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[resolved] Why pretty permalink picks random postname? help! (1 post)

  1. somanyqs
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    Posted 3 years ago #

    A problem I just can't figure out...
    I tried using pretty permalinks, but for some reason it both changes the postname from what I think it should use, and doesn’t show the year either.

    I am trying to use the custom format:
    http://criticalgolf.com/%year%/%postname%

    What I get is: URLs with no year, and then random postnames but I can't figure out why (I use Pages instead of Posts if it matters).

    Examples:
    Golf Balls - Overall page
    goes from
    http://criticalgolf.com/?page_id=11
    to
    http://criticalgolf.com/the-tests

    and
    Callaway uPro (under Golf GPS Devices)
    goes from
    http://criticalgolf.com/?page_id=872
    to
    http://criticalgolf.com/gpsrangefinders/upro-golf-gps-2
    (I’m not sure how it is picking up either “gpsrangefinders” or “upro-golf-gps-2” (why the 2?)

    neither of the pretty permalinks are using what I think is the %postname%
    and for the life of me I can’t figure out what to do - its a big mess!

    Any advice would be great. I'm stuck after lots of reading (and not being a programmer, of course!)

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