3 replies to this topic

[coolslko]

Hi,

I have a confusion about adding a forum to my website. Pleas tell me what will be better : add a directory named forum or i should make folder for forum...

I man to say that what will be better URL option to add a forum to a website:

www.forums.mydomain.com

or

www.mydomain.com/forums


please tell me for which I should go and why it will be better...

thanks

Edited by Randy, 12 July 2007 - 07:59 AM.
Edited to break live urls.

[Randy]

The url structure you use doesn't matter one iota. There is no difference as far as the search engines are concerned.

That said, I hope you have a good plan in place if you're going to start a forum. They take a significant amount of time and effort to build a forum into a useful resource. Don't build a forum just to build one or because you think the search engines will love it. You need a much, much better reason to even begin considering doing something like this.

Lots of threads about this subject scattered around HRF.

[Scottie]

As Randy said, doesn't matter. Put it where it makes sense for you.

Typically, a folder is fine unless you need a subdomain for some reason.

[Amrit]

As Randy said, doesn't matter. Put it where it makes sense for you.

Typically, a folder is fine unless you need a subdomain for some reason.

It is a matter of convenience actually. In the case of www.forums.mydomain.com you need to create the sub-domain and in the other case you can simply create a sub-folder and install the forum software there. From search engines point of view it doesn't matter. If your forum has interesting threads then it'll rank well anyway.