Any SEO disadvantages with creating pages under a directory page which doesn't exists?

[vtmoz]

Hi,

Let's say we are going to create pages in the URL path www.website.com/directory/sub-pages/. In case this page www.website.com/directory/ doesn't exists or redirected; will the pages created in this URL path like stated above have any issues in-terms of SEO?

We will link these pages from somewhere in the website and planning to redirect the /directory/ to homepage.

Suggestions please.

[Dalerio-Consulting]

If I'm understanding your question right, there are various sub-pages on the directory, and you want to redirect the directory and not the sub-pages. In that case, the only damage to SEO would be the ranking given from the directory page, so you would have one less internal link. It will be the same as redirecting any page/post that links back to the sub-pages, so in most cases, it won't be noticeable unless the directory page itself that links to the sub-pages is highly ranked.

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