http://www.mywebcards.net/forum/ WebCards Support Forums » Tag: SEO search engine optimization friendly URL - Recent Posts en Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:56:03 +0000 http://www.mywebcards.net/forum/topic/search-engine-friendly-url-format#post-234 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:06:11 +0000 corbyboy 234@http://www.mywebcards.net/forum/ <p>I didn't realise about the .htaccess file being hidden. I will ensure that this is not an issue in the future.</p> <p>The URLs include the number so you don't have to worry about the title of the image being unique. For example if you uploaded 2 images both called "waterfall" one would be accessed with the URL <a href="http://www.example.com/image/waterfall" rel="nofollow">http://www.example.com/image/waterfall</a>|20 and the other with <a href="http://www.example.com/image/waterfall" rel="nofollow">http://www.example.com/image/waterfall</a>|21.</p> <p>I am not too sure about the SEO impacts of this. I can look into it and paerhaps replace the pipes with a hyphen. </p> http://www.mywebcards.net/forum/topic/search-engine-friendly-url-format#post-226 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:01:09 +0000 pixelpunk 226@http://www.mywebcards.net/forum/ <p>Ahhhh....on a Mac, .htaccess files are invisible unless you go "COMMANDo", and most Mac users aren't willing (or able) to use a command line prompt. I booted up the PC and was able to make it work, thanks.</p> <p>From an SEO stand-point, if you could get the re-write to go to the root-level, it would make all the difference in the world, so thanks for looking into it.</p> <p>Search engines don't like to go too many levels/directories deep (more than 2).</p> <p>As a seasoned SEO guy, I'm not sure the pipe|number is a good solution...never seen it done that way before so I cannot comment on the SEO (de)value, I'm just puttin' it out there for consideration.</p> <p>Anyway, thanks for the prompt response and for the quick support! </p> http://www.mywebcards.net/forum/topic/search-engine-friendly-url-format#post-225 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:16:21 +0000 corbyboy 225@http://www.mywebcards.net/forum/ <p>You don't need to upload any .htaccess file, it has to be the one that comes in the zipped archive. Upload that and see if the friendly URLs work properly.</p> <p>As for the reconfiguring paths, let me take a look at it and see what I can do. </p> http://www.mywebcards.net/forum/topic/search-engine-friendly-url-format#post-220 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:14:39 +0000 pixelpunk 220@http://www.mywebcards.net/forum/ <p>Hi.</p> <p>I just installed v2.2 and so far I am loving it, thanks!</p> <p>When I first selected "Use Friendly URL Format?" the alert told me to add an .htaccess file, which I did.</p> <p>After adding the .htaccess file and clicking 'Update Configuration' again, it says it was successfully updated, but the file remains an empty O byte file and I get 404 errors when clicking on the image or link with the new SEO friendly URL. I thought it was a permission problem with the .htaccess file but that wasn't it (it's readable, writable and executable by all).</p> <p>My second question (or comment): The friendly URL would be MUCH friendlier to search engines if it was moved up a directory level, so the URL looked like: YourDomain.com/file-name/ rather than YourDomain.com/postcards/images/file-name|1</p> <p>Is there a way to reconfigure that URL so that it is simpler?</p> <p>Thanks! I really like the app so far. </p>