vbseo problem with replacement variables

Hi!

I am running a forum in three languages. The language is selected automatically from the used subdomain. I have "created" a plugin for that reason. Now i wanted that forum titles and descriptions are replaced with the help of replacement variables in each substyle. I haven't found another way to bind languages to styles, so here is how the code of the plugin looks:

Code:

if ($_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] == "en.domain.com") {
				$_REQUEST['langid'] = 3;
				$_REQUEST['styleid'] = 4;
		} elseif ($_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] == "de.domain.com") {
				$_REQUEST['langid'] = 2;
				$_REQUEST['styleid'] = 3;
		} else {
				$_REQUEST['langid'] = 16;
				$_REQUEST['styleid'] = 5;
		}

I use the hook "init_startup" without having an idea about the hook system. Anyway it worked with the language selection.

problem a.)
Now the replacement variables only work when use is logged in! When user is browsing as guest variables are not replaced. Maybe wrong hook? But this is vbulletin problem...

problem b.)
The vbseo problem: Even user is logged in (and title/description) is replaced correctly, the path still points to the variable like domain.com/forum/title1 instead of domain.com/forum/animals

Thanks for your help.

lapinkulta

Hello,

problem b.)
The vbseo problem: Even user is logged in (and title/description) is replaced correctly, the path still points to the variable like domain.com/forum/title1 instead of domain.com/forum/animals

Could you please provide an example URL?

you can review at

Forums « hungaroo.com "ftit_editors" should be replaced with "Editors"

Mm.. I don't see neither "ftit_editors" nor "Editors" on that page
Is it working correctly with vBSEO temporarily disabled?

sorry, that forum was for testing purposes hidden for the public... now you should see it. the variable is also not replaced when vbseo is turned off.

the variable is also not replaced when vbseo is turned off.

Mm.. so probably this issue is not related to vBSEO?

yes and no. probably it has to do with the moment vbseo is generating the url and the hook i am using for the plugin. obviously the the variable is not replaced in the url while it is in the text.

How do you perform replacements? vBSEO uses subforum titles from the forum cache, so if you change:

HTML Code:

<a href="forumdisplay.php?f=3">Forum title</a>

to:

HTML Code:

<a href="forumdisplay.php?f=3">Another Forum title</a>

the URL will still be "/forum-title/".
Does it make sense?

makes sense, that's exactly what a tried to do.

i am using the replacement function of vbulletin. replacing the forum title "ft_2134" with "My Forum Title".

Is there maybe another way, via a plugin at an earlier hook, that also the url gets replaced?

Hello Gerwin,

you can use our "forum slugs" feature to define custom forum titles. In your config_vbseo.php file FIND:

PHP Code:

$vbseo_forum_slugs = array( 
    ); 


and replace with:

PHP Code:

if ($_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] == "en.domain.com") {
$vbseo_forum_slugs = array( 
123 => editors',
124 => 'another-title',
    );  
        } elseif ($_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] == "de.domain.com") {
$vbseo_forum_slugs = array( 
123 => editors-de',
124 => 'another-title-de',
    );  
        } else {
$vbseo_forum_slugs = array( 
123 => editors-more',
124 => 'another-title-more',
    );  
        } 


replace 123/124 etc with forum IDs and titles with corresponding title for specific domain.

thank you, that works fine...

Great!