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what blog permalink structure is best for seo?

by BJ Min
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hi,

which of these permalink structure do you find is best for seo?

1. website.com/?p=123

2. website.com/2010/04/21/sample-post/

3. website.com/2010/04/sample-post/

4. website.com/archives/123

just wondering your thoughts as well...

thanks
BJ

PS...so far, i've been using #2 because it is quite detailed...but wondering what your opinions are...
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  • Profile picture of the author Andy Fletcher
    Originally Posted by BJ Min View Post

    hi,

    which of these permalink structure do you find is best for seo?

    1. website.com/?p=123

    2. website.com/2010/04/21/sample-post/

    3. website.com/2010/04/sample-post/

    4. website.com/archives/123

    just wondering your thoughts as well...

    thanks
    BJ

    PS...so far, i've been using #2 because it is quite detailed...but wondering what your opinions are...
    5. website.com/category-name/post-name

    And post it in the SEO forum next time please
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    • Profile picture of the author Tom Goodwin
      Originally Posted by Andy Fletcher View Post

      5. website.com/category-name/post-name
      If its a large multi-faceted site I would agree with this.

      If its a smaller site within one niche I always just leave out the category as I feel that's duplicative and overkill. Which, in terms of actually coding into WP would be /%postname%/
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  • Profile picture of the author timpears
    I agree with Tom. I have never done any of my sites with anything but /%postname%/

    But, to each his/her own.
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  • Profile picture of the author he_who_brings_order
    According to one of the most popular articles on WordPress SEO it's best to use /%category%/%postname%/ or /%postname%/
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