Please explain your sitemap link in your footer

Did you leave your original vBulletin code /archive/index.php in the path and just change the vBphrase for archive?

Yep, that's what we did here. vBSEO rewrites the whole '/archive/index.php' part.

Thanks. I was goofing around with mine the other night after looking at yours and actually changed the path to sitemap - in hindsight this was really boneheaded - my google went from 92,100 to 11,900 after a few days. I really shouldn't do anything late at night!!! I hope I get it back.

What was the reasoning for changing the word archive to sitemap?

Originally Posted by Juan Muriente

Yep, that's what we did here. vBSEO rewrites the whole '/archive/index.php' part.

Could you share your custom rewrites for this. I like it, it's more user friendly and accessible than 'archive' and suggests it's a user feature rather than something created for the purpose of search engine indexing.

Originally Posted by buro9

Could you share your custom rewrites for this. I like it, it's more user friendly and accessible than 'archive' and suggests it's a user feature rather than something created for the purpose of search engine indexing.

vBSEO doesn't use any specific CRR's for archive. They just redirect the archive threads to real ones and that is a setting in vbseocp.php

Doh!

Oh yeah

Hello Everyone,

I've decided to remove the "Archive" link in the footer all together, is that going to have an effect on being indexed? The Archive page is still on my website, just no link in the footer.

The reason I removed it is that to me its a sitemap of only my forums section and not a true sitemap of my whole website, therefore I removed it because it does not include my complete website.


Thank You,

Nuguru

Hello,

Wow, I'm surprised not to here from anyone on this. Usually you guys are great about quick responses.

Well, if anyone can give me some advise here, I would appreciate it.


Thank You,

Nuguru