Editing Permalink Structure

  • jorosar

    (@jorosar)


    19 years, 4 months ago

    Hi all,

    I will do my best to keep this short and to the point because unfortunately I’m not offering anything particularly constructive, just asking for help 🙁

    I am very incompetent when it comes to most programming (with the exception of HTML which is child’s play) and reading some of the Permalink Structures threads gave me half of a headache, I tried my best to figure out what versions of what software are running on my server to no avail at all (I’m with GoDaddy).

    To cut the long story short, I want to find a walkthrough that will teach me how to convert my already 50-something-post website (www.FormulaWhat.com) from the Default permalink structure to the “Pretty Permalinks” structure, without damaging things. Is this a very complicated process in WordPress, and perhaps more importantly, if I ever wanted to reinstall WordPress OR export all my posts to a different medium (Greymatter, B2 etc., let’s just assume cause I think WordPress is the best) would it cause problems?

    Lastly, failing any of the above, if any kind soul wants to help me out either via MSN or otherwise I’d more than welcome their time, and will send virtual cookies and milk!

    Cheers,
    jorosar

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  • Chris_K

    (@handysolo)

    19 years, 4 months ago

    Have you visited Options -> Permalinks in your blog yet?

    Some reading material at Using_Permalinks as well.

    Thread Starter jorosar

    (@jorosar)

    19 years, 4 months ago

    Indeed I have – it screws up all the current links on the website which is why I haven’t done it. Archives, individual post links, etc. no longer work if I just switch using Options > Permalinks.

    I also read Using Permalinks before posting my original topoic, but unfortunately it deals more with the different types of permalinks rather than switching from one to another after a WP blog has accumulated posts. I’m not that technically competent 🙁

    Chris_K

    (@handysolo)

    19 years, 4 months ago

    Default Permalinks (yourblog.com/?p=3) always work, regardless of what current style of Permalinks are set.

    So, the good news is, you won’t break anything.

    However, if links stop working when you change from default at Options -> permalinks, then you have other issues to ponder. There’s a lot of troubleshooting tips at Permalinks… but I believe you mentioned you’re with GoDaddy? Are you on a Windows or Linux server? You’ll want to be on a linux server.

    A search here for “godaddy permalinks” turned up quite a few threads. You might start with this one: http://wordpress.org/support/topic/69200?replies=6

    Thread Starter jorosar

    (@jorosar)

    19 years, 4 months ago

    Thanks for the tip – I will reply to this thread AFTER New Year’s celebrations have taken place 😉 but just to let you know, I know for certain I’m on a Linux server with GoDaddy, and just switching the Permalink Structure to non-default screws up all existing links. 🙁

    Thread Starter jorosar

    (@jorosar)

    19 years, 4 months ago

    Thank you HandySolo – once again, my failure to search for the correct terms means the answer eluded me. Your link was spot on and it turns out I simply had to wait a little for the permalinks to start working – fabulous! 🙂

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