Title: Permalink problem
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Permalink problem

 *  [cannedpears](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cannedpears/)
 * (@cannedpears)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-problem-49/)
 * I’m trying to set up a permalink that has the name of the page as the link. i.
   e. [http://www.mywebsite.com/commercial/](http://www.mywebsite.com/commercial/)
 * But when I go to customize the link… it won’t let it be anything else other than
   [http://www.mywebsite.com/commercial-2/](http://www.mywebsite.com/commercial-2/)
 * Why is it putting the “-2” at the end of the link and how can I get it to stop?
   Even when I go into the page and use the Edit button near the permalink it still
   tacks on the “-2”.

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 *  [RichardWPG](https://wordpress.org/support/users/richardwpg/)
 * (@richardwpg)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-problem-49/#post-2534199)
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Settings_Permalinks_Screen](http://codex.wordpress.org/Settings_Permalinks_Screen)
 *  [Ming Sheu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/msheu/)
 * (@msheu)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-problem-49/#post-2534203)
 * That usually happens when there’s a duplicate permalink. Have you checked to 
   see if you have a duplicate page, post, etc. that is already using “commercial”?
 *  Thread Starter [cannedpears](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cannedpears/)
 * (@cannedpears)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-problem-49/#post-2534243)
 * Yes, I have checked to see if there are any other permalinks of the same name
   and there are not. Also, I read the above link and am still mystified.
 * Furthermore… it doesn’t do this for every page. Im building a photography website
   and the only two pages it does this for are pages where I have a lightbox gallery.
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-problem-49/#post-2534301)
 * Try emptying all of your Trash.
 *  [Ming Sheu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/msheu/)
 * (@msheu)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-problem-49/#post-2534328)
 * After emptying your trash, what do you see when you go to that page in the browser?
   Maybe that will help track down the issue.
 * e.g. what do you see at [http://www.mywebsite.com/commercial/](http://www.mywebsite.com/commercial/)

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 * [permalink](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/permalink/)
 * [pretty](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/pretty/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 5 replies
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 * Last reply from: [Ming Sheu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/msheu/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-problem-49/#post-2534328)
 * Status: not resolved

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