Turning the welcome message into an image

**TrumpetMaster** · 11-23-2006, 11:24 PM

I remember reading something about turning your welcome message into an image??? I have been searching for posts on that but I must be using the wrong key words because Im not having any luck.

Can some one point me in the right direction!

**htmlmaster** · 11-25-2006, 12:25 AM

You can probably use HTML in the welcome message, so just put

Code:

<img src="/yourimage.jpg" />

Where you would normally type the message in.

**RedMatrix** · 11-25-2006, 06:07 AM

loco.m has a great forum that talks about optimizing vbulletin. You need to have a valid vb licence for his place.

But even if you don't have vb, you can still benefit from this sage advice. All you gotta do is design a great welcome message in your favorite graphics program, and then save it as a jpeg.

Then edit your templates. Where it allows you to change the welcome message, delete everything and just show the image.

HTML Code:

<img src="welcome.jpg" alt="welcome header" />

You probably want it linked to your registration page, so just put anchor tags around it.

HTML Code:

<a href="register.php"><img src="welcome.jpg" alt="welcome header" /></a>

**PoetJC** · 11-25-2006, 12:07 PM

http://forum.vbulletinsetup.com/f7/h...+into+an+image

**GeorgeB** · 11-25-2006, 03:33 PM

Nice tutorial. Thanks for this. I was concerned from an SEO standpoint about all that extra text visivle to spiders.

**ForumSupplies** · 11-26-2006, 12:32 AM

If you're worried specifically about SEO, you could easily use a conditional to limit the welcome/guest message to the forumhome, thus keeping the keywords in the welcome/guest message 'rich' and not over-spreading to non-related pages.

Something such as:

PHP Code:

  
<if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == index">
&nbsp;
<else />
welcome message bit
</if>

This, of course, would go within the template that you have the welcome/guest message residing in.

**TrumpetMaster** · 12-06-2006, 02:57 AM

edit. Found what I was looking for. Thanks everyone!

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeorgeB

Nice tutorial. Thanks for this. I was concerned from an SEO standpoint about all that extra text visivle to spiders.

**Brandon Sheley** · 12-20-2006, 08:16 PM

thanks for the link and kind words guys

**TrumpetMaster** · 12-25-2006, 05:43 AM

Lots of good info at vbulletinsetup.com ! Glad I found it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by loco.m

thanks for the link and kind words guys

**RedMatrix** · 12-25-2006, 06:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TrumpetMaster

Lots of good info at vbulletinsetup.com ! Glad I found it.

I'm glad I could help. But looking back, I never provided the link, right? but at least I told ya who to contact on AF!

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ForumSupplies Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 138	If you're worried specifically about SEO, you could easily use a conditional to limit the welcome/guest message to the forumhome, thus keeping the keywords in the welcome/guest message 'rich' and not over-spreading to non-related pages. Something such as: PHP Code: `<if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == index">   <else /> welcome message bit </if>` This, of course, would go within the template that you have the welcome/guest message residing in.

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