category links

[lazyeye]

Hello,

I want to replace the category/subcategory linking method from

http://www.domain.com/cgi-bin/ss0000...html&NOLOGIN=1

to

http://www.domain.com/page.html

which is a much better solution in terms of seo. Is there any reason why I shouldn't? I mean, would that break navigation or yield some regrettable behavior?

thanks

[leehack]

That would be recommended and something you should certainly aim for. This has been discussed umpteen times before, have a search on terms such as 'cgi-bin linking' and you will see it's widely advised to do.

[jont]

Most of the new v9 designs now link this way by default, you certainly wont break anything (unless it is clumsy fingers by you) ... in the library check out the other layouts on offer and you can copy or insert the code from other themes into yours if you are not sure.

[lazyeye]

Thanks for your answers. I know this must have been discussed at length but the issue just recently popped out on me, otherwise I would not have even thought about it.

I'm using v8, btw. All I can think of doing is regexp'ing act_section.js to correct the links.

If the cgi-bin linking is, in essence, unecessary and does not brake anything then I'll just go the regexp way.

[leehack]

Whether the problem popped out on you last year, this year or even next year is immaterial Henri, the previous discussions on this point for the last 5 years are all the same and all relevant to you. I have no idea what this regexp is you refer to.

[lazyeye]

regular expressions.

[leehack]

That was my guess at what it meant so at least I guessed well, still none the wiser though.

[Duncan Rounding]

You don't need regexp just change your navigation type. A search on thr forum will help you.

[lazyeye]

well, leehack, it takes place in the javascript routine that reads act_section_tree.js and outputs the category links; a mere string substitution.

But I'm told I just have to change my navigation type...

[leehack]

7 hours on and just about to listen huh, cool.

[RuralWeb]

which is a much better solution in terms of seo

Again recent discussions now say that there is little difference anymore - best have a good read of all the discussions on the subject.

[jont]

recent discussions now say that there is little difference anymore

But what fun we have squeezing every last droplet of SEO from the mighty beast.

[RuralWeb]

Well here is your next algo change after the dramatic one last month - BRAND will get you a much better seo return than worrying about cgi links.

[lazyeye]

ok, got the sucker. Might not be the prettiest hack around but it does the trick.

	
<p class="sidebox-text-heading">Catégories</p>
<div class="solid_line">
<img src="theme_shim.gif" height="1" width="1" alt=" " />
</div>
<actinic:block type="EntireSectionList" >
<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22SectionLevel%22%20%2f%3e%20%20%3c%3d%20%222%22">
<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22SectionLevel%22%20%2f%3e%20%3d%3d%20%221%22" >
<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22SectionNamePrev%22%20%2f%3e%20%21%3d%20%22%22" >
</ul>
</actinic:block>
<ul class="sidebox-list-section">
<actinic:block PHP='true'>
       $section = "<actinic:variable "SectionName" />";
</actinic:block>
</actinic:block>
<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22SectionNamePrev%22%20%2f%3e%20%3d%3d%20%22%22%20AND%20%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22SectionLevel%22%20%2f%3e%20%3d%3d%20%222%22" >
<ul class="sidebox-list-subsection">
</actinic:block>
<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22SectionLevel%22%20%2f%3e%20%3d%3d%20%221%22" >
<li><actinic:variable name='SectionName'/></li>
<div class="dotted_line">
      <img src="theme_shim.gif" alt=" " width="1" height="1">
</div>
</actinic:block>
<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22SectionLevel%22%20%2f%3e%20%3d%3d%20%222%22" >
<li><a href="<actinic:variable name="SectionPageName"/>" title="<actinic:block PHP='true'>echo $section;</actinic:block> : <actinic:variable name="SectionName" />"><actinic:variable name='SectionName'/></a></li>
</actinic:block>
<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22SectionLevel%22%20%2f%3e%20%3d%3d%20%222%22%20AND%20%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22SectionNameNext%22%20%2f%3e%20%3d%3d%20%22%22" >
</ul>
</actinic:block>
</actinic:block>
</actinic:block>
</ul>