Updated guidance on crawlable URL structures
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- Google Search Central · documentation · 2026-10-23 Updated guidance on crawlable URL structures
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- First detected
- 2026-10-27
- Last seen in the source
- 2026-11-12
- Topic
- Crawling and indexing
- Status
- Documentation updated
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What: Updated the URL structure best practices to clarify word separation guidelines using hyphens versus underscores.…
Updated guidance on crawlable URL structures
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