A fix for glued words like 'expandWhat':

In the view.php code, replace "/[^a-z .A-Z0-9s]/", "" with "/[^a-z .A-Z0-9s]/", " " (put a space between the "", occurs twice.

Hope this proves the right thread for this.
(reading it, kind of ironic that so many posts have same titles!)

I'm not so concerned re meta descriptions - based on some experience, inc w Joomlaboard; tho of course nifty if can have them vary, and useful to encourage people to click on search results.
(Any results from people who've made changes to meta descriptions w Fireboard?)

Far more interested in page titles - inc for rankings in searches, also as main things to entice people to click on links.
Right now, I'm finding my page titles come from last posts on pages. This is unlike behaviour w Joomlaboard.
I'd prefer they came from first posts - especially first posts in threads, as thread titles: I focus on these, trying to make them enticing to potential visitors, as well as w some keywords that may be useful for search engines.
How, then, to fix so page titles come from first posts on pages? May well be very simple change needed.

Also, thro googling, I've found alledia has suggestions for lines to add to robots.txt, to deny some Fireboard pages that may otherwise be indexed by search engines. Looks like this could be useful; I've tried (as yet, no change in visitor nos apparent).
www.alledia.com/blog/joomla-tips-&-t...reboard-and-mostree/

My code addition from some months ago generates dynamic meta keywords as well as meta descriptions.

I was then going to implement page titling from first post subject but it looks like it's already been done. I'm running the free ArtioSEF component with a free Fireboard plugin. It looks like this forum is also running those two because the title of this thread page looks exactly like mine. Here's a link: www.dvbaratta.com/joomla/sef-url-fireboard-2.html

I have some issues with ArtioSEF but for a free component, it's really good and feature-rich. Get it from extensions.joomla.org

Gom

Hi Gomjabbar:

Here on best of joomla, I'm seeing titles from last posts on pages 0 so not thread titles when click on links to threads.
(OK if click on link to last post on a page, but what I'd like search engins to index is threads and their titles)

Tried the link, but for some reason to search page.

I'm using SH404SEF; after opensef moribund, nearly to joomsef (ater reading of ads on artiosef), but found re sh404sef, inc its ability w fireboard URLs. LOathe to change this, as can lead to changes w URLs etc.

I still think the change should bes simple.
After all, Joomlaboard fine w page titles from thread titles.

Page title from first post instead of last:

1. Open /components/com_fireboard/template/default/view.php

2. Find the lines (could be similar, not identical):

//set page title if on Mambo 4.5.2+
if ($leaf->parent == 0)...

Replace the if clause with:
//set page title if on Mambo 4.5.2+
if ($leaf->parent == 0) {
$mainframe->setPageTitle($objCatInfo->name . ' - ' . $jr_topic_title);
}

or, if you don't want the forum name displayed, with:

//set page title if on Mambo 4.5.2+
if ($leaf->parent == 0) {
$mainframe->setPageTitle($jr_topic_title);
}

3. Enjoy.

Thanks!

Just made the change, to couple of forums. (Albeit a bit of faffing about thanks to permissions w joomla components; joomlaexplorer did the trick, when didn't "crash" [as happened once[).
Nice to see the titles as I'd wanted. Checking a little, I see that titles when click to view individual posts are from those posts.

To me, then, looks real important for SEO w Fireboard.

I'll really enjoy as/when start seeing results via search results - both in rankings, and having titles (in search results) that may be more enticing to potential visitors, better explaining what threads are about.
May be hard to notice; but maybe I'll report back if figure I can see changes.

Merry Xmas!
Martin

You're welcome, Martin. But you know I only do it for the karma!

Merry Xmas to you, too.

Thanks for this hack but it isn't quite there.

For the actual forum level, there is no meta description or keyword.

What is the variable for that so I can add that? Anyone know?

gmfpanda:

Search engine bots look to match the content of your meta description and keywords with the content of the page itself. It would be best to take your forum description as both because that's the only static info that the forum level page contains. In any case, the coding of that is not worthwhile. If your threads are meta-tagged properly, the forum level page is a grain in a sea of more exact hits. There is no crucial or unique information on it. My two cents.

But it doesn't target broad search terms. So lets say your main forum sub-section is on Widgets. So the forum is "Widgets Forum - Mybigforum". The metadescription is still your global joomla setting.

To me, it seems important on the broad terms. So I just need to find the variable used for the forum level name, seems like an easy mod and why wouldn't one do it?