Tips

Just purchased, ready to install.

A few questions:

1. How do I do a proper before/after comparison (results) chart or diagram?
2. What tips can one suggest to optimize this to the fullest potential?

My Info:

Vbulletin 3.6.2
Zend Optimizer
Paid Ads on Google (should I stop this?)
A lot of plugins (FlashChat, VBGallery, v3Arcade to name a few)
PHP 4.4.4 / Apache 1.3x

1. Google Analytics (vBSEO Control Panel has a field to enter your Analytics ID and it will automatically add the tracking code to your pages.

2. The default settings should be fine for most people.

Thanks. I already use Google analytics. Should I remove the code in header template after placing it in vbseo?

Originally Posted by Chad

Thanks. I already use Google analytics. Should I remove the code in header template after placing it in vbseo?

Hi Chad,

Indeed. vBSEO will insert it for you (just before </body>, as per google's guidelines.)

Yes, I would.

(Analytics now suggests adding it at the end of the page, right before the </body> tag, and that's where vBSEO will add it.)

Is there an echo in here? Is there an echo in here?

So leave default settings? Nothing else? A lot of options there.

Also, what is this about? Linkback. Please explain. Completly new to this and SEO in general.

Choose "About Linkbacks" in the LinkBack dropdown at the top of any thread.

You are showing a RefBack from your own site because one of the links has WWW, and one does not.

You should use a 301 redirect to keep all your urls consistent.

Put this in your .htaccess file, right after RewriteEngine On:

Code:

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.talkjesus\.com 
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.talkjesus/$1 [R=301,L]

That will ensure that all URLs have the WWW.

Ok great. I added that, not my /forum/.htaccess shows the default plus added code:

Code:

# Comment the following line (add '#' at the beginning)
# to disable mod_rewrite functions.
# Please note: you still need to disable the hack in
# the vBSEO control panel to stop url rewrites.
RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.talkjesus\.com 
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.talkjesus/$1 [R=301,L]

# Some servers require the Rewritebase directive to be
# enabled (remove '#' at the beginning to activate)
# Please note: when enabled, you must include the path
# to your root vB folder (i.e. RewriteBase /forums)
#RewriteBase /

#RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.yourdomain\.com
#RewriteRule (.*) http://www.yourdomain.com/forums/$1 [L,R=301]

RewriteRule ^((urllist|sitemap).*\.(xml|txt)(\.gz)?)$ vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_getsitemap.php?sitemap=$1 [L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} (admincp|modcp|clientscript|cpstyles|images)/
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ $1 [L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}index\.php -f
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ $1index.php [L]

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} !vbseourl=
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !chat
RewriteRule ^(.*\.php)$ vbseo.php?vbseourl=$1&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]

RewriteRule ^$ vbseo.php?vbseourl=index.php [L]
RewriteRule ^(archive/.*)$ vbseo.php?vbseourl=$1&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.+)$ vbseo.php?vbseourl=$1&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]

What should I do with the linkback now (and future)?

Sorry for many questions. I want to learn really quick directly from your responses, which I appreciate.

Also, is it me or is there no direct admincp section for the vbseo admin page?

If it's in your forum directory, you need to have the /forums in that rule. Sorry, didn't notice you had the forums in a sub-dir.

There's a sample that's commented out in the .htacces, as shown above:

Code:

#RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www.yourdomain.com
#RewriteRule (.*) http://www.yourdomain.com/forums/$1 [L,R=301]

The vBSEO Control Panel is a separate page, that's correct. Not linked from AdminCP.

You should delete that RefBack, since it's not valid, since it's from your own site.


EDIT: Hmm. It doesn't appear that you are using a /forum dir? Your forum appears to be in your domain root? If so, then the first rule I posted is the correct one.

No, my apology it is not a subdirectory. It is /home/user/public_html/
(not public_html/forum). My confusion, sorry.

i still think it should go in the head with a defer attribute....

javascript: Defer Execution - with the defer attribute of the script element

externally linked files in the head of the doc load last, even after inline body script....
note the firebird stuff is old... hell, its called firefox now. and has since been addressed.