Pages or categorys?

by 7 replies
8
I need help with pages and category's for my site.

It's a review site and I will be reviewing a good number of products in a niche which will be updated for the foreseeable future.

Does using category's for each type of product or brand of product affect search engine ranking, compared to using a page for each product brand or type.

Pages I understand should only be used for about, privacy policy, contact and so on.

I hope this makes sense.
Thanks.
#programming #categorys #pages
  • What platform are you using?

    Categories, Tags and Labels ALL help SEO in the same way that they help people navigate your site.
  • using wordpress, so it's ok to do this.
    • [1] reply
    • I think your question is about Pages vs Posts, right? With wordpress you can actually install a plugin (easily) that add's categories to your pages. However, you should Google "Wordpress Pages vs Posts" to get a better understanding of which will suite your needs.

      in my opinion, posts are better for reviews. And categories + Tags are best for everything.
  • It depends on how many products you mean when you say 'a good number of products'.

    If the number is so great that your menu would look like a mess if you had them all as pages you have two options:

    - Either use the child pages function to group related products together under a parent page (this would cause the parent page to appear in the menu and the related pages to appear as a drop down)

    - Or give your categories names such as 'Product 1 Reviews', 'Product 2 Reviews', and so on, and then write your reviews as posts in the appropriate category.

    If you choose option 2 you will need to keep your categories tidy and make sure they're displayed high up in your side bar. You could also add them under a parent page in your menu.

    Both of those options would help people and the search engines find the review they're looking for.

    Cheers,

    Martin.
  • I also think posts would be better if you have a lot of different products.
  • Thanks for those reply's people, that's helped a lot, and helped me make my mind up.

    One more question though - breadcrumbs. Has anyone any experience using the breadcrumbs by yoast plugin-in.

    It shows above my posts as - you are here- Home - Home - Category name and really it should be Home - Category name.

    Any ideas?
    • [1] reply
    • Yoast BreadCrumbs is outdated and has been succeeded by Wordpress SEO by Yoast. There is also BreadcrumbNavXT, but i have never tried that one specifically.

      Due to the nature of posts, normally breadcrumbs are not needed. unless you are using sub categories and sub-child (sub-sub) categories. However, i don't see how that is practical with reviews.

      Good luck.
      • [ 1 ] Thanks
Join the discussion

Next Topics on Trending Feed

  • 8

    Pages or categorys?

    I need help with pages and category's for my site. It's a review site and I will be reviewing a good number of products in a niche which will be updated for the foreseeable future.