{"id":443,"date":"2018-03-30T10:23:54","date_gmt":"2018-03-30T10:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.suvaance.com\/microblog\/?p=443"},"modified":"2019-03-18T12:19:36","modified_gmt":"2019-03-18T12:19:36","slug":"does-your-websites-url-ending-matter-for-google","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.suvaance.com\/microblog\/does-your-websites-url-ending-matter-for-google\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Your Website\u2019s URL Ending Matter for Google"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While building a website, webmasters often think about which platform to use for their websites. Many a times webpages\u2019 <strong>URL ending<\/strong> or <strong>page extension<\/strong> plays some parts in this decision. They fear that <strong>search engines<\/strong> like Google might be giving preference to some extensions over others.<\/p>\n<p>Out of this fear, sometime webmasters choose the wrong platforms for their need and hence can\u2019t generate best <strong>UX<\/strong> for users.<\/p>\n<p>But, <strong>John Mueller<\/strong> has recently clarified this doubt while answering to questions in a recent episode of SEO Snippets.<\/p>\n<p>John clearly said; <strong><em>website\u2019s URL ending does not matter for Google<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>As per John, URLs are used by Google to identify pieces of content. URL ending doesn\u2019t matter for Google and all URLs can show up properly in SERP.<\/p>\n<p>Also John advised webmasters to perform redirection while changing their website platform and to pick lasting URLs.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xMIW3i37YeY?rel=0\" width=\"710\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>So, rather than worrying about URL ending, choose the best platform that help you to create best UX.<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\"><br \/>\n  {<br \/>\n    \"@context\": \"http:\/\/schema.org\",<br \/>\n    \"@type\": \"BlogPosting\",<br \/>\n    \"mainEntityOfPage\":{<br \/>\n      \"@type\":\"WebPage\",<br \/>\n      \"@id\":\"\/microblog\/does-your-websites-url-ending-matter-for-google\/\"<br \/>\n    },<br \/>\n    \"headline\": \"Does Your Website\u2019s URL Ending Matter for Google\",<br \/>\n    \"image\": {<br \/>\n      \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",<br \/>\n      \"url\": \"http:\/\/www.suvaance.com\/microblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Google-on-Website-URL-Ending.png\",<br \/>\n      \"height\": 400,<br \/>\n      \"width\": 835<br \/>\n    },<br \/>\n    \"datePublished\": \"2018-03-30\",<br \/>\n    \"dateModified\": \"2018-03-30\",<br \/>\n    \"author\": {<br \/>\n      \"@type\": \"Person\",<br \/>\n      \"name\": \"Dillip Kumar Mohanty\"<br \/>\n    },<br \/>\n     \"publisher\": {<br \/>\n      \"@type\": \"Organization\",<br \/>\n      \"name\": \"Suvaance\",<br \/>\n      \"logo\": {<br \/>\n        \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",<br \/>\n        \"url\": \"http:\/\/www.suvaance.com\/wp-content\/themes\/Suvaance%20Res\/Images\/logo.png\",<br \/>\n        \"width\": 250,<br \/>\n        \"height\": 57<br \/>\n      }<br \/>\n    },<br \/>\n    \"description\": \"Website\u2019s URL ending does not matter for search engines like Google. 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