Google +1 Button Problems

[MEsh3L85]

I discovered this is to do with the rel canonical tag.

Basically, go into the head tags (I put it in SHOWTHREAD so in my case it was there) and find the following:

<link rel="canonical" href="{vb:raw thread_url}" />

CHANGE TO

<link rel="canonical" href="http://www.YOURWEBSITEFORUMLOCATION.com/{vb:raw thread_url}" />

Include the absolute path to your forum (eg. www.yoursite.com/forums/

does it help ?

[Samhayne-STS]

Yes, hoping for some direction as to how to fix the issue (and to fix it without changing all the URLs of our site, lol).

Thanks in advance!

[Destron]

Will follow this thread, maybe someone will come up with the solution to the problem.

[Octavius]

I use Friendly URLS. and a mod-rewrite in htaccess. That's probably what's messing it up.

[WhatChaMissin]

That's the conclusion we had come to. However here's the million dollar question, what's vBSEO changing that makes Google +1 work with vB?

BTW WhatChaMissin, what did your URL's look like after you disabled vBSEO?

• Standard URLs:
  showthread.php?t=12345
• Basic Friendly URLs:
  showthread.php?1234-Thread-Title
• Advanced Friendly URLs:
  showthread.php/1234-Thread-Title
• Mod Rewrite Friendly URLs:
  threads/1234-Thread-Title

Can you check if the Advanced or Mod Rewrite Friendly URL's work with Google +1?

With VBSEO disabled: Standard URLs
http://www.alldance.fm/forums/alldance-fm-topspins-chart/23335-top-spins-chart-week-06-05-2011-a.html
Google Button did not work, (red box)

With VBSEO disabled: Basic Friendly URLs
http://www.alldance.fm/forums/forumdisplay.php?193-AllDance.FM-Topspins-Chart
Invalid Forum specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator

With VBSEO disabled: Advanced Friendly URLs
http://www.alldance.fm/forums/forumdisplay.php/193-AllDance.FM-Topspins-Chart
Invalid Forum specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator

With VBSEO disabled: Advanced Friendly URLs
http://www.alldance.fm/forums/forums/193-AllDance.FM-Topspins-Chart
Page not found

[Dirt Bike Addict]

I tried to hit the button on this thread and got the red box (meaning it didn't work).
http://general-forums.com/showthread.php?t=88273

I'm also getting that.

^ But works just fine on your home page, go figure!

Same here. This is what's making me think that Google +1 doesn't like the ?t=123456

[WhatChaMissin]

^ But works just fine on your home page, go figure!

[Dirt Bike Addict]

Not sure if that helps anyone. But does seem to work fine for me, until that is I disabled VBSEO

That's the conclusion we had come to. However here's the million dollar question, what's vBSEO changing that makes Google +1 work with vB?

BTW WhatChaMissin, what did your URL's look like after you disabled vBSEO?

• Standard URLs:
  showthread.php?t=12345
• Basic Friendly URLs:
  showthread.php?1234-Thread-Title
• Advanced Friendly URLs:
  showthread.php/1234-Thread-Title
• Mod Rewrite Friendly URLs:
  threads/1234-Thread-Title

Can you check if the Advanced or Mod Rewrite Friendly URL's work with Google +1?

[WhatChaMissin]

nope, I did remove it recently though.

yes General Forums works fine
you can see 4 votes on the home page as well as votes on some of the threads.

I tried to hit the button on this thread and got the red box (meaning it didn't work).
http://general-forums.com/showthread.php?t=88273

[Loco.M]

You're using vBSEO though, right?

nope, I did remove it recently though.

(1) Which site? The one I looked at and sent you a message (general forums?) didn't work.
(2) The one that does work uses VBSEO, like DBA just stated, correct?

yes General Forums works fine
you can see 4 votes on the home page as well as votes on some of the threads.

[WhatChaMissin]

Only if somebody copy's & paste's a URL when it's disabled. That and if somebody clicks an inbound link, they will most likely get a thread not found error message.

^ Thanks

OK, so here's what I did. I disable VBSEO, clicked on the Google +1 button and got a Red Box with a exclamation point in it. Clicked it again and it took me to this page. https://www.google.com/support/profi...e_button_error

Enabled VBSEO, clicked on Google +1 button and this time it turned blue with a #1 in the box next to it.

Not sure if that helps anyone. But does seem to work fine for me, until that is I disabled VBSEO

[Dirt Bike Addict]

I wouldn't mind testing out this theory, just wondering if I disable and then enable my VBSEO would it there be any adverse effects?

Only if somebody copy's & paste's a URL when it's disabled. That and if somebody clicks an inbound link, they will most likely get a thread not found error message.

[WhatChaMissin]

I wouldn't mind testing out this theory, just wondering if I disable and then enable my VBSEO would it there be any adverse effects?

[slinky]

alright, just tossing it out there
the google button works fine on my site, which is 4.1.4 so idk..

(1) Which site? The one I looked at and sent you a message (general forums?) didn't work.
(2) The one that does work uses VBSEO, like DBA just stated, correct?

[Dirt Bike Addict]

alright, just tossing it out there
the google button works fine on my site, which is 4.1.4 so idk..

You're using vBSEO though, right?