phpbb you need to hack to get spidered properly. vbulletin (which is what we use) is spiderable out of the box. - Shawn
I hacked an old phpbb board, but everything I did related to phpbb has long been tossed since I moved to vbulletin. - Shawn
I use wowbb for my message board. I hadn't really heard a lot about vbulletin when I made my decision. They both seem pretty good with each having their advantages and disadvantages. Just something else to consider for anyone looking to add a forum.
Foxyweb, Check out http://www.phpbbhacks.com/ for all the hacks your little heart could desire. The SEO optimization hack that Shawn is refering to (I think) is on this page: http://www.phpbbhacks.com/viewhack.php?id=2040 It is a fairly easy mod.
Do we have a ballpark idea of how long it takes for backlinks to show up in Google and/or the backlink tracker? Tom
I've seen the PR on the toolbar switching back and forth already without having edited the host file.
I've seen updates cause "funkiness" for 3 - 5 days. Links, then no links. Links, then no links...it's a vicous cycle
Why are you guys bumping a thread that started in 2004?? There has been a bunch of PR updates since this one.