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Using unified pages/forums structure

Trustmaster
#22009 2010-01-06 22:02
The way forum structure is organized in Cotonti/Seditio is very different from the way page categories are organized. Each nesting level is a separate database table and category location is determined by parent category ID.

Many people here suggest using the same structure as in page categories.

Pros:
  • Similar structure management of the whole site
  • Edit several forums at a time
  • Unlimited category nesting
  • Simplified database structure
  • Easy breadcrumbs

Cons:
  • An administrator will have to deal with 1.2.3 path in forums too
  • A slight slowdown is possible due to linearized database structure
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