<![CDATA[Ninja Admins Community - Forum Developer]]> https://ninjadmins.com/ Sun, 10 May 2026 13:41:03 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[MyBB Portal Plugins]]> https://ninjadmins.com/topic/mybb-portal-plugins Sat, 13 Feb 2021 03:05:51 -0500 Michael.Sentry]]> https://ninjadmins.com/topic/mybb-portal-plugins
The forum portal is the front page and face of the community.
The portal helps to give a good overview of what the forum has to offer.

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MyBB Portal News Preview :
https://github.com/erbodega/MyBB-Portal-News-Preview

By default the portal page shows the whole content of the first post in each topic it displays.
The portal news preview plugin adds a cut off point for the first post with a read more button to read the full topic.

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Portal Read More :
MyBB 1.8 plugin to add a "Read more" button into portal announcements
https://github.com/SvePu/PortalReadMore

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The forum portal is the front page and face of the community.
The portal helps to give a good overview of what the forum has to offer.

read_more

MyBB Portal News Preview :
https://github.com/erbodega/MyBB-Portal-News-Preview

By default the portal page shows the whole content of the first post in each topic it displays.
The portal news preview plugin adds a cut off point for the first post with a read more button to read the full topic.

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Portal Read More :
MyBB 1.8 plugin to add a "Read more" button into portal announcements
https://github.com/SvePu/PortalReadMore

--]]> <![CDATA[MyBB Forum Plugins List]]> https://ninjadmins.com/topic/mybb-forum-plugins-list Thu, 07 Jan 2021 05:23:05 -0500 Michael.Sentry]]> https://ninjadmins.com/topic/mybb-forum-plugins-list
There are a ton of plugins available for MyBB forum, and while some no longer work on the most current versions of MyBB, you still have a good selection to choose from.

To make the most of your MyBB forum experience we've put together a list of the most essential plugins that should be installed, including security plugins and seo plugins.

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MyBB Plugins Directory - start here when searching for MyBB plugins :
https://community.mybb.com/mods.php?acti...ry=plugins

Find more MyBB plugins on Github :
https://github.com/topics/mybb-plugin

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Visit our topic on the best MyBB security plugins here :
https://ninjadmins.com/topic/best-mybb-s...ugins-list

Also check out the getting started with MyBB SEO plugins topic here :
https://ninjadmins.com/topic/getting-sta...eo-plugins

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Plugins we've tested so far include :

Google SEO plugin
Add Spiders
Announcement Views
Profile Visitors
Login IP History
Portal News Preview
Security Log
Users Online Today

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MyBB Default Avatar Fix
Simple MyBB 1.8 plugin to fix the empty default avatar in the member menu of custom themes
https://community.mybb.com/mods.php?action=view&pid=375

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MyBB Registration Invite Only :
https://community.mybb.com/thread-230714.html

Download :
https://community.mybb.com/mods.php?acti...w&pid=1416

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to be continued..]]>
There are a ton of plugins available for MyBB forum, and while some no longer work on the most current versions of MyBB, you still have a good selection to choose from.

To make the most of your MyBB forum experience we've put together a list of the most essential plugins that should be installed, including security plugins and seo plugins.

read_more


MyBB Plugins Directory - start here when searching for MyBB plugins :
https://community.mybb.com/mods.php?acti...ry=plugins

Find more MyBB plugins on Github :
https://github.com/topics/mybb-plugin

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Visit our topic on the best MyBB security plugins here :
https://ninjadmins.com/topic/best-mybb-s...ugins-list

Also check out the getting started with MyBB SEO plugins topic here :
https://ninjadmins.com/topic/getting-sta...eo-plugins

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Plugins we've tested so far include :

Google SEO plugin
Add Spiders
Announcement Views
Profile Visitors
Login IP History
Portal News Preview
Security Log
Users Online Today

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MyBB Default Avatar Fix
Simple MyBB 1.8 plugin to fix the empty default avatar in the member menu of custom themes
https://community.mybb.com/mods.php?action=view&pid=375

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MyBB Registration Invite Only :
https://community.mybb.com/thread-230714.html

Download :
https://community.mybb.com/mods.php?acti...w&pid=1416

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to be continued..]]> <![CDATA[MyBB Commercial Services Plugins Themes]]> https://ninjadmins.com/topic/mybb-commercial-services-plugins-themes Sat, 07 Nov 2020 11:01:01 -0500 Michael.Sentry]]> https://ninjadmins.com/topic/mybb-commercial-services-plugins-themes

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MyBB Forums Marketplace :
https://community.mybb.com/forum-202.html

