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I think a lot of that has to do with changes in the google search algorithm. Years goneby forum posts and discussion boards were frequently featured at the top
by mberning 6y ago
I think a lot of that has to do with changes in the google search algorithm. Years goneby forum posts and discussion boards were frequently featured at the top of many searches. Nowadays you have to give google a hint as you suggest. I don’t know why it was changed, but I suspect that the reason is that very few forums have ads on them and google would prefer to send you to ad rich sites.
- PurpleFoxy 6y agoThe much more likely explanation is that no one is using forums anymore. Forum posts still show up in google but they are always from 2009.
- mberning 6y agoI’m not so sure. There are many extremely active forums that exist, particularly for specific hobbies. In my case for example, if I google for “subaru brz forged wheels” I get nothing but vendors and product pages. But if I add “ft86club” to the query a great many forum posts appear. In the past those type of forum posts would appear ahead of vendor pages.
- clydethefrog 6y agoProbably "outdated" forum software that doesn't have much SEO bells and whistles.