GARS TOC page titles

Hi vb seo team..first question

i am using GARS and gars's T.O.C (table of contents) extension for some categories at my site..

But there's a duplicate page title's problem when i use it...

For example ;

The main thread URL is :

Rusya ile Gürcistan Aras?nda Sava? Ç?kt? ! - BG Portal | Bilgi-E?lence

And there is GARS TOC page's URL's :

Rusya ile Gürcistan Aras?nda Sava? Ç?kt? ! - BG Portal | Bilgi-E?lence

Rusya ile Gürcistan Aras?nda Sava? Ç?kt? ! - BG Portal | Bilgi-E?lence

this all the url's pointing the same thread title...

So ..at google webmaster tools , it causes duplicate title problem...

Question ;

is it possible to rewrite this "gars2.html" "gars3.html" urls, which page titles and meta descripton , not the same original thread..Just the named as you see,as i defined ?

thanks..

i would change 2 things.

First,
convert

Code:

http://www.bendengecti.com/2007-2008/2952-rusya-ile-gurcistan-arasinda-savas-cikti-gars2.html   
 

to

Code:

http://www.bendengecti.com/2007-2008/2952-rusya-ile-gurcistan-arasinda-savas-cikti/2.html   
or
http://www.bendengecti.com/2007-2008/2952-rusya-ile-gurcistan-arasinda-savas-cikti/page2.html 

This keeps your hierarchy correct with the root article acting as "index.html" (but, not displaying at the end).
Then, the pages after it are 2.html and 3.html instead of un-nesting from the heirarchy.


Finally, I would add the page into the Title itself via a template edit and remove the board name/description.


<title> Rusya ile Gürcistan Arasında Savaş Çıktı ! - BG Portal | Bilgi-Eğlence</title>

becomes

<title> Rusya ile Gürcistan Arasında Savaş Çıktı</title>

and your pages become

<title> Rusya ile Gürcistan Arasında Savaş Çıktı - Page X</title>

Thanks briansol...if i wrong,correct me please...

First ;

i am using auto VBSEO settings for my multipaged GARS articles...At vbseo panel this value defined as ;

[forum_title]/[thread_id]-[thread_title]-gars[thread_page].html

Now , you recommended that it's better a custom value for this as ;

[forum_title]/[thread_id]-[thread_title]-page[thread_page].html

or

[forum_title]/[thread_id]-[thread_title]-[thread_page].html

in your opinion is it more effective ? or i get it wrong..

And second (the main problem )

Finally, I would add the page into the Title itself via a template edit and remove the board name/description

Unfortunately, i have no chance to edited this via templates...There is only toc.php file ...
and my php knowledge not very well...

Here's that php file ...i think the solition in this file but i can't do..

PHP Code:

if (!defined('VB_AREA') || !defined('DIR'))
{
 exit();
}
        global $threadinfo, $post, $thread, $vbphrase;
        if ($this->navigation)
        {
         if ($this->navigation['pagecount'] > 1)
         {
             if ($settings['allow_title'] && $this->data['custom1']['toc_title'])
             {
              $fptitle = htmlspecialchars_uni($this->data['custom1']['toc_title']);
             }
             else if ($settings['name'])
             {
              $fptitle = $settings['name'];
             }
             else if ($thread['title'])
             {
              $fptitle = $thread['title'];
             }
             else
             {
              $fptitle = $vbphrase['GARS_page1'];
             }
          $threadinfo['threadid'] = intval($threadinfo['threadid']);
          $this->navigation['pagecount'] = intval($this->navigation['pagecount']);
             $this->navigation['pages'][0]['text'] = $fptitle;
          $bits = "<tr><td><ul>";
             $bits.= "<li><div class=\"smallfont\"><a href=\"showthread.php?t=$threadinfo[threadid]#content_start\">";
             $bits.= $fptitle;
             $bits.="</a></div></li>";
             for($toc_x = 1; $toc_x < $this->navigation['pagecount']; $toc_x++)
             {
                      $this->navigation['pages'][$toc_x]['text'] = htmlspecialchars_uni(unhtmlspecialchars($this->navigation['pages'][$toc_x]['text']));
                 $bits .= "<li><div class=\"smallfont\"><a href=\"showthread.php?t=$threadinfo[threadid]&amp;garpg=" . ($toc_x + 1). "#content_start\">";
                 $bits .= $this->navigation['pages'][$toc_x]['text'] ? $this->navigation['pages'][$toc_x]['text'] : construct_phrase($vbphrase['GARS_pagex'],($toc_x + 1));
                 $bits .= "</a></div></li>";
             }
             $bits .= "</ul></td></tr>";
             $title = $vbphrase['GARS_contents'];
             eval('$output.="' . fetch_template('GARS_mod_container') . '";');
         }
     }
?> 


i hope , i can tell the problem correctly..my english's not well..Sorry.

I would use this style:

Code:

[forum_title]/[thread_id]-[thread_title]/page[thread_page].html

or

Code:

[forum_title]/[thread_id]-[thread_title]/[thread_page].html

depending on if you want the word "page" in there or not.

Now, to be noted, is that this may conflict with your normal pagination or threads, so you very well may be REQUIRED to use a unique term (such as 'gars') in the rewrite.

so,

Code:

 [forum_title]/[thread_id]-[thread_title]/gars[thread_page].html

or another unique keyword instead of gars. (perhaps 'toc' or 'gpg')


For the titles:

I'm not too familiar with Gars, But, i think if you tack on the page if pagecount > 1 to the variable it should work.

find from the above block:

Code:

else
             {
              $fptitle = $vbphrase['GARS_page1'];
             }

add directly after:

Code:

if ($this->navigation['pagecount'] > 1)
{
$fptitle .= " - Page ". $this->navigation['pagecount'];
}

PHP Code:

if ($this->navigation['pagecount'] > 1)
{
$fptitle .= " - Page ". $this->navigation['pagecount'];
} 


it doesnt work..

Also yes , as you say, it may create some normal pagination errors for my threads.. i'll look up my vbseo url settings and discover is this causes any problem or not..

exactly i think there is no important difference using it with unique parameter (gars/gpg etc..) or wihtout..

Thanks for all your helps,and suggestions briansol

try just this block without the If condition:

Code:

$fptitle .= " - Page ". $this->navigation['pagecount'];

so you end up with

Code:

else
             {
              $fptitle = $vbphrase['GARS_page1'];
             }
          $fptitle .= " - Page ". $this->navigation['pagecount'];

          $threadinfo['threadid'] = intval($threadinfo['threadid']);

ok.. Here's a example too ..

[Haber] Hüseyin Üzmez tahliye oldu - BG Portal | Bilgi-E?lence

This is the main URL.




as you see, the main URL title and gars2.html title is different in TOC coloumn...

when i clicked gars2.html ;





i just want,the second title on the T.O.C coloumn be the title when clicked..

after i edited the code which you write, the only change is in T.O.C coloumn...it add's "Page 2" at main title as you see in first picture...There's no any effects on titles or etc..

hrm, you may have to go over to the GARs forum for help on this one. I don't know enough about it (as i personally don't use it).

I do notice that your URL's are still the old way though. Did you try changing them yet?

what kind of change , sorry dont understand ?
i leave settings unchanged.

They aren't errors, but rather 'warnings' to let you know it exists. There is no negative effect of it.

That said, I would not use a straight request var like that.
That's a huge cross-site scripting whole you just introduced.

ie, go to yoursite.com/garsforum/garsthread/?garpg=<script>alert("xss!");</script>