Invision Board Search Engine Friendly Title

This modification will help to increase keywords in IPB Title for search engine optimization purposes, and help to switch the position of forum/topic titles with board name in order to provide more keywords for adsense's ad generation.

Difficulty :
Very Easy

Files Affected :
/sources/Boards.php
/sources/Forums.php
/sources/Topics.php

Download : IPB Search Engine Friendly Title Mod

Demo : IPB Search Engine Friendly Title Demo


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## Mod Title : IPB Search Engine Friendly Title
## Author: fred
## Website: www.qoolventure.com
## Email : frederick.goh [at] gmail.com
## Date: 22/March/05
## Invision version: 1.3 final
## What it adds: a search engine and adsense friendly title
## Mod version 1.0
## What it requires to be installed: nothing
##
## Files affected:
##
## /sources/Boards.php
## /sources/Topics.php
## /sources/Forums.php
##
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Open /sources/Boards.php
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Find
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//--------------------------------------------------------------

$cp = " (Powered by Invision Power Board)";

if ($ibforums->vars['ips_cp_purchase'])
{
$cp = "";
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------

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Replace With
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//--------------Board Title Modification------------------------

$cp = " (Powered by Invision Power Board)";

if ($ibforums->vars['ips_cp_purchase'])
{
$cp = "";
}

$cp = " - Your major keywords here, try to limit them to 10 words";


//Original Title : Your Board Name (Powered by Invision Power Board)
//Modified Title : Your Board Name - Your major keywords here, try to limit them to 10 words

//--------------Board Title Modification------------------------

##########################
Save, close, and upload!
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##########################
Open /sources/Forums.php
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##########################
Find
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//--------------------------------------------------------------

$print->do_output( array( 'TITLE' => $ibforums->vars['board_name']." -> ".$this->forum['name'],

//--------------------------------------------------------------

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Replace With
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//--------------Board Title Modification------------------------

$print->do_output( array( 'TITLE' => $this->forum['name']." - ".$ibforums->vars['board_name'],


//--------------Board Title Modification------------------------

##########################
Find
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//--------------------------------------------------------------

$print->do_output( array( 'TITLE' => $ibforums->vars['board_name']." -> ".$this->forum['name'],

//--------------------------------------------------------------

##########################
Replace With
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//--------------Board Title Modification------------------------

$print->do_output( array( 'TITLE' => $this->forum['name']." - ".$ibforums->vars['board_name'],


//--------------Board Title Modification------------------------

##########################
Find
##########################

//--------------------------------------------------------------

$print->do_output( array( 'TITLE' => $ibforums->vars['board_name']." -> ".$this->forum['name'],

//--------------------------------------------------------------

##########################
Replace With
##########################

//--------------Board Title Modification------------------------

$print->do_output( array( 'TITLE' => $this->forum['name']." - ".$ibforums->vars['board_name'],

//Original Title : Your Board Name->Forum Name
//Modified Title : Forum Name - Your Board Name

//--------------Board Title Modification------------------------

##########################
Save, close, and upload!
##########################


##########################
Open /sources/Topics.php
##########################

##########################
Find
##########################

//--------------------------------------------------------------

$print->do_output( array( 'TITLE' => $ibforums->vars['board_name']." -> {$this->topic['title']}",

//--------------------------------------------------------------

##########################
Replace With
##########################

//--------------Board Title Modification------------------------

$print->do_output( array( 'TITLE' => $this->topic['title']." - ".$ibforums->vars['board_name'],


//Original Title : Your Board Name->Forum Name
//Modified Title : Forum Name - Your Board Name

//--------------Board Title Modification------------------------

##########################
Save, close, and upload!
##########################

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