SEO Strict URLs
Votes: 127
Tags: plugin, seo, redirect, rewrite
Submitted: Mar 23, 2007
Released: Mar 23, 2007
Downloads: 3544
License: GPL - GNU Public
Works with:
0.9.5
SEO Strict URLs 1.0.1
Enforces the use of unique document URLs to prevent duplicate content.
Download
- repo-1408.txt - 6.81 kb (3544 downloads)
Description
In certain cases, search engine algorithms will penalize websites for displaying identical content among multiple pages. With friendly URLs (FURLs) turned on and a FURL suffix defined, the same document can potentially be referenced using 8 separate URLs:
http://yoursite.com/doc_id
http://yoursite.com/doc_id/
http://yoursite.com/doc_id.suffix
http://yoursite.com/doc_id.suffix/
http://yoursite.com/alias
http://yoursite.com/alias/
http://yoursite.com/alias.suffix
http://yoursite.com/alias.suffix/
This plugin uses 301 redirects to forward users and search engines alike to a single URL based on plugin and FURL configuration. In addition to redirecting, the plugin can also (optionally) rewrite document links/URIs.
Example scenario, with FURLs turned on and '.html' as the FURL suffix:
http://yoursite.com/site_start.html -> http://yoursite.com/
http://yoursite.com/feed.rss.html -> http://yoursite.com/feed.rss (TV override, with basename set)
http://yoursite.com/container.html -> http://yoursite.com/container/ (if rewrite containers as folders is enabled or TV override)
Currently known limitations:
- Will only rewrite links with double quotes
- Will not rewrite URLs with relative paths (../.. etc)
Instructions
(1) Download the latest plugin code above.
(2) Go to Resources -> Manage Resources -> Plugins in the MODx manager and click "New Plugin".
Plugin name: SEO Strict URLs
Description: <strong>1.0</strong> Enforces the use of strict URLs to prevent dup content
(3) Open the downloaded plugin in the text editor of your choice and copy and paste the code into the "Plugin code (php)" text box.
(4) Click on the "Configuration" tab and copy and paste the following into the "Plugin configuration" text box:
&editDocLinks=Edit document links;int;1 &makeFolders=Rewrite containers as folders;int;1 &emptyFolders=Check for empty container when rewriting;int;0 &override=Enable manual overrides;int;0 &overrideTV=Override TV name;string;seoOverride
(5) Click the "System Events" tab and check the OnWebPageInit & OnWebPagePrerender boxes.
(6) At this point, the plugin can be saved and should be enforcing strict URLs on the MODx site.
Override TV Setup
For overriding specific documents, create a new template variable (TV) named seoOverride (or whatever you have defined in the configuration) and enter the following:
Input Type: DropDown List Menu
Input Option Values: Disabled==-1||Base Name==0||Append Extension==1||Folder==2
Default Value: -1
Updates
- Added new configuration setting to check for empty folders when 'Rewrite containers as folders' is turned on.- Solved inconsistency problems between URL rewriting and redirecting (as reported by Geo88).
- Fixed issue with 404 documents when friendly alias paths are turned off
Released Versions
Releases that are grayed out are deprecated.
| Version | Released | Author | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Versions: 2 | Total Downloads: 4,397 | ||
| 1.0.1 | Mar 23, 2007 | ApoXX,JeremyL | 3,544 |
| 1.0 | Feb 24, 2007 | JeremyL, ApoXX | 853 |
Download Statistics
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Top Countries
This is a list of the countries most downloading this Extra.
| Country | Downloads |
|---|---|
| Japan | 40 |
| United States | 28 |
| Russian Federation | 19 |
| Germany | 8 |
| Ukraine | 8 |
| United Kingdom | 8 |
| Netherlands | 7 |
| France | 5 |
| Poland | 4 |
| Belarus | 4 |
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