WordPress - Permalink
Donald Green
In this chapter, we will learn about the permalink settings in WordPress. A permalink is a permanent link to a specific blog post or category. This allows you to set a default permanent structure. These settings are used to add permalinks to your WordPress posts. Below are the steps to access the permalink settings.
Step (1) − Click Settings → Permalinks from the left navigation menu.
Step (2) − On clicking on Permalinks, the following page appears on the screen.
Here are a few tweaks you can make:
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General settings -
Select any of the radio buttons to choose a permanent link structure for your blogs.
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Default - Sets the default URL structure in WordPress.
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Day and Name - Sets the URL structure to match the date and name in your posts.
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month and name. Sets the URL structure to match the month and name in the message.
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Numeric - Sets numbers in the URL structure in your post.
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Post Title - Sets the post name in your post's URL structure.
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Custom Structure Sets the URL structure of your choice by writing the desired name in the specified text field.
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Optional
It's not obligatory. You can add a custom structure for the main category or URL tag. If your text field is empty, then the default settings are used. Here you have two options.
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Category Base - Add a custom prefix for your category URL.
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Tag base - add your prefix to the tag URL.
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General settings -
Select any of the radio buttons to choose a permanent link structure for your blogs.
Default - Sets the default URL structure in WordPress.
Day and Name - Sets the URL structure to match the date and name in your posts.
month and name. Sets the URL structure to match the month and name in the message.
Numeric - Sets numbers in the URL structure in your post.
Post Title - Sets the post name in your post's URL structure.
Custom Structure Sets the URL structure of your choice by writing the desired name in the specified text field.
Optional
It's not obligatory. You can add a custom structure for the main category or URL tag. If your text field is empty, then the default settings are used. Here you have two options.
Category Base - Add a custom prefix for your category URL.
Tag base - add your prefix to the tag URL.
Step (3). When you're done making changes, click the Save Changes button to save your permalink settings.
