Forum topic pagination URL's compared

[joelle]

As we all know, the URL structure of a forum topic is important for seo reasons. Therefore I compared the forum topic pagination URL's from the top forum software companies. I noticed that IP.Board pagination URL's are the longest.

Which pagination URL's do you think are best for seo purposes?

1. IP.Board example URL

http://community.invisionpower.com/forum/298-ipboard/page-2?prune_day=100&sort_by=Z-A&sort_key=last_post&topicfilter=all

2. XF example URL

http://xenforo.com/community/forums/installation-upgrade-and-import-support.23/page-2

3. VB example URL

https://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forumdisplay.php/47-vBulletin-Pre-sales-Questions/page2

[Rimi]

:) That's not the topic, that's the forum. Just FYI. You're still right. :)

[joelle]

I have added a screenshot to the topic so that the users understand what I am talking about. ^^

[GreenLinks]

Regarding end user cleaner URL is always better

[Alfa1]

There is a lot of room for improvement for IPS urls.

[Andy Badwool]

At the end of the day, the only difference is that the other two don't show "parameters" on the "default" view (with ACP setted filters). When filter are activated, URLs lenght are pretty much the same for all 3.

[Michael]

Regarding end user cleaner URL is always better

The vast majority of end users care what's in the browser viewer area, not what's in the address bar.

[GreenLinks]

The vast majority of end users care what's in the browser viewer area, not what's in the address bar.

Not correct at all. Within my 15 year forum administrator experience , it is pretty clear that cleaner URL has many additional advantages. Users can remember and share pages easily. For a multi page thread , they know what to add on the end of the url etc.. so typing is way easier .

You should always remember this :

Even the smallest improvement for User Experience is a major improvement for your website.

[NewRockRabbit]

I think page pagination (and much else) will be dealt with in IPS 4.0. See for example Matt's entry 169 via link.