Re: FN-FORUM: Mod-Rewrite

date posted 25th January 2007 19:16

its a hell of alot easier to modify a htaccess file to optimise your
URL's for SE spiders than it is to rename a whole load of files, change
links etc etc.

mr webmetric is right, url's should be 'friendly' and keyword heavy.

as for spiders not picking up dynamic content, they'll see the same
content (pretty much) as a user would when they access the page without
any get/post variables. If your page relys on a link from another page
something like... 'products.asp?cat=toys' to show any content at all,
then you'll struggle.


Punters Power wrote:
> apparently and it's only an apparently! webots do do not tell the
> difference between virtual files and real files!
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> I personally prefer to create indivdual files everytime. htaccess is fine
> for renaming but you still need the physical file, so why not create a
> physical file with the correct name in the first place?
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> Subject: RE: FN-FORUM: Mod-Rewrite
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>>> Mod Rewrite simply rewrites the URL - the outputted page will be exactly
>>> the same, so I very much doubt that'll do anything as far as SE spiders
>>> go.
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>>> What makes you think they'll ignore the content?
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>> Tom,
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>> Consider
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>> Site.com/index.php?cat=1&product=2
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>> Vs
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>> Site.com/gold/coins
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>> And tell me which you think will provide the greater benefit , which tells
>> the engine more about the site?
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>> If you don't think this is important, then you are in for a real shock.
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>> D
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