Merge threads error

[chris06]

Hi,
When trying to merge threads it asks for the specific showthread.php id link and returns an error when i input the rewritten urls.

Any suggestions? I am using the latest vbseo build.

Thanks.

[Keith Cohen]

It should work fine. Have you customized any of your URL formats?

[chris06]

Im using the following format:

3412-thread-title-here.html

[Keith Cohen]

That's the default format, but did you customize any of the URL formats?

[chris06]

That's the default format, but did you customize any of the URL formats?

Im confused, what do you mean?

[Keith Cohen]

In the vBSEO control panel, there are several fields for defining Thread URLs; I was just asking if you changed *any* of those. Alternatively, you can open a support ticket and provide your vbsepcp.php password and we can take a look.

[vscope]

I've noticed exactly the same issues and they're not related to vbSEO configurations rather than a lack of converting a form text field with a vbSEO style URL for a value.

If you go to any showthread page and use the thread tools drop down to merge the thread with another (rather than from up a level at the forumdisplay page) you run into problems. Merging threads from the showthread page allows you to merge with a thread in a different forum than the one you are currently in which is why the form asks for the URL of the thread you wish to merge with.

The problem is that the postings.php script which is a standard vBulletin script parses the "mergethreadurl" form field looking specifically for the querystring and key value pair of "t=##" and/or "p=##" .

Unfortunately there is no hook location within this section to be able add a plugin for converting the vbSEO style URL back to a proper vBulletin style URL.

I've ended up adding a note in red attempting to explain to the moderators how to enter the URL in such a way that will work, but not all moderators are savy enough to understand (or patient enough to learn) what a "threadid" is or that ###### means "replace with the one you found".

Ideally we need vbSEO to be handle the conversion of URLs posted within form fields at the $vbulletin->GPC level to leave all stored/posted URLs in their original vB format.

[Keith Cohen]

If you go to any showthread page and use the thread tools drop down to merge the thread with another (rather than from up a level at the forumdisplay page) you run into problems.

I merge threads this way all the time on my vBSEO enabled sites with no problems.

What problems did you run into? What version of vBSEO and vBulletin are you running?

[vscope]

I merge threads this way all the time on my vBSEO enabled sites with no problems.

What problems did you run into? What version of vBSEO and vBulletin are you running?

We have a number of sites, but the two that have been complained about from moderators lately are running vB 3.5.4 with vbSEO 2.4.0 .

[vscope]

I merge threads this way all the time on my vBSEO enabled sites with no problems.

What problems did you run into? What version of vBSEO and vBulletin are you running?

The error message that displays is as follows:

You have not specified a valid URL for the thread that you want to merge. Please check that the URL includes a valid threadid, "t=xxx" or postid, "p=xxx" (where xxx is a number).

[Keith Cohen]

Versions?

[vscope]

We have a number of sites, but the two that have been complained about from moderators lately are running vBulletin 3.5.4 with vbSEO 2.4.0 .

vB 3.5.4
vbSEO 2.4.0

[Keith Cohen]

vBSEO 2.4.0 is *very* outdated, and has some known bugs. Grab vBSEO 3.0.0 RC6 and you'll be fine I'm sure.

[vscope]

vBSEO 2.4.0 is *very* outdated, and has some known bugs. Grab vBSEO 3.0.0 RC6 and you'll be fine I'm sure.

I'll give it a shot. Thanks!

[vscope]

vBSEO 2.4.0 is *very* outdated, and has some known bugs. Grab vBSEO 3.0.0 RC6 and you'll be fine I'm sure.

Hmm.. Just tried 3.0.0 RC5 with no luck. Same error message:

You have not specified a valid URL for the thread that you want to merge. Please check that the URL includes a valid threadid, "t=xxx" or postid, "p=xxx" (where xxx is a number).

Trying RC6 now.