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I am developing a web application, and I am wondering if it is important to have URLs which are explicit and informative for the user or not? Or should I just focus on the good design of the webpages themselves as the whole attention of the user goes there?
EDIT:
I am not asking about the base URL (like: https://www.example.com) but about the URLs related to the different parameters of the site.
For example:
For one particualr page, should I have:
https://www.example.com/1/2/3/4/
Or:
https://www.example.com/continent/1/country/2/region/3/town/4/
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I am developing a web application, and I am wondering if it is important to have URLs which are explicit and informative for the user or not? Or should I just focus on the good design of the webpages themselves as the whole attention of the user goes there?
EDIT:
I am not asking about the base URL (like: https://www.example.com) but about the URLs related to the different parameters of the site.
For example:
For one particualr page, should I have:
https://www.example.com/1/2/3/4/
Or:
https://www.example.com/continent/1/country/2/region/3/town/4/
urls
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Human readable URLs have benefits for SEO and other similar factors, and it’s clearer how a user might navigate manually to a parent section directly by manipulating the URL, but your second example is still confusing; normally human readable URLs use slugs to replace meaningless IDs.
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I am developing a web application, and I am wondering if it is important to have URLs which are explicit and informative for the user or not? Or should I just focus on the good design of the webpages themselves as the whole attention of the user goes there?
EDIT:
I am not asking about the base URL (like: https://www.example.com) but about the URLs related to the different parameters of the site.
For example:
For one particualr page, should I have:
https://www.example.com/1/2/3/4/
Or:
https://www.example.com/continent/1/country/2/region/3/town/4/
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I am developing a web application, and I am wondering if it is important to have URLs which are explicit and informative for the user or not? Or should I just focus on the good design of the webpages themselves as the whole attention of the user goes there?
EDIT:
I am not asking about the base URL (like: https://www.example.com) but about the URLs related to the different parameters of the site.
For example:
For one particualr page, should I have:
https://www.example.com/1/2/3/4/
Or:
https://www.example.com/continent/1/country/2/region/3/town/4/
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Human readable URLs have benefits for SEO and other similar factors, and it’s clearer how a user might navigate manually to a parent section directly by manipulating the URL, but your second example is still confusing; normally human readable URLs use slugs to replace meaningless IDs.
– Kit Grose
21 mins ago
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Human readable URLs have benefits for SEO and other similar factors, and it’s clearer how a user might navigate manually to a parent section directly by manipulating the URL, but your second example is still confusing; normally human readable URLs use slugs to replace meaningless IDs.
– Kit Grose
21 mins ago
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Human readable URLs have benefits for SEO and other similar factors, and it’s clearer how a user might navigate manually to a parent section directly by manipulating the URL, but your second example is still confusing; normally human readable URLs use slugs to replace meaningless IDs.
– Kit Grose
21 mins ago
Human readable URLs have benefits for SEO and other similar factors, and it’s clearer how a user might navigate manually to a parent section directly by manipulating the URL, but your second example is still confusing; normally human readable URLs use slugs to replace meaningless IDs.
– Kit Grose
21 mins ago
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Welcome to UXSE.
A good UX is holistic, therefore, you should focus on both a good design of the webpages and keep URLs as explicit and informative as possible. In this case giving the user a cake and letting them eat it will give the best UX.
Not only can URLs help users understand a page better but they can also be useful for SEO.
A URL that will hand itself to great UX will be:
- Easy to remember
- Easy to spell and type
- Clear as possible
- Authentic to the service
(Source)
Edit: As such, I would go for your second option. https://www.example.com/continent/1/country/2/region/3/town/4/
It is more informative and understandable to the user. In this case your users would also be able to go straight into the URL and change the page without having to press the back button numerous times, in the case that they wanted to search a different region within that country.
answered 3 hours ago
RobbyReindeer
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Thank you for the feedback and the link that supports it
– Billal Begueradj
3 hours ago
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I read that link quickly, and I am sorry if my question is not clear, I wanted to talk not about the domain name of the website, but the URLs of specific pages of the website. You may check my edit when you have time. Thank you
– Billal Begueradj
3 hours ago
I see how you might have thought I was confused but actually I understood what you meant. I'll edit my answer to make that clearer though :)
– RobbyReindeer
1 hour ago
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My App currently has urls likewww.domain.com/posts/23931JeJF2eRsince this is basicly the post ID, would it be better to go the way Stackoverflow handles it with an extra url parameter which is for UX only? Likewww.domain.com/posts/23931JeJF2eR/are-urls-important-for-the-user?
