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Change permalink structure (2 posts)

  1. pwenglish
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    Posted 1 year ago #

    If I change my permalink structure does it affect old posts or only posts after the change is made? This is because I don't want to lose links to older posts.

    I want to choose a structure that does not include the date, because sometimes I repost information at a later date - by changing the publication date so that it appears at the front of the loop - but this causes links to the page to break (the permalink has changed). If I select a permalink structure without the date can I avoid this?

    Thanks

  2. stvwlf
    Member
    Posted 1 year ago #

    It affects all posts. There are plugins that redirect the old URL to the new URL, and I believe I read that is now built into WP core through the canonical link. ( I'd first do some testing on that )

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