7 Dec 2013, 1:32 PM
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Hyphens vs. Underscores in URLs
There is much debate on the internet over the use of hyphens vs. underscores in urls and how they are handled by search engines. My understanding of how the Google search engine works is if underscores are used, Google will only return the page if the entire string (including the underscore) is searched for. If hyphens are used, Google will return the page even if only part of the hyphenated string is searched for. The developer in me prefers to use underscores in naming my files but I'm wondering if it is worth switching my file names over to hypens (for example, for my image files which become part of a url and ultimately are searchable).
What are your thoughts or experience on this topic?
