Permalink Settings Demystified

  • Resolved deko440

    (@deko440)


    12 years, 9 months ago

    In the wp-admin pages > Settings > Permalinks users can create custom URL structures for permalinks and archives.

    This sounds great, but I’d rather accomplish this by manually editing my htaccess file (since it’s already quite complex) instead of changing any Permalink settings in WordPress–which appear to simply modify my existing htaccess file.

    Are there any changes made internally to WordPress when the Permalink settings are changed from the Default? If so, what changes are made?

    Is it possible to keep the Default Permalink settings and configure a custom URL structure using htaccess only?

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  • Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

    🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist

    12 years, 9 months ago

    I’d rather accomplish this by manually editing my htaccess file (since it’s already quite complex) instead of changing any Permalink settings in WordPress–which appear to simply modify my existing htaccess file.

    No, that’s nto how it works.

    You change your permalink settings which puts the information in the database.

    The .htaccess change just adds a bit to tell WP ‘When data comes in, parse it.’ It’s the same .htaccess for everyone, no matter their permalinks. And if your .htaccess, like mine, is huge and complicated, put it at the very bottom of the file.

    deko

    (@deko)

    12 years, 9 months ago

    I see. I’m curious what changes are made in the database.

    But those changes, in addition to adding to my htaccess file, is pushing the complexity price a little too high… even though I do think URL structure is an important part of the interface for any website.

    Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

    🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist

    12 years, 9 months ago

    But those changes, in addition to adding to my htaccess file, is pushing the complexity price a little too high.

    You’ve lost me here. I have a hellishly complicated .htaccess, which acts as both firewall and cache optomizer. Adding in the 10 lines for WordPress, down at the bottom, does very little to make my site ‘complex.’

    The permalink info is stored in the DB. The translation is done on the fly, so WP parses 2011/07/14/postname into post ID #1 and so on. The complexity is on the side of the files and the DB. .htaccess is pretty lightweight.

    deko

    (@deko)

    12 years, 9 months ago

    I guess I should take that as encouragement to give it a shot. thx for the reply.

    deko

    (@deko)

    12 years, 9 months ago

    got it working. can’t use $_GET in my scripts anymore. and if I switch back at a later date, bookmarks break.

    staying ugly for now…

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