vBSEO 3.5 Beta 2 Released

Attention all vBSEO Customers,

Following the release of vBulletin 4 Release Candidate 4, I'm happy to announce that vBSEO 3.5 is now on Beta 2 and we are making it available to all licensed users for testing. You may download vBSEO 3.5 Beta 2 now from the downloads area.

The new vBSEO Control Panel is here!
As stated in the vBSEO 3.5 Beta 1 release announcement, Beta 2 would be the first build to feature the updated Control Panel. Today we are happy to confirm that this is a reality!

New file structure in vBSEO Beta 2
Instructions for installing and upgrading to vBSEO 3.5 Beta 2 have been updated and are included in the readme.html file in the download package, in the /docs folder.

vBSEO 3.5 Beta 2 introduces a different file system structure which requires manual deletion of files located in the deprecated location. FTP into your site and delete the following files to maintain the best security of your website as these are no longer needed with vBSEO 3.5:

*/vbseocpform.php
*/includes/config_vbseo.php
*/includes/functions_vbseo.php
*/includes/functions_vbseo_cache.php
*/includes/functions_vbseo_createurl.php
*/includes/functions_vbseo_crr.php
*/includes/functions_vbseo_db.php
*/includes/functions_vbseo_hook.php
*/includes/functions_vbseo_linkback.php
*/includes/functions_vbseo_misc.php
*/includes/functions_vbseo_pre.php
*/includes/functions_vbseo_seo.php
*/includes/functions_vbseo_startup.php
*/includes/functions_vbseo_url.php
*/includes/functions_vbseo_vb.php
*/includes/md5_sums_crawlability_vbseo.php
*/images/vbseo/[all files]
*/images/vbseo/

Known issues:

• Settings are overwriten on upgrade. - Please make sure you backup the vbseo_all.xml before upgrades.
• [forum_path] is set to "f[forum_id]" even when changed in CP
• vBSEO RR's have weird default values (IE. wgw / hsidfh)
• Custom Blog domain has a default of ewq when should be blank.
• 3.x compatability image paths are missing initial /

The following bugs have been fixed:

• CRR's and Custom 301 Redirects Fixed.
• http://www.vbseo.com/f3/vbseo-contro...ing-ie8-39659/
• http://www.vbseo.com/f3/enter-format...lection-39680/

Important Notices:

• Make sure you save and XML backup before upgrading and import the file after or all settings will revert to default (settings are not automatically restored for now)
• Only Use single quotes in Relevant Replacements, the ability to use double quotes will be added in an upcoming release.
• Make sure that config.xml is chmod 666 to be able to set new password!

Other notes:

• Please report all bugs discovered via the vBSEO Plugin Bug Reporting Forum, NOT via this thread.
• If you are receiving redirect loop within your forum URL's , please make sure you set Friendly URLs settings to Standard Urls

Enjoy!