{"id":29914,"date":"2021-01-18T02:29:41","date_gmt":"2021-01-17T18:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.mwwsb.com.my\/pjci\/?post_type=kb&#038;p=29914"},"modified":"2022-09-08T21:25:56","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T13:25:56","slug":"how-to-configure-the-wordpress-permalink-structure","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/guide\/kb\/how-to-configure-the-wordpress-permalink-structure","title":{"rendered":"HOW TO: Configure the WordPress permalink structure"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"29914\" class=\"elementor elementor-29914\" data-elementor-post-type=\"kb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f74f354 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f74f354\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-883e012\" data-id=\"883e012\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27a1843 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27a1843\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Permalink?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c05f157 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c05f157\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By default, WordPress uses the following URL format to display a site\u2019s pages and posts:<br \/><br \/><br \/><i>http:\/\/www.example.com\/?p=63<\/i><br \/><br \/><br \/>This URL is known as a \u201cpermalink\u201d because it is the permanent link to the post or page, and should never change. The default WordPress permalink structure only uses the post ID number to generate the URL. Although these types of URLs are perfectly functional, they are not easy to read and can be hard to remember.<br \/><br \/><br \/>Fortunately, WordPress enables you to configure the permalink structure however you want. This can improve the usefulness and readability of your site\u2019s URLs, and also affect search engine readability results.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-246a082 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"246a082\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HOW TO: Configure the WordPress permalink structure<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0cb197 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0cb197\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard.<\/li><li>Under <b>Dashboard<\/b>, click <b>Settings<\/b>, and then click <b>Permalinks. <\/b><\/li><li>Under <b>Common Settings<\/b>, select the permalink structure that you want to use for your pages and posts. WordPress automatically fills in the <b>Custom Structure<\/b> text box based on the permalink structure that you select:<\/li><\/ol><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><b>Day and name:<\/b> This permalink structure formats URLs using the date, month, year, and name of the post.<\/li><li><b>Month and name:<\/b> This permalink structure formats URLs using the month, year, and name of the post.<\/li><li><b>Numeric:<\/b> As with the WordPress default permalink, this permalink structure formats URLs using the post ID. However, it also removes the <i>?p=<\/i> parameter and substitutes <i>archives<\/i> instead.<\/li><li><b>Post name:<\/b> This permalink structure formats URLs using the title of the post or page. No date information is included in the URL.<\/li><li><b>Custom Structure:<\/b> You can create your own permalink structure by manually specifying a value in this text box.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>4. Under <b>Optional<\/b>, you can customize the permalink structure further. By default, WordPress uses <i>category<\/i> and <i>tag<\/i> in the URL to display category and tag archives.<\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>In the <b>Category base<\/b> text box, type the new value to use in URLs that display articles from a particular category.<\/li><li>In the <b>Tag base<\/b> text box, type the new value to use in URLs that display tagged articles.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>5. Click <b>Save Changes<\/b>. WordPress updates the URLs for your posts and pages immediately.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37284ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"37284ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"617\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/permalink-1024x617-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-32425\" alt=\"HOW TO: Configure the WordPress permalink structure\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/permalink-1024x617-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/permalink-1024x617-1-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/permalink-1024x617-1-768x463.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-808b9fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"808b9fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCheck out the next article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/guide\/kb\/security-tips-wordpress-security-plugin-anti-malware-by-gotmls\/\">Security Tips on WordPress Security Plugin<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Permalink? 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