vBSEO Optimization Tips

vBSEO already is using asynchronous tracking code

Yes, that is what someone else said, but if you read the link, the optimized code is much different than the one you are using.

Originally Posted by chapel

Yes, that is what someone else said, but if you read the link, the optimized code is much different than the one you are using.

The "optimized" code is identical it has just been minified (Removing all line returns and whitespace) this would bring very little performance improvement and would require quite a few changes to the vBSEO code as vBSEO also adds additional variables not just page_tracker.

If you wish to make the change you can do so vBSEO is visable source however as a company we will neither advise you how to nor support such a change.

Ceri

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.

Is this still true with vbseo v3.5.2 and enabled XCache in Caching Options?

Yes, it is true with all versions regardless of cache, as the there needs to be a select forumid from forum where title = 'string' query lookup inorder to reverse back to ?f=xx style on the forumdisplay page. If the id is already available in the URL, that query is skipped.

so why don't you just cache this?

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.

I'm on a VPS, so I assume this would not apply to me? But, if it does, how do I do this?

You can do this on a vps in most cases.
If you have whm,
[How-to] Move .htaccess rules into httpd.conf from WHM - Blogs - vBulletin SEO Forums

but this tips are for the new vbseo 3.6.0?

These tips effect all versions.

Thanks for the tips, this will help me a lot.

I too have successfully moved all of my htaccess rules to http.conf and it seems to be working fine, however, I'm not seeing any noticeable page load speed increase when I a/b test using firebug 'net' tab..

How are others testing the effects of this optimization technique?