dbseo, will you be getting it?

[final kaoss]

Seeing as how vbseo is falling apart, db tech announced that they are currently developing a new SEO plugin, called dbseo.

Will you be getting it anytime after it comes out?

The latest release notes for it from here.

Hey all,

Beta 2 brings a number of bugfixes, mostly for the importer. Additionally, reliability of URL generation has been improved, as stopword filtering is now working as intended in all cases.

I want to thank the beta testers as well for their help getting bugs identified and fixed. The testers who've contributed to Beta updates are: @cruisin, @janslu, @CoZmicShReddeR, @Ozzy47

If you're interested in a Closed Beta spot feel free to send me a PM.
As with Classifieds: Please do be aware that you will not receive a free version of the mod, so please do not apply if you do not intend to purchase the full version after the Closed Beta test ends. You will, however, receive a discount on the full version 
The retail price is expected to be $200. Closed beta testers who contribute in the Beta can expect to pay $100 when the Gold version is released.

You can read the Beta 1 announcement with the complete feature list here.

Bug Fixes And Issue Fixes:
Fixed: The "Canonical URL" tag contents was not being rewritten correctly
Fixed: The vBSEO importer would not correctly pick up on multiple URL formats
Fixed: The vBSEO importer would not correctly choose between existing or Custom settings
Fixed: The "Similar Threads" would not correctly display the thread titles in the generated SEO URLs
Fixed: Enabling the "Anonymise External URLs" setting will no longer cause external URLs to redirect to your forum home page
Fixed: The "Social Group Picture File URL" setting had an invalid setting value for one of its options
Fixed: The wrong code was being executed for the "Forum Moderators" cache plugin
Fixed: The mod could cause errors if it was enabled in vBulletin's Product Manager but the .htaccess rewrite rules were not in place
Fixed: Stopwords weren't being filtered from multiple different content titles


Changes To Existing Features:
Changed: The "Anonymise External URLs" setting is no longer default to Enabled
Changed: The "Stopword List" now has a link to the default stopword list
Changed: The description for the "Link Titles: External URLs - Blacklist" setting has been updated to correctly reflect that the domains should be separated by a | and not a line break.
Changed: The wording for the "Deactivated" message has been changed to no longer reference Forum Ads
Changed: The description for the "Enable Modification" setting has been updated to no longer reference visitors seeing a "deactivated" message, as it does not apply to this mod.


Known Issues:
- Character replacements are not working as intended when dealing with UTF-8 characters
- An option to add a prefix to Attachment URLs is missing
- Attachments will sometimes use the wrong content type when generating titles
- Internal Link titles are not being created in some scenarios


As always, thank you for your continued support!

[nhawk]

Nope, no need for it. I'm already on the first page of most search results without any SEO plugins.

[TheLastSuperman]

Agreed, with vB4 you have mod rewrite friendly urls which work just fine so why... omdl why is someone creating a new plugin for seo... this does not bode well imo... aye of course they'll code and make money off it but do you all need to spend your money on it? Nope .

Also just so you're all aware, there is no "standard" in regards to seo, nor is ANYONE a seo expert, there is no such thing.

[Max Taxable]

Originally Posted by nhawk

Nope, no need for it. I'm already on the first page of most search results without any SEO plugins.

Same here.

Agreed, with vB4 you have mod rewrite friendly urls which work just fine so why... omdl why is someone creating a new plugin for seo... this does not bode well imo... aye of course they'll code and make money off it but do you all need to spend your money on it? Nope .

Also just so you are all aware, there is no "standard" in regards to seo, nor is ANYONE a seo expert, there is no such thing.

Yup.

[puertoblack2003]

same here.I removed vbseo a while back when mert departed and i saw and read how vbseo was crumbling and no updates for about 2 years.I'm doing way better now, then having any seo program..

[Krusty1231]

When I first started with VB I rather liked the idea of VBSEO. It was pretty straightforward mod with a "set it and forget it" type mentality for the new user.

I had no idea how to rank or even make my site into something Google (and others) would care to index. VBSEO made it a cinch to get started without knowing the fine details needed to make your site attractive to bots/spiders.

It is especially difficult (at least for me) to get ranked when my site is very generic with no specific niche being defined. Using VBSEO did increase my presence on Google, and helped direct new traffic/members to my site.

Like the member above me I bailed on VBSEO when I found my first virus enter my site through the holes in VBSEO that were never updated.

If DBtech is designing a similar mod I say why the heck not? There is a void there now for someone to fill, as I am pretty sure there are still a lot of people out there who still want the "set it and forget it" type learning curve on SEO.

$200 seems a might steep for me at the moment, but I might consider if it ever goes on sale.

[syrus.xl]

$200.00 for SEO on vBulletin 4 - This must be a joke! I sold my vBSEO over 2 years ago, it's easy enough to tweak vB4 for better SEO.

Count me out!

[fanyap]

No, there is no need for it. After peoples dealings with vBSEO and their abrupt ending / awful support for a heavy product I don't see this being a successful product for them - although I do wish them the best with it.

DBTECH sees money signs & a gap in the market. They think people will be looking for something like this after vBSEO died.

The best SEO is consistent, unique, valuable content.

[Spangle]

I'm surprised that VB is letting them realease a MOD on here for it, I got well slated on another forum where they were asking for beta testers.

I even pointed out that there were existing fixes for the "problem" they were solving, either on here, or elsewhere on the net for free.

I got corrected on the price, they haven't fixed one yet, but the general feeling was that $99 was too much, so why they would think people will pay double that beats me.

Of course there are people out there who will buy it, just as there are people who sleep in a tent in Africa and buy anti-Tiger dust off the locals ( I joke not).

Admins need to realise that apart from the obvious, SEO is as personal as wearing someone elses underpants, you just don't do it.

If there's a direct "VBtoDB" install of it that will let me quickly and easily move my 3.x site over to it without spending half a day making rewrites, I'll definitely be moving to it.