SEO

Here are several options that may help to add extra efficiency for your vBSEO installation:

Move rewrite rules from .htaccess to httpd.conf

For users with dedicated servers, the vBSEO rewrite rules applied in the .htaccess files can be moved directly into the httpd.conf file for more efficient performance.



[forum_id] in URL formats

If your CRU format includes only [forum_title], 1 additional database query will be executed. To eliminate this query, simply be sure to include [forum_id] in the CRU format.

Related vbseocp.php options:

• General Options-> Define Forum Path Title Bits
• Forum URLs -> Forum URL Format
• Forum URLs -> Forum Index Page URL Format
• Announcement URLs -> Individual Announcement URL Format
• Announcement URLs -> Multiple Announcements URL Format
• Thread URLs -> Multiple Page Thread URL Format
• Thread URLs -> 'Last Post in Thread' Redirect URL Format
• Thread URLs -> 'Newest Post in Thread' Redirect URL Format
• Thread URLs -> 'Go To Post in Thread' Redirect URL Format
• Thread URLs -> Multiple page 'Go To Post in Thread' Redirect URL Format
• Thread URLs -> 'Previous Thread' Redirect URL Format
• Thread URLs -> 'Next Thread' Redirect URL Format
• Printthread URLs -> 'Printthread' URL Format
• Printthread URLs -> Multiple Page 'Printthread' URL Format
• Poll URLs -> Poll URL Format
• Nav Bullet (Tree Icon) Image URLs -> Forum Nav Bullet Image URLs
• Nav Bullet (Tree Icon) Image URLs -> Thread Nav Bullet Image URLs
• Attachment URLs -> Attachment URLs Format

[user_id] in Member Profile/Avatar URL formats OR Disable them

Include [user_id] in your Member Profile and Avatar URL formats.

Related vbseocp.php options:

• Member's Profile URLs -> Member Profile URL Format
• Custom Avatar Image URLs -> Custom Avatar URL Format

Optionally, rewriting member profile pages and avatars can be disabled.



Disable "Replace 'Previous/Next Thread' redirect links?" feature.

This option replaces the 'Next Thread' and 'Previous Thread' links with direct, content relevant links. Disabling it will save two database queries per thread page.

Related vbseocp.php options:

• Direct Links -> Replace 'Previous/Next Thread' redirect links?

Disable rewriting for attachments/tree icon images

Optionally, rewriting attachment and tree icon image URLs can be disabled.

Related vbseocp.php options:

• Nav Bullet (Tree Icon) Image URLs -> Rewrite Nav Bullet Image URLs?
• Attachment URLs -> Rewrite Attachment URLs?

Disable "Add Thread Titles" features

These features are available in vBulletion version 3.5x or greater. Optionally, you may disable them.

Related vbseocp.php options:

• Add Thread Titles -> Add Thread Titles to Showthread Links Anchor Text?
• Add Thread Titles -> Add Thread Titles to Showpost Links Anchor Text?

Disable features with outgoing network connections.

Various features have outgoing network connections. To reduce or eliminate these requests, you can disable the following vbseocp.php features:

• Outgoing LinkBacks -> Update Services
• Outgoing LinkBacks -> Enable Outgoing Pingbacks
• Outgoing LinkBacks -> Enable Outgoing Trackbacks
• Add Titles to External Links -> Add Page Titles to External Links Anchor Text?

IonCube vs. Zend

You may consider trying both the Zend and IonCube versions of vBSEO to determine if there is a performance variation. In some limited test cases, the server environment showed improved performance while of one over the other.

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Joe Ward / Crawlability Inc.
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Great post Joe

I've had a few ppl ask if they can optimize the vbseo product.

cheers
-Bs

Thanks Joe
Nice tips....

thanks for the tipps.

Thanks for the tips, Joe, although there is no need to have this thread opened.

Thanks for the tips. Seems no modification neccesary for me but sometime to see the results.

Too bad to learn this after running vbseo for two years. I can't change them any more...

Performance gains by these changes are very marginal, I wouldn't loose any of the vBSEO functionality in an attempt to gain some performance. I see you are a big-board admin, if you have not done so, please open a support ticket for a pre-release version of vBSEO 3.1.0 unencrypted. That should resolve overhead issues, if any, on your current setup.

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Juan Muriente / Crawlability Inc.
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I used to be a pre-release member. I'm already running vBSEO 3.1.0 unencrypted. Lizard King told me that query is not a big issue (small table) so it's alright. Thanks for your answer.

If it will help for the future I will risk a decrease in indexing for sometime.

"For users with dedicated servers, the vBSEO rewrite rules applied in the .htaccess files can be moved directly into the httpd.conf file for more efficient performance."
Doing the above really help? Is it simply copying *.htacess and paste to httpd.conf inside file or is it more complex than that? If there are othersites on the server with some other htaccess settings will this change infuluence them as well?

It can certainly help. It's more efficient when the rules are placed directly within httpd.conf, than in a site's individual .htaccess file.

It won't impact other sites.

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Joe Ward / Crawlability Inc.
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rewrite rules, httpd.conf

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Joe Ward / Crawlability Inc.
vBSEO 3.2.0 Launched - Maximum Overdrive for Your Web Traffic! Over 100 Instant SEO Optimizations

vBSEO Google Sitemap Generator - Version 2.2 Released Mandatory Upgrade for vBSEO 3.2.0 GOLD

6X Traffic - $1400 in One Day with vBSEO! Imagine What the vBSEO Patent Pending Technology Can Do For You.

thank you, should i fully put all my present htaccess text to the between areas or just two rewrite rule you specified?

The whole vBSEO's .htaccess should be inserted in <Directory> section in httpd.conf.

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Oleg Ignatiuk / Crawlability Inc.
vBSEO 3.2.0 Launched - Maximum Overdrive for Your Web Traffic! Over 100 Instant SEO Optimizations

vBSEO Google Sitemap Generator - Version 2.2 Released Mandatory Upgrade for vBSEO 3.2.0 GOLD

6X Traffic - $1400 in One Day with vBSEO! Imagine What the vBSEO Patent Pending Technology Can Do For You.