Better URL's for SEO

@Aldo -

You can always test your htaccess syntax using the htaccess tester

Easiest way. You would need the gallery as an index.html in a gallery directory.

The other way is using the .htaccess to jiggery pokery with it. Do a search for 'Removing HTML file extension with htaccess' or if you are using a CMS such as WordPress there is probably an awesome extension.

I find .htacess way a little difficult for my understanding. I use the permalink options in WordPress as its very easy to work with.

Set it and forget it

There's a great book on HTACCESS if you'd like to learn more on this

htaccess Book by Jeff Star

Have a look here for removing the file extension: http://css-tricks.com/snippets/htaccess/remove-file-extention-from-urls/

Remember though, add RewriteEngine On at the top of your htaccess file.

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^pagename$ pagename.html

thanks guys, put the above code, but still doesn't work

will let you know any solution

You need to add [L] to the end of the statement, hopefully that should fix it :)

So it'd be

RewriteEngine On RewriteRule ^pagename$ pagename.html [L]

Thanks Rob

it works even without the [L], but I need to write the links like this:

<li><a href="gallery">Photos</a></li>

is it ok? or it should work without removing the html extension??

thanks

Oh, I didn't realise that!

As far as I know it should work with and without the html extension

Glad that you figured it out Aldo, but it really doesn't make any difference for SEO whether you have the HTML extension or not. It does look cleaner though.

There's also an easier method, which is to create a subfolder, and put the HTML file inside that subfolder and name it index.html. This is what I do on my website, although I use the PHP extension.

Of course, you will need to remove the HTML extension from your href attributes for that to work.

Thanks Charles, I didn't know that it doesn`t make any difference for SEO anyway, it looks better.

Thanks for the tip

thanks for the link James