Topic: [SMF 1.1.X HELP] Googlebot and Spiders Mod

[Underdog]

I have installed this mod into my theme and it doesn't seem to work at all.
The installation was flawless with no errors but 'spiders' do not show up on the portal or the forum.
The mod tut claims no other configuration is necessary aside from changing the wording (ie. 'spiders' to 'nosy bots' or whatever. lol).

Any ideas?
 

[ccbtimewiz]

You modded the theme properly, I assume?

Why are you still using SMF 1.1.x anyways? Why not update to 2.0, as 2.0 features this mod built-in with even more features and options?

[Underdog]

I tried to update to 2.0 last week and it gave me some kind of error and would not install.

I will try again and give you the specific error message..
 
Question... Is 2.0 backwards compatible?? Will all my mods work properly or will I have to rewrite a bunch of code?

[ccbtimewiz]

Installing SMF 2.0 is like installing a new piece of software. However, the installer will look for the 2.0 versions of the mods you've installed.

Most of the popular 1.1.x mods have been coded for 2.0.

[Underdog]

Regarding smf V2.0 SC1 - I have done many manual mods to my version (1.1.9) and it would take a lot of work to get that newer version looking the way I want. I am going to stick with this one for now.

Back to the original topic:

I installed GoogleBot and Spiders Mod V2.03 .. Everything seemed to install ok but I had to go through the changes and do 4 of them that it missed. I adjusted my permissions to allow everyone to view it and adjusted its settings in Features and Options / Googlebots and Spiders.
My site is still not displaying any of this info. It sill only shows Users & Guests on both the front and forum page.

I would like to test if the strings are even picking up the bots... I am going to attach the main file from that add on that contains all the code and would ask if someone here would be kind enough to take a gander. I would like to write a PHP portal page that displays spiders and bots that way I can test to see if it is picking them up.
I may just use the portal to place that info on my site or perhaps try to figure out why it is not being displayed beside the other user info.

Thanks.

[Underdog]

It seems to be working now. Although knowing exactly which strings contain the appropriate info would be alright so I could write a block containing the info at some point.

I didn't realize that I had to wait for a spider/googlebot as it does not display a '0' if there are none. Also it does not seem to keep a tab of how many except for a line of text at the bottom of the forum page stating when a googlebot last visited (date and time).

Thank you.