URL Structure Best Practices: Hierarchies, Parameters, and Canonicalization
Design URL structures that scale. Best practices for site hierarchy, query parameters, trailing slashes, and canonical URLs for large content sites.
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URL Structure Best Practices: Folders, Hyphens, and Parameters URL structure is an architectural decision you make once and live with for years. Changing URL structures later requires redirects, redirect chains, and the risk of losing PageRank built up on old URLs. Getting it right early saves a significant maintenance burden. -------------|-----------| | Most important pages (homepage, product, service) | 1 level (/product-name) | | Section pages, category hubs | 2 levels (/blog/url-guides) | | Individual posts, product pages | 2–3 levels (/blog/seo/url-guide) | | Supporting content | 3 levels maximum | --- Hyphens in URL Paths The universal best practice: use hyphens to separate words in URL paths. Do not use underscores, spaces (encoded as ), camelCase, or no separator at all. Why…
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