changing name of subforum does not change the URL of the subforum

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  • braintrainnerd
    Senior Member
    • Oct 2017
    • 228
    • 5.0.x

    changing name of subforum does not change the URL of the subforum

    Hi all.

    If I have a subforum called 'Hello World', it's URL would be 'www.mydomain.com/Hello-World' in the URL bar at the top of the web browser.

    If I changed the name of the subforum to 'Hello Planet', it's URL remains as 'www.mydomain.com/Hello-World', even though the name of the subforum clearly displays as 'Hello Planet'.

    Why does the URL remain the same even though the name of the subforum has been changed? It's as if the very first subforum name is the one that the URL will remain as forever, regardless of any changes to the subforum name. How can this be fixed? This has a negative impact on search engine results.

    If I don't get any replies I will send a ticket.

    Thank you.
  • Mark.B
    vBulletin Support
    • Feb 2004
    • 24286
    • 6.0.X

    #2
    They are two separate operations. You would need to amend the URLs after amending the name.
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    • braintrainnerd
      Senior Member
      • Oct 2017
      • 228
      • 5.0.x

      #3
      Originally posted by Mark.B
      They are two separate operations. You would need to amend the URLs after amending the name.
      Hi Mark, thanks for your reply. How do I amend the URL?

      I ended up creating a new subforum, moving threads to it and then deleting the old subforum. Jumping through hoops, but still a fairly quick process.

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      • Mark.B
        vBulletin Support
        • Feb 2004
        • 24286
        • 6.0.X

        #4
        Originally posted by braintrainnerd

        Hi Mark, thanks for your reply. How do I amend the URL?

        I ended up creating a new subforum, moving threads to it and then deleting the old subforum. Jumping through hoops, but still a fairly quick process.
        Edit the page in SiteBuilder, save without initially changing anything. On the confirmation screen there's an option to amend the URL.
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        • braintrainnerd
          Senior Member
          • Oct 2017
          • 228
          • 5.0.x

          #5
          Thanks Mark!

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