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Greetings

This documentation is dedicated to the Optimus v3 modification for forums running on the SMF engine.

To successfully install and use it, you will need:

  • SMF 2.1+
  • PHP 8.1+

First, let’s determine whether you need Optimus or not.

This modification will be useful for you if you want to:

  • Eliminate the need for manual editing of index.template.php and other SMF source files
  • Optimize your forum for search engines with minimal effort
  • Add descriptions and tags to the topics created on the forum
  • Implement the correct HTTP status for non-existent or unavailable sections and topics
  • Track what users are searching for on your forum
  • Automatically generate Open Graph markup
  • Customize the forum icon
  • Create an XML sitemap on a schedule, with settings for the addresses included in the map
  • Have quick access to edit .htaccess and robots.txt files
  • Set up redirects for certain forum addresses
  • Quickly add tracking codes or analytics (Google Analytics, Google AdSense, Yandex.Metrica, etc.)

So, if any of the above features sound appealing to you — go ahead, download and install the mod.

If you enjoy the mod, don’t forget to thank the author by leaving a review on the mod’s page or starring the project on GitHub.