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LittleRascal + · 06-10-2009, 11:47 PM

Hi, does anyone know if this is possible in the mod rewrite rule to include the city and state in the url...or does this have to be added in the code and if it does where would I add it to..hopefully someone can help me out.

Thanks!
LittleRascal

Eric Barnes · 06-10-2009, 11:51 PM

I would say it is possible although not very easy. You would have to edit the function listing_url($row) inside the seo mod hooks.php file.

Then probably edit the .htaccess file to accommodate your changes.

LittleRascal + · 06-11-2009, 12:22 AM

in this part would I have to add listing_url($row) and ($city) ($state)

LittleRascal + · 06-12-2009, 11:05 PM

Has anyone done this I would love to see an example, plus this would be an excellent tool so that google can crawl your site and have phenomenal search results.

seymourjames + · 06-13-2009, 05:14 AM

I don't see how this will help search engines crawl your site and nor will it have any discernible impact on the rankings of your site. Urls are generally changed to make them more human friendly to remember and type. If SEO is your goal this may be more helpful.

http://www.68classifieds.com/forums/...html#post39788

LittleRascal + · 06-13-2009, 12:04 PM

I notice when people are searching for items in their area this helps out a whole lot, when I reviewed my site statistics I notice people are looking by city and state..

seymourjames + · 06-14-2009, 04:30 AM

Yes but the fact your url has these cities in them has in practical terms no impact on on search engine rankings. What it does have an impact on is user readability and in this case it gives you good clues as to what you should be optimizing your site for in terms of page titles, meta descriptions and content to achieve good rankings.

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LittleRascal + Customer Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 79 Rep Power: 16	SEO and Mod Rewrite Hi, does anyone know if this is possible in the mod rewrite rule to include the city and state in the url...or does this have to be added in the code and if it does where would I add it to..hopefully someone can help me out. Thanks! LittleRascal __________________ David Anthony Schnoblen Mom2MomTrader My Email v 4.1.9 Developer Templates: Default 3 Col

06-10-2009, 11:51 PM	#2
Eric Barnes 68 Classifieds Staff Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Belmont, NC Posts: 5,489 Rep Power: 134	I would say it is possible although not very easy. You would have to edit the function listing_url($row) inside the seo mod hooks.php file. Then probably edit the .htaccess file to accommodate your changes. __________________ Eric Barnes 68 Classifieds Developer Customer Area \| Issue Tracker \| Documentation \| 68C Mods \| 68 @ Twitter \| My Modules

06-11-2009, 12:22 AM	#3
LittleRascal + Customer Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 79 Rep Power: 16	Seo and Mod Rewrite in this part would I have to add listing_url($row) and ($city) ($state) __________________ David Anthony Schnoblen Mom2MomTrader My Email v 4.1.9 Developer Templates: Default 3 Col

06-12-2009, 11:05 PM	#4
LittleRascal + Customer Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 79 Rep Power: 16	Seo Has anyone done this I would love to see an example, plus this would be an excellent tool so that google can crawl your site and have phenomenal search results. __________________ David Anthony Schnoblen Mom2MomTrader My Email v 4.1.9 Developer Templates: Default 3 Col

06-13-2009, 05:14 AM	#5
seymourjames + All Hands On Deck Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,244 Rep Power: 80	I don't see how this will help search engines crawl your site and nor will it have any discernible impact on the rankings of your site. Urls are generally changed to make them more human friendly to remember and type. If SEO is your goal this may be more helpful. http://www.68classifieds.com/forums/...html#post39788 __________________ "The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.". TemplateCodes.com for 68C, Version 4 Templates & Modules Get the Best U.S Hosting, Best U.K Hosting Last edited by seymourjames; 06-13-2009 at 05:26 AM. Reason: best to make a new thread

06-13-2009, 12:04 PM	#6
LittleRascal + Customer Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 79 Rep Power: 16	I notice when people are searching for items in their area this helps out a whole lot, when I reviewed my site statistics I notice people are looking by city and state.. __________________ David Anthony Schnoblen Mom2MomTrader My Email v 4.1.9 Developer Templates: Default 3 Col

06-14-2009, 04:30 AM	#7
seymourjames + All Hands On Deck Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,244 Rep Power: 80	Yes but the fact your url has these cities in them has in practical terms no impact on on search engine rankings. What it does have an impact on is user readability and in this case it gives you good clues as to what you should be optimizing your site for in terms of page titles, meta descriptions and content to achieve good rankings. __________________ "The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.". TemplateCodes.com for 68C, Version 4 Templates & Modules Get the Best U.S Hosting, Best U.K Hosting

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