Powered by vBulletin in title tag [how to remove]

**OS Master** · 08-02-2007, 04:56 AM

Yeah. They allow that, so take advantage of it! It's really easy and it's FREE!

**Luigi** · 10-08-2007, 08:20 PM

Thank you. I was trying to figure this out for a few hours now. I'm glad I took a closer look at this site. What does the {1} mean imply in code? Why do we just want to leave that there, and just not leave it blank?

**Michael Biddle** · 10-09-2007, 08:16 AM

anything in brackets like that in a phrase is a variable that is called from within the template example would be like <phrase 1="$vboptions['bbtitle']">

Which means the 1 is the forum title and it gets replaced with the {1}

**Nica** · 10-24-2007, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by joshbond

ok, I did that.

here is a screen shot of it now when I do a search for that term. Is this normal? It seems like it didn't "edit" it but instead, created a new one.

That's exactly how mine looks, thank you for posting the screen shots and Brandon thank you for the tip, very nice tips.

would you mind taking a look just to make sure I did it correctly please

Thank you

**lazserus** · 11-09-2007, 01:01 PM

In the copyright text at the page footer, what is the best method to remove the vBulletin version? Just edit the phrase [powered_by_vbulletin]? I know removing the version is perfectly legal.

**wragge11** · 11-09-2007, 03:49 PM

Done this on both my forums - Thanks!

**luttappy** · 11-10-2007, 03:52 AM

Thanks for this quick info....i wud really appreciate the effort by u guys in bring this minute informations....

**Nica** · 11-17-2007, 06:40 PM

...mmmm...can someone please check to see if I did this right?

the site is www.detailingbliss.com

**DrussRob** · 01-02-2008, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Brandon

btw, we have this "thanks" button...

Has this been removed maybe? Or it's hiding from me...

**Michael Biddle** · 01-02-2008, 06:11 PM

It is long gone.

**Mrquarter** · 02-28-2008, 06:41 AM

Thanks for this! Removed it from my forums.

**ArnyVee** · 04-13-2008, 03:54 PM

I still see it on my site even though I've gone ahead and followed this as instructed.

Can someone take a peek and make sure of it?

**Yogesh Sarkar** · 04-13-2008, 04:38 PM

Yup its gone, clear your browsers cache.

**.RevO** · 09-27-2008, 08:47 PM

Isn't this kinda illegal?

**joshbond** · 09-27-2008, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by .RevO

Isn't this kinda illegal?

Ummm..... NO.

Its only "illegal" to remove the part in the footer and thats only if you havn't paid for the branding free option.

**ArnyVee** · 09-29-2008, 10:55 AM

Does this have to be done after every upgrade?

It looks like it's still at the bottom of my forums and I was thinking that it was something that I have to do repeatedly, but I didn't know.

**glennybee** · 09-29-2008, 12:47 PM

If you've edited the phrase then it only needs to be done once.

If you've edited the templates and changed the 'x_powered_by_vbulletin' text to something else or just removed it then it might return if you upgrade vB and revert the template.

The copyright text at the bottom of the forum should always be there unless you've bought a brand free version of vbulletin. And it only needs to say 'Powered by vBulletin', you can change the version to whatever you want, i.e. Pro, Elite, etc. or remove it completely.

**ArnyVee** · 09-29-2008, 01:23 PM

Thanks Glennybee. Just checking

**mamaksa** · 10-04-2008, 12:03 PM

Done! Thank you so much for this!

**JLew24asu** · 02-06-2009, 09:59 AM

personally, I like that its in my title tag. I always go to forums that use vbulletin.

sometimes I'll even search for a forum specifically powered by vbulletin.

**Brandon Sheley** · 02-06-2009, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by JLew24asu

personally, I like that its in my title tag. I always go to forums that use vbulletin.

sometimes I'll even search for a forum specifically powered by vbulletin.

You will get more targeted traffic to your site if you remove it

**JLew24asu** · 02-06-2009, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Brandon

You will get more targeted traffic to your site if you remove it

why? I dont think it matters much. plus, I want people searching to know its vbulletin

**Brandon Sheley** · 02-06-2009, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by JLew24asu

why? I dont think it matters much. plus, I want people searching to know its vbulletin

It does matter, and it carries a lot of weight

Let me google that for you

**JLew24asu** · 02-06-2009, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Brandon

It does matter, and it carries a lot of weight

Let me google that for you

LOL let me google that is funny. "was that so hard"

my point is that I want people to know they are going to a vb board. does that make sense?

**Brandon Sheley** · 02-06-2009, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by JLew24asu

LOL let me google that is funny. "was that so hard"

my point is that I want people to know they are going to a vb board. does that make sense?

Only if your forum is about vBulletin, and even than it doesn't to me.
What is your forum url again?
You can always look in the footer and see it's Jelsoft or vBulletin, but I wouldn't sacrifice your forum traffic just because you want vBulletin in your title

**Bruwizzle** · 03-01-2009, 04:00 AM

Is it actually breaking the terms of license by doing this or not?

**Brandon Sheley** · 03-01-2009, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Bruwizzle

Is it actually breaking the terms of license by doing this or not?

no, it is not

you can remove it
you can't make it sitename.com "Powered by Blue Widgets"

**RedMatrix** · 03-06-2009, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Brandon Sheley

you can't make it sitename.com "Powered by Blue Widgets"

But I like Blue Widgets! :frolic:

**ohiosweetheart** · 03-07-2009, 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Bruwizzle

Is it actually breaking the terms of license by doing this or not?

No you're not breaking the terms. This is not removing the copyright, which is at the bottom of the forum. You are simply removing " - powered by vBulletin" from the title of each page.

**MadtownHDJunkie** · 04-04-2009, 09:21 AM

can someone check to see if I did it right please?

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