Extensions Marketplace :
https://community.mybb.com/forum-203.html

Themes Marketplace :
https://community.mybb.com/forum-204.html

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MyBBoost - A MyBB portal with high quality plugins and themes.
https://www.mybboost.com/

WallBB - Premium quality themes for MyBB 1.8x series.
https://wallbb.co.uk/

iAndrew - Responsive MyBB premade and custom themes.
https://iandrew.org

ThemeFreak - Quality MyBB themes and custom MyBB theme services.
http://www.themefreak.net/themes.php

MyBB Plugins :
https://modmybb.com

MySkins - Free & Premium Themes :
http://myskins.org/Forum-Premium-MyBB-Themes

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Deviance Theme - [ Dark | Light ]
https://community.mybb.com/thread-229223.html

Genesis Dark Theme
https://community.mybb.com/thread-223185.html

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MyBB Forums Marketplace :
https://community.mybb.com/forum-202.html

Extensions Marketplace :
https://community.mybb.com/forum-203.html

Themes Marketplace :
https://community.mybb.com/forum-204.html

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MyBBoost - A MyBB portal with high quality plugins and themes.
https://www.mybboost.com/

WallBB - Premium quality themes for MyBB 1.8x series.
https://wallbb.co.uk/

iAndrew - Responsive MyBB premade and custom themes.
https://iandrew.org

ThemeFreak - Quality MyBB themes and custom MyBB theme services.
http://www.themefreak.net/themes.php

MyBB Plugins :
https://modmybb.com

MySkins - Free & Premium Themes :
http://myskins.org/Forum-Premium-MyBB-Themes

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Deviance Theme - [ Dark | Light ]
https://community.mybb.com/thread-229223.html

Genesis Dark Theme
https://community.mybb.com/thread-223185.html

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List of MyBB themes :
https://ninjadmins.com/topic/mybb-themes

MyBB Commercial Services Plugins Themes :
https://ninjadmins.com/topic/mybb-commer...ins-themes

Getting started with MyBB SEO Plugins :
https://ninjadmins.com/topic/getting-sta...eo-plugins

Best MyBB Security Plugins List :
https://ninjadmins.com/topic/best-mybb-s...ugins-list]]>
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List of MyBB themes :
https://ninjadmins.com/topic/mybb-themes

MyBB Commercial Services Plugins Themes :
https://ninjadmins.com/topic/mybb-commer...ins-themes

Getting started with MyBB SEO Plugins :
https://ninjadmins.com/topic/getting-sta...eo-plugins

Best MyBB Security Plugins List :
https://ninjadmins.com/topic/best-mybb-s...ugins-list]]> <![CDATA[Connecting to MyBB Database with PDO]]> https://ninjadmins.com/topic/connecting-to-mybb-database-with-pdo Sat, 07 Nov 2020 10:59:19 -0500 Michael.Sentry]]> https://ninjadmins.com/topic/connecting-to-mybb-database-with-pdo
create xquery class

PHP Code:
$sql   = 'SELECT * FROM mybb_users';
$xq    = (new xQuery($host, $database, $username, $password, $charset ));
$sth   = $xq->prepare( $sql );
$data  = $sth->fetch(); 


We'll set the default fetch mode in the options, and override the default using a function parameter to change it dynamically where needed. Fetch modes can be an object, or array, or both.]]>
create xquery class

PHP Code:
$sql   = 'SELECT * FROM mybb_users';
$xq    = (new xQuery($host, $database, $username, $password, $charset ));
$sth   = $xq->prepare( $sql );
$data  = $sth->fetch(); 


We'll set the default fetch mode in the options, and override the default using a function parameter to change it dynamically where needed. Fetch modes can be an object, or array, or both.]]> <![CDATA[MyBB Themes]]> https://ninjadmins.com/topic/mybb-themes Sat, 24 Oct 2020 13:16:27 -0400 Michael.Sentry]]> https://ninjadmins.com/topic/mybb-themes Themes are stored in the database and the html / css can be edited directly from the Admin CP.

Quote:MyBB's built-in template and theme editor gives you complete control over your forum's design.

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You can find a wide range of free themes to download on the MyBB website.

While many of the older themes use a legacy table based layout,
there are themes that provide a more modern foundation with a responsive layout.

MyBB Themes List :
https://community.mybb.com/mods.php?acti...ory=themes

Themes on Github :
https://github.com/topics/mybb-theme

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Our current forum theme is based on Dark Emerald. The light version of Emerald is also very nice.

