vBSEO 2.3.0 Released

Hi everyone,

vBSEO 2.3.0 has been officially released! We are very excited about this new version as major performance gains have been achieved, specifically for vBulletin 3.5.x series. Changes to both, vBSEO’s pre and post processing engines have resulted in a much more efficient handling of variables.

/* Note: When upgrading from 2.x.x to 2.3.x you must uninstall your crawlability_vbseo.xml product plugin and proceed with a fresh .xml product installation. */

Note: To better serve our growing userbase, we are implementing a new ticket system to be released shortly. It’s a robust platform which includes a knowledge-base database for frequently asked questions.

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Here is a summary of updates included in vBSEO 2.3.0:

(1) NEW FEATURE: vBSEO 2.3.0 & vB 3.5.x series - We’ve decided to tag the new vBSEO a full additional version number (2.3.0) after some major changes to the pre/post processing engine that minimizes dB load for vBulletin’s 3.5.x series.

Nearly all performance impact has been reduced to calculations during url replacements and mod_rewrite!

(2) NEW FEATURE: Changes within the ‘SEO Functions > Direct Links’ section - The prev/next thread direct links options (2) have been replaced with a single option for simplicity… who would want to replace the previous thread direct link but not the next link?
Also, a new option has been added (Replace ‘Forum Links’ with direct links to target URLs) that replaces your ‘Forum Links’ with the direct target URLs. These Forum Links are the ones that would commonly be redirected when entering URLs via the Forum Manager in the admincp.

See the Replace ‘Forum Links’ option used in our forums with a direct link to our new vBulletin resources page. vB’s default functionality for forum links would 301 redirect these links instead of having direct URLs.

(3) NEW FEATURE: New function for extensibility vbseo_any_url(/newthread.php) - This function allows the rewriting of dynamic URLs with corresponding SEO URL (including custom rewrite rules applied). See the vBSEO Functions for Extensibility for more details.

(4) UPDATE: The privacy redirects feature (Redirect ALL External URLs Posted in Private Forums) has been refined to exclude non ‘http://’ type requests; For example http://www.external-domain.com will be redirected via http://www.yourdomain.com/forums/redirect-to/?redirect=http://www.external-domain.com but irc://irc.external-domain.com/channel will not.

(5) UPDATE: vBSEO will strip rel="nofollow" attributes added physically to the original vBulletin templates when disabled for any page type (showpost, printthread, member profiles, etc.) via the vBSEO Control Panel.

(6) UPDATE: Special characters such as / and " in thread titles will be replaced using the acronym expansion feature. As an example:
- 14" can be replaced for ‘14 inches’
- S/C can be replaced for ‘Super Charger’

/* Note: For the "inch" replacement, you should use ‘&quot’ => ‘inch’ instead of ‘"’ => ‘inch’. */

(7) UPDATE: CRRs in Root (Beta2) update - Several refinements have been made to the ‘CRR in Root’ beta feature. Also, a problem with redirection of old URLs from the root level has been corrected.

Note: This requires an additional step in the installation process. The following updated .htaccess directives must be added in the *root folder* (not vBulletin folder):

RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !forum/
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} !vbseourl=
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ forum/vbseo.php?vbseourl=$1&vbseorelpath=../&%{QUERY_STRING}

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !forum/
RewriteRule ^(.*.php)$ forum/vbseo.php?vbseourl=$1&vbseorelpath=../&%{QUERY_STRING}
Note: In the above "forum" must be changed to the actual name of the folder in which your vBulletin installation resides.

/* Remember: The original .htaccess still resides in the vBulletin *forum root folder*. */

(8) FIX: Issue related to the ‘first_x_words’ pattern in the Relevant Replacements feature.
(9) FIX: Internal broken links for certain configurations.
(10) FIX: Whitelist whitespace ‘trim’ functionality not working properly when having multiple elements.
(11) FIX: Issue with Search Engine Bot activity log resets due to high bot activity.
(12) FIX: Minor issue with switching (on/off) email rewriting for vB 3.5.x
(13) FIX: "Redirect ALL External URLs Posted in Private Forums" option conflicting with public (forum) links.
(14) FIX: "Redirect ALL External URLs Posted in Private Forums" option not applied correctly for showpost pages
(15) FIX: mySQL errors with mailqueue and vBulletin 3.0.x series.

Download Location: All Licensed users may download vBSEO 2.0 Gold from their User Control Panel at the http://www.vbseo.com forums. Under the "Miscellaneous" section, there will be a link to "Download vBSEO".

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