Tutorial on Installing vBSEO 3.3.0 [Linux Hosting]

[Mr. C]

So you downloaded vBSEO 3.3.0 nulled by vBTEAM, huh? Well, this guide will show you how to set up your site, to make it run, properly. I'll automatically assume the following:

You have vBulletin 3.7.X or greater.



Your hoster/server has mod_rewrite. This one is important.

Your hoster/server supports .htaccess.

Now then. Once you download your copy, you have SEVERAL things you should do. Open the Config file (located in the vBSEO Includes folder), and edit the following:

// ****** CONFIG PANEL PASSWORD ******
    define('VBSEO_ADMIN_PASSWORD',          'ah');

Change the ah, to a password of your choice, keeping the quotes intact.

OPTIONAL STEP: Search for the following in the vBSEO Config File

    // ****** COPYRIGHT NOTICE ******
    // As per the License Agreement (www.crawlability.com/vbseo/license/), you may NOT remove (or modify) the
    // copyright notice. Select one of the copyright notices to be displayed in each page enhanced by vBSEO:
    //
    // Linked
    // 1. Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.3.0
    // 2. Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.3.0
    // 3. Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.3.0
    // 4. SEO by vBSEO 3.3.0
    // 9. Linkback Enabled by vBSEO 3.3.0
    //
    // Not Linked
    // 5. Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.3.0 © 2009, Crawlability, Inc.
    // 6. Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.3.0 © 2009, Crawlability, Inc.
    // 7. Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.3.0 © 2009, Crawlability, Inc.
    // 8. SEO by vBSEO 3.3.0 © 2009, Crawlability, Inc.
    // 10. Linkback Enabled by vBSEO 3.3.0 © 2009, Crawlability, Inc.
    //
    //
    // When this option is set to '0', the system auto-selects a copyright notice for you. Setting this
    // option to a value from '1' to '10' will display the copyright notice of your preference.
    define('VBSEO_COPYRIGHT',           0);
    // When this option is set to '0', the system will delete the copyright notice for you. Setting this
    // option to a value from '1' will display the copyright notice of your preference.
    define('VBSEO_SHOW_COPYRIGHT',      1);

If you change the zero in define('VBSEO_COPYRIGHT', 0); to any of the numbers listed above, you will have a copyright as listed above. Let's say you want to REMOVE the copyright.

// option to a value from '1' will display the copyright notice of your preference.
define('VBSEO_SHOW_COPYRIGHT', 1);
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Change the 1 to 0 in the SHOW_COPYRIGHT, and the copyright is removed.

Now thats finished. Lets move onto the uploading. Upload the files like you would any other modification. After that is done, upload the .htaccess file (in the vBSEO Folder) to your FORUM ROOT, and import the product XML. Your site should have vBSEO now. Make sure you CHANGE THE PASSWORD FOR THE VBSEO CTRL PANEL.


If you have questions, ask, and I'm sure someone will try to answer them for you.

 

[amgupt01]

If you use vbSEO, do you HAVE to use the URL rewrites? vbSEO's rewrite feature breaks some stuff on my vB forum, but it has some stuff other than rewriting that is also helpful for SEO.

 

[Mr. C]

You don't have to, but it's recommended.