i've had pathauto disabled but i'm getting ready to finally enable the module.
i've already created a fair amount of content and i've MANUALLY aliased the majority it. I'm also using the category module and category menu module so i spent a lot of time getting my structure right.
i'm enabling this now because i didn't realize what the pathauto module was until after the fact. And because i will be creating lots of NEW content on the site, my hope is that it will make administering it easier and more automated.
1) Is there anything i need to be concerned about before i use this module in MY category cat_menu module setup?
2a) Will / Can this screw up my EXISTING category_menu menus/structure based on the OLD MANUAL ALIASES?
2b) More importantly will it ACTUALLY UPDATE the OLD MENU structure with the NEW ALIASES or must i go back and manually recreate it?
These questions are asked in regard to the 2 methods one can use when turning on pathauto:
METHOD 1
Create the new pathauto aliases while keeping the old manual ones. Supposedly this is a good method to use in case pathauto screws up it gives you a backup plan. But i'm wondering if this method will update the category container, category and the assigned nodes appropriately.
METHOD 2
Do NOT choose to keep the existing manual aliases when enabling pathauto. I'm assuming this overwrites the existing aliases for each category, container and assinged nodes which should also update the cat menu structure but i'm not certain.