Question Problem converting VB3.8 forum to ssl...

[weinstoc]

Today I finally switched our forum URL from Two Plus Two Poker Forum - Poker Strategy Forums to Two Plus Two Poker Forum - Poker Strategy Forums. Unfortunately the links to our sub-forums still come up as http:// and I suspect the problem is with DragonByte SEO. At least I want to rule that out. Perhaps this is because we converted from vBSEO? Anyway, do you have some suggestions?

Here's an example generated line:

<a class="menu" href="http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/55/about-forums/">About the Forums</a>

I'm thinking that there is a simple change to DBSEO that will fix this. (At least I hope so!)

Chuck

 

[weinstoc]

Maybe I posted this too soon. It looks like things are working properly.

 

[Fillip H.]

Are you absolutely sure that URL isn't hardcoded in the templates? If I had a penny for each time someone's DBSEO problems were caused by hardcoded URLs or something like

<a href="/hardcoded-seo-url/">Forum Title!</a>

I would be able to retire and live off the interest

 

[weinstoc]

Thanks for the quick reply.

I have just tracked down another non-https access to DBSEO but don’t know how to deal with it.

There is a reference to Google Analytics Solutions - Marketing Analytics & Measurement – Google in ./dbtech/dbseo/includes/class_core.php that at least one of my browsers is complaining about. I assume there is a setting somewhere that I can set?

Thanks,

Chuck

 

[Fillip H.]

Nope, that is not a non-HTTPS access. You are experiencing a problem similar to what someone else experienced, where either Nginx or CloudFlare was being used as a proxy, and was requesting vBulletin via port 80 (non-SSL).

Resolving that configuration problem fixed the issue for them.

Can you please confirm whether you are using Nginx or CloudFlare as a proxy and if so, can you please either fix the configuration or disable them then try again?

 

[weinstoc]

Nope, that is not a non-HTTPS access. You are experiencing a problem similar to what someone else experienced, where either Nginx or CloudFlare was being used as a proxy, and was requesting vBulletin via port 80 (non-SSL).

Resolving that configuration problem fixed the issue for them.

Can you please confirm whether you are using Nginx or CloudFlare as a proxy and if so, can you please either fix the configuration or disable them then try again?

As far as I know (and I should) we are not using Nginx or CloudFlare for anything. How would I be able to tell?

Chuck

 

[Fillip H.]

I have no idea, I've never used either. The point is, internally, vBulletin is being loaded over port 80 (HTTP) whereas your browser is displaying HTTPS. That causes multiple problems internally in vB, where it assumes you're not running SSL and so will not make any effort to serve HTTPS content.

Also, out of curiosity, do you have Universal Analytics enabled in the DBSEO CP? If not, make sure you've upgraded your profile via GA and turn that option on.

 

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