# How do numbers in each URL in Discourse work?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-numbers-in-each-url-in-discourse-work/52077>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [10월 27, 2016, 6:42오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-numbers-in-each-url-in-discourse-work/52077 "2016-10-27T06:42:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![nujabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nujabes/32/135752_2.png) [@nujabes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nujabes)\
**Post date:** [10월 27, 2016, 6:42오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-numbers-in-each-url-in-discourse-work/52077/1 "2016-10-27T06:42:01Z")

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Each URL in Discourse has a number as follows.  
Does it affect the result of Google search?

If not, should I leave it as it is now? How do numbers in each URL in Discourse work?

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**Author:** ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)\
**Post date:** [10월 27, 2016, 7:32오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-numbers-in-each-url-in-discourse-work/52077/2 "2016-10-27T07:32:44Z")

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> [@nujabes](#):
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> Does it affect the result of Google search?

Why would it?

> [@nujabes](#):
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> If not, should I leave it as it is now?

You can’t change it anyway.

> [@nujabes](#):
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> How do numbers in each URL in Discourse work?

It depends on the URL, but most of the times it’s the id of the “_thing_” you’re viewing (be it a topic, a post, a user…)

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**Author:** ![nujabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nujabes/32/135752_2.png) [@nujabes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nujabes)\
**Post date:** [10월 27, 2016, 8:03오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-numbers-in-each-url-in-discourse-work/52077/3 "2016-10-27T08:03:19Z")

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Hi Regis,

Thanks for your explanation!

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**Author:** ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)\
**Post date:** [10월 27, 2016, 8:19오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-numbers-in-each-url-in-discourse-work/52077/4 "2016-10-27T08:19:12Z")

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