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[vammer890]

I started my italian board since about 8 days and installed vbseo from the beginning, now i wanted to ask if the settings are ok and ready to get internet traffic. If no, what is it missing?
How much time vbseo will take to send new members visiting my forum site?
Many thanks in advance for your replies

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[marco1]

Welcome

• i would you to try vBSEO Style it had very well changes for search engines, i think your forum will be very good with vBSEO Style
• i want you to use Permalink Check Out :[How To] Replace Showpost Links with Permalinks - Max Out Search Engine Crawling Efficiency
• i want you to use vBSEO Relevant Replacements Check Out : [How to] Setup Relevant Replacements with vBSEO
• I want you to use Virtual HTML Display in your what's going on box Check Out My Blog :http://www.vbseo.com/blogs/marco1/ho...-template-236/
• I want you to remove include every thing in your sitemap (Albums,Members Profiles Pages,Showposts .....etc) and only include thread pages and forum pages only
• I want you to disable your archive , because i want Google to focus in your forum only in threads
• i want you to remove FAQ,Calender from your navbar for guests only

[vammer890]

thanks for replying marco, i installed vBSEO Style as default skin, i disabled the archive, removed calender for guests only but i dont know how to remove FAQ for guests...can you help me please?

[marco1]

Of Course Paul

Open Navbar Template
FAQ
Search for

<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="faq.php$session[sessionurl_q]" accesskey="5">$vbphrase[faq]</a></td>

and put them in these Tags

<if condition="$show['member']"> Code Here </if>

Example

<if condition="$show['member']">
<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="faq.php$session[sessionurl_q]" accesskey="5">$vbphrase[faq]</a></td>
</if>

And for Calender
Search For

<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="calendar.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[calendar]</a></td>

And replace with

<if condition="$show['member']">
<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="calendar.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[calendar]</a></td>
</if>

[vammer890]

thanks marco, now calender and faq have been removed, added Virtual HTML Display codes to what's going on box....

now 3 points to the left...lol

i want you to use Permalink Check Out :[How To] Replace Showpost Links with Permalinks - Max Out Search Engine Crawling Efficiency

i want you to use vBSEO Relevant Replacements Check Out : [How to] Setup Relevant Replacements with vBSEO

I want you to remove include every thing in your sitemap (Albums,Members Profiles Pages,Showposts .....etc) and only include thread pages and forum pages only

[marco1]

i want you to use Permalink Check Out :[How To] Replace Showpost Links with Permalinks - Max Out Search Engine Crawling Efficiency

i want you to use vBSEO Relevant Replacements Check Out : [How to] Setup Relevant Replacements with vBSEO

Check These threads. make them steps and you will found these options working

I want you to remove include every thing in your sitemap (Albums,Members Profiles Pages,Showposts .....etc) and only include thread pages and forum pages only

From Your vBSEO Sitemap Generator Settings you will found these options

[vammer890]

Thank you, i removed include every thing in my sitemap except Include Show Thread Pages and Include Forum Display Pages. Can you confirm that's correct, marco?

[marco1]

No i can't . if you sure you change them to No it should be work

[vammer890]

i didnt understand well your last reply, must i set anything with Include prefix to NO ? thanks again

[marco1]

I Mean it should be work since you remove include them from your sitemap

[vammer890]

ok, thank you, so now i ve the last two steps to complete...

[marco1]

Good!
Follow the threads and you will see them working

[vammer890]

marco, i was reading the thread about how to set relevant-replacements, but i have already edited VBSEO_RR_1 and VBSEO_RR_2 when i installed the vbseo style ....and they are the following ones:

VBSEO_RR_1 on forumdisplay pages
<h2>[forum_title]</h2><p id="relevant_replacement">Below you will find a list of discussions in the <b>[forum_title]</b> forums at the [bb_title]. [forum_description]</p>

VBSEO_RR_1 on showthread pages.
<h2>[thread_title]</h2><p id="relevant_replacement">This is a discussion on <em>[thread_title]</em> within the <b>[forum_title]</b> forums, part of the [parent_forum_title] category; [first_post_20_words]...</p>


VBSEO_RR_2 on forumdisplay pages
[parent_forum_title] - [forum_title] at thelionstoday.com



So, what to do? have i to edit them and insert what is written in this tutorial below? [How to] Setup Relevant Replacements with vBSEO


thank you

[marco1]

Yes don't make any changes expect of the step 8 and 9 in this thread
[How to] Setup Relevant Replacements with vBSEO

[vammer890]

marco, I ve completed the setup as you said, but now the titles are doubled in any forum and subforum and also the descriptions in the subforums seem too close to the buttons.... please check what i mean... here is a sample : Calcio e Tennis - thelionstoday.com