How Does Google Handle Case Changes in Folder Names

steveweber · 05-23-2009, 07:33 PM

I'm wondering if making a change in case will have an effect on a page's Google ranking.

For example, what if I have a well ranking page at:

www.mysite.com/onlinetools

...and then I make this change to the folder:

www.mysite.com/OnlineTools

Will this matter to Google at all? What do you think? Different folks seem to have different opinions on this.

dvduval · 05-23-2009, 07:41 PM

It may take an update or two for the pagerank to show again. You can also do a permanent redirect from the old to the new, and it should work well for you.

WarriorNY · 05-24-2009, 08:46 PM

I think G is going to treat it as a whole new URL. You would have to do a 301 redirect to preserve the pageranks and links.

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WarriorNY Active Warrior Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 33 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: How Does Google Handle Case Changes in Folder Names I think G is going to treat it as a whole new URL. You would have to do a 301 redirect to preserve the pageranks and links.