Hi Team,

We are facing certain issues in SEO optimization of the pages generated in the Forum.

1. The URL's generated for the Forum pages are not at all SEO friendly. They involve special characters. e.g.

a. https://www.wasp3d.com/Forum/default.aspx?g=login&ReturnUrl=%2fForum%2f
b. https://www.wasp3d.com/Forum/default.aspx?g=posts&t=1571

And more.



2. The Meta details of[ the pages generated are not dynamic in nature. All the pages generated are carrying the same meta details irrespective of the actual Page title and content that should have been picked up as Meta details during a new Thread/ topic/ post creation.

Need to Customize our forum pages:

1. New URL rewriting to SEO friendly manner + Old URL’s correction.
2. Meta details to be dynamically generated for Topics pages.

Please guide us in a step by step manner as on how to manage our forum as the same.

Please help us resolve these issues by guiding us from where the settings regarding to these features can be accessed and configured if they can be configured to satisfaction in terms of achieving optimal SEO results over forum pages.

Best Regards,
WASP3D

1. turn on url rewriting in the app.config
2. Regarding the META tags. did you modify the default.aspx Looks like the file was modified?

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Thanks. Enabling URL rewrite worked. But how do we customize the URL. For example, this thread appears as https://yetanotherforum.net/forum/ posts/m72415-SEO-optimization-of-the-pages-generated-in-the-Forum, while in our case the URL is some thing like http://192.168.1.130/For...ics27_Announcements.aspx . How do i move everything to /POSTS ? also can i remove the yaf_topics27 completly?

Thanks. Enabling URL rewrite worked. But how do we customize the URL. For example, this thread appears as https://yetanotherforum.net/forum/ posts/m72415-SEO-optimization-of-the-pages-generated-in-the-Forum, while in our case the URL is some thing like http://192.168.1.130/For...ics27_Announcements.aspx . How do i move everything to /POSTS ? also can i remove the yaf_topics27 completly?

I see that your forum doesnt have a copyright footer, and you dont have any removal license. I assume you'r running an illegal copy. Im afraid at this point i cant help you. The only option would be if you upgrade to the latest version.

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Dear @ tha_watcha,
We do have a licensed copy that we are using in our forum. WIll share the details, if you can share you email ID or contact details

Thanks

We are a registered customer and have entered the Key in the Board Settings to remove watermark from the YAF forum. Now please help me on the same.

Thanks,

Odd i didn't find it in the database.

Regarding the issue at this to your app.config...



But it depends which version you are using. I still recommend upgrading to the latest version

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can we show meta details active for the topic pages as well as the landing home page also?


Thanks,

can we show meta details active for the topic pages as well as the landing home page also?


Thanks,

Sorry but i dont understand the question. What exactly do you want to do?

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