Emerald
Emerald dark

Other great looking themes include the following :

Flatty
MyIPB
Simplicity
The Gray

BootBB
A basic Responsive MyBB theme using Bootstrap 3
https://community.mybb.com/thread-216279.html
https://community.mybb.com/mods.php?acti...w&pid=1091

Square :
https://community.mybb.com/thread-159593.html
https://community.mybb.com/mods.php?action=view&pid=172

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# iu
store MyBB templates in files to make themes on steroids.
https://github.com/neko/iu

# mybb_watch
A PHP CLI file to store all MyBB templates as PHP files and update to DB when changed
https://github.com/manmohanjit/mybb_watch

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Commerical MyBB Plugins and Themes :
https://ninjadmins.com/topic/mybb-commer...ins-themes

--]]> Themes are stored in the database and the html / css can be edited directly from the Admin CP.

Quote:MyBB's built-in template and theme editor gives you complete control over your forum's design.

read_more

--

You can find a wide range of free themes to download on the MyBB website.

While many of the older themes use a legacy table based layout,
there are themes that provide a more modern foundation with a responsive layout.

MyBB Themes List :
https://community.mybb.com/mods.php?acti...ory=themes

Themes on Github :
https://github.com/topics/mybb-theme

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Our current forum theme is based on Dark Emerald. The light version of Emerald is also very nice.

Emerald
Emerald dark

Other great looking themes include the following :

Flatty
MyIPB
Simplicity
The Gray

BootBB
A basic Responsive MyBB theme using Bootstrap 3
https://community.mybb.com/thread-216279.html
https://community.mybb.com/mods.php?acti...w&pid=1091

Square :
https://community.mybb.com/thread-159593.html
https://community.mybb.com/mods.php?action=view&pid=172

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# iu
store MyBB templates in files to make themes on steroids.
https://github.com/neko/iu

# mybb_watch
A PHP CLI file to store all MyBB templates as PHP files and update to DB when changed
https://github.com/manmohanjit/mybb_watch

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Commerical MyBB Plugins and Themes :
https://ninjadmins.com/topic/mybb-commer...ins-themes

--]]> <![CDATA[Best MyBB Security Plugins List]]> https://ninjadmins.com/topic/best-mybb-security-plugins-list Sat, 24 Oct 2020 13:14:52 -0400 Michael.Sentry]]> https://ninjadmins.com/topic/best-mybb-security-plugins-list You should install these to improve the security and safety of your MyBB forum.

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DVZ Hash
Quote:Upgrades the password hash algorithm and converts old passwords on the fly

Improving Security of Stored Passwords in MyBB 1.8.x with DVZ Hash :
https://community.mybb.com/thread-226036.html

Download :
https://community.mybb.com/mods.php?action=view&pid=976

Source :
https://github.com/dvz/mybb-dvzHash

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Bad Behaviour Plugin
Quote:The Web's premier link spam killer.

Plugin Discussion :
https://community.mybb.com/thread-94101.html

Maintained by Omar on his Github repo for MyBB 1.8.*
https://github.com/Sama34/MyBB-Bad-Behavior

Don't forget to edit the whitelist.ini file and remove the default outdated entries for everything you don't need,
except for maybe the Google and PayPal IP ranges.

Based on the original project available at :
https://bad-behavior.ioerror.us/

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Login IP History Log :
Quote:Allows users to see a detailed history of their last logged in IPs

https://community.mybb.com/mods.php?acti...w&pid=1393

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The MyBB Security Guide also shows how to improve the security of your MyBB forum :
Quote:Hardening & Best Practices for Securing Forums
https://docs.mybb.com/1.8/administration...rotection/

Locking down the admin directory with a .htaccess file to only allow your IP address / IP range is the first thing you should do after installing MyBB.

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read_more

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DVZ Hash
Quote:Upgrades the password hash algorithm and converts old passwords on the fly

Improving Security of Stored Passwords in MyBB 1.8.x with DVZ Hash :
https://community.mybb.com/thread-226036.html

Download :
https://community.mybb.com/mods.php?action=view&pid=976

Source :
https://github.com/dvz/mybb-dvzHash

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Bad Behaviour Plugin
Quote:The Web's premier link spam killer.

Plugin Discussion :
https://community.mybb.com/thread-94101.html

Maintained by Omar on his Github repo for MyBB 1.8.*
https://github.com/Sama34/MyBB-Bad-Behavior

Don't forget to edit the whitelist.ini file and remove the default outdated entries for everything you don't need,
except for maybe the Google and PayPal IP ranges.

