Title: permalink unwanted insertion
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# permalink unwanted insertion

 *  [clage](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clage/)
 * (@clage)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-unwanted-insertion/)
 * I’m try to fix this unwanted insertion of number 2 at the end of the permalink.
 * I’m writing a new page [http://www.example.com/name](http://www.example.com/name)
   and I’m still in the preview phase.
 * Unfortunately I realize that the system automatically add 2 at the end of the
   permalink in this way [http://www.example.com/name-2](http://www.example.com/name-2).
 * Even if I try to modify it and I cancel 2 when I click ok to save the number 
   2 come out again in the permalink.
 * Before of this page I already build an article with the same permalink [http://www.example.com/name](http://www.example.com/name)
   but I cancelled it first.
 * Is there any way to remove this 2 from the permalink without too complicate or
   full of risk operations?
 * _[ [No bumping please](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#No_Bumping). ]_

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 *  [CPC Mike](https://wordpress.org/support/users/homergz/)
 * (@homergz)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-unwanted-insertion/#post-7578936)
 * At the top right of your edit screen click Screen Options and check the slug 
   box. Scroll down the page and rename the slug. Make sure to update the page.
 *  Thread Starter [clage](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clage/)
 * (@clage)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-unwanted-insertion/#post-7578939)
 * Hi Mike!
 * Thank you first of all.
 * Unfortunately even if I update the slug in the box at the very bottom of the 
   page, the permalink keep the number 2 at the end.
 * If I edit the permalink on the right of the permalink, after the modification
   in the slug box, I can cancel it but then when I save it pop up again number2.
 * Of course I tried also viceversa with the confirmation of the same problem.
 *  [CPC Mike](https://wordpress.org/support/users/homergz/)
 * (@homergz)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-unwanted-insertion/#post-7578941)
 * Go to Pages > All Pages and select the trash folder at the top and permanently
   delete the old page. Then try resetting the permalink.
 * Hope that helps.

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

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
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 * Last reply from: [CPC Mike](https://wordpress.org/support/users/homergz/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-unwanted-insertion/#post-7578941)
 * Status: not resolved

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