How can I remove Reciprocal Option from my phpLD directories?

I run most of my directories on phpLD script as its quite easy for a dumb webmaster like me to run.

I want to completely remove the RECIPROCAL OPTION from my directories.

How to do it?

Do I just delete the code from submit.tpl? So it is more complicated than that?


It seems Google is against reciprocal links. So I don't want that thing/option in any of my directories.

Pls help.

 

Hello...

I believe that matt cutts said something about the reciprocal option on plpld
somewhere (i believe) so we removed it on some as it serves no purpose...

Contact any of these coders...
an0n, leopard, mikey, darge, silkysmooth and im sure they can do this

thx
malcolm

 

just remove its code from your submit.tpl file of your template folder.

 

Where he (Matt Cutts)said about this?


And also remove reciprocal input fields from submit.tpl ( one is radio button and other one is text box)

 

remove it from submit.tpl only
simple as that

If you have problems send me your submit.tpl and I will help you.

 

I believe (not sure) i read that in the google blog or on his personal blog not sure though as it
claimed that this was also an issue that caused PR loss...

thx
malcolm

 

WWOW -- thanks to all of you for the overwhelming response to help me. Thats why I tell my real life pals that- my best pals live ONLINE.

I thought so--but was never confident sure. Thanks for confirming it.

I don't remember the thread URL-- but please check the December (first week) archive of http://googleblog.blogspot.com/ . There was a discussion which involved -- Jeff/Mikey/CReed regarding directories and Matt was livid with paid directories because he had the wrong notion ( after reviewing Aviva for couple of mins) directories were asking for links even after charging review fees.
Never thought-- Matt of all the people in Google would be so stupid not to properly review even a sinlge site. So you can assume how Google takes actions against directories.

Thanks a lot buddy.

Yeah-- I too read it and have bben trying to find ways to revive my two premiere directories that got penalized.

 

Real life what's that

anyways, i was also thinking the same, and just now deleted the reciprocal codes from the submit.tpl and everything's fine!

Anyways, the reciprocal link was badly spammed from dynamic link farm pages!! so directories are better of without that option!

 

theirs a few steps that we will be implementing on our directories

1. remove recip option (submit page)
2. use "no follow" on our own network site thumbs (if applicable) Don't interlink with your other directories.
3. Make "sponsored links" only homepage and change name to anything BUT "sponsored".
(may change from links to scrolling banners)
4. "Top Hits" REMOVE it completely or alternately use "No follow" on that page!

These are just a few things that "may have" been issues with what happened to most directories
and something to look into before requesting reclusion...

just went threw a massive list of 2000 FREE directories and MOST that didnt have the issues
mentioned above retained thier PR many still having internal PR also...

If anyone has more please add so others can learn from previous mistakes

thx
malcolm

 

John, just so that you are aware - I had the reciprocal listing option removed long before any directories were reviewed and penalized. It's just one consideration as you work on moving forward.

 

and in the end you penalised or not ?

 

What's your point?

 

Thx mikey as you provided another KEY to this puzzle/riddle...

Don't allow users to manipulate your directory system by gaining a higher PR backlink from "top hits" pages.

We have seen that this is done VERY MUCH by site owners and a good reason to REMOVE it completely or alternately use "No follow" on that page!

thx for sharing this...

thx
malcolm

 

matt cutts made the mistake in thinking jeffs dirs were forcing a recip link on any submissions but that was not the case
I never did understand why the disable option for the recip never worked and u had to remove the code manually
hope that fixe in the latest version at least
I dunno if it actually makes that much of a difference to remove the option..I only do it because Im not interested in offering recip links

ive removed the top hits on a few dirs also as its true as malcolm pointed out a lot of submitters are using this to get onto that well cached page and sometimes well PRd page

 

As an0n would say, don't make Google look stupid.... ooooh it's so hard

 

gotta say I was surprised with two things with his postings on that google webmaster blog
one that he actually did make such a big mistake and two that he went into detail on a public forum about a site

 

I have been following aviva and other directories that got burned by google.
Learning quite a bit myself about directories.
Have to since I decided to get back into directories (had only one left, and I kept it as it was making me money-bid directory).

Here is Jeff and his blog posting about what he did to get aviva back on google and get most of his pr back.
http://www.avivadirectory.com/downloadblog/?p=338