[uf-discuss] Adapting existing links as tags

[Andy Mabbett]

In message <+FP1o$m9vzZFFwxl at pigsonthewing.org.uk>, Andy Mabbett
<andy at pigsonthewing.org.uk> writes

>
>I currently have several instances of pages in a sub-directory, such
>as:
>
>        http://www.westmidlandbirdclub.com/staffs/tittesworth/index.htm
>        http://www.westmidlandbirdclub.com/staffs/tittesworth/latest.ht
>m
>        http://www.westmidlandbirdclub.com/staffs/tittesworth/latest-
>2006.htm
>        http://www.westmidlandbirdclub.com/staffs/tittesworth/latest-
>2005.htm
>        etc.
>
>Where the root URL of that sub-directory may be suitable as a tag.
>
>
>All of the pages apart from the index file link to the latter, thus:
>
>        <a href="index.htm">Tittesworth</a>
>
>usually more than once from each page, occasionally with other linking
>text ("Tittesworth Reservoir").
>
>
>I could, presumably, change the links to:
>
>        <a href="../tittesworth" rel="tag">Tittesworth</a>
>
>Are there any disadvantages to doing so (in terms of search engine
>ranking, for example)? Should I do so on each such link, or just once
>per page?

Can anyone advise, please?

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