XF 1.5 Change forums/ and threads/ ?

[Surendra.S]

Is it possible to change the words : forums/ and threads/ that are prefixed to URLs of forums and threads respectively ?

lets say, I want to change them to forum/ and topic/

 

[Steve F]

You can use the Route Filter option in the ACP to do exactly that.

 

[Surendra.S]

Thank You !

Will it have any performance effect ?

 

[Steve F]

No, you shouldn't notice any performance issues.

 

[Surendra.S]

Just trying to understand what all Route Filters can do.

Can we be able to change a particular keyword of all URLs to another ?

For eg, replace the keyword interesting with boring in all thread URLs ?

If so, how to use Wildcard to achieve this ?

Change from:

example.com/community/threads/this-is-interesting-subject.1234/

example.com/community/threads/there-can-be-interesting-subjects.1235/

Change to:

example.com/community/threads/this-is-boring-subject.1234/

example.com/community/threads/there-can-be-boring-subjects.1235/

 

[Paul B]

No, that's not what the Route Filters function is for.

It is for the main routes - /forums/, /threads/, /posts/, etc.

https://xenforo.com/help/route-filters/

 

[Surendra.S]

It is for the main routes - /forums/, /threads/, /posts/, etc.

https://xenforo.com/help/route-filters/

I read that link. this concept is new for me and did not understand 100%, but I got overall idea.

Does Route Filter work on Permanent Redirect concept ?

Lets say, I change the path of Thread to something relevant to my website, does it help me for SEO in anyway ?
(or) this Route Filter is just for convenience of making URLs look better for users ?

Lets say, URL is:
example.com/community/threads/this-is-boring-subject.1234/

If I change it to:
example.com/community/computers/this-is-boring-subject.1234/

I mean, if my website is about Computers, and if I change URL like above, then will there be any advantage in terms of SEO ?
Will the Search Engines read the first URL (or) the changed 2nd URL ?

 

[Surendra.S]

Please update me about any possible SEO advantages of Route Filters ?

 

[Paul B]

We wouldn't know - you would have to ask Google how their algorithm works.

None to very little I suspect.

 

[Surendra.S]

We wouldn't know - you would have to ask Google how their algorithm works.

None to very little I suspect.

;-)

I meant to ask if Route Filter work on Permanent Redirect concept ?