vBulletin LTS

Use vBulletin Archive as Sitemap for the Forum
Mod Version: 1.00, by shabbirbhimani

What does this product do?

It uses the existing vBulletin Archive feature to be used for Sitemap for the forum like in vbSEO / TfSEO product.

How to install?

1. Enable the Archive Feature in
   AdminCP > vBulletin Options > Search Engine Friendly Archive
   
   Forum Archive Enabled <Yes>
   Display Simple View of Threads <No> ( Optional but its not good to have different page for the content )
   
2. Add the following line to your .htacces file
   
   
   Code:

   RewriteRule ^sitemap(.*)$ forums/archive/index.php$1 [QSA,L]

3. Import the product XML
   
4. Change the Footer Template to point the Archive to Sitemap Location.
   
   Find :
   
   
   Code:

   <if condition="$vboptions['archiveenabled']"><a href="archive/index.php">$vbphrase[archive]</a> -</if>

   Replace with :
   
   Code:

   <if condition="$vboptions['archiveenabled']"><a href="$vboptions[homeurl]sitemap/">$vbphrase[archive]</a> -</if>

   You may need to add a trailing slash after $vboptions[homeurl] if it does not already end with /
5. Optionally change the Phrase Archive to Sitemap

How to uninstall?

• Remove the content of .htaccess
• Revert the template / phrases
• Just un-install product.

Samples

See the working example on my forum http://www.go4expert.com/

Note: I changed some bburl to homeurls and if you find something wrong in it do let me know and I would be more than happy to help.