Does moving threads from an established forum affect SEO?

[ennovations]

Last week I launched a new forum in a niche that will require several nodes & categories in the future. Right now I'm keeping it simple & my node structure is:

Category A

• Forum A1
• Forum A2
• Forum A3

Category B

1. Forum B1
2. Forum B2
3. Forum B3

The thing is that each forum mentioned above can be split into sub-forums which is a MUST for me to keep my forum organized. After my forum is filled with a couple hundred thread I'd like to have each main category structured like this:

Category A
Forum A1

• Forum A1-1
• Forum A1-2
• Forum A1-3

Forum A2

• Forum A2-1
• Forum A2-2
• Forum A2-3

So the ONLY question I'm worried about is that if after a couple of months I decide to launch subforums & move posts will it hurt my forum SEO wise?

 

[CTXMedia]

No, it shouldn't do, because the thread links don't include the forum name/ID - for example this thread's URL is:

http://xenforo.com/community/threads/does-moving-threads-from-an-established-forum-affect-seo.33754/

It will remain the same even if the thread is moved to another forum/sub-forum.

Cheers,
Shaun

 

[ennovations]

Got it. Thanks
Also, as you just pointed out in the above example, whats that number 33754 doing at the end of the URL? Will it change if I move the threads?

 

[CTXMedia]

That's the thread ID - it remains constant whether you move the thread or rename it.

 

[ennovations]

Perfect!

Thanks again

 

[Learner]

This is nice to know as I was also in the same boat. Thanks