Title: Changing Permalinks
Last modified: March 26, 2020

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# Changing Permalinks

 *  [justzamir](https://wordpress.org/support/users/justzamir/)
 * (@justzamir)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-permalinks-51/)
 * Hi
 * I have installed wordpress on blog.domain.com and my current permalink structure
   is /%year%/%monthnum%/%day%/%postname%/.
 * My website has around 200 posts, now i want to change permalinks to /%postname%/.
   How can i changes them properly, with getting loads of 404 error?
 * I am using yoast seo.
 * Regards
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fchanging-permalinks-51%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-permalinks-51/#post-12589291)
 * > I am using yoast seo.
 * Yoast also has this article on How Do I Change the Permalink Structure:
    [https://yoast.com/help/how-do-i-change-the-permalink-structure/](https://yoast.com/help/how-do-i-change-the-permalink-structure/)
 *  [Aims Infosoft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aimsinfosofts/)
 * (@aimsinfosofts)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-permalinks-51/#post-12590496)
 * Hello,
 * Please, follow the below steps to change the permalinks structure.
    `Log in to
   your WordPress admin > Dashboard Main Menu > Settings > Permalinks > Common Settings
   > Click on the "Post name" > Save Changes.` See into the [Screenshot](http://prntscr.com/rnow8j)
 * Thanks!
 *  Thread Starter [justzamir](https://wordpress.org/support/users/justzamir/)
 * (@justzamir)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-permalinks-51/#post-12590731)
 * what will happen, when someone visits old url?
 *  [Aims Infosoft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aimsinfosofts/)
 * (@aimsinfosofts)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-permalinks-51/#post-12594218)
 * Hello,
 * [@justzamir](https://wordpress.org/support/users/justzamir/)
    => When someone
   visits an old URL then visitors see “Page Not Found”.
 * Thanks!

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 * Last activity: [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-permalinks-51/#post-12594218)
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