Bug Forum url is having a -a added to it and i cannot find out why

[incisor]

Hi

recently upgraded from 3.8.9 and vbseo pro to 4.2.3

this problem now presents....

i have an area on my forum that shows up as

L319 Discovery 3 and 4

after installation

but the forum is Australian Land Rover Owners

somehow the -a is being added when it never used to be and i am trying to find a way of fixing it or getting around it please

thanks you

PS iit is only this area, the others seem to work as before.

 

[Fillip H.]

For instance, let's say you have a forum format like so:
[forum_title]-[forum_id]/

And a thread format like so:
[thread_title]/

As far as DBSEO is concerned, the two URLs look like so:
<any character or symbol>-<a number>
<any character or symbol>

Now let's assume someone posts a thread title like so:
New Release: DBSEO version 2

The rewritten URL for that thread would, without the -a suffix, be:
new-release-dbseo-2

Notice how this matches the <any character or symbol>-<a number> rule for forum URLs? In other words, if forum URLs are given a higher "priority" than thread URLs, the rewritten URL would be resolved as if it was a forum, and when visiting that thread you would see forum ID 2 (or an error message, if that forum ID does not exist or is inaccessible).

However, with the rewritten URL including the -a suffix, the URL for that thread would be:
new-release-dbseo-2-a

Notice how it no longer matches the <any character or symbol>-<a number> rule for forum URLs? There is now a character after the number, which means it can't be a forum URL.


This is a very simplified example, but it demonstrates why it's vitally important to make sure that URL formats can be resolved as accurately as possible.

 

[incisor]

what?

there is no other thread or forum area with the same name that i can find ....

vbseo is creating the -a at the end of an forum area url

is there a way of re writing that one area to ditch the -a ?

this is a big deal on my forum as it is one of the popular areas and vbseo wasnt doing it prior to the upgrade.

ta

For instance, let's say you have a forum format like so:
[forum_title]-[forum_id]/

And a thread format like so:
[thread_title]/

As far as DBSEO is concerned, the two URLs look like so:
<any character or symbol>-<a number>
<any character or symbol>

Now let's assume someone posts a thread title like so:
New Release: DBSEO version 2

The rewritten URL for that thread would, without the -a suffix, be:
new-release-dbseo-2

Notice how this matches the <any character or symbol>-<a number> rule for forum URLs? In other words, if forum URLs are given a higher "priority" than thread URLs, the rewritten URL would be resolved as if it was a forum, and when visiting that thread you would see forum ID 2 (or an error message, if that forum ID does not exist or is inaccessible).

However, with the rewritten URL including the -a suffix, the URL for that thread would be:
new-release-dbseo-2-a

Notice how it no longer matches the <any character or symbol>-<a number> rule for forum URLs? There is now a character after the number, which means it can't be a forum URL.


This is a very simplified example, but it demonstrates why it's vitally important to make sure that URL formats can be resolved as accurately as possible.

 

[Fillip H.]

If your forum titles are rewritten differently, you can turn on the Legacy Forum URL setting in the DBSEO CP.

 

[incisor]

for just that one forum?

no hints or clues what i should put in there...

 

[Fillip H.]

no hints or clues what i should put in there...

Sorry, I don't understand the question.

The setting I referred to is an on/off switch, there is no individual setting for each forum.

If you can please clarify what you need clues for, I would be happy to assist you

 

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