@Watson90 is correct, link to the absolute urls and keep them consistent (don't use multiple versions). I would however disagree about the "personal preference" part, there are good reasons to use them.
In one of your examples ( wp/about_us ), never use underscores in URL structures, and ultimately the keep everything in URL structures as simple as possible, "about-us", is better as just "about"
Now the index.php?page_id=15 method is terrible, it isn't useful to users and would be bad for SEO.
Hi guys, Just wanted to know the best way to link to other pages in wordpress.
I have seen some do it the following ways....
1) Absolute static URLS
2). dynamic with page name (e.g. wp/about_us)
3) Referencing page ID's (e.g index.php?page_id=15)
I just wanted to know which is the best method, or any other recommended method which I have not included above.
Thanks in advance
I think it's down to personal preference really, but I prefer to have my permalink structure set like this;
sitename.co.uk/about
sitname.co.uk/portfolio
I think it just looks neater as opposed to the other types, like I said. It's just a matter of opinion.
If you're talking about links coded into a theme, and not inserted via the WYSIWYG editor, Then use get_permalink($post->ID);
@Watson90 is correct, link to the absolute urls and keep them consistent (don't use multiple versions). I would however disagree about the "personal preference" part, there are good reasons to use them.
In one of your examples ( wp/about_us ), never use underscores in URL structures, and ultimately the keep everything in URL structures as simple as possible, "about-us", is better as just "about"
Now the index.php?page_id=15 method is terrible, it isn't useful to users and would be bad for SEO.
I agree with Scott. Personally, I think the us part in About Us is pointless. Same thing with Contact Us.
I say absolute static URL's, so if your content is ever scraped it'll point back to the original source (your website).
Thanks for the feedback guys. Totally agree with your comments.