{"id":25992,"date":"2021-06-22T15:00:31","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T13:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/?p=25992"},"modified":"2022-01-21T10:57:54","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T09:57:54","slug":"what-is-best-seo-friendly-url-structure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/what-is-best-seo-friendly-url-structure\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Best SEO-Friendly URL Structure?"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Permalinks play a key role in representing your content. Aside from being useful to your site visitors by helping them learn what your pages and posts consist of, they are also an extremely important element of your website\u2019s SEO. Namely, permalinks that are set up properly can also help search engines identify what your page or post is about. Naturally, this can help boost your page ranking and your website\u2019s online visibility<\/strong> as a whole. And that is precisely why setting up a solid permalink structure on your site should be on your list of SEO efforts<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”28px”][vc_column_text]This time around, we are going to talk about what an SEO-friendly URL structure is and we will also share some tips on how to set one on your WordPress site<\/strong>, so make sure to stay tuned.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”80px”][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=”new-seo-banner”][vc_empty_space height=”80px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

What Is an SEO-Friendly URL Structure?<\/h2>\n

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\n \"What <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”38px”][vc_column_text]In a nutshell, SEO-friendly URLs are all URLs that will help users \u2013 and search engines \u2013 determine whether the content of said URLs is useful<\/strong>. Together with elements such as your meta title, the anchor text of your link, as well as the content itself, search engines also use URLs to learn what your page or post entails and whether it meets the requirements of users.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”28px”][vc_column_text]Back when the internet was young, URL structure was not that SEO-friendly. The main reason for this was because there were not that many strictly defined SEO rules in the past, and the search engine algorithms also worked a bit differently compared to now. Also, the URL structure itself was not as important as it is today either. Due to this rule change and the fact that search engines pay much closer attention to the way your URLs are structured, every WordPress-powered site also comes with the ability to help you set your URLs in a way that is both user- and search engine-friendly.
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Creating an SEO-Friendly URL Structure in WordPress: Best Practices<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]While you do have several different options in WordPress when it comes to setting your preferred permalink structure<\/a>, there are still some general rules you should follow if you want to create truly SEO-friendly URLs. Without further ado, here are some of the best practices that will help you use URLs on your WordPress site in a way that will benefit your SEO:[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”22px”]