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Google’s Site Hierarchy: Why Internal Links Matter More Than URLs

Posted in January 23, 2025 by

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Many search engine optimization practitioners and website owners believe that URL structures like /category/subcategory1/subcategory2/ directly inform Google about their site’s hierarchical organization. This is particularly prevalent in ecommerce, where complex category structures are common. What Google Actually Uses According to Google’s documentation: “Google generally doesn’t look at the structure of URLs to work out the […]