Google indexed pages not much to brag about.

My site has been online for 2yrs and been running vB SEO for a few weeks now.. When I Google my site Local Race Chat.com I only get 782 pages..

Is this normal? I was thinking that vB SEO would help increase this.

Now that vBSEO is installed, I'm sure you will see more progress.

Be sure to install our vBSEO Sitemap 2.0 (if you haven't already).

Originally Posted by RaceJunkie

I only get 782 pages..

I suggest you track organically referred traffic as opposed to SERPS.

Originally Posted by Juan Muriente

I suggest you track organically referred traffic as opposed to SERPS.

Don't know what you mean? Any links to info on what you mean?

Originally Posted by RaceJunkie

Don't know what you mean? Any links to info on what you mean?

He means check your stats, if more traffic is coming from Google since vBSEO than you know its working better than not having vBSEO.

When you install vBSEO ALL your urls change from .php to pretty ones with keywords in them.

Google sees this and drops all you current indexed pages and starts to re-index.

Thats why they drop, but, they will go up again.

So you need to give it a bit more than two weeks mate, after all it took you 2 years to get to your pre vBSEO index numbers.

Originally Posted by Dave Hybrid

When you install vBSEO ALL your urls change from .php to pretty ones with keywords in them.

Google sees this and drops all you current indexed pages and starts to re-index.

Thats why they drop, but, they will go up again.

So you need to give it a bit more than two weeks mate, after all it took you 2 years to get to your pre vBSEO index numbers.

Thanks I did not know about the pages being dropped were up to 849 now so were making a come back...

Thanks for the explanation.

Originally Posted by Joe Ward

Now that vBSEO is installed, I'm sure you will see more progress.

Be sure to install our vBSEO Sitemap 2.0 (if you haven't already).

I've installed vBSEO but did not know I needed to install a sitemap 2.0, does anyone know what to do with this.


***Answered myself in the readme inside the doc file***

Originally Posted by paidinsider

I've installed vBSEO but did not know I needed to install a sitemap 2.0

That is not a "must-have" afaik ...

I do not have installed the generator, because some users said, that they made negative experiences with it.
It is recommended to use the plugin?

My vBulletin works with vBSEO since three months.

yes, its recommended.

people say vbseo doesn't work too.

it does.

Originally Posted by °°Ben³

That is not a "must-have" afaik ...

My vBulletin works with vBSEO since three months.

Your site seems just as slow as mine with vBSEO

Slow? Server stats are okay ..

Originally Posted by °°Ben³

Slow? Server stats are okay ..

1st visit it was loading slower than normal.. Just went back and it was quicker..