I'm building a web application and I came across one question. Here at the office we have divided opinions so I thought it would be nice to share the question and listen to the very best (you!)
When creating the URLs for the application I was thinking about using the standard format:
For the index of the Clients module it would be:
www.example.com/clients
Then, for the details page of a client it would be:
www.example.com/clients/[client_slug]
And finally, for the update page of a client it would be:
www.example.com/clients/[client_slug]/update
Here comes the question:
What about changing the order of the parameters in the URL for the update page? It would look like this:
www.example.com/clients/update/[client_slug]
(Keeping the [client_slug] parameter always at the end of the URL.)
For me it makes more sense, since the URL will always follow the format "domain/module/function/object" but for some guys here it doesn't.
What you guys think? Any SEO implications or is it just a personal choice?
I don't think there is any implication in terms of ranking. If object is what people would search for, then having it early in the url like
www.example.com/clients/[client_slug]/update
is what i would prefer because of the way the url would show up in organic results under the title.