Template SEO - vBulletin Template Search Engine Optimization

vBulletin Template SEO

The First Part

I see lots of Template in vBulletin Want More Changes To be More SEO and helping vBSEO In your forum

First . Remove Forum Title from Thread Pages for Long Tail Optimization
Second .Add H1 TAGS

• Essential H1 Tags Missing in vBulletin Default Templates
• Add H1 Tags to your vBulletin Templates for Long Tail Search Optimization

Next . Setup Relevant Replacements with vBSEO
Next . Replace post number link with Permalink (Option in vBSEOCP)
Next : Choose your best keywords i Strongly Recommended this site Keyword Suggestion Tool

Good Articles Also Help You : Your Guide : Variables And Conditionals Important To Customize Your Templates

vBulletin Template Changes
The Second Part

What will i do ?
I Change some vBulletin Template for better SEO in your forum this also help you if you using vBSEO
I change in these templates : headinclude ,SHOWTHREAD , forumdisplay , Memberinfo ,FORUMHOME
Also i change TAGS PAGES And Albums PAGES For better SEO

Open your Admincp and looking for template headinclude

FIND

PHP Code:

<else />
<meta name="keywords" content="$vboptions[keywords]" />
<meta name="description" content="$vboptions[description]" /> 


And remove them we will put them in the better place

FIND

PHP Code:

$headinclude
<title><phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_powered_by_vbulletin]</phrase></title> 


Replaced with

PHP Code:

$headinclude
<title><phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_powered_by_vbulletin]</phrase></title>
<meta name="keywords" content="$vboptions[keywords]" />
<meta name="description" content="$vboptions[description]" /> 


Save Your Template Now

In FORUMHOME

FIND

PHP Code:

<title>$foruminfo[title_clean]<if condition="$pagenumber>1"> - <phrase 1="$pagenumber">$vbphrase[page_x]</phrase></if> - $vboptions[bbtitle]</title> 


Replaced it with

PHP Code:

<title>$foruminfo[title_clean]<if condition="$pagenumber>1"> - <phrase 1="$pagenumber">$vbphrase[page_x]</phrase></if> - $vboptions[bbtitle]</title>
<meta name="keywords" content="$foruminfo[title] $vboptions[keywords]" />
<meta name="description" content="$foruminfo[description] $foruminfo[title]" /> 


Save The Template Now

I see Good point in vbseo.com in forumdisplay is
forum name At vBSEO.com

Check this Relevant Replacements used by vbseo.com?

OR

Forumdisplay
FIND

PHP Code:

<title>$foruminfo[title_clean]<if condition="$pagenumber>1"> - <phrase 1="$pagenumber">$vbphrase[page_x]</phrase></if> - $vboptions[bbtitle]</title> 


Replaced with

PHP Code:

<title>$foruminfo[title_clean] At Your Forumname.com <if condition="$pagenumber>1"> - <phrase 1="$pagenumber">$vbphrase[page_x]</phrase></if> - $vboptions[bbtitle]</title>
<meta name="keywords" content="$foruminfo[title] $vboptions[keywords]" />
<meta name="description" content="$foruminfo[description] $foruminfo[title]" /> 


Change At Your Forumname.com As You Like

In Show Thread

Find

PHP Code:

<title>$thread[title]<if condition="$pagenumber>1"> - <phrase 1="$pagenumber">$vbphrase[page_x]</phrase></if> - $vboptions[bbtitle]</title> 


Replace with

PHP Code:

<title>$thread[title]<if condition="$pagenumber>1"> - <phrase 1="$pagenumber">$vbphrase[page_x]</phrase></if> - $foruminfo[title]</title>
<meta name="description" content="$thread[title] $foruminfo[title]" />
<meta name="keywords" content="$thread[title] $vboptions[keywords]" /> 


Save Your Template

In Memberinfo

Find

PHP Code:

<title>$vboptions[bbtitle] - $vbphrase[view_profile]: $userinfo[username]</title> 


Replace with

PHP Code:

<title>$userinfo[username]'s profile on $vboptions[bbtitle]</title>
<meta name="keywords" content="$vboptions[keywords]" />
<meta name="description" content="$vboptions[description]" /> 


Save Your Templates

The Thread Part
TAGS AND Albums
First TAGS

In your Default TAGS Pages is
FORUM NAME - (TAGS)

we will do changes to be this

Tags - FORUM NAME

Open Template tag_cloud_page

Find

PHP Code:

