google only wap2 links

[Dannii]

If you find any bugs or other problems with Pretty URLs, please do report them to me, or on the issue tracker.

And if you stop using it, you should install the Reverter package.

The best solution for wap2 issues is to check if the useragent is a known mobile spider, and if not, add the noindex meta. There was discussion about adding that to the core SMF code, but I can't remember if it was added or not.

The reason why search engines like wap pages is because they're simple and clean. If Google is indexing more wap pages than normal pages, install a clean and semantic theme.

[sombra]

well i have disable pretty url but i woud like mor opinions about this topic i dont know if disable it will bring me problems my page has been online for 8 months now

what its this

And if you stop using it, you should install the Reverter package.

?

and you think the theme its my problem?

[Kays]

No, I don't think it's a theme problem.

I assume that the Reverter package is to get things back to normal. Check the mod page for it.

But what I would like to know is if you now add that code I posted, do you see the pages normally if they contain  "?wap2"  in url?

Add it above:

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// Determine if this is using WAP, WAP2, or imode.  Technically, we should check that wap comes before application/xhtml or text/html, but this doesn't work in practice as much as it should.


[sombra]

are you talking about this code

if(isset($_GET['wap2']))
   unset($_REQUEST['wap2']);

if its that with pretty url disabled it takes me to a wap page

[Kays]

That's strange because it shouldn't do that.

I've started a topic in the support forums to see if anyone has an idea of what's happening here.

Can you try just one more thing. Remove the code I asked you to add. Then find this a bit further down:

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if (!defined('WIRELESS'))
define('WIRELESS', isset($_REQUEST['wap']) || isset($_REQUEST['wap2']) || isset($_REQUEST['imode']));


and change it to this:

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//if (!defined('WIRELESS'))
//define('WIRELESS', isset($_REQUEST['wap']) || isset($_REQUEST['wap2']) || isset($_REQUEST['imode']));


[Arantor]

sombra, did this solve the problem?

[sombra]

sorry i havent tested yet i have had no time to verify but in this days i hope to verify i have disable pretty url and lest see how google index the site ill be repliying wen im done the testing and thanks for all the help

[Dannii]

It will probably take months for your changes to be reflected in Google's index.

[sombra]

well i tested using the code you gaved me and it dosen load the page it gives me this error

No se pudo cargar la plantilla '_above'.

it means it cudent load the theme '_above'.

[Arantor]

Then there's something else wrong in the code. The change I presented above should never be able to generate that error, so I'd wonder what page you're trying to visit, and more importantly what theme you're using.

[sombra]

jum im using darkbreak theme

[Arantor]

Yes, and what page did you try to go to when you got that error?

[sombra]

http://todoilegal.net/index.php?action=forum

that one its the index of the forum

[Arantor]

Are you using a portal mod? Results of the above changes given that are not necessarily going to be accurate.

If you undo the exact changes I posted, does it work?

[sombra]

yes im using simpleportal

and for the other question i got lost im not that good at english can you explain me a little further

ad for

If you undo the exact changes I posted, does it work?

i had to undo changes my site its live i cant aford to hav it down so much time

[Arantor]

If it worked before and doesn't now that suggests the change I recommended to you breaks something unforeseen. Thus undo the changes I suggested so it at least works. Then we'll tackle the other part of the problem.

[sombra]

well the only edit i have made that didint bring a problem was the first one but it didint make what its suposed to do

im a little lost here hehe

[Arantor]

So if you undo all edits, you get a working forum but still have the issue with wap2?

[aw06]

You could disable them in robots.txt or in Google Webmaster if you have an account.

I don't know if that is wise since they are also compiling an index of wireless enabled sites.

What I do is to add the following in index.php just before it checks for the wireless protocols. ~line 90

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if(isset($_GET['wap2']))
unset($_REQUEST['wap2']);


This allows the pages to be see normally is the browser isn't wireless. Seems to clear up the links with wap2 in them after a while also.

Thanks for this tip .. works great

[sombra]

yes i have undo all changes to get it to work and i stil have the wap 2 problem

what can be my problem? or my solution