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From an SEO perspective  , consider the following website presenting mobile phones. The website will have a section for "Best phones" where you can find a list of phones with short descriptions and a link to a full description for the phone you wish to read about.

Is it better to :use 1. or 2.?

  1. Use posts for phone descriptions and review, and put these posts in a certain category . That category will stand as the "best phones" list .

    Using posts for phone descriptions and review, and put these posts in a certain category. That category will stand as the "best phones" list.

    example.com/best-phones/  <-- this is a category
    example.com/best-phones/samsung-galaxy/ <-- this is a post
    
  2. Creating normal static pages for both the "best phones list" as well as for the phones themselves.

    example.com/best-phones/ <-- this is a static page containing a list of phones and a short description for each one
    example.com/best-phones/samsung-galaxy/  <-- this is a static page too containing a full description of Samsung Galaxy
    
ex:
example.com/best-phones/  <-- this is a category
example.com/best-phones/samsung-galaxy/ <-- this is a post

or

  1. Create normal static pages for both the "best phones list" as well as for the phones themselves.
ex:
example.com/best-phones/ <-- this is a static page . containing a list of phones and a short description for each one
example.com/best-phones/samsung-galaxy/  <-- this is a static page too containing a full description of samsung galaxy .

The content and linking would be the same  . I guess the main difference is [page vs post] and [category vs page]. I know that posts are time sensitive  . So that is why iI am not sure iI should use posts instead of pages.

I am strictly asking in regards to SEO. forFor example iI know the first option would be much easier to update and maintain , but iI am not asking about that.

Strictly regarding SEO and how these websites would rank in a search engine .engines?

From an SEO perspective  , consider the following website presenting mobile phones. The website will have a section for "Best phones" where you can find a list of phones with short descriptions and a link to a full description for the phone you wish to read about.

Is it better to :

  1. Use posts for phone descriptions and review, and put these posts in a certain category . That category will stand as the "best phones" list .
ex:
example.com/best-phones/  <-- this is a category
example.com/best-phones/samsung-galaxy/ <-- this is a post

or

  1. Create normal static pages for both the "best phones list" as well as for the phones themselves.
ex:
example.com/best-phones/ <-- this is a static page . containing a list of phones and a short description for each one
example.com/best-phones/samsung-galaxy/  <-- this is a static page too containing a full description of samsung galaxy .

The content and linking would be the same  . I guess the main difference is [page vs post] and [category vs page]. I know that posts are time sensitive  . So that is why i am not sure i should use posts instead of pages.

I am strictly asking in regards to SEO. for example i know the first option would be much easier to update and maintain , but i am not asking about that

Strictly regarding SEO and how these websites would rank in a search engine .

From an SEO perspective, consider the following website presenting mobile phones. The website will have a section for "Best phones" where you can find a list of phones with short descriptions and a link to a full description for the phone you wish to read about.

Is it better to use 1. or 2.?

  1. Using posts for phone descriptions and review, and put these posts in a certain category. That category will stand as the "best phones" list.

    example.com/best-phones/  <-- this is a category
    example.com/best-phones/samsung-galaxy/ <-- this is a post
    
  2. Creating normal static pages for both the "best phones list" as well as for the phones themselves.

    example.com/best-phones/ <-- this is a static page containing a list of phones and a short description for each one
    example.com/best-phones/samsung-galaxy/  <-- this is a static page too containing a full description of Samsung Galaxy
    

The content and linking would be the same. I guess the main difference is [page vs post] and [category vs page]. I know that posts are time sensitive. So that is why I am not sure I should use posts instead of pages.

I am strictly asking in regards to SEO. For example I know the first option would be much easier to update and maintain but I am not asking about that.

Strictly regarding SEO and how these websites would rank in a search engines?

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SEO question: A static page vs a category page. Which is better in terms of SEO and ranking possibilities?

From an SEO perspective , consider the following website presenting samsungmobile phones

is it better to. The website will have a static page with all thesection for "Best phones" where you can find a list of phones listed ( using markup ofc , with short descriptions and pictures etc ... ) whicha link to a full description for the phone you will update manually with new phones andwish to read about. Each phone would have it's own static page with details and a test/review

Is it better to :

  1. Use posts for phone descriptions and review, and put these posts in a certain category . That category will stand as the "best phones" list .
ex:
example.com/best-phones/  <-- this is a category
example.com/best-phones/samsung-galaxy/ <-- this is a post

or

  1. Create normal static pages for both the "best phones list" as well as for the phones themselves.
ex:
example.com/best-phones/ <-- this is a static page . containing a list of phones and a short description for each one
example.com/best-phones/samsung-galaxy/  <-- this is a static page too containing a full description of samsung galaxy .

The content and linking would be the same . I guess the main difference is it better to[page vs post] and [category vs page]. I know that posts are time sensitive . So that is why i am not sure i should use posts for the phoneinstead of pages and the category page will stand as you "static page" ?.

I am strictly asking in regards to SEO. for example i know the secondfirst option would be much easier to update and maintain , but i am not asking about that

Strictly regarding SEO and how these websites would rank in a search engine .

SEO question: A static page vs a category page

From an SEO perspective , consider the following website presenting samsung phones

is it better to have a static page with all the phones listed ( using markup ofc , with short descriptions and pictures etc ... ) which you will update manually with new phones and. Each phone would have it's own static page with details and a test/review

or

is it better to use posts for the phone pages and the category page will stand as you "static page" ?

I am strictly asking in regards to SEO. for example i know the second option would be much easier to update and maintain , but i am not asking about that

Strictly regarding SEO and how these websites would rank in a search engine .

A static page vs a category page. Which is better in terms of SEO and ranking possibilities?

From an SEO perspective , consider the following website presenting mobile phones. The website will have a section for "Best phones" where you can find a list of phones with short descriptions and a link to a full description for the phone you wish to read about.

Is it better to :

  1. Use posts for phone descriptions and review, and put these posts in a certain category . That category will stand as the "best phones" list .
ex:
example.com/best-phones/  <-- this is a category
example.com/best-phones/samsung-galaxy/ <-- this is a post

or

  1. Create normal static pages for both the "best phones list" as well as for the phones themselves.
ex:
example.com/best-phones/ <-- this is a static page . containing a list of phones and a short description for each one
example.com/best-phones/samsung-galaxy/  <-- this is a static page too containing a full description of samsung galaxy .

The content and linking would be the same . I guess the main difference is [page vs post] and [category vs page]. I know that posts are time sensitive . So that is why i am not sure i should use posts instead of pages.

I am strictly asking in regards to SEO. for example i know the first option would be much easier to update and maintain , but i am not asking about that

Strictly regarding SEO and how these websites would rank in a search engine .

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SEO question: A static page vs a category page

From an SEO perspective , consider the following website presenting samsung phones

is it better to have a static page with all the phones listed ( using markup ofc , with short descriptions and pictures etc ... ) which you will update manually with new phones and. Each phone would have it's own static page with details and a test/review

or

is it better to use posts for the phone pages and the category page will stand as you "static page" ?

I am strictly asking in regards to SEO. for example i know the second option would be much easier to update and maintain , but i am not asking about that

Strictly regarding SEO and how these websites would rank in a search engine .