Is it advisable to remove "category" from slug?
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Is it advisable to remove "category" from "slug"?
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I would like some info around this for e-commerce sites.
My sites currently have .co.uk/brand/armani-jeans but would it be better to just be .co.uk/armani-jens/?
And a product type has co.uk/product-category/footwear/trainers/, would this be better servers as .co.uk/footwear/trainers?
Thanks and sorry to jump in on this topic.
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If the question is to use either tags or categories for a blog, I would certainly go for categories and would stay away from including tags in the search engine directories, mainly because it can lead to thin and duplicate content, where as if you use categories smartly you can stay away from this problem.
But obviously exceptions are there so if you can explain your case in detail may be i can guide you more on this!
Hope this helps!
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That's the same question I posted.. I'm still waiting for an answer to that question..
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This post may provide some more insight http://moz.com/community/q/tags-vs-categories-what-should-i-use
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Thanks for the response.. I think I got an answer to my query..
Thanks..
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While I would normally suggest using categories in the URL, exceptions certainly apply. Can you please share some examples on how you would like to form your URLs.
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