Title: Permalink bug?
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Permalink bug?

 *  [Buph](https://wordpress.org/support/users/buph/)
 * (@buph)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-bug-2/)
 * Hello. I have a problem with my permalinks.
    I am using %category%/%postname%
   structure.
 * I access to a category through mysite.com/category/name-category.
    But the problem
   is that when I try to access through mysite.com/name-category, WP doesn’t redirect
   to mysite.com/category/name-category, but is showing the category page, so, this
   is duplicate content for search engines.
 * This didn’t happen with WP 3.1
    I’ve tested on localhost, and remote server, 
   and clean installation, and the error persists.
 * Is there any way to fix it?
 * Thanks in advance.

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 *  [demonlee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/demonlee/)
 * (@demonlee)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-bug-2/#post-2112852)
 * I use /index.php/%postname%/ try it and see if it gives you what you need, alternatively
   try
 * /index.php/%category%/%postname%/
 *  Thread Starter [Buph](https://wordpress.org/support/users/buph/)
 * (@buph)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-bug-2/#post-2112883)
 * Hello demonlee. Thank you for response.
    I know I can change the permalink structure,
   but the problem is all backlinks, because in my site I need index categories…
 *  Thread Starter [Buph](https://wordpress.org/support/users/buph/)
 * (@buph)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-bug-2/#post-2113013)
 * I realize now that articles associated to multiple categories also fails.
    Example:
 * category1/postname and category2/postname are accesible, without redirect.
 * I’ve tested on WP 3.1 and work well, but not in WP 3.1.3
 * Any suggestion?

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 * Last activity: [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-bug-2/#post-2113013)
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