Vbseo_icon_prefix

Hello,

We want to serve VBSEO_ICON_PREFIX files from our Content Delivery Network (CDN) and not from the server running vBulletin; and we prefer not to 301 them over to the CDN (save a query, make the world greener, etc.).

Can we simply change VBSEO_ICON_PREFIX which is currently defined as 'iconimages/' to 'http://www.ourgreatcdn.net/iconimages/' ?

Per below?

Code:

/var/www/includes# grep VBSEO_ICON_PREFIX *
config_vbseo.php:    define('VBSEO_ICON_PREFIX',            'iconimages/');
functions_vbseo.php:vbseo_forum_url($forumid, 0, VBSEO_ICON_PREFIX.$ficon_format),
functions_vbseo.php:vbseo_thread_url($threadid, 0, VBSEO_ICON_PREFIX.$ticon_format),

Thanks.

Hello,

yes, that should work.

Hmmmm. Thanks. I tried it... but it does not work. vbSEO puts a leading "/" in front of the URL :-(

Like this ....

Code:

12.109.151.111 - - [25/Aug/2009:21:19:39 +0100] "GET /http://our.greatcdn.net/iconimages/.....

Any ideas how to get around this problem without during the 301 boogie wooie?

How does the link look on your forum without Tree icon rewrite or with vBSEO disabled? Like this?

HTML Code:

<img src="images/misc/navbits_finallink.gif" />..

Not sure and don't want to disable vBSEO to find out, LOL.

But I can tell you that we have changed all the style variables to the CDN and have the image directory (from the style vars) serving off the CDN nicely.

Also, FYI...

grep navbits_finallink.gif access.log

yields no result, I assume since vBSEO is running...

Please try to disable "Tree icon rewrite" option in vBSEO CP->URL Rewrites->Forum URLs.

FWIW, just about the *only* images we have not been able to move to our CDN are the ones where the path is set by vBSEO, like "iconimages".

All others we have moved to the CDN either by changing the vb style vars or from two simple RRs, (one for client script and one for custom avatars).

It seems that vBSEO is not very "CDN friendly" because just about the only images that are being served from the server and not the CDN are based on a path set by vBSEO ...

vBSEO adds the leading slash it seems, without checking if the URL begins with "http://".... so it appears.

Originally Posted by Oleg Ignatiuk

Please try to disable "Tree icon rewrite" option in vBSEO CP->URL Rewrites->Forum URLs.

Are there any side effects to disabling this on a busy server?

Originally Posted by Oleg Ignatiuk

Please try to disable "Tree icon rewrite" option in vBSEO CP->URL Rewrites->Forum URLs.

We are running [Patent Pending] vBSEO 3.2.0 - and cannot find the option you mention in the vBSEO Admin Control Panel

Are there any side effects to disabling this on a busy server?

It only affects URLs of those icons at the top of shothread/forumdisplay pages (they will be reset to default ones).

Please search for "Rewrite Nav Bullet Image URLs".

Originally Posted by Oleg Ignatiuk

Please search for "Rewrite Nav Bullet Image URLs".

Sorry, there is no option as above in the 3.2.0 vBSEO admincp.....

Did you click "+" to expand URL formats settings?

Originally Posted by Oleg Ignatiuk

Did you click "+" to expand URL formats settings?

Yes, I clicked "+" searched, etc etc.... it does not exist in the 3.2 vBSEO AdminCP.

Did you actually open a 3.2.0 CP and confirm this? If so, please upload a screen shot of a 3.2.0 CP with this option because we really, really don't have it, LOL

Please open a ticket with vBSEO CP password to check this further.

Originally Posted by Oleg Ignatiuk

Please open a ticket with vBSEO CP password to check this further.

Ah... we changed browers and found it.... thanks..... (wierd)