/%postname%/ permalinks setting not working properly

Capefox
(@capefox)

12 years, 2 months ago

I have set my Permalinks structure to /%postname%/ and saved the changes but I still get /category/ appearing between my domain name and the post name, e.g.: “mydomain.com/category/postname. Even after I refresh the page the word “category” remains.

I was advised to delete the “htaccess” file so I deleted it but it made no difference.

How can I stop the word “category” from appearing in my permalinks?

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cristopher_elsner
(@cristopher_elsner)

12 years, 2 months ago

hello,

If you use this “/%postname%”. may be it solve.
just remove one backslash behind from above code.

Crish.

Thread Starter Capefox
(@capefox)

12 years, 2 months ago

Thanks, Crish – but it did not work, unfortunately. It’s a very stubborn problem! I’ve sent a message to my hosting company, I hope they can help. Best wishes!

cristopher_elsner
(@cristopher_elsner)

12 years, 2 months ago

hi,

If you set your htaccess file with this code may be it will be set as per your requirement.

Code :

# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ – [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress

Thanks.
crish

Thread Starter Capefox
(@capefox)

12 years, 2 months ago

Thank you, Crish! I managed to sort out the problem and am happy with the result. Best regards!

mauricen
(@mauricen)

11 years, 8 months ago

Capefox… I am having the same issue… how did you fix this? My .htaccess file matches this – doesn’t work. Every time I set permalinks to “Custom Structure” and click SAVE, it resets it to “Post name”, the option above.

Thread Starter Capefox
(@capefox)

11 years, 8 months ago

mauricen, I am sorry but I have no recollection of how I fixed this problem – it was 6 months ago! I hope someone else can help you. Best regards!

k1ypp
(@k1ypp)

11 years, 6 months ago

We’re seeing the same problem as mauricen (above). The “save” resets back.

“Every time I set permalinks to “Custom Structure” and click SAVE, it resets it to “Post name”, the option above”

Pioneer Web Design
(@swansonphotos)

11 years, 6 months ago

Please list your domain, your post slug, and your post id for our testing.

k1ypp
(@k1ypp)

11 years, 6 months ago

The domain: http://janevblanchard.com/

There is no particular post. We’re in the dashboard, dealing with the Permalink choices. See the screenshot:

Whenever we click the “Custom structure” choice and hit save, it jumps back to “Post name.”

lk.wasa
(@lkwasa)

11 years, 3 months ago

I got the same problem, (in Xampp/Localhost)
& it had something to do with mod_rewrite is not enabled

This post help me to reslove that!
http://www.leonardaustin.com/technical/enable-mod_rewrite-in-xampp