Why the vBulletin archive is useless and counterproductive

I also have a test vB4.0 board. I just meant should I remove the archive before upgrading to vB4...

I'll drop it and see how I get on.

Thanks

Why not just use the new canonical tag on the archive pages? I would think that solves all issues while leaving pages in place for users.

The title of this thread is misleading. It should read "Why the vBulletin archive is useless and counterproductive and how vBSEO turns it into the perfect sitemap"

The vBulletin sitemap is not "useless and counterproductive" for people running vBSEO, and they should certainly not turn it off or modify it in any way.

For best results, vBSEO users should set their vB sitemap settings to the following:

• Archive Options > [Rewrite + 301 Redirect Archive Pages]
• Rewrite Archive Root: > [/sitemap/] or your name of preference (this really does not make a difference)
• Invert archive thread display order: > [Yes]

vB's Archive turned into the perfect sitemap @ vbseo.com