Quick URL rewriting question

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by Tholomew, Jun 21, 2009.

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    Tholomew, Jun 21, 2009 IP
  2. Tholomew

    Tholomew Peon

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    I have decided to leave the .html off the end
     
    Tholomew, Jun 22, 2009 IP
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    romelprashad Well-Known Member

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    The better format is without the extension.

    means I prefer website/page1 to website/page1.html
     
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    Don't need to use any extension on end
     
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    OnInternetBusinessGuide Well-Known Member

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    I prefer without the extension. One advantage is to keep the same URL if you change the technologies behind. For example, you might change from .html to .php like I did. Having just the folder will spare you the trouble of updating all URLs. This is especially important for your main pages where you did a lot of SEO.
     
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    I agree w/ all of the other posters. Extensionless URLs > URLs w/ extensions from a user perspective. However, it makes absolutely NO difference as far as SEO and organic rankings.
     
    Canonical, Jun 22, 2009 IP