What SEO functions will VB5 have? Will VBSEO still be an upsell???
 

Hello,

I would like to know the future SEO functions of vBulletin 5?

Will it be a case of spending another $150 on vbseo, or will vbulletin take this seriously?

I would like to know will vb5 -

• add dynamic meta tags
• add image alt tags
• rewrite attachment URLs (with thread keywords/titles or desired niche keyword phrase)
• add image sizes
• Site wide no follow links (internal/outbound)
• Intelligent sitemapping (VBSEO style)

I've lost alot of faith in vBulletin over the last 6 months, and I've seen many others have too. The future of VB5s' SEO capabilities are my #1 concern.

I see VB as the chasis of a car.
I need to buy a template (just like car paint)
I need to buy VBSEO to rank (like petrol + oil)
I need to get plugins like spam-o-matic to be secure (like a car alarm)
I need plugins for simple functionality i.e process bounced mail, watermark images, CYB advanced permissions, thank you hack, default avatars etc etc (they're like the wheels on the car)

My personal view on upgrading from VB4 to VB5 would be a slow and painful move. All my plugins would cease to work, and my forum would commit suicide on itself.

I haven't made this thread to insult, I'm just looking for reasurrance here that VB5 will actually be worth it. I just can't help but feel this is just a money making stunt for Internet Brands, and I will be the one who will suffer badly. I've spent a long time getting my forum right, and I'm still tweaking it.

Even though there is still bugs in VB4 the company has decided to stop updating it and moved onto a new project. That's scary to see from a forum owners point of view, because our forums are our little babies and Internet brands doesn't seem to have our best interests (like SEO) at heart.