Page numbers in URL

[SophiaO2]

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[OlegKorneitchouk]

It's probably an page ID which is used to locate which content to pull from the database to display on screen. Ideally, it would not be there. mycompany.com/keyword-phrase would be the best URL structure for the site - SEO and UX wise.

However, I don't think it would drastically hurt your SEO (but it may since the content is "deeper" within the navigation structure) by having the # there.. as long as the keyword is included in the URL as well.

[SophiaO2]

Thank you so much OlegKorneitchouk, this cleared some things up for me.

I just wonder if there is any kind of tool or resource to integrate with the site CMS that can eliminate pulling the page ID?

Would a XML Sitemap aid this?

[OlegKorneitchouk]

depends on your CMS. From a coding perspective, you can store the URL slug in the db and match that up instead of the page ID.

XML sitemap is just for google to know the location of all of your pages.

[David-Kley]

It would start with understanding what CMS you are using. That way we can give you the best advice on how to implement plugins or redirects. For the seo-friendly version, it would be domain.com/keyword-phrase. Simple for both a user and search engine to decipher. People use the internet for convienence and speed. By having urls that are harder to understand, you eliminate both of those.

[Christy-Correll]

Hi there! You've received some good advice so far. Did you see David-Kley's question about what CMS you are using? Please let us know so we can help you sort this out! Thanks. (Christy)