "Excluded User Groups (IDs)".
Please check if this is the case. :)

[AquilaEagle]

Hi, yes I checked that, I don't have any excluded.

[iojam]

Please PM me an example URL and the link to screenshot with your options for vBSEO Conditional Signatures :)

[AquilaEagle]

Here is example URL:
http://www.th0ng.org/forums/showthread.php?t=70

The screenshot is on that thread too

[iojam]

AquilÆagle,

you have "Signature Action" option set to "Add rel=nofollow" - it means that the hack will modify all links included in the signatures, but will not remove signatures from the posts. You have to select another option ("Remove signatures") for this. :)

[AquilaEagle]

OK thanks, I have done that, and it has removed signature from EVERY post, but I want it to leave the sig on the 1st post on each page :)

[AquilaEagle]

AH!! fixed it - I had it set for posts 10+ words long :)

Thanks for your help, it is doing just what i want now :D

[Philipp Gérard]

I get the following errors for each posting in a thread once I activate your mod:

Code:
---------------
Code is only visible to licensed users, and only when logged into the forums.
---------------


:ninja:

vB 3.5.2

[iojam]

Philipp Gérard,

perhaps this is a php versions compatibility issue - could you please try a modified version (updated in this thread)?

[Baldy]

What a great plug-in. Simple and effective as can be.

Now look what you've done: I've sprung for the whole vBSEO install.

[vBSEO]

What a great plug-in. Simple and effective as can be.

Now look what you've done: I've sprung for the whole vBSEO install.
Very rewarding for me to hear that :) - Happy Holidays!!

[Philipp Gérard]

Philipp Gérard,

perhaps this is a php versions compatibility issue - could you please try a modified version (updated in this thread)?

Thank you very much, now it works perfectly. For your information: I am using PHP 5.1.1

[iojam]

Thank you very much, now it works perfectly. For your information: I am using PHP 5.1.1Great!
Thank you for reporting :)

[Blackhat]

First I had set it to a minimum of 25 words, but it was a little to much so I reduced it to 10, but people with posts with more than 10 words still dont get their sigs displayed ?


Thanks

[iojam]

Hello,

perhaps signatures are removed due to another limitation configured in the options (like "Minimum Post Count")?

[Blackhat]

no, I've checked both. The user got more words than min. and so with the postcount.

Its set to:
Remove Signature
No
10
10
0

6 7 5

[iojam]

Please let me know your exact settings and example URL.

[Blackhat]

check above

URL:
http://www.librarium-online.com/forums/general-announcement/61397-armylists.html

[iojam]

Hello,

PM sent

[Mudvayne]

UPDATED today.. But didnt send any update :confused:

[NeutralizeR]

Hello,

I don't let the members to use urls in their signatures but the pics and flash files urls.

How can i apply add rel="nofollow" to all signatures?

Should i Set Minimum Post Length (# of Words) to 0?

[Freesteyelz]

Fantastic! Thank you, vBSEO. *Clicked Install*

[bada_bing]

Looking to install... can anyone post there success before and after this install?

[iojam]

NeutralizeR,

rel="nofollow" attribute is applied to <a> tag only (it's not used with <img> or <object> tags).

[vBSEO]

Fantastic! Thank you, vBSEO. *Clicked Install*
Thank-you :) - Amazing skin btw @ your site ;)

[contactsonia]

Looks gr8 :)
I have applied on my forums.

Thanks.

[fcreature]

Can you add in a feature that users of a specific id will never have their signatures shown to guests?

Thanks.

[iojam]

fcreature,

thanks, we will consider this for the next version.

[coffee]

Thank you vBSEO.com

[Hornstar]

Is it possible for certain URLs to not have the rel=nofollow Because I would like some urls to be spidered in sigs. If this cant be done so far, is it possible for a future release? and if so, how long would it take you to update this?


Thanks heaps.

[michaelsilvia]

Yet another terrific plug-in from the VBSEO team. Thanks guys!

[seo guy]

I am running 3.03 right now and dont want to upgrade yet (To many hacks) is there a version of this for 3.03 ? Great idea btw

[iojam]

seo guy,

unfortunately, we do not have a version of vBSEO Conditional Signatures for vBulletin3.0.x, but it should be possible to port it using the existing code.

