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1. JDebler
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   I am trying to find the correct answer to my question and am getting pretty confused by the varying answers.

   I am using 3.0.4. If I change my permalinks from /%category%/%postname%/, to just /%postname%/ will WordPress automatically redirect the user to the correct URL when they follow a link that uses the old permalink /%category%/%postname%/ structure?

   I did a test and it seemed to work, but I am unsure if there are any additional steps that I need to take for correct SEO, making sure any published links still get the reader to the correct destination, etc. Whenever I search for an answer, I get different ones.

   Can anyone tell me what the final word is on this? Any help is appreciated, thanks!

2. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 1 year ago #

   http://wordpress.org/support/topic/423072
   http://ottopress.com/2010/category-in-permalinks-considered-harmful/

3. JDebler
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   My real question wasn't if I should or shouldn't use /%postname%/ as I have read it is okay...for example...
   http://www.wpmods.com/what-is-the-best-wordpress-permalink-structure

   %postname%: A sanitized version of the title of the post (post slug field on Edit Post/Page panel). So “This Is A Great Post!” becomes this-is-a-great-post in the URI (see Using only %postname%). Starting Permalinks with %postname% is strongly not recommended for performance reasons.. *** Note – this has been changed and is ok to do since ver. 2.0

   /%postname%
   is used by:
   * Chris Brogan
   * Copyblogger
   * Daily Blog Tips

   So I guess now I am wondering how accurate that is now. Are you saying it is still not a good idea?

   But back to my original, question...

   Let's say I change my permalinks from /%category%/%postname%/ to /%monthnum%/%postname/. I did a test and it seemed to work, but I am unsure if there are any additional steps that I need to take for correct SEO, making sure any published links still get the reader to the correct destination, etc. Whenever I search for an answer, I get different ones.

   Can anyone tell me what the final word is on this? Any help is appreciated, thanks!

4. JDebler
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   I have still searched for a solid answer and came up empty. Anyone have any final thoughts on if WordPress is smart enough to redirect a user to the right place after the permalinks have been changed? As I said, I tested it and it seems to work but I want to make sure.

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