CGI question i think

[billturner]

Hi again,

Im using the smart theme, and my left section menu doesnt offer clean links, instead they have some code including CGI-BIn in them.

How can i get it to show just real URL's without the CGI. I have gone back to the beginning of the results for v7 support but not found the answer. Any help will be appreciated thanks.

Bill T

[pinbrook]

is their a reason why you don't want cgi links? it used to be the case that it wasn't too good for SE spiders but most spiders can now follow these links now.

There are some actinic navigations that will generate links without cgi, I've forgotten which ones these are. Otherwise you can simply hard code.

For ease of use i find it better to keep actinic generating the links as you don't have to keep changing the nav each time you change your sections

[billturner]

pinbrook

thanks for the reply.
SE as in search engine? If so this is why i want to get it changed. I got the impression havin read various seo posts that cgi still is 2008 is bad.

If i hard code it, do i edit act_primary and do it somewhere there? if so where?

thanks again

[leehack]

If you are really interested in improved SEO, upgrade to V8 and then V9 very shortly, much improved SEO and no need for cgi links either.

[billturner]

thanks lee

when will version 9 be out?
is there a big learning curve for using v9?

[leehack]

1. Out in beta at the moment, 4-8 weeks for proper release i expect, download the trial and have a look
2. Yes there will be a big learning curve, but all for the better

[billturner]

jo /pinbrook,


you mentioned the links can be hardcoded. Where about and in which template do i do this.
thank you

bill

[TraceyG]

Hi Bill,

you mentioned the links can be hardcoded. Where about and in which template do i do this.

You need to make the change in your 'primary templates. Go to 'Design | Options | Layouts' to see which primary templates are in use and click the 'Edit' button next to each field (that is different).

You should replace:

<script language=Javascript1.2>
	document.write(YahooSections(section_tree)) 
</script>

with the your hard-coded links .

[billturner]

Tracey thank you very very much

im not the worlds whizz at html so do i just enter it like below:

<p><a href="http://www">spanners</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www">wrenches</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www">bolts</a></p>

Is it a <p> or a <br> to be used?

also the text in the code is a little different to what you quoted as in the inclusion of the (sections)) :

<script language=Javascript1.2>
document.write(YahooSections(sections))
</script>


i suspect the css file will take care of the structuring.

Tracey thanx again

bill

[TraceyG]

Hi Bill,

Is it a <p> or a <br> to be used?

It depends on how you want it to look. Using a <p> tag will give you something like (it puts a space before and after each line):

Spanners


Wrenches


Bolts

Whereas <br> tags will give you:

Spanners
Wrenches
Bolts

[billturner]

Tracey

thanx for the the reply i will give that a go