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wpForo 1.x.x [Closed] Changing the original url or slug good or bad?

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Jesus
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Hi, well... I rather get it right from the very beginning

My question is:

By default the url of the foro is "community"

Can I, without affecting anything at all, change that word to something else, for example "foro"

*I know I can because actually I have done it but what I wonder if can this be counterproductive at all in any way or form or if it does not make a difference whatsoever?

And in the case that could be changed without problems, would this benefit me at all for example with the search engines?

Thanks πŸ™‚

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dimalifragis
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If you have a new forum and no posts, change it to whatever you like.

If you had a well established forum with posts, then changing would affect your google indexing.

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Jesus
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Thanks πŸ™‚

But them with confused me is, what about this?:

https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/what-are-they-for-why-they-dont-work/

As Im just starting this foro adventure Im not sure what these two things are supposed to be there for BUT what its certain is that, even not working right, or not working yet, what its for sure is that they seems to be taken you to a place where the slug "community" makes reference, HENCE, Im worried that if at a later point, said feature is needed, IF, I have changed the slug to a different thing other than "community" then may thatΒ  would never work. Not now but definitely neither later

Do you understand what I mean?

dimalifragis
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@jesus I would like to help more in this, still i must confesse i don't understand this issue at all.

Jesus
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I know and I appreciated πŸ™‚

Is that I cant be more clear as Im not understanding it myself LOL

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Lets try this:

If you look into this very page at the very top, click in home icon:

And in the top look to the left

Unread post - forums - topics

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- What are that "forums" and "topics" for?. When I click on them, happens the very same as happens to me. Please try it, click on it, see what happens after, and may you understand what I mean

What are these for? and why they dont work? Thanks πŸ™‚

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NO WAIT...... its not on this page... oh man its so confusing lol. IsΒ  there somewhere on the top left AND ALSO sometimes can be found an "RSS" (sometimes in the top right and other in the not so top-left) in which case, after pressed said word-link happens the very same thing. Either 3 of them take you a place which certainly its not working

And so sorry confusing you guys

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