– Badgy
49 mins ago
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There are multiple benefits for the user when you have "smart url" that is descriptive and semantic. Another good reference;
https://www.nngroup.com/articles/url-as-ui/
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Welcome to UXSE.
A good UX is holistic, therefore, you should focus on both a good design of the webpages and keep URLs as explicit and informative as possible. In this case giving the user a cake and letting them eat it will give the best UX.
Not only can URLs help users understand a page better but they can also be useful for SEO.
A URL that will hand itself to great UX will be:
- Easy to remember
- Easy to spell and type
- Clear as possible
- Authentic to the service
(Source)
Edit: As such, I would go for your second option. https://www.example.com/continent/1/country/2/region/3/town/4/
It is more informative and understandable to the user. In this case your users would also be able to go straight into the URL and change the page without having to press the back button numerous times, in the case that they wanted to search a different region within that country.
answered 3 hours ago
RobbyReindeer
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Thank you for the feedback and the link that supports it
– Billal Begueradj
3 hours ago
1
I read that link quickly, and I am sorry if my question is not clear, I wanted to talk not about the domain name of the website, but the URLs of specific pages of the website. You may check my edit when you have time. Thank you
– Billal Begueradj
3 hours ago
I see how you might have thought I was confused but actually I understood what you meant. I'll edit my answer to make that clearer though :)
– RobbyReindeer
1 hour ago
1
My App currently has urls likewww.domain.com/posts/23931JeJF2eRsince this is basicly the post ID, would it be better to go the way Stackoverflow handles it with an extra url parameter which is for UX only? Likewww.domain.com/posts/23931JeJF2eR/are-urls-important-for-the-user?
– Badgy
49 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
Welcome to UXSE.
A good UX is holistic, therefore, you should focus on both a good design of the webpages and keep URLs as explicit and informative as possible. In this case giving the user a cake and letting them eat it will give the best UX.
Not only can URLs help users understand a page better but they can also be useful for SEO.
A URL that will hand itself to great UX will be:
- Easy to remember
- Easy to spell and type
- Clear as possible
- Authentic to the service
(Source)
Edit: As such, I would go for your second option. https://www.example.com/continent/1/country/2/region/3/town/4/
It is more informative and understandable to the user. In this case your users would also be able to go straight into the URL and change the page without having to press the back button numerous times, in the case that they wanted to search a different region within that country.
answered 3 hours ago
RobbyReindeer
4,0891740
1
Thank you for the feedback and the link that supports it
– Billal Begueradj
3 hours ago
1
I read that link quickly, and I am sorry if my question is not clear, I wanted to talk not about the domain name of the website, but the URLs of specific pages of the website. You may check my edit when you have time. Thank you
– Billal Begueradj
3 hours ago
I see how you might have thought I was confused but actually I understood what you meant. I'll edit my answer to make that clearer though :)
– RobbyReindeer
1 hour ago
1
My App currently has urls likewww.domain.com/posts/23931JeJF2eRsince this is basicly the post ID, would it be better to go the way Stackoverflow handles it with an extra url parameter which is for UX only? Likewww.domain.com/posts/23931JeJF2eR/are-urls-important-for-the-user?
– Badgy
49 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
Welcome to UXSE.
A good UX is holistic, therefore, you should focus on both a good design of the webpages and keep URLs as explicit and informative as possible. In this case giving the user a cake and letting them eat it will give the best UX.
Not only can URLs help users understand a page better but they can also be useful for SEO.
A URL that will hand itself to great UX will be:
- Easy to remember
- Easy to spell and type
- Clear as possible
- Authentic to the service
(Source)
Edit: As such, I would go for your second option. https://www.example.com/continent/1/country/2/region/3/town/4/
It is more informative and understandable to the user. In this case your users would also be able to go straight into the URL and change the page without having to press the back button numerous times, in the case that they wanted to search a different region within that country.
answered 3 hours ago
RobbyReindeer
4,0891740
Welcome to UXSE.
A good UX is holistic, therefore, you should focus on both a good design of the webpages and keep URLs as explicit and informative as possible. In this case giving the user a cake and letting them eat it will give the best UX.
Not only can URLs help users understand a page better but they can also be useful for SEO.
