Question Dragonbyte SEO Sitemap

[pigoo]

Hello Fillip,

I got Dragonbyte SEO installed working properly...and I'm getting a sitemap generation report email each time a sitemap is generated. Up until about a week ago the sitemap generation report looked like this:

Summary:
Custom URLs: 0 - +0
Member Profile URLs: 349,335 - +6
Show Thread URLs: 302,227 - +18
Forum Display URLs: 11,154 - +0
Poll Results URLs: 813 - +0
Blog URLs: 7 - +0
Blog Tag URLs: 8 - +0
Member Profile Album URLs: 156 - +0
Social Group URLs: 1 - +0
Social Group Discussion URLs: 0 - +0
Tag URLs: 210 - +15
CMS Content URLs: 1 - +0
CMS Section URLs: 6 - +0
Total: 663,918 - +39

Now the sitemap reports are looking like this:

Summary:
Custom URLs: 0 - +0
Member Profile URLs: 349,381 - +46
Show Thread URLs: 8,709 - -293,518
Forum Display URLs: 11,154 - +0
Poll Results URLs: 4 - -809
Blog URLs: 7 - +0
Blog Tag URLs: 8 - +0
Member Profile Album URLs: 156 - +0
Social Group URLs: 1 - +0
Social Group Discussion URLs: 0 - +0
Tag URLs: 1 - -209
CMS Content URLs: 1 - +0
CMS Section URLs: 6 - +0
Total: 369,428 - -294,490

The Show Thread URL's (in bold) suddenly one day dropped by a whole bunch. I haven't made any Dragonbyte SEO settings changes...or changes on the website. Any idea what could be responsible?

Thanks

 

[Fillip H.]

Permissions. Only threads accessible by guests are included.

 

[pigoo]

Ohh ok. Yes...probably about a week ago I adjusted the permissions in the vBulletin Admin CP that unregistered website visitors cannot view threads (they needed to register to view threads).

If my install of Dragonbyte SEO is linked to my Google Analytics account...and sitemap reports are being submitted to Google Analytics...will this large drop in "Show Thread URL's" in the sitemap report effect website SEO?

Thanks for the fast reply.

 

[Fillip H.]

Yes, once Google realises you can no longer view threads it will slowly de-index all of your thread URLs.

 

[pigoo]

YIKES...can't let that happen. Thanks very much for the help Fillip!

 

[pigoo]

Just reversed that AdminCP guest permissions setting...and now the sitemap report is the way it used to be.

Thanks again Fillip!

Summary:
Custom URLs: 0 - +0
Member Profile URLs: 349,668 - +0
Show Thread URLs: 302,283 - +293,574
Forum Display URLs: 11,157 - +0
Poll Results URLs: 813 - +809
Blog URLs: 8 - +0
Blog Tag URLs: 8 - +0
Member Profile Album URLs: 156 - +0
Social Group URLs: 1 - +0
Social Group Discussion URLs: 0 - +0
Tag URLs: 463 - +462
CMS Content URLs: 1 - +0
CMS Section URLs: 6 - +0
Total: 664,564 - +294,845