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TMcD
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Oct 20, 2006, 9:03 AM

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Does version 2 allow for a static archive?

Having a dynamic archive does not allow search engines to spider through "old" pages and keep them indexed.

I don't want only my "latest" stuff to have the opportunity to be indexed, but all my articles, no matter how old they are (they content can still be relevant).

Thanks,
Troy

P.S. You could read the above post like this: Does AM2 allow me to keep "old" articles "static" forever?


Dave
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Oct 20, 2006, 10:01 AM

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Re: [TMcD] Archive options in version 2 [In reply to] Can't Post
We've removed archives from AM2, they're not needed now that we have mySQL support. The upgrade script will import all your articles and archives into one big database side by side.

So basically all your articles can be published the same way.

We've changed the naming of published files to be more search engine friendly though (eg: publishDir/Category_Name/Article_title.html) so you may need to tweak the publish rules a little if you want to stick with your old naming scheme. But either way the search engines should quickly re-index all your articles.

Hope that made sense, let me know if I can provide more details. :)

Dave Edis - Senior Developer
interactivetools.com
 


TMcD
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Oct 20, 2006, 11:27 AM

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Hi Dave,

Thanks for the reply.

I'm an "about to purchase customer' and have been waiting for 2.0

What I remember in 1.0+, is that the archive was dynamic and not static.

So, what I want to know is, can all of my articles, no matter how old they are, be keep on the server as static pages?

I don't want:

http://www.mysite.com/artman/archive.cgi?8-06

I do want all the pages to be easily found by users/engines:

http://www.mysite.com/sports/bowling/8/who_is_gonna_win.html
http://www.mysite.com/sports/bowling/8/tournament_time.html
http://www.mysite.com/sports/bowling/8/bowling_for_dollars.html
http://www.mysite.com/sports/bowling/8/strike_it_up.html

The above example is for articles in the bowling section for August.

Make sense? Or am I clear as mud?

Oh, I just thought of a good example:

Imagine normal navigation on the left hand side:

Bowling Help
Strike Tips
Contact Us
----- -----
August Bowling Archive *
Septmeber Bowling Archive *



The * would be a URL that is static as well as all the URLs found when visiting one of the archive pages. Example, visiting August Bowling Archive (http://www.mysite.com/sports/bowling/8) would show a title and a link to the static article.

Who's gonna win (with URL)-> http://www.mysite.com/sports/bowling/8/who_is_gonna_win.html
Tournament Time (with URL)-> http://www.mysite.com/sports/bowling/8/tournament_time.html
Bowling for dollars (with URL)-> http://www.mysite.com/sports/bowling/8/bowling_for_dollars.html
Strike it up (with URL)-> http://www.mysite.com/sports/bowling/8/strike_it_up.html

Thanks,
Troy


Dave
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Oct 20, 2006, 11:35 AM

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Yes, all your files will be published as static html pages.

This ensures they'll be spidered by search engines, they'll put the least load on your web server (since they're not dynamic) and server to website visitors as fast as possible.

To sort your articles into months you'd have a few options. You could create a category for each month, or a publish rule to create a new index for that month, or perhaps with the search engine. (Sorting Articles into monthly lists or archives isn't something that is done by default).

Everything is still pretty new so I'm not sure what the best method would be, but we certainly have a few different options and we'd happy to help you figure out which one would work best for you.

Dave Edis - Senior Developer
interactivetools.com
 


TMcD
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Oct 20, 2006, 12:41 PM

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Re: [Dave] Archive options in version 2 [In reply to] Can't Post
Dave,

You and InteractiveTools rock!

That's exactly what I was looking for, all my pages as static HTML pages. Spiderable.

Thanks,
Troy