[NeutralizeR]

Just wanted to be sure again;

Set Minimum Post Length (# of Words) = 1 and no links in the signatures will be followed, right?

Thanks

[iojam]

NeutralizeR,

nope, it means that all posts with number of words >=1 will NOT have rel=nofollow added. You should set this option to a big value to apply "nofollow" to signatures in all posts.

[armstrong]

I like this hack! Does it work in vb3.6.0 gold?

[iojam]

armstrong,
yes, it should work fine with vB3.6.0

[Ig@r]

Nice hack, thank you

[yellowbird]

What type of performance hit could we expect from this if there's say 1000 users online?

[iojam]

yellowbird,

it is executed per postbit display hook on showthread pages and processes signatured only (not the whole post content), so it should be unnoticed in most cases.

[jw00dy]

Great mod.

*installed*

3.6.0

[bada_bing]

Can this be installed on a Windows server running IIS? I believe Zend is running currently on the server.

[Snake]

Is this gonna work on v3.6.2 too? I need to know before I install this again.

[iojam]

bada_bing, Snake
yes, it will work both on IIS and with vBulletin 3.6.2 :)

[Snake]

Yeah thanks, just installed it but what the hell is IIS?

[iojam]

It stands for Internet Information Server :)

[redlabour]

Does it work at 3.6.3 ?

[iojam]

redlabour,

yes

[redlabour]

redlabour,

yes

Thx ....

(Offtopic - can you please take a look at my vBSEO Account? It is still not free. ;) )

[clearchannel]

I installed this on vB 3.63, and set it to show only one signature per page, yet it appears it is still showing a signature in each post by the same member.

Do I have to wait until they post again before I see the results of showing only one signature per page? Or did I set something wrong?

I have the Set Maximum Posts Per User Per Page set to 1

Thanks in advance.

[iojam]

clearchannel,

do you have "Signature Action" option set to "remove signature"? (default is to add rel="nofollow")

[clearchannel]

OK I set the signature Action to "remove signature" and that seems to be working!

I guess I should pay a bit more attention to those drop down box's

[erinys]

You should release this as a 3.6 pluging so it shows up in the 3.6 listing :) its working perfectly fine with it anyway ;)

[Phrost]

Any way to apply this to avatars as well?

[zompus]

Awsome script, i set all signatures to remove for guests. :)

[TheJackal56]

Does this work for 3.6.5 ?

[craiovaforum]

thanks.

[GrendelKhan{TSU]

anyone get this to work for 3.7?

[RedFoxy]

looks ok on 3.7.0...

[squishi]

Doesn't work for me on 3.7.0.
Actually, I don't think it ever worked before.

I set the "Set Maximum Posts Per User Per Page" to 1.
Yet, all the sigs are shown on all the posts of a user on a page. :down:

[iojam]

Do you have "Signature Action" set to "Remove Signature"?

[Bubble #5]

This plugin is for vBulletin versions 3.5.x only.
Doesn't work for me on 3.7.0.

Can someone please verify if this plugin is 3.7.x compatible or not? Thank you :)

[iojam]

Do you get any issues running it on vB3.7?

[Bubble #5]

Why would we take all of the time to install something, if we didn't know first that it was compatible? According to what you posted above (see quote) it is NOT compatible. Hence the question...

[Jase2]

Seems to be working great on 3.7.1 PL2 :)

[bada_bing]

Great thanks for this mod...

[Zacarias]

Works perfectly, thanks.

[TitanJeff]

I struck out with using it on 3.7. I'm hoping someone looks at doing some modifications.

[frankybme]

a update would be super!

[DerekRDenholm]

Thanks!

[BBF]

works fine on 3.7.3 PL1

[dragoncub]

Installing now, Thanks

[luket79]

If I force all external links to nofollow from the vbseo cp, will I be able to use this mod to remove the nofollow? It doesnt seem to be working that way, just wasnt sure how to configure it...

[luan7749]

Yeah, there aren't any errors from updating :D Great

[MTGDarkness]

Will this work on 3.7.x? Is there a similar plugin for 3.7.x if not?

