[I, Brian]

Originally Posted by Zachery

Why do you want to have mod_rewrite for vB3?

There are search engines out there that are not keen on indexing dynamic content - Yahoo, MSN, and other Inktomi driven systems for starters.

I've also noticed that the Google toolbar almost never displays a PR value for forum threads and topics while dynamic, but will when mod_rewrite is used to render to static HTML pages. Although it's impossible to make a statement of how that relates for ranking purposes, I think it does hint at a very real issue to be considered.

Therefore for SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) purposes, I sincerely believe that there still remain advantages to using a full mod_rewrite option on the main vBulletin boards.

Of course, I could always try and mess with the presentation of the HTML archive bundled with vB3 - but I would rather optimise my main presented forum content.