Based on the original project available at :
https://bad-behavior.ioerror.us/

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Login IP History Log :
Quote:Allows users to see a detailed history of their last logged in IPs

https://community.mybb.com/mods.php?acti...w&pid=1393

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The MyBB Security Guide also shows how to improve the security of your MyBB forum :
Quote:Hardening & Best Practices for Securing Forums
https://docs.mybb.com/1.8/administration...rotection/

Locking down the admin directory with a .htaccess file to only allow your IP address / IP range is the first thing you should do after installing MyBB.

--]]> <![CDATA[MyBB developers support forum]]> https://ninjadmins.com/topic/mybb-developers-support-forum Tue, 20 Oct 2020 11:35:20 -0400 Michael.Sentry]]> https://ninjadmins.com/topic/mybb-developers-support-forum
read_more

After many years of working with forums such as IPB, XenForo, Kunena and PhpBB,
I decided to take on the challenge of building Ninjadmins with MyBB because of these 7 reasons :

[ 1 ] - MyBB is open source - the source code is freely available to use and contribute to, with no commercial license restrictions.
[ 2 ] - MyBB is open to customization. If you know what you're doing, you can do anything.
[ 3 ] - MyBB has good built in security options, which can be improved with many security plugins.
[ 4 ] - Semantic urls - with the Google seo plugin by Andreas Klauer ( FrostSchutz ), we have the opportunity to build great readable, memorable  semantic urls.
[ 5 ] - A large selection of free / commercial plugins + themes to get started with, that can be customized. No encrypted source code ( file obfuscation / encoding ) issues to deal with.
[ 6 ] - There are many MyBB forum developers on Github, sharing their work. Most are open to answering support issues.
[ 7 ] - MyBB has a large community support forum available at ( https://community.mybb.com/ ). Many of the developers give free support.

I'll be sharing my notes, ideas and custom code that I've created to build the Ninjadmins forum with you.

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Be sure to check back again for more updates on our journey.

- Michael]]>
read_more

After many years of working with forums such as IPB, XenForo, Kunena and PhpBB,
I decided to take on the challenge of building Ninjadmins with MyBB because of these 7 reasons :

[ 1 ] - MyBB is open source - the source code is freely available to use and contribute to, with no commercial license restrictions.
[ 2 ] - MyBB is open to customization. If you know what you're doing, you can do anything.
[ 3 ] - MyBB has good built in security options, which can be improved with many security plugins.
[ 4 ] - Semantic urls - with the Google seo plugin by Andreas Klauer ( FrostSchutz ), we have the opportunity to build great readable, memorable  semantic urls.
[ 5 ] - A large selection of free / commercial plugins + themes to get started with, that can be customized. No encrypted source code ( file obfuscation / encoding ) issues to deal with.
[ 6 ] - There are many MyBB forum developers on Github, sharing their work. Most are open to answering support issues.
[ 7 ] - MyBB has a large community support forum available at ( https://community.mybb.com/ ). Many of the developers give free support.

I'll be sharing my notes, ideas and custom code that I've created to build the Ninjadmins forum with you.

--

Be sure to check back again for more updates on our journey.

- Michael]]> <![CDATA[Getting started with MyBB SEO Plugins]]> https://ninjadmins.com/topic/getting-started-with-mybb-seo-plugins Fri, 09 Oct 2020 12:29:55 -0400 Michael.Sentry]]> https://ninjadmins.com/topic/getting-started-with-mybb-seo-plugins How to set up the Google SEO plugin for MyBB forums.

The MyBB SEO plugin helps to create memorable semantic urls and will also generate a canonical url and meta description for all forum topics. Dynamic sitemaps and 404 error page management is included.

The Google SEO plugin requires a set of custom rewrites in your .htaccess file to override the default forum urls.

Quote:MyBB SEO plugin replaces the stock MyBB URLs with descriptive URLs that use words (thread subject, forum title, user name, etc) instead of random numeric ID


read_more

Google SEO 1.8.4 - Support Topic :
https://community.mybb.com/thread-202483.html

Download :
https://community.mybb.com/mods.php?action=view&pid=789

Source :
https://github.com/frostschutz/MyBB-Google-SEO

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1) Download plugin
2) Upload files to server
3) Install & activate from admin cp

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Upload plugin files to /inc/plugins/
Upload language files to /inc/languages/

Go to admin cp -> plugins -> install & activate

check plugin configuration
enable seo urls
check .htaccess file exists


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Fixes

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This is the code I've added to fix the redirect issue here on Ninja Admins forum.
Note that we're using custom segments - 'topic' and 'forum' instead of the default settings.

moderation.php - redirects to wrong url
https://community.mybb.com/thread-226655.html

