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Oct 21, 2026 - 7:11 am

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Google has made a minor change to its URL structure best practices for Google Search help document. Specifically, the " Use hyphens to separate words " section. The overall meaning of the section really did not change but Google did update it, so I wanted to point out the update.

The section now reads:

We recommend separating words in your URLs, when possible. Specifically, we recommend using hyphens (-) instead of underscores (_) to separate words in your URLs, as it helps users and search engines better identify concepts in the URL.…