Underscore and hypen on URL

by Matt Baker

Posted: 15 years ago 13 replies

Hello Warriors,

I am planning to make a new website. My question is, which of the two is the best to use on urls is it with underscore or with hypen? Thanks in advance.

Kind Regards,

Matt

#hypen #underscore #url

Scott Henderson 15 years ago

Here is a good answer

Underscores vs. dashes in URLs - YouTube
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- Matt Baker 15 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Scott Henderson
  
  Here is a good answer
  Underscores vs. dashes in URLs - YouTube
  
  Thanks Scott I really appreciate it.
  
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  rashidasri Banned 15 years ago
  
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  Matt Baker 15 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by rashidasri
  
  Underscore is the best option.
  
  For what? For long url or short?
  
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diyakapoor 15 years ago

I prefer to use hyphen in domain urls for keywords rich urls.
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- HorseStall 15 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by diyakapoor
  
  I prefer to use hyphen in domain urls for keywords rich urls.
  
  I agree, hyphens are more effective.
  
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birthdaywrap 15 years ago

i prefer hyphen instead of underscore
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Matt Baker 15 years ago

Yes I think hyphen is better than underscore
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JSProjects 15 years ago

Hyphen, definitely.

I very rarely see anyone using underscores.
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Rozanne 15 years ago

The url with underscore or with hyphens is a business decision. However, mostly hyphens are highly recommended. However, I think that search engines crawl both forms of url. So in today's search engines it simply doesn't matter which one you are using.
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NicolasSuccarieh 15 years ago

It's better to omit both hyphens and underscores from an seo point of view, because they both contribute to lessen the domain match with the keywords, but if any should be used, they are equivalent, and also equivalent to any other letter from your keyboard. From a readability point of view, hyphens are better.
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loganstatton 15 years ago

I too prefer using hyphen.
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julianbooth123 15 years ago

Dashes are a better option for urls because use of underscores treat the entire url as one word even though they are made from two or three different words.
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David Judge 15 years ago

Really good proof and shows the difference between underscore and hyphen.

In reality it does impact, but you can overcompensate.

Same as using descriptive urls. Though it's recommended, but you can overcompensate in other areas.

If you have a choice though, than you should go the hyphen.
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