Comments on: Playing it safe with Search Engine Safe URLs – How to optimize your WordPress Permalink structure http://www.seoladder.com/2007/07/26/how-to-optimize-your-wordpress-permalink-structure/ Learning how to optimize, one rung at a time. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:20:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Chris Gray http://www.seoladder.com/2007/07/26/how-to-optimize-your-wordpress-permalink-structure/#comment-989 Chris Gray Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:32:03 +0000 http://www.seoladder.com/2007/07/26/how-to-optimize-your-wordpress-permalink-structure/#comment-989 @NY SEO - Thanks for sharing your permalink structure. I agree, I prefer to keep my URLs static as well (to keep from having to <a href="http://www.seoladder.com/2007/06/18/the-correct-way-to-move-a-web-page-to-a-new-url/" rel="nofollow">redirect them</a>). @NY SEO - Thanks for sharing your permalink structure. I agree, I prefer to keep my URLs static as well (to keep from having to redirect them).

]]> By: NY SEO http://www.seoladder.com/2007/07/26/how-to-optimize-your-wordpress-permalink-structure/#comment-742 NY SEO Sun, 26 Aug 2007 01:40:17 +0000 http://www.seoladder.com/2007/07/26/how-to-optimize-your-wordpress-permalink-structure/#comment-742 I just started testing out numeric and name based urls because google news prefers sites without dates in the url because they tend to change over time and when archived. But I think this preference that google news likes is becoming outdated, since more and more sites are starting to realize that urls should stay the same before and after being archived. between linkbacks, trackbacks, social and personal bookmarking there is more than enough reasoning to keep urls the same once they are set. I just started testing out numeric and name based urls because google news prefers sites without dates in the url because they tend to change over time and when archived.

But I think this preference that google news likes is becoming outdated, since more and more sites are starting to realize that urls should stay the same before and after being archived.

between linkbacks, trackbacks, social and personal bookmarking there is more than enough reasoning to keep urls the same once they are set.

]]> By: Chris Gray http://www.seoladder.com/2007/07/26/how-to-optimize-your-wordpress-permalink-structure/#comment-432 Chris Gray Tue, 07 Aug 2007 02:30:59 +0000 http://www.seoladder.com/2007/07/26/how-to-optimize-your-wordpress-permalink-structure/#comment-432 @San Diego SEO Blog - Thanks for your input and the good word. That's an interesting structure...any particular reason (other than personal preference) that you went with "/category/post title/date"? I wish I would of included the "category" here...but not worth the trouble at this point. @San Diego SEO Blog - Thanks for your input and the good word. That’s an interesting structure…any particular reason (other than personal preference) that you went with “/category/post title/date”?

I wish I would of included the “category” here…but not worth the trouble at this point.

]]> By: San Diego SEO Blog http://www.seoladder.com/2007/07/26/how-to-optimize-your-wordpress-permalink-structure/#comment-431 San Diego SEO Blog Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:20:38 +0000 http://www.seoladder.com/2007/07/26/how-to-optimize-your-wordpress-permalink-structure/#comment-431 Great post. My url preferable url structure is /category/post title/date but thats just me Great post. My url preferable url structure is /category/post title/date but thats just me

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]]> By: Chris Gray http://www.seoladder.com/2007/07/26/how-to-optimize-your-wordpress-permalink-structure/#comment-304 Chris Gray Sun, 29 Jul 2007 16:08:04 +0000 http://www.seoladder.com/2007/07/26/how-to-optimize-your-wordpress-permalink-structure/#comment-304 <p> <blockquote>"But, it’s easy enough to do a quick beforehand."</blockquote><br /><br /> Agreed, WordPress is an "ease of use" platform and I would think the development community would target usability in lieu of the worry of "code bloat" from platform specific code, IMHO. </p><br /> <p><blockquote>"BTW, I think that we’re “old friends” on StumbleUpon…"</blockquote><br /><br /> That's right, my bad. You’re Octane on MyBlogLog...correct? Thanks again for the feedback. </p>

“But, it’s easy enough to do a quick beforehand.”

Agreed, WordPress is an “ease of use” platform and I would think the development community would target usability in lieu of the worry of “code bloat” from platform specific code, IMHO.

“BTW, I think that we’re “old friends” on StumbleUpon…”

That’s right, my bad. You’re Octane on MyBlogLog…correct? Thanks again for the feedback.

]]> By: Wayne Smallman http://www.seoladder.com/2007/07/26/how-to-optimize-your-wordpress-permalink-structure/#comment-303 Wayne Smallman Sun, 29 Jul 2007 14:27:07 +0000 http://www.seoladder.com/2007/07/26/how-to-optimize-your-wordpress-permalink-structure/#comment-303 "It’s possible that because .htaccess is not natively supported on the Windows platform..." Good point. But, it's easy enough to do a quick beforehand. BTW, I think that we're "old friends" on StumbleUpon... “It’s possible that because .htaccess is not natively supported on the Windows platform…”

Good point.

But, it’s easy enough to do a quick beforehand.

BTW, I think that we’re “old friends” on StumbleUpon…

]]> By: Chris Gray http://www.seoladder.com/2007/07/26/how-to-optimize-your-wordpress-permalink-structure/#comment-302 Chris Gray Sun, 29 Jul 2007 14:23:45 +0000 http://www.seoladder.com/2007/07/26/how-to-optimize-your-wordpress-permalink-structure/#comment-302 Wayne :: I couldn't agree more. I am sure that I am not the only user that got burned by this default. It appears that SES URLs made an appearance in the <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Changelog/1.0" rel="nofollow">January 2004 1.0 release</a>...you would think they would have fixed the default by now. It's possible that because .htaccess is not natively supported on the Windows platform they went with an option that was compatible with all platforms. I am planning on submitting a feature request for this issue. Thanks for the feedback and welcome to SEO Ladder. -Chris Wayne :: I couldn’t agree more. I am sure that I am not the only user that got burned by this default.

It appears that SES URLs made an appearance in the January 2004 1.0 release…you would think they would have fixed the default by now. It’s possible that because .htaccess is not natively supported on the Windows platform they went with an option that was compatible with all platforms.

I am planning on submitting a feature request for this issue. Thanks for the feedback and welcome to SEO Ladder.

-Chris

]]> By: Wayne Smallman http://www.seoladder.com/2007/07/26/how-to-optimize-your-wordpress-permalink-structure/#comment-300 Wayne Smallman Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:00:32 +0000 http://www.seoladder.com/2007/07/26/how-to-optimize-your-wordpress-permalink-structure/#comment-300 It's strange that the default should be something that's both confusing to the average 'blogger, who's often not technically literate and isn't "SES". So the question is, why is the default the default at all? It’s strange that the default should be something that’s both confusing to the average ‘blogger, who’s often not technically literate and isn’t “SES”.

So the question is, why is the default the default at all?

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