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Uprgade vb 3.x to 4.x - Remove vbseo.. Install dbseo or stock vbulletin ?
Hello,
I want to upgrade by vbulletin 3.x forum to vbulletin 4.x latest.. Not planning for vbulletin 5.x due to many patches released too soon.. and lot of loading issues, while testing on vbulletin..com I have vbseo still running on vb 3.x but dont want to proceed ahead with same on new 4.x as vbseo is dead. Should i replace vbseo with dbseo ? Or Is there someway I can import few customizations made to forumdisplay, showthread and showpost pages in vbulletin 4.x without much trouble.. Also let me know if DBSEO is better option.. as I dont want to waste time in SEO customizations. |
Interesting question.. Will wait to hear user opinions..
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I have dumped vBSEO some time ago and did not bother with any replacement. If you make sure you have proper redirects in place, you probably won't notice much difference.
Here's my experience: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=316898 |
vB4 is much more search engine friendly than vB3, which is what led to the demise of VBSEO in the first place. You don't need it.
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If you just have to convert your vBSEO URL's you could get the Pro version of DBSEO. It allows for a conversion of vBSEO URL'S pretty easily if you are not all that internet/code/IT savvy.
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I have these important custom URLs, which needs to migrated properly to vbulletin 4
Not sure, If i really need any other gimmics/seo functions from vbseo.. Is this doable on stock vbulletin ? or I will have to buy dbseo for this ? Please guide. |
It is not completed list, I added quite a bit:
* without ID ? especially my favorite. Adds a lot of work. Usually 50-150 of folders with lots of .htaccess files inside Yes, I forgot, visit the Google webmaster, there you will find a huge list of external links to your site and all they have to work. |
Why ould you create folders with lots of .htaccess files instead of one .htaccess file with proper redirects in place? Even a php file as custom 404 doc with php redirects would be better. Such a file also is the method of choice if no ids are present - you obviously have to query the db then.
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If the forums without ID that does not work on another
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www.site.com/forum-name/.... ( name of the forum without IDs ) Accordingly, all this will create a huge number of errors This is the most frequently used settings for VBSEO|DBSEO users And this is the most time-consuming treatment |
Of course what I proposed will work, if done right. Creating subfolders with a .htaccess in it for every forum, subforum and so on is just silly.
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Why it is impossible to use php script where redirect is generated?
PR weight from the external site is transferred through 301 redirects. But through php, the script could be interpreted by the search engine as a user misleading. Google advices to make 301 redirects to the replaced pages. The only place, where I use PHP script – the users’ redirect. --------------- Added [DATE]1423781914[/DATE] at [TIME]1423781914[/TIME] --------------- Quote:
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ok, how about if I want to rewrite url for members from numbers to their names instead.
example: /memberlist/u2383894 --> /memberlist/rapide The actually name of the member is rapide, but it shows his id + u instead is there a solution to that?? |
I would move to DBSEO PRO, it has anything and everything you need for SEO and a few other things. Actually, I think DBSEO was always a lot better then vBSEO on so many levels. And Dragonbyte always keeps DBSEO up-to-date and they continue to work on it to add more features. DBSEO is all you need for SEO, you don't need anything else.
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I just don't understand why anyone thinks they need a paid script to "SEO" their forum with vbulletin 4.
Haven't we learned our lesson with vbseo vanishing and everyone getting exploited..lol ? |
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