Is an Optimizer needed??

[Auction Guy]

I am planning on purchasing a new VB although I have a couple already.

My question may be a tricky one but here goes:

Will the new 3.7.0 have SEO type coding to where you would NOT need outside programs such as vbSEO, or is that program still a good idea for perfect indexing and flexibility for other related things regarding SEO??

[Wayne Luke]

There is no URL rewriting included in vBulletin 3.7.0. If you feel that you need this type of functionality then you will need a third party addon like vBSEO.

[kentaurus]

There are not SEO capabilities built-in vbulletin yet :(
vbseo seems to work ok with vbulletin 3.7, though

[RichM]

Whilst vBSEO may seem ideal, there are many who think that its advantages are not significant enough to justify its price. I use vBSEO myself on a board with over half a million posts. I have not seen any significant improvements since using the software. (Have been using it for over a year)