Best way to format pretty URLs for numeric IDs

Question

Alright, so let\'s say I\'m writing a forum application, and I want pretty URLs. However, all my tables use numeric IDs, so I\'m not sure the best way to format the URLs for tho

Answer 1

I would go with option 2, as SEO can better understand.

Stack Overflow uses the third way, probably, that is the reason, Stack Overflow urls were not optimized for SEO. I am not sure in the above answer.

But In my experience with Google, Quite Often, I could see a solution from other forums, whereas stackoverflow solutions were almost invisible.

Best way to format pretty URLs for numeric IDs Best way to format pretty URLs for numeric IDs

if the both urls were one and the same, the SEO simply goes with option 2, which is less optimized.