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====== Customizing and renaming ====== | ====== Customizing and renaming ====== | ||
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+ | Each site should be as unique as possible - if the same link scheme, cookie names and directory structure repeat over and over again on hundreds of different sites, this can have a negative impact on search engine rankings. | ||
- | ===== Description ===== | + | We have implemented several different options for customizing and renaming TE3 modules and we strongly encourage you to make TE3 on each of your sites more unique - it may take some effort but you'll be avoiding potential complications related to search engines. |
- | We believe that each site should be as unique as possible. If the same link scheme, cookie names and directory structure repeat over and over again on hundreds of different sites, this can have a negative impact on search engine rankings. We have implemented several different options for customizing and renaming TE3 modules. | ||
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- | ==== Customizing and renaming cookie | + | ===== Cookie |
- | Rename cookies: | + | TE3 uses up to four types of cookies - [[te3: |
- | Cookie names are randomly generated at the installation stage. Although not necessary, we advise you to rename them manually - navigate to Settings / General settings and expand the [[te3: | + | Cookie names are randomly generated at the installation stage. Although not necessary, we advise you to rename them manually - |
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+ | ++++ Example - renaming cookie names | | ||
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- | <color grey>Be sure to use only lowercase alphabet signs, numbers and '' | ||
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- | ==== Customizing and renaming thumb image directory name ==== | + | ===== Thumb image directory name ===== |
- | There are two methods for renaming | + | There are two methods for customizing |
- | - **Rename method | + | ==== 1. Change |
- | - **Rename method 2:** place " | + | |
+ | Change the original thumb image directory name from " | ||
+ | ++++ Example - renaming thumb image directory name | | ||
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+ | ==== 2. Place " | ||
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+ | Place " | ||
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+ | ++++ Example - placing " | ||
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+ | If your server write permissions allow it, you can place " | ||
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+ | Note, if you are not able perform this customization directly from TE3 admin panel (due to server permissions), | ||
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- | ==== Customizing and renaming '' | ||
- | There are two methods for renaming '' | + | ===== Toplist directory |
- | * **Rename method 1:** you simply rename your '' | + | |
- | * **Rename method 2:** include '' | + | |
+ | There are two methods for customizing toplist directory name: | ||
+ | ==== 1. Change the original toplist directory name ==== | ||
- | === Example | + | Change the original toplist directory name from " |
+ | ++++ Example - renaming | ||
- | Rename the default '' | + | <fs 125%>**Step by step**</fs> |
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+ | ==== 2. Place " | ||
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+ | Place " | ||
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+ | If your server write permissions allow it, you can place " | ||
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+ | Note, if you are not able perform this customization directly from TE3 admin panel (due to server permissions), | ||
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+ | ===== '' | ||
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+ | There are two methods | ||
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+ | ==== 1. Rename your '' | ||
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+ | When you rename '' | ||
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+ | ++++ Example | ||
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+ | **Explanation: | ||
+ | A link with a standard outgoing file name would look like this: | ||
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+ | ''/ | ||
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+ | Our link with a customized outgoing file name looks like this: | ||
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+ | ''/ | ||
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+ | ==== 2. Include | ||
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+ | The advantage of this method is that if your site is already getting some traffic, surfers won't experience broken links on your site while you are switching links from old to the new paths. In general this method might be better for both, existing (running) site and new site alike. | ||
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+ | ++++ Example - including '' | ||
If you include '' | If you include '' | ||
- | Create an empty file '' | + | Create an empty file '' |
We recommend this method, since BOTH links work at the same time and you won't experience broken links on your site while you are switching them from old to the new paths. | We recommend this method, since BOTH links work at the same time and you won't experience broken links on your site while you are switching them from old to the new paths. | ||
- | <color grey> | + | <color grey> |
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- | ==== Customizing and renaming | + | ===== '' |
- | Your website will appear even more original if your link scheme is unique. | + | You can customize " |
If you decide to reconfigure outgoing tracking, you'll have to modify all clickable links on your site. This could be problematic if your site is already getting some traffic. We advise you to retain the original '' | If you decide to reconfigure outgoing tracking, you'll have to modify all clickable links on your site. This could be problematic if your site is already getting some traffic. We advise you to retain the original '' | ||
- | List of '' | + | <WRAP caution> |
+ | If you manage several websites, be sure to create unique | ||
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+ | ++++ Example - renaming | ||
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+ | **Explanation: | ||
+ | Let' | ||
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+ | With customized " | ||
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- | <color grey>If you manage several websites, be sure to create unique '' | ||
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- | <WRAP caution> | ||
- | Our latest research has shown that search engines penalize repetetive site structure, we therefore <color green> | ||
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