Google and thread pages

[Alan_SP]

I just noticed that Google sees thread pages as separate links as shown when searching for something, instead that one thread and all it's pages are shown as one entity.

What I mean is:

In this example: zrinka jan i regresoterapija - Google Search

You can see my site (slobodni.net) has one thread (slobodni.net/t105686/) in pretty good position, but right down is page two of the same thread (slobodni.net/t105686-2/)

Is this hurting my postion on Google? It looks like in particular thread there's only so much posts as there are in first page. Also, date of last post is from last post on first page, not from last post in thread. It also could affect people not to go to my forum.

Is there any advice, tip how to solve this problem?

[Brian Cummiskey]

1 url is one result to google.

If you want everything on one page with 1 url, you'll need to up your post-per-page count very high. And that effects usability (and load times, and lower page/ad views as well)

Somewhere in the middle is the happy medium. I recommend 25 posts per page over the default of 10.

If you are established, however, you should NOT change this setting, as it will re-number ALL of your urls and start your ranking process all over again.

[Alan_SP]

So, there's no way in telling google that all my pages of one thread are just that, one thread?

Ok, thanks for your answer.

[Brian Cummiskey]

Google isn't stupid, and they probably are aware that xxxx/ and xxx/page2.html should be grouped together in some sort.

Keep in mind, they are going to match the page where the search phrase lies, whatever page it happens to be on.

[fragov]

Alan_SP, there are special rels added to nav-links, rel="next", rel="prev". So Google for sure knows that this pages from one article.

But what is really bad - it is titles of your pages. You should go to Google Webmasters Tool and check "HTML Suggestions". You will know, what I mean. It costed a lot of forums thousand of click from Google.

[Alan_SP]

Thanks for your help, but I don't know what you mean. I see that there are errors with meta descriptions, tags etc, but how to change that?

For example:

Da, moj Fasista je konacno dobio mladu...kojoj ne prilazi niti na metar, osim kad je krene tuci. Ipa
/t73576/
/t73576/?langid=2

This is example of one thread, link is in default language and second language.

I have examples like this:

da li je politika i u ovom slucaju upetljala voje prste
/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=10197
/t10197/

and examples with second page like this:

Strogo moderirano Narodni heroji NOB-ja
/t11007-2/
/t11007/

So, what can I do with this type of problems? What do you suggest?

[fragov]

Da, moj Fasista je konacno dobio mladu...kojoj ne prilazi niti na metar, osim kad je krene tuci. Ipa
/t73576/
/t73576/?langid=2

There is a new option URL parameters in Google Webmaster Tools where you can choose settings for parameters after "?". You need to set "langid" to "Yes: changes, reorders, or narrows page content".

da li je politika i u ovom slucaju upetljala voje prste
/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=10197
/t10197/

Wow, that one is bad, it looks like something wrong with your vBSEO options as there have to be canonical URL in header. Check options about canonical URL and noindex of URLs containing .php.

Strogo moderirano Narodni heroji NOB-ja
/t11007-2/
/t11007/

You need to add page number to titles of your pages. It was in vB 3, but in vB4 they removed page numbers from page titles.
You need to edit SHOWTHREAD template.

[Alan_SP]

There is a new option URL parameters in Google Webmaster Tools where you can choose settings for parameters after "?". You need to set "langid" to "Yes: changes, reorders, or narrows page content".

I selected that it translates content, is it ok, as it doesn't translate content, just user interface?

You need to add page number to titles of your pages. It was in vB 3, but in vB4 they removed page numbers from page titles.
You need to edit SHOWTHREAD template.

What should I add to showthread? And where?

[fragov]

I selected that it translates content, is it ok, as it doesn't translate content, just user interface?

In that case you have to select: "No", as content is the same.

What should I add to showthread? And where?

Add befor </title>:

<vb:if condition="$pagenumber > 1"> - {vb:rawphrase page_x, {vb:raw pagenumber}}</vb:if>

[Alan_SP]

Thank you very much.