Title: Permalink Settings in WordPress for Category
Last modified: December 20, 2016

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# Permalink Settings in WordPress for Category

 *  [pathankp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pathankp/)
 * (@pathankp)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-settings-in-wordpress-for-category/)
 * i have a quick question about Permalink Settings in WordPress. My current setting
   for post is `http://somesite/%postname%/`
 * I want same for my category, how can i make my category URL to `http://somesite/%
   categoryname%/`
 * The default in WordPress is `http://somesite/category/%categoryname%/`

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 *  [snecz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/snecz/)
 * (@snecz)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-settings-in-wordpress-for-category/#post-8575536)
 * Once period dot in category base settings was working. There’s also such option
   to remove it in Yoast Seo plugin.

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 * Last reply from: [snecz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/snecz/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-settings-in-wordpress-for-category/#post-8575536)
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