Links/URL titles

kmount · 27-03-2008, 05:05 PM

Hi there,

I may be alone in this, so feel free to shoot me down and stamp on my head.

I've posted a couple of links today, both using the full url tags, or just the link itself and it seems that vB is nipping to the page and grabbing the title or in the case of webfiltering.embc.uk.com it likes to put edugeek.net instead.

- Of course, this doesn't affect the url itself, its just annoying to look at and have to hover over it to see the link.

Michael · 27-03-2008, 05:10 PM

I periodically add links to websites but don't see the problem you're having.

It sounds as though a label is being applied to your links. Do you have a screenshot or a post we can look at?

kmount · 27-03-2008, 05:11 PM

Eg, if I type Yahoo! and take this here screenshot...

ZeroHour · 27-03-2008, 05:16 PM

Links/URL titles

Yeh its caused by vbSEO, I will have a look at tweaking it possibly as it must be pulling it each time the page/thread is rendered for the vb cache.
It will be for SEO optimisation.

kmount · 27-03-2008, 05:17 PM

Attached, two screenshots.

See?

kmount · 27-03-2008, 05:18 PM

So painful... I don't mind it so much when ZH did it there as it fetched the name of the thread which is useful, but I posted phpmyadmin.embc.org.uk and phpadmin.embc.org.uk earlier and it actually printed two versions of the phpmyadmin software!

Edu-IT · 27-03-2008, 08:23 PM

It is a little annoying, I have to agree.

ZeroHour · 03-04-2008, 06:31 PM

This is simple to block.
If you use BB code as follows it should display the way you want:
This is using the php quotebox to prevent it being rendered.

PHP Code:

  [url=http://www.something.com/blah/blah.htm]www.Something.com/blah/blah.htm[/url]

And will display like this:
www.Something.com/blah/blah.htm

NOTE: If you add http:// to the second part it will be stripped by the system.

Is that okay?

kmount · 03-04-2008, 06:35 PM

I'm sure I tried that as I like to make my own titles for the hyperlink itself ...

Tried it just now and it was fine, so looks good to me.

Cheers ZH.

Domino · 03-04-2008, 07:22 PM

...or underneath the reply box- where it says misc options - you could untick the

"Automatically retrieve titles from external links" option.

thankyou,goodnight

kmount · 03-04-2008, 08:00 PM

Oooh, very good.

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27-03-2008, 05:05 PM	#1
kmount Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 1,643 Thanks: 57 Thanked 132 Times in 129 Posts Rep Power: 34	Links/URL titles Hi there, I may be alone in this, so feel free to shoot me down and stamp on my head. I've posted a couple of links today, both using the full url tags, or just the link itself and it seems that vB is nipping to the page and grabbing the title or in the case of webfiltering.embc.uk.com it likes to put edugeek.net instead. - Of course, this doesn't affect the url itself, its just annoying to look at and have to hover over it to see the link.

27-03-2008, 05:16 PM	#4
ZeroHour Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Posts: 2,012 Thanks: 104 Thanked 204 Times in 92 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 48	Links/URL titles Yeh its caused by vbSEO, I will have a look at tweaking it possibly as it must be pulling it each time the page/thread is rendered for the vb cache. It will be for SEO optimisation. Last edited by ZeroHour; 27-03-2008 at 05:19 PM..

03-04-2008, 06:31 PM	#8
ZeroHour Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Posts: 2,012 Thanks: 104 Thanked 204 Times in 92 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 48	This is simple to block. If you use BB code as follows it should display the way you want: This is using the php quotebox to prevent it being rendered. PHP Code: `[url=http://www.something.com/blah/blah.htm]www.Something.com/blah/blah.htm[/url]` And will display like this: www.Something.com/blah/blah.htm NOTE: If you add http:// to the second part it will be stripped by the system. Is that okay?

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27-03-2008, 05:10 PM	#2
Michael Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Birmingham Posts: 2,341 Thanks: 36 Thanked 186 Times in 147 Posts Rep Power: 43	I periodically add links to websites but don't see the problem you're having. It sounds as though a label is being applied to your links. Do you have a screenshot or a post we can look at?

27-03-2008, 05:11 PM	#3
kmount Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 1,643 Thanks: 57 Thanked 132 Times in 129 Posts Rep Power: 34	Eg, if I type Yahoo! and take this here screenshot...

27-03-2008, 05:18 PM	#6
kmount Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 1,643 Thanks: 57 Thanked 132 Times in 129 Posts Rep Power: 34	So painful... I don't mind it so much when ZH did it there as it fetched the name of the thread which is useful, but I posted phpmyadmin.embc.org.uk and phpadmin.embc.org.uk earlier and it actually printed two versions of the phpmyadmin software!

27-03-2008, 08:23 PM	#7
Edu-IT Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,335 Thanks: 65 Thanked 37 Times in 34 Posts Rep Power: 13	It is a little annoying, I have to agree.

03-04-2008, 06:35 PM	#9
kmount Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 1,643 Thanks: 57 Thanked 132 Times in 129 Posts Rep Power: 34	I'm sure I tried that as I like to make my own titles for the hyperlink itself ... Tried it just now and it was fine, so looks good to me. Cheers ZH.

03-04-2008, 07:22 PM	#10
Domino Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Hastings Posts: 1,239 Thanks: 14 Thanked 80 Times in 67 Posts Blog Entries: 4 Rep Power: 22	...or underneath the reply box- where it says misc options - you could untick the "Automatically retrieve titles from external links" option. thankyou,goodnight

03-04-2008, 08:00 PM	#11
kmount Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 1,643 Thanks: 57 Thanked 132 Times in 129 Posts Rep Power: 34	Oooh, very good. You can have a cookie.

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