Best way to link to other pages in wordpress

[croydon86]

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

[Watson90]

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.

[Ahrengot]

If you’re talking about links coded into a theme, and not inserted via the WYSIWYG editor, Then use [get_permalink($post->ID);](http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_permalink)

[chrisburton]

I agree with Scott. Personally, I think the us part in About Us is pointless. Same thing with Contact Us.

[TreeRoot]

I say absolute static URL’s, so if your content is ever scraped it’ll point back to the original source (your website).

[croydon86]

Thanks for the feedback guys. Totally agree with your comments.

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