Have you ever wondered whether your website URLs should end with a trailing slash “/”?
It looks like a tiny detail — but it can affect how your site loads, how Google ranks it, and whether your images or scripts break.
Here’s the simple explanation 👇
🔹 Directory vs File
- With a slash
/→ browser thinks it’s a folder - Without a slash → browser thinks it’s a file
That difference alone can cause:
- Redirects
- Slower loading
- Broken internal links
🔹 Why It Matters
✔ Browsers resolve images differently
✔ Google sees both versions as different URLs
✔ APIs may return different responses
✔ You can accidentally create duplicate pages
👉Read the full article: https://skynix.co/resources/should-a-url-end-with-a-trailing-slash
