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What type of link is better?

http://www or /features.htm

         

ShunT

5:25 am on May 29, 2005 (gmt 0)

10+ Year Member



Does it matter on a page if it's a hyper link (http://domain.com/features.htm) or a link like (/features.htm)

bots could follow both, but I read somewhere PR isn't passed through the later one...

victor

7:44 am on May 29, 2005 (gmt 0)

WebmasterWorld Senior Member 10+ Year Member



relative URLs:
  • make it much easier to move the site to another domain.
  • ditto to maintain your complete mirror running on your local computer for testing and R&D. (Alternatives involve an uploader that edits the URLs as it uploads)
  • make your pages a little shorter

    absolute URLs:

  • are harder to 320 hijack
  • always work even if someone has saved the page and is looking at a local copy

    Personally, I always use absolute URLs. There is less to go wrong, and even the dumbest spider can't make a mistake with them. And I have an intelligent uploader.

    But in terms of Google PR (don't know about the equivalent for other search engines), it makes no difference.

  • ShunT

    3:52 pm on May 29, 2005 (gmt 0)

    10+ Year Member



    Thanks for that, I knew you can't trust everything you read :)