hyphens (-) are better than underscores (_)

When it comes to SEO and URLs (or file names), hyphens (-) are better than underscores (_). Here’s why:

✅ Use Hyphens - (Recommended by Google)

• Google treats hyphens as word separators.

  • For example: best-wedding-photography is read as “best wedding photography”

• Improves readability for both search engines and users.

• Google’s official SEO guidelines recommend using hyphens.

🚫 Avoid Underscores _

• Google does not treat underscores as word separators.

  • best_wedding_photography is read as “bestweddingphotography”

• That hurts your SEO and readability.

✅ Example Comparison:

Final Verdict:

Always use hyphens (-) in URLs, slugs, file names, image names, etc., for better SEO.

Let me know if you want help fixing any existing URLs or slugs.