1 Reply by stevielove

(35 replies, posted in PunBB 1.3 discussion)

I'm wondering if there's another way around, which is the ideal solution for me:

- Let WordPress USES the PunBB user database instead. And let PunBB users able to login/post/comment at WordPress blog.

Is it possible? Or too hard. smile

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2 Reply by stevielove

(10 replies, posted in Feature requests)

According to various sources, Google and other search engines display up to 160 characters of the website as snippet.

So, I think it's best to take the first 160 characters from the first post of the thread to include in the Meta Description.

For this page in particular, the meta description tag would be:

Firstly, I'm happy about the 1.3 (congratulation to the pun developers team!).
I love the search engine friendly URL. But the only drawback about the latest version is the meta description

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3 Topic by stevielove

(1 replies, posted in PunBB 1.3 extensions)

Any chances to make this to work in Punbb 1.3?

http://www.punres.org/viewtopic.php?id=422 cool

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4 Reply by stevielove

(10 replies, posted in Feature requests)

Thanks Garciat. That works perfectly fine. This temporarily solved my worries.

Now to take it a step further, would it be possible to use the snippet of the first post as the Meta Description Tag?

I have search around and found the following threads that might help on approaching a solution:

Modifying Meta Description: http://punbb.informer.com/forums/topic/ … -meta-tag/

Generate Meta Tag (1.2): http://punbb.informer.com/forums/topic/ … each-post/

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5 Reply by stevielove

(10 replies, posted in Feature requests)

Garciat wrote:

I can make a really simple extension that removes the default meta description tag.

That would be fantastic. big_smile

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6 Topic by stevielove

(10 replies, posted in Feature requests)

Firstly, I'm happy about the 1.3 (congratulation to the pun developers team!).

I love the search engine friendly URL. But the only drawback about the latest version is the meta description tag.

As all we know, meta description tag might or might not appeal to search engines, but it appears in the website snippets of the search results, which have a great impact on whether the searchers will click on the link or not (CTR rate).

The current settings of Meta Description Tag simply duplicate the Title Tag. Check out this example here. In the example, the title for search results "Calendar? (Page 1) - 1.3 extensions talk - PunBB Forums" would be "Calendar? (Page 1) - 1.3 extensions talk - PunBB Forums - Unfortunately no one can be told what PunBB is - you have to see it for yourself."

I'd suggest the best solution would be using the snippet of the first post as the Meta Description Tag. In thread with multiple pages, it would be the snippet of the first post of the page.

Would it be possible? Is there any hack to it?

In the meantime (if all the above is not possible), is there anyway we can remove the default meta description tag generation? (in this case, search engines will automatically detect the first post and put up the snippet of it).

Thanks much.

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7 Reply by stevielove

(5 replies, posted in PunBB 1.2 show off)

renpatel wrote:

I love the spacing.  how did you get that accomplished?

I edit everything I can get my hands on, including the main .css file and _cs.css file. Thanks for the compliments guys smile

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8 Topic by stevielove

(5 replies, posted in PunBB 1.2 show off)

Hello everyone,

I'm Steve. I have recently do a makeover on my forum to match the wordpress theme:

Chinese Music Forum

We've been getting mixed response from the members there on the new design though. What do you guys think? big_smile

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9 Reply by stevielove

(3 replies, posted in PunBB 1.2 discussion)

Dr. Jeckyl,

Great! Thanks!

One more question,

How can the forum send new user the Welcome Email even if I do not on  "verify registration" ? (currently, the forum can only send the Welcome Email once set verify registration->On)

Do we have to modify the mail.php for this?

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10 Reply by stevielove

(12 replies, posted in PunBB 1.2 troubleshooting)

I'm not sure about this. But, how bout using the Forum built-in RSS feed into FeedBlitz?

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11 Topic by stevielove

(3 replies, posted in PunBB 1.2 discussion)

Hello all,

Tried few searches on the solution but invain.

Would appreciate it if anyone can lighten me up by pointing me on configurating the template of "Welcome Email" (to indicate successful registration for members).

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12 Reply by stevielove

(3 replies, posted in PunBB 1.2 troubleshooting)

It works perfectly man. Thanks again!

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13 Reply by stevielove

(3 replies, posted in PunBB 1.2 troubleshooting)

No luck?

I have tried searching around and found this: http://punbb.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=9359 , which is setting minimum number of post before viewing the forum.

I tried to use to code there to implement under post.php :

$fora_id = array(1, 2, 3);
if (in_array(intval($_GET['id']), $fora_id) && $pun_user['num_posts'] < 10 && $pun_user['g_id'] > PUN_MOD)
        message($lang_common['No view']);

Somehow, doesn't work  smile

Appreciate helps.

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14 Topic by stevielove

(3 replies, posted in PunBB 1.2 troubleshooting)

Hello all,

I have few forums in my forum, which require user at least 10-20 posts before they can create a new thread.

How can I implement this?

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