<title>$vboptions[bbtitle] - $vbphrase[tags]</title> 


Replaced with

PHP Code:

<title>tags - $vboptions[bbtitle] </title> 


OK . Good

If you search for word in the tag cloud you will see

FORUM NAME - Threads Tagged with YOUR WORD

It Will be

Tags - YOUR WORD

Open Template tag_search

Find

PHP Code:

<title>$vboptions[bbtitle] - <phrase 1="$tag[tagtext]">$vbphrase[threads_tagged_with_x_title]</phrase></title> 


Replaced it with

PHP Code:

<title>$tag[tagtext] - tags</title> 


Save Your Work And See Your Tags Page

Second Albums

If you want to see member album picture you will see this

FORUM NAME - Member name's Album: My Album - Picture

It will be

Picture - Album Name

Open Template album_pictureview

FIND

PHP Code:

<title>$vboptions[bbtitle] - <phrase 1="$userinfo[username]" 2="$albuminfo[title_html]">$vbphrase[xs_album_y]</phrase> - $vbphrase[picture]</title> 


Replace with

PHP Code:

<title>$albuminfo[title_html] - $vbphrase[picture]</title> 


Save your Template

If you Want To See The Main Member Albums you will see this

FORUM NAME - MARCO1'S Album

It will be MARCO1'S Album

Open Template album_list

FIND

PHP Code:

<title>$vboptions[bbtitle] - <phrase 1="$userinfo[username]">$vbphrase[xs_albums]</phrase></title> 


Replace with

PHP Code:

<title><phrase 1="$userinfo[username]">$vbphrase[xs_albums]</phrase></title> 


Save Your Work And See Your Albums Page

Best Wishes
Marco

Next . Replace post number link with Permalink (Option in vBSEOCP)

if you do that, remember to disable showpost in sitemap because google gives ur sitemap warnings for having 301 redirects in it.

Thanks marco1

i hade been enjoy with this great information

i'm looking for more information from you and from all

Best Regards

Originally Posted by pspmodandcfw

if you do that, remember to disable showpost in sitemap because google gives ur sitemap warnings for having 301 redirects in it.

Yes this will be 301 redirect also without Permalink i recommended disable showpost in sitemap

Originally Posted by Bjnon.com

Thanks marco1

i hade been enjoy with this great information

i'm looking for more information from you and from all

Best Regards

Thanks i hope you learning more about forum SEO and how you can see your site No.1 in Google pages

god idea marco

Originally Posted by briansol

god idea marco

Thanks Brain

Surely, i meant "good"

Originally Posted by briansol

Surely, i meant "good"

Hah , i don't see that

hi marco1,

In temp headinclude I need remove:

PHP Code:

<else />
<meta name="keywords" content="$vboptions[keywords]" />
<meta name="description" content="$vboptions[description]" />
</if> 


Or only:

PHP Code:

<meta name="keywords" content="$vboptions[keywords]" />
<meta name="description" content="$vboptions[description]" /> 


Thank you,

Originally Posted by f4vn

hi marco1,

In temp headinclude I need remove:

PHP Code:

<else />
<meta name="keywords" content="$vboptions[keywords]" />
<meta name="description" content="$vboptions[description]" />
</if> 


Or only:

PHP Code:

<meta name="keywords" content="$vboptions[keywords]" />
<meta name="description" content="$vboptions[description]" /> 


Thank you,

Delete With else only

PHP Code:

<else />
<meta name="keywords" content="$vboptions[keywords]" />
<meta name="description" content="$vboptions[description]" /> 


And The Code Updated

I have not in the headinclude template this:

PHP Code:

$headinclude
<title><phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_powered_by_vbulletin]</phrase></title> 


so i can't replace it with:

PHP Code:

$headinclude
<title><phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_powered_by_vbulletin]</phrase></title>
<meta name="keywords" content="$vboptions[keywords]" />
<meta name="description" content="$vboptions[description]" /> 


Originally Posted by meonet

I have not in the headinclude template this:

PHP Code:

$headinclude
<title><phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_powered_by_vbulletin]</phrase></title> 


so i can't replace it with:

PHP Code:

$headinclude
<title><phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_powered_by_vbulletin]</phrase></title>
<meta name="keywords" content="$vboptions[keywords]" />
<meta name="description" content="$vboptions[description]" /> 


Are you using vB version 3.8 ?
If you using 3.8.x
you just delete this part only

PHP Code:

<else />
<meta name="keywords" content="$vboptions[keywords]" />
<meta name="description" content="$vboptions[description]" />