[SirFalcon]

Worked perfect on 3.8.1. Thank-you!

[Jah-Hools]

3.8.2 works too

I love the user group whitelist - all the mods & admin are exempt

[josefebus]

Hi...

I don't mind having my users with the signatures...will enabling the remove signature to guest and SE crawlers be enough as a good SEO practice?

[Greek76]

Will this work with Cyb - Advanced Permissions Based on Post Count mod? This mod hides links on the sigs unless users are registered.

[SirHappy]

thx. works in 3.8.3.

[HeyMe]

Hi...

I don't mind having my users with the signatures...will enabling the remove signature to guest and SE crawlers be enough as a good SEO practice?
I guess yes.

[goxy63]

Just installed on vb 3.8.2

One noob question

1.
If I choose rel="nofollow" as first option
2.
Apply Conditional Signatures For Guests Only= NO
3.
Set Minimum Post Length (# of Words)=100

So spiders will not pick up signature data if posts does not have for ex 100words
and signatures will be vissible for all ? (but those pages will be indexed just without sig?)

And how it works with already indexed pages befor installing this hack?


Thanks

[talalm7taj]

nice

[woffie]

This does not work with 3.8.4

[BBF]

This does not work with 3.8.4

Works fine with 3.8.4 PL1

but, what about VB4?

[Bouncer222]

It keeps telling me wrong user/pass in the stats tab login, and where exactly do I paste my code from google analytics in my style manager of templates in order for the stats to be TRACKED ON ALL PAGES. Is there one template that you can put it in that it WILL WORK and it WILL track ALL pages at once?

Hope someone can help me, cause google analytics says unkown status, meaning it cannot find my script on my site.

Hope someone can solve these 2 issues I have.

[Bouncer222]

It also tells me sometimes I should specify both user and password, yet I am , this makes no sense, why is it telling me that?

[BBF]

works fine with vb4!

[KURTZ]

works fine with vb4!

really? superb ... :)

[Breakpoint]

It does not work in vb 4

[KURTZ]

It does not work in vb 4

why?

[Khaleal]

is it compatable with vbulletin 4.0.6 ?!

[washingtonboise]

Wait a minute!

This is Conditional Signatures v 1.4.1
A higher version, 1.4.2 is available at vbseo.com if you log in and go to their 'downloads' section. (Release date: October 25, 2006) A year more current than the release date in this thread.

That suggests that this version is outdated and a new thread should be provided for the new version if they're going to distribute at vbulletin.org

Perhaps this thread should be closed.

[BigJohnny]

unable to download that. after registering and filling out all the crap, you get an invalid attachment error.

[washingtonboise]

Current version is still 3.x
If that's what you're on, then try downloading from the vbseo website directly instead of from vbulletin.org, you might find an updated version.

[BigJohnny]

I did go to vbseo. 1.4.2 is not available there.

[tommac3]

Does this work for 4.X ? If not is there a different mod that does this same thing? This is a very important ... how can I limit the sigs in my members posts?

[rishimodi]

hi, i am trying to use this plugin for my vbseo forum for create usergroup, who get access to post dofollow links. But the plugin is not working. The link still shows nofollow on the link. Can anyone guide me how i can make signature link dofollow for specific user group. I am currently using new upgraded version - [Latest version available: 4.0.8].


Thanks

[washingtonboise]

It doesn't support usergroup level control.
However, one user developed a modification to allow it.
See their post (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showpost.php?p=805881&postcount=23).

[BBF]

works fine also with 4.1.1 :)

[Smile :-)]

awesome mod!
works with 4.1.4 pl2 :)

[basketmen]

i am sorry guys

just want to make sure for users that using vbseo (http://www.vbseo.com), almost all of us already set nofollow for external links in vbseocp, so do we still need this vBSEO Conditional Signatures mod or not? as its looks like have same way and purpose

its looks like if you already installing vbseo and set nofollow for external links in vbseocp you dont need this mod again

how about that

[Smile :-)]

@basketmen, enter to a thread in your forum, view the source and look for nofollow in signatures links.
if you already have -> you don't need this mod.

if you don't know how to do it, just leave here (or in a pm) a link to a thread in your forum.