Changing from sitename.org/forum.php to sitename.org/forum/

[tryzub]

Would it be beneficial for SEO to change the URL structure from sitename.org/forum.php to sitename.org/forum/ or does it not make a big difference and not worth doing?

[Brian Cummiskey]

You can do this easily with a CRR:

'forum\.php$' => 'forum/'

[tryzub]

Thanks. Would I also have to change the CRR to have a structure where it's sitename.org/forum/forum-name/152-thread-title?

I want a structure like Nexusoneforums.net for example.

[Brian Cummiskey]

That CRR writes the PAGE only, it does not add a directory. Doing so is likely counterproductive... pages in root weigh more than in a /folder.

If you do want to do this, you would have to change all your preset URLs to include forum/ in front of the rules, and you would under-go a complete re-index. It's not worth it at all.