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31 questions linked to/from Are keywords in URLs good SEO or needlessly redundant?
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Multiple keywords in SEO friendly URL [duplicate]
I have a website with the domain as ‘domain.tld’. I have a product let’s call it as ‘Name A’. The product is used for purpose say ‘Purpose 1 software’. Now I need to optimise the SEO of the product ...
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In 2014 has any SEO value rewriting urls? [duplicate]
In 2014 has any SEO value rewriting urls?
If my site consistently links product page, and that product page shows a consistent canonical url, is there a real SEO doing this
http://example.com/...
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Adding Keywords in URL - Stuffing or Good Technique [duplicate]
I have about 25 pages on my website and after seeing Matt Cutts talk about how keywords in a URL is a good SEO technique, I decided to rename my files a more SEO friendly name.
However, I now have ...
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Which of these URL is better for SEO? [duplicate]
I am trying to restructure our website that is focus on Healthcare and could you please help me which of these two decisions for URL is better for SEO ?
we present best providers for any healthcare ...
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Should I change all the URL paths on my website to include keywords for SEO and should I rename my cart and checkout pages too? [duplicate]
I'm trying to make my site as SEO optimized as possible and have a question.
Do I change the name of my "cart.php" and "checkout.php" pages to have keywords in them?
For example, here's the current ...
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Does it matter for SEO which keyword is first in the URL path? [duplicate]
Does it really matter in SEO if my URL is:
https://example.com/test/18-apr-2019/author
https://example.com/18-apr-2019/test/author
https://example.com/author/test/18-apr-2019
Does it really matters ...
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Do shorter URLs benefit the pagerank and overall SEO value of pages vs. a longer categorised url showing the site structure
We are coming to the end of a long project in which we are upgrading our client's site from a custom built CMS to the latest version of Umbraco CMS whilst also making their website responsive. As part ...
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Can keywords in the URL path be separated by commas for Google?
As we know, keywords in the URL are helpful with your SEO, for example, /keyword1-keyword2, or keyword1_keyword2. We know that Google is able to identify the two keywords.
However, what if it was ...
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How do I handle the URL of an article that sits in more than one category
In our knowledge base (hosted in Wordpress) we have one article that is relevant to 2 categories. I do not want to duplicate the article and have it sitting separately in each category for fear of ...
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Is using URL rewritting instead of multiple parameters the only way to make sure all pages are indexed by Google?
If I keep the pattern (index.php?module=test¶m=1) will pages be less likely to be indexed then if I use the pattern (test_param_1.html) ?
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Which URL is SEO friendly when it comes to non ASCII characters?
/λαδοκολλα-περι-ανεμων
/ladokolla-peri-anemon
In the first URL I'm using the same business name, while in the second one I have converted the business name to Latin characters.
We know that the non ...
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What is the best practice to have a number in the clean URL or not?
I'm confusing to choose my clean URL format for better SEO. Here are my two options:
example.com/apple
example.com/123/apple
The first format is very clean. It would be much more familiar and ...
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Is it worth using Cyrillic in URLs for better SEO
My online shop currently uses Cyrillic directories since I am targeting Bulgaria, which has a Cyrillic alphabet. I did this in hopes of getting better ranks (it kind of worked I think).
It's also ...
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Is it OK for SEO to use a number for the URL path rather than a slug of ugly percent encode international characters that don't redirect properly?
I’m using WordPress with RTL|UTF8|Persian content. When I use the example.com/post-name permalink structure, I have two problems:
When I change the post URLs, it creates redirect problems. (I don't ...
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Are URLs containing a slug but no directory (slash) OK for SEO and rich snippets?
I have single URL style for multiple different content types:
/question-title-1
/article-title-2
The questions have rich snippets for nostar voting and the articles have star voted rich snippets.
I ...
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SEO effects of a concise URL path vs a longer one with more keywords
My sister wants to launch a celebrity website, which will have information such as age, height, weight etc. Suppose the website is example.com:
www.example.com/demi-lavato → This sounds crisp and ...
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Does it matter for SEO whether URLs are human-readable?
In terms of a site's SEO, is the following format best:
https://www.example.com/query/who-is-the-hippo-in-Moon-Knight
Or can a website do just as well SEO-wise if it has URLs like this?
https://www....
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Does the <h1> tag get more SEO value if there is no usable keyword in the URL?
I'm looking at a site for which the domain name and URL do not impart any meaningful data to a search engine. It does have:
<h1> (eBook name)
<h2> (author - cannot be changed)
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How to best create URLs for google and other search engines, using query parameters, or as hyphenated/nested URL paths?
I am torn on what is best here, I have read tons of blogs on the topic but haven't found a really clear solution/answer.
Basically I am wondering one thing which has two implications:
Does Google (or ...
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Is a URL with querystring SEO friendly? [duplicate]
I have developed a CMS that works with ID in urls.
http://example.com/content/?id=10
My customers asked me to add keywords in URLs to be seo firendly. I am not sure if there is a certain definition ...
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Numerical IDs in URLs optimized for SEO
I'm a server-side developer dabbling in SEO practices for the first time. This question is about getting the url structure right for a web application I'm developing, goal being having some which is ...
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Is redirecting homepage to a page with keyword it's targeting helps in SEO?
My site is fairly new, e.g. example.com. I need to optimize the home page(example.com) for a keyword, e.g. healthy-food.
Does redirecting home page to example.com/healthy-food, would help in terms ...
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Why do these major ticketing sites have backward or flat URL structures?
In basically any SEO post you read, or site you visit or develop, the recommended site structure is basically the same - the "tree" structure.
I can see why a site would want a flattened URL ...
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I have redirected my homepage to internal page. Should I include my homepage in the new sitemap?
I have redirected my above homepage to one of my internal page. So, I am confused whether I should include it in the new sitemap??
And what would be my canonical tag?
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SEO advantages of having content in a WordPress subpage?
I'm creating a WordPress-Website for a massage parlor. The website is in German (I'm from Switzerland).
I decided to not have a hub page for "services" but have the two main service "categories" ...
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Keyword in URLs vs. short URLs
My website is all about long holidays. This brings me to the following dilemma: is it better to have "long-holidays" in nearly all URLs of the website or not, given that it will make the ...
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Is placing the folder after the page in the URL better for SEO?
I read on https://moz.com/learn/seo/url that google prioritizes the folder over the path/page. Which wold mean that a url such as:
coffeeshop.example/*home-brew-coffee*/**types**
would perform better ...
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How important is an informative URL for search engine optimisation?
I found a similar question here which gave this as a duplicate, but it deals specifically with parameters in the URL, whereas I am interested in the URL disregarding query strings.
For example, how ...
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what's wrong with repeating a keyword domain in slug?
my intention is not to start a discussion on whether it is correct to use the domain of keywords versus the domain of the brand, I need to know tips for use with a keyword domain
e.g.:
for ...
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Do search engines have a preference to URL structures, when dealing with product variants?
Lets say, I have an 'Abstract Daffodil' painting. As such, the product would fit into both of the following Product Category URLs:
www.example.com/floral-canvas/daffodils
www.example.com/floral-...
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