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Greetings Dani,

We just installed your vBulletin mod_rewrite for vB 3.0.7 hack and are quite excited about it.
I have looked around the forum but couldn't find a thread related to this topic.
Anyhow, it seems it's no longer possible to merge threads because VB doesn't recognize the html URLs.
Any idea on a workaround for this?

BTW, I'll add your site to my directory as a token of gratitude for your smart hack. :)

Best Regards....

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Practical notes tied to , and ’s posts — focused on the three problems raised: merge failures, broken post links after install, and the H1/archive question.

vBulletin’s merge and admin operations act on internal numeric thread IDs (the browser’s “pretty” URL is only the rewrite layer). If the rewrite layer does not map the friendly URL back to the underlying showthread.php with the thread id, backend tools that expect a numeric id will fail. As mentioned, the tutorial’s “view full thread” link yields the canonical thread (and its ID); alternatively use inline moderation or the Admin CP and feed the numeric IDs to the merge tool. Ensure rewrite rules pass the numeric ID through (and preserve query strings) so showthread.php can find the thread. (usermanual.wiki)

On the “links to post” breakage seen by , the pattern (worked when edited on-server, failed when FTP’d) points at transfer/permission issues or server config: FTP transfer mode (ASCII vs binary) can alter text files, ownership/chmod can block PHP includes, or Apache may ignore .htaccess if overrides aren’t allowed. Common checks: re-upload via SFTP/binary, verify file ownership and permissions, confirm mod_rewrite is enabled and that Apache actually honors .htaccess (AllowOverride). Also review Apache error_log for precise PHP/permission errors. (enterprisedt.com)

About H1s and archive pages: headings are structural signals; stuffing every thread title into H1s dilutes the page’s single main topic. Use one clear H1 for the archive page and H2/H3 (or well-styled non-heading elements) for individual thread entries. If the archive acts like a sitemap, mark canonical threads (rel="canonical") or ensure the archive links explicitly point to the canonical thread to avoid duplicate-content confusion. (developers.google.com)

Quick checklist to apply now: confirm rewrite rules return the numeric ID and use proper flags (preserve query strings); test showthread.php?t=ID directly; verify mod_rewrite is loaded and AllowOverride is set where .htaccess lives; re-upload suspect PHP files using binary/SFTP and fix ownership/chmods; use inline moderation/Admin CP merges by thread ID as a fallback.

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I'm sorry about that....
Will post there instead.

Thanks..

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Hello folks, bit of a newbie vBulletin user here. I tried to setup the modrewrite but the install failed. When I had completed the install the links to post in a forum failed to work, I thought it was a problem in the showthread.php so I done it again and the same thing happened. Could be a problem with the .htaccess file?

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At the bottom of the tutorial, there is a link that says something along the lines of write and view comments. Just click on it and it will bring you to its full thread.

Otherwise, you can find it here:

http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread22840.html

Whoa! It looks like that is this thread here! LOL

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Ok, I should learn to read :(

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Did you get it working 1234?

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I believe the problem was in the ftp of the files. When I edited the files directly in the server it worked, thanks.

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OK Cool! Glad you got it working :)

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One last question, is there a way of making the thread titles appear as h1 tags in the archive and have it link to the original thread?

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This current version does, indeed, link to the actual threads. All of the thread titles are not H1 tags because that would mean so many H1 tags on the page, that they wouldn't even be given any more weight than normal. It would be like literally enclosing the entire page content in H1 tags. H1 tags (from an SEO perspective) are used when you want to emphasize / specify one or two of your keywords (or a single phrase) on the page.

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