URL best practices

[gregersrygg]

We should document a best practice for how we build up URLs at FINN.no. As a start, we should list the different topics this should cover:

• Casing - snake_case or lowercase? not camelCase
• Readable/memorizable
  • Should ID be part of the path or a query-parameter?
  • SEO
• Avoid adblock easylist
• Norwegian? What about æøå or other characters?
• Other?

Other URL guidelines:
https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/76329?hl=en
https://moz.com/blog/11-best-practices-for-urls
http://www.raisedeyebrow.com/blog/2014/06/url-structure-best-practices

[hzr]

Casing - snake_case or lowercase? not camelCase

with-dashes

[ivarconr]

yes, hyphens!

We recommend that you use hyphens (-) instead of underscores (_) in your URLs.

https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/76329

[twidero]

Når vi først skal gjøre noe med URL'ene bør vi også strebe etter like url'er i web og app, slik at det er enklere å analysere bruken på tvers av medier, og gjøre de mer søkemotorvennlige, som f.eks. at det bør hete eiendom/bolig i stedet for realestate/homes.

[whirlwin]

I think it's useful to have Norwegian URLs, as the content of the pages are primarily in Norwegian. Think about it, in an article, you wouldn't use a different language in a headline and the content below the headline.

Also: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2742852/unicode-characters-in-urls