68. PageNaming"Op=ons"–"Pros"/"Cons"
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Server-side ! Provides flexibility to create
friendly page names
! Logic automates page
naming process
! Only applies to dynamic pages
! Flexibility depends on platform
! Ongoing diligence to ensure logic doesn t break in future
Hard-code ! Free to create friendly page
name that isn t bound by
URL or page title
! Can be labor-intensive
! Doesn t apply to dynamic pages
! Must be careful when using pages as boilerplates
Page Name
Plug-in
! Requires less effort to create
page names
! Shortens URL page names
and makes them more
manageable
! Only recommended for sites with well-defined URL
structures
! Can still lead to long page names
! Won t aggregate a page with different URL variations
! Problematic with dynamic pages
Leave Blank
(defaults to URL)
! Requires no effort ! URL page names can be long and unwieldy
! Limited character space is wasted on domain root
! Won t aggregate a page with different URL variations
! Problematic with dynamic pages
Document.title ! Requires little effort to set
up
! Page titles aren t always unique to a page
! Can be long and contain unnecessary keywords (SEO)
! May change frequently (SEO)
! Problems caused by translation tools (e.g., Babel Fish)
Pros& Cons&