I am a programmer and working on my site having slug set for SEO friendliness. I wonder whether this URL is OK for Search Engines?http://example.com/entry/1/clinton-sanders-use-n.h.-primary-to-frame-long-battle-to-comeNote . and .- after n.h
Can a URL slug use periods after abbreviations for SEO?
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Short answer. Yes. I do this all the time without issue.In fact, you do not have to search Google very long to see other examples where a period (.), dash (-), underscore (_), etc. are used. There are some characters that have special meaning that you should be aware of.From this page: http://www.skorks.com/2010/05/what-every-developer-should-know-about-urls/The list is:; / ? : @ & = + $ ,Avoid these and you should generally be fine. As well, when you have the time, the page I linked to is a programmer talking specifically on the topic in question so you may want to read what he has to say.