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We are working on a news website, we have a country category as a parent and then a city child sub category.
Which method would be best for SEO?
Most of the team went with option 3 since it's easier, but wanted to hear your feedback.
Forget SEO for a moment: the browsing directory of your site should make sense (from a logic perspective) and be clear enough for your visitors to use it.
Being that said, my personal recommendation would be the first option. Short and straight to the point.
Don't forget to use breadcrumb structured data to help searches understand your internal structure.
