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    Archive Links in Footer

    This has probably been asked before, but I couldn't find it. So I'll ask.

    Is turning on the Archive Links in Footer recommended? Is that good for SEO? If so, should I enable it for "Add Links to the Archive Main Pages" or "Add Links to ALL Archive Pages"

    I'm bad when it comes to SEO. :P

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    I would suggest against it. I also suggest against using the archive, period. with vbseo, it's un-needed.

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    man, I'm going in circles here. What everyone is saying for vb4 is:

    include this in robots.txt

    Disallow: /sitemap/
    Disallow: /archive/

    Stock vb: Turn off (Search Engine Friendly Archive ) all together?

    vB's Archive Options set to:
    (rewrite+301 Redirect vb's archive )
    Rewrite Archive Root to: /sitemap/
    Invert archive thread display order: yes

    vBSEO Google/Yahoo Sitemap Generator ( Include Archive Pages ) No

    Other Enhancements Footer Archive Link: ( Do not add Links to the Archive Pages )

    Is this correct?

    PS:

    We should also turn off the Stock vb XML Sitemap ?

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    All looks good except,
    vB's Archive Options set to:
    will have no effect when it is physically turned off. I usually set this to 'use default vb settings'.

    And yes, you should disable the stock vb xml sitemap. it will not know vbseo'ed urls and will send bad links out. You should use OUR sitemap generator product.

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