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How Does Google Handle Case Changes in Folder Names

by steveweber
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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.
#case #folder #google #handle #names
  • Profile picture of the author dvduval
    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.
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  • Profile picture of the author WarriorNY
    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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