Code:
/**
* Special redirect that takes a return URL into account
*
* Added fix for Google SEO plugin issues :
* moderation.php breaking Google SEO redirects
* https://community.mybb.com/thread-226655.html
*
* @param string $url URL
* @param string $message Message
* @param string $title Title
*/
function moderation_redirect( $url, $message = '', $title = '' )
{
    global $mybb;

    if( ! empty( $mybb->input['url'] ) ) {
        $url = htmlentities( $mybb->input['url'] );
    }

    if( my_strpos( $url, $mybb->settings['bburl'] . '/' ) !== 0 )
    {
        if( my_strpos( $url, '/' ) === 0 ) {
            $url = my_substr( $url, 1 );
        }

        $url_segments = explode( '/', $url );
        $thread_segment = 'topic'; // TODO :: get setting directly from seo plugin
        $forum_segment  = 'forum'; // TODO :: get setting directly from seo plugin

        if( ! empty( $url_segments[0] ) && ( $url_segments[0] === $thread_segment || $url_segments[0] === $forum_segment ) ) {
            $url = $mybb->settings['bburl'] . '/' . implode( '/', $url_segments );
        } else {
            $url = $mybb->settings['bburl'] . '/' . end( $url_segments );
        }
    }

    redirect( $url, $message, $title );
}

/--

Edit showthread template to always generate absolute urls.

Redirects within directory structure :
https://github.com/frostschutz/MyBB-Goog.../issues/43

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action=last-post - redirects to 404 not found page
Remove / hide these links from displaying in the showthread template.

--

SEO Plugin Modifications :

Moved the canonical url and meta description from the bottom, to the top section of the head beneath the page title.

--]]> How to set up the Google SEO plugin for MyBB forums.

The MyBB SEO plugin helps to create memorable semantic urls and will also generate a canonical url and meta description for all forum topics. Dynamic sitemaps and 404 error page management is included.

The Google SEO plugin requires a set of custom rewrites in your .htaccess file to override the default forum urls.

Quote:MyBB SEO plugin replaces the stock MyBB URLs with descriptive URLs that use words (thread subject, forum title, user name, etc) instead of random numeric ID


read_more

Google SEO 1.8.4 - Support Topic :
https://community.mybb.com/thread-202483.html

Download :
https://community.mybb.com/mods.php?action=view&pid=789

Source :
https://github.com/frostschutz/MyBB-Google-SEO

--

1) Download plugin
2) Upload files to server
3) Install & activate from admin cp

--

Upload plugin files to /inc/plugins/
Upload language files to /inc/languages/

Go to admin cp -> plugins -> install & activate

check plugin configuration
enable seo urls
check .htaccess file exists


/--

Fixes

/--

This is the code I've added to fix the redirect issue here on Ninja Admins forum.
Note that we're using custom segments - 'topic' and 'forum' instead of the default settings.

moderation.php - redirects to wrong url
https://community.mybb.com/thread-226655.html

Code:
/**
* Special redirect that takes a return URL into account
*
* Added fix for Google SEO plugin issues :
* moderation.php breaking Google SEO redirects
* https://community.mybb.com/thread-226655.html
*
* @param string $url URL
* @param string $message Message
* @param string $title Title
*/
function moderation_redirect( $url, $message = '', $title = '' )
{
    global $mybb;

    if( ! empty( $mybb->input['url'] ) ) {
        $url = htmlentities( $mybb->input['url'] );
    }

    if( my_strpos( $url, $mybb->settings['bburl'] . '/' ) !== 0 )
    {
        if( my_strpos( $url, '/' ) === 0 ) {
            $url = my_substr( $url, 1 );
        }

        $url_segments = explode( '/', $url );
        $thread_segment = 'topic'; // TODO :: get setting directly from seo plugin
        $forum_segment  = 'forum'; // TODO :: get setting directly from seo plugin

        if( ! empty( $url_segments[0] ) && ( $url_segments[0] === $thread_segment || $url_segments[0] === $forum_segment ) ) {
            $url = $mybb->settings['bburl'] . '/' . implode( '/', $url_segments );
        } else {
            $url = $mybb->settings['bburl'] . '/' . end( $url_segments );
        }
    }

    redirect( $url, $message, $title );
}

/--

Edit showthread template to always generate absolute urls.

Redirects within directory structure :
https://github.com/frostschutz/MyBB-Goog.../issues/43

/--

action=last-post - redirects to 404 not found page
Remove / hide these links from displaying in the showthread template.

--

SEO Plugin Modifications :

Moved the canonical url and meta description from the bottom, to the top section of the head beneath the page title.

--]]>