A URL that will hand itself to great UX will be:
- Easy to remember
- Easy to spell and type
- Clear as possible
- Authentic to the service
(Source)
Edit: As such, I would go for your second option. https://www.example.com/continent/1/country/2/region/3/town/4/
It is more informative and understandable to the user. In this case your users would also be able to go straight into the URL and change the page without having to press the back button numerous times, in the case that they wanted to search a different region within that country.
answered 3 hours ago
RobbyReindeer
4,0891740
edited 1 hour ago
answered 3 hours ago
RobbyReindeer
4,0891740
answered 3 hours ago
RobbyReindeer
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answered 3 hours ago
RobbyReindeer
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Thank you for the feedback and the link that supports it
– Billal Begueradj
3 hours ago
1
I read that link quickly, and I am sorry if my question is not clear, I wanted to talk not about the domain name of the website, but the URLs of specific pages of the website. You may check my edit when you have time. Thank you
– Billal Begueradj
3 hours ago
I see how you might have thought I was confused but actually I understood what you meant. I'll edit my answer to make that clearer though :)
– RobbyReindeer
1 hour ago
1
My App currently has urls likewww.domain.com/posts/23931JeJF2eRsince this is basicly the post ID, would it be better to go the way Stackoverflow handles it with an extra url parameter which is for UX only? Likewww.domain.com/posts/23931JeJF2eR/are-urls-important-for-the-user?
– Badgy
49 mins ago
add a comment |Â
1
Thank you for the feedback and the link that supports it
– Billal Begueradj
3 hours ago
1
I read that link quickly, and I am sorry if my question is not clear, I wanted to talk not about the domain name of the website, but the URLs of specific pages of the website. You may check my edit when you have time. Thank you
– Billal Begueradj
3 hours ago
I see how you might have thought I was confused but actually I understood what you meant. I'll edit my answer to make that clearer though :)
– RobbyReindeer
1 hour ago
1
My App currently has urls likewww.domain.com/posts/23931JeJF2eRsince this is basicly the post ID, would it be better to go the way Stackoverflow handles it with an extra url parameter which is for UX only? Likewww.domain.com/posts/23931JeJF2eR/are-urls-important-for-the-user?
– Badgy
49 mins ago
1
1
Thank you for the feedback and the link that supports it
– Billal Begueradj
3 hours ago
Thank you for the feedback and the link that supports it
– Billal Begueradj
3 hours ago
1
1
I read that link quickly, and I am sorry if my question is not clear, I wanted to talk not about the domain name of the website, but the URLs of specific pages of the website. You may check my edit when you have time. Thank you
– Billal Begueradj
3 hours ago
I read that link quickly, and I am sorry if my question is not clear, I wanted to talk not about the domain name of the website, but the URLs of specific pages of the website. You may check my edit when you have time. Thank you
– Billal Begueradj
3 hours ago
I see how you might have thought I was confused but actually I understood what you meant. I'll edit my answer to make that clearer though :)
– RobbyReindeer
1 hour ago
I see how you might have thought I was confused but actually I understood what you meant. I'll edit my answer to make that clearer though :)
– RobbyReindeer
1 hour ago
1
1
My App currently has urls like
www.domain.com/posts/23931JeJF2eR since this is basicly the post ID, would it be better to go the way Stackoverflow handles it with an extra url parameter which is for UX only? Like www.domain.com/posts/23931JeJF2eR/are-urls-important-for-the-user ?– Badgy
49 mins ago
My App currently has urls like
www.domain.com/posts/23931JeJF2eR since this is basicly the post ID, would it be better to go the way Stackoverflow handles it with an extra url parameter which is for UX only? Like www.domain.com/posts/23931JeJF2eR/are-urls-important-for-the-user ?– Badgy
49 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
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There are multiple benefits for the user when you have "smart url" that is descriptive and semantic. Another good reference;
https://www.nngroup.com/articles/url-as-ui/
answered 1 hour ago
xul
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add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
There are multiple benefits for the user when you have "smart url" that is descriptive and semantic. Another good reference;
https://www.nngroup.com/articles/url-as-ui/
answered 1 hour ago
xul
970510
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
There are multiple benefits for the user when you have "smart url" that is descriptive and semantic. Another good reference;
https://www.nngroup.com/articles/url-as-ui/
answered 1 hour ago
xul
970510
There are multiple benefits for the user when you have "smart url" that is descriptive and semantic. Another good reference;
https://www.nngroup.com/articles/url-as-ui/
answered 1 hour ago
xul
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answered 1 hour ago
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Human readable URLs have benefits for SEO and other similar factors, and it’s clearer how a user might navigate manually to a parent section directly by manipulating the URL, but your second example is still confusing; normally human readable URLs use slugs to replace meaningless IDs.
– Kit Grose
21 mins ago