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Old 03-14-2008, 07:37 PM
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forum title slugs array

Yes I know this has already been asked for, but with the distinct lack for ported plugins when 3.7 first goes gold is making me plan ahead (plus I don't like being 'plugin heavy').

Pretty please can you add a $vbseo_title_slugs array to config_vbseo.php (probably the easier way to do it).

PHP Code:
    $vbseo_title_slugs = array(
    
1=>'Forum #1 Title'
    
); 
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Hello,

We already have $vbseo_forum_slugs definition included in config_vbseo.php file as described in vBSEO Slugs - Custom Forum Titles
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I already use forum slugs, that's not what is important to SEO. It's what's between the title tags.

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Forum slugs are used to define custom forum titles in URLs, but seems like you mean page title? vBSEO doesn't do it.
vBSEO Slugs - Custom Forum Titles


What is need is $vbseo_forum_slugs AND $vbseo_title_slugs
Title keywords are more important than URL keywords.
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Hi Stewart,

In the case of the actual titles, wouldn't you just rename the forums?

The idea of the slugs was to override what gets put in the forum title part of the URL, not to change the forum title itself.

You would want the title of the forum within the page listing all sub-forums, to be different than the title of the forum used on the sub-forum page listing all of its threads?
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What is between your title tags is just as important SEOwise than backlinks or H1 tags.

Problem is, what is good as a forum link (for forum users) may not be the best SEO friendly title.

For example:-

On my forum I have a forum called 'Trying to Conceive'. Direct, self explanatory and user friendly... but the SEO title would be: 'Trying to Conceive - TTC - Fertility Charting, Ovulation Testing, Getting Pregnant'.

'Trying to Conceive' on its own is not enough. Most forum <title>'s lack keywords because admin's sacrifice SEO points in favor of user friendly forum links.

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So - you could simply name your forum that, and use slugs to shorten the URL. Then the keywords show up on the page, and within the TITLE tag.

However, I suspect that your goal is to keep the title short within the list of sub-forums, and only expanded on the actual sub-forum page, and thread pages within the sub-forum?

So the feature would be to change the forum title everywhere except the forum home page?
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