Googlebot & Spiders

[Omar Bazavilvazo]

Hi, I installed the googlebot & spiders mod ver2.2 on rc3, and it doesnt appear to be working. I have all the controls in the admin panel, but google was at my site last night, and it didnt say so.... I have the permissions set so even a guest should see the spiders in the who's online list. my url is :
http://www.exoticbirds.us/forum/

Any info would help... Thanks

Exoticbirds_us

The Mod only shows info the the default theme. To modify on other themes, you have to edit Boardindex.template.php

Check in the zip file of the mod the install.xml file for information about what lines to change

[Omar Bazavilvazo]

Thanks for the winmerge tip and the clean install files.

I've run it and made the changes so that the two files are identicle.  But I'm still seeing this:

1 Spider, 1 Spider, 0 Guests, 1 User (0 Buddies)
Users active in past 15 minutes:
SlimJack
Spiders active in past 15 minutes:
Yahoo! Slurp
Spiders active in past 15 minutes:
Yahoo! Slurp

Could this be cached somewhere?  Is there another file I should be comparing?

I just checked the files, and they are exactly the same :S

(At least boardindex)

So, the truth is, now I don't know what is the problem :S

Can you tell me how are your settings of the mod? I mean, this screen:


ja ne!

[slimjack]

In the airport now so forgive me if this posts twice...

I've tried it a few diff ways, but right now I've got all of the options checked.  I'm more than open to an alternate setup, of course.

:-(

[exoticbirds_us]

Ok, I see it works in the default theme,...... but my browser wont let me open install.xml.. it says :
The XML page cannot be displayed
Cannot view XML input using XSL style sheet. Please correct the error

I went into my browser settings, and I cannot figure out how to change the stylesheet.. any info? Thanks

Exoticbirds_us

[slimjack]

Got ya' stumped, Omar?

[Omar Bazavilvazo]

I went into my browser settings, and I cannot figure out how to change the stylesheet.. any info? Thanks

The install.xml i told you to check was for reference, you wont be able to install it with your browser or something else. you need to open the .xml file with notepad, for example, search for all the instances of the .template.php files to modify, and do the changes by hand. Since each theme is different, is impossible to do it automatically on all of them
This is going to take some effort to learn, and patience

Got ya' stumped, Omar?

Heh. I can't find any logical explanation of why it doen't works. Maybe is your server, your installation, your instegration, or your mods, truly is, i don't know.
You can try to install again on a local server on a windows computer (let's say, using wampserver or something), but for me , it looks more a specific-server problem, since i can't really find what happened, and i compared ALL modified files :S
a clean installation is possible, but i think is too much work for a single mod

[RoarinRow]

Hi Omar,

  I know you're busy, but do you know what might be causing this:

I notice that one of my users generate this error message:

8: Undefined index: ob_googlebot_spiders
File: /forum/SSI.php
Line: 758

Anything I can do?

Thanks!

[slimjack]

Heh. I can't find any logical explanation of why it doen't works. Maybe is your server, your installation, your instegration, or your mods, truly is, i don't know.
You can try to install again on a local server on a windows computer (let's say, using wampserver or something), but for me , it looks more a specific-server problem, since i can't really find what happened, and i compared ALL modified files :S
a clean installation is possible, but i think is too much work for a single mod

Yeah, bit stuck, though.  It isn't recognized as installed.... so there is no uninstalling it. 

[Wrightwood]

I'd like to install the Googlebot & Spiders Mod 2.0.0 but having problems and don't know how to accomplish the task.

When I go to install the test fails due to our older index.template.php file.

I have SMF 1.1 RC3 installed but our index.template.php is version 1.0 RC2

Any suggestions?

[Vinspire]

I'd like to install the Googlebot & Spiders Mod 2.0.0 but having problems and don't know how to accomplish the task.

When I go to install the test fails due to our older index.template.php file.

I have SMF 1.1 RC3 installed but our index.template.php is version 1.0 RC2

Any suggestions?

upgrade ur index.template.php to version 1.1 RC 3

[Defiant]

I have SMF 1.1 RC3 and installed the latest googlebot which seemed to install okay I get the meny but don't see the bot(s) online ?

[Vinspire]

I have SMF 1.1 RC3 and installed the latest googlebot which seemed to install okay I get the meny but don't see the bot(s) online ?

Coz there isn't any google bot / spiders on your site.

[Wrightwood]

I have no idea on how to convert my index.template.php to version 1.1 RC 3.

Where can I find find help on that?

[Defiant]

I have SMF 1.1 RC3 and installed the latest googlebot which seemed to install okay I get the meny but don't see the bot(s) online ?

Coz there isn't any google bot / spiders on your site.

So what do you think the mod is for 

[FinsandFur]

Awesome mod, thanks Omar.

One question, it killed the list of members displayed out front. Any idea what I may have done wrong.

Now it says;
1 Spider, 0 Guests, 5 Users
Spiders active in past 15 minutes:
Googlebot

But it doesn't list the mebers names anymore
Running Cerbus on 1.0.8

Any idea what I may have done wrong?

[FinsandFur]

Scratch that.......
I made the mistake of copying some code you had presented to someone else in a post.
Come to find out according to the xml file, I had to make other changes.

Works like a charm....thank you much for the great Mod.

[Vinspire]

I have SMF 1.1 RC3 and installed the latest googlebot which seemed to install okay I get the meny but don't see the bot(s) online ?

Coz there isn't any google bot / spiders on your site.

So what do you think the mod is for 

The mod is to inform you when there is a bot / spiders that visited ur site. If there isn't any ... how could they inform you about it ? 

[Defiant]

I have SMF 1.1 RC3 and installed the latest googlebot which seemed to install okay I get the meny but don't see the bot(s) online ?

Coz there isn't any google bot / spiders on your site.

So what do you think the mod is for 

The mod is to inform you when there is a bot / spiders that visited ur site. If there isn't any ... how could they inform you about it ? 

So what was the list of bots which could be added to this then ?

[Vinspire]

So what was the list of bots which could be added to this then ?

Ermm ... you seems to be confuse about this mod.

The function of this mod is not to add spiders / bots to your site but to inform you in your who's online list when you got a bot / spiders in your site.

The bot / spiders will crawl into your site automatically or when you subscribe to the search engines or directory sites.

If there isn't any bot / spiders crawling in your site. Nothing will show up in ur bots / spiders list on who's online.

[Omar Bazavilvazo]

Hi Omar,

  I know you're busy, but do you know what might be causing this:

I notice that one of my users generate this error message:

8: Undefined index: ob_googlebot_spiders
File: /forum/SSI.php
Line: 758

Anything I can do?

Thanks!

Are you sure you installedit properly, V 2.0.2?

That error is beacuse that strings are not in modifications.english.php