vBulletin 4, the most powerful community software + vBSEO 3.5, the ultimate SEO solution = Your ultimate platform for 2010 and beyond. Click below to learn more.

Results 1 to 3 of 3

Baisc SEO Questions.

This is a discussion on Baisc SEO Questions. within the General Discussion forums, part of the vBulletin SEO Discussion category; I have some basic questions related to SEO .. What should be the maximum charachters or words in a page ...

  1. #1
    Senior Member
    Real Name
    Future
    Join Date
    Mar 2006
    Posts
    550
    Blog Entries
    1

    Question Baisc SEO Questions.

    I have some basic questions related to SEO..

    What should be the maximum charachters or words in a page title, meta keywords and meta description ?

    What should be the maximum length of URL ?
    (maximum words/charachters to be permitted in a URL)

    does having a thread title in url works best for seo ? or the thread id ?

    What other meta tags should be allowed/made ?

    Should we restrict some pages like printhread, etc. under robots.txt ?

    What should be the maximum no. of threads displayed per page and maximum no. of posts displayed per thread ?

    Should we also install third-party addons from vbulletin.org like Xenons Archive hack ?

    How many internal/external links should allowed from forumhomepage, forumdisplay and showthread pages ?

    Does similar threads work better for SEO ? (if server is able to mange high loads due to same)

    Should we implement H1 tags for forum title and thread title display ?


    Please answer this basic questions, before I begin tweaking my site.
    Last edited by Future; 03-19-2006 at 03:37 AM.

  2. #2
    Senior Member
    Real Name
    Future
    Join Date
    Mar 2006
    Posts
    550
    Blog Entries
    1

    Re: Baisc SEO Questions.

    bumping back again.

  3. #3
    Senior Member
    Real Name
    Joseph Ward
    Join Date
    Jun 2005
    Posts
    23,847
    Blog Entries
    9

    Re: Baisc SEO Questions.

    Future,
    • Titles should be choosen to accurately describe the page, with as few "extra" words as possible. However, do not sacrifice readability for your users.
    • There are guidelines for meta keyword, description length. I prefer around 100 characters. However, vBSEO will automatically handle your metas for your forum pages. Meta description, and keyword are traditionally given the most attention in SEO.
    • Theories vary on choosing a max URL length (# or keywords in CRU). I prefer including concisely worded forum titles. I also prefer having keywords in the thread titles, rather than just ids. If you prefer URLs of shorter length, I recommend enabling our vBSEO cropping feature.
    • I would recommend using the vBSEO feature to add rel=nofollows to printthreads.
    • Max number of threads and posts is debateable. You might prefer to keep it a bit shorter to improve page rendering time and decrease the number of links to external sites (in posts).
    • vBSEO confirms the archive into a convenient sitemap. If you use this feature, you will not require any other vBulletin.org plugins related to the archive.
    • I recommend using similar threads if (as you stated) your forum can handle the performance impact.
    • In general, a reduced number of external links would be my suggestion. However, if the links you do have are to relevant sites, that is even better.
    • H1s are still effective for SEO.

Similar Threads

  1. Replies: 0
    Last Post: 02-08-2006, 05:23 AM
  2. Replies: 2
    Last Post: 11-20-2005, 06:40 PM