Should I remove the .html on the end of my web address?

Question

I changed the way that I create my webpage. I was paying for a service to help me make my website and they added ".html" to the end of the web address, now I switched over to wordpress and it does not add the "html", it just shows a " / " after the last word in the web address.

Is there a benefit to one over the other?

Thank You!

Answer 1

No, there is no major benefit to any one.



However, web addresses that do not end with ".html" or DOT+File Extension are generally more appealing. In addition, it could have some security benefits, since when there is not a ".html" or ".php" at the end of your addresses, it becomes more difficult for hackers to find out your website's programming language. Although it would not be a barrier for experienced ones.

Answer 2

.html is the name of the file

it tells you that it is a HTML file, js = javascript, css = stylesheet



WordPress uses htaccess to customize the URLs and make them look pretty

e.g.

mysite.com/2012/12/08/my_blog

Instead of

mysite.com/blog.php?name=my_blog&y=2012&m=12&d=08

Answer 3

If you set up the service properly (which the paid service should have done), it is set to look for index.htm or index.html



So, if you go to;

www.examplesite.com



it will go to:

www.examplesite.com/index.htm