What is a "speaking URL"? Explanation with examples

The Internet is the best example of direct communication between humans and machines. This can take place in various ways and so-called "speaking URLs" accommodate humans.

From people for people: speaking URLs express themselves clearly and concisely.

If it's up to search engine operators like Google, the Internet should make it as easy as possible for users. This also includes the comprehensibility of technical aspects. This is where a "speaking URL" comes in.

This is how "speaking URLs"

The designation "speaking URL" depends on the part of the address that follows the main domain:

• Traditionally, there are different variants for the ending, for example in the form of automatically generated strings.
• A "speaking URL" is the opposite: it designates a "speaking" and thus understandable for humans URL ending.
• So, for example, the destination address for a subpage can end with "www.beispielseite.de/windows-10-tipps-und-tricks" - this is a "speaking URL", because it is linguistically self-explanatory.
• This gives visitors even before the call an accurate idea regarding the content, in addition, the recognition value is higher, because users can remember the URL better. With machine strings, this is not the case.
• Equivalent terms are therefore "Clean URL", "Clean URL" or "Readable URL".

Because of these properties, "speaking URLs" have been desirable for years and widely used, as they can have a positive impact on Google rankings.From the point of view of page operators, the input can be manual or automatic; the manual method lends itself to implement quite exact ideas.