Title: Permalinks: Basic
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# Permalinks: Basic

 *  [goborobo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/goborobo/)
 * (@goborobo)
 * [22 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalinks-basic/)
 * Hello. First post and new to blogging. Thank you for your patience:
    I am designing
   a website for a client. The client needs to regularly update information on the
   site but does not have the budget to employ a web administrator. I think hybridizing
   WP (I’ve checked out the competition) and Gallery is the appropriate solution
   in this case. The problem is… Some of the information must persist longer than
   the archive date. Am I correct in presuming that this is the function of a permalink?
   Does this mean that when the category or subcategory is selected in the menu,
   posts designated as permalinks will always appear there? I also noticed in the
   WP administrative section that permalinks require mod_rewrite. Unfortunately,
   it is not installed on the client’s host. Is there a workaround for this?

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 *  [TechGnome](https://wordpress.org/support/users/techgnome/)
 * (@techgnome)
 * [22 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalinks-basic/#post-37240)
 * Permalinks links are actualy PERMAnent LINKS…. meaning that the link for that
   post will never change. It doesn’t matter the format of the permalink. even …/
   index.php?p=123 is a type of permalink. It’s simply a link to that post (#123
   in this case) that will always get you to that post, no matter what. Most of 
   us prefer the “user friendly” version of /archives/2004/02/24/post_title because
   it looks nice. IT doesn’t serve any real other purpose, other than /archives/
   2004/02/24 will also get you other posts for that same day, as would …index.php?
   year=2004&month=02&day=24 ….
    The posts never go anywhere. Unless the database
   gets deleted. Or the posts get deleted. From the calendar or the archives links,
   there will always be a way to get to the posts. The reason for permalinks is 
   in distribution. Links from other sites to yours will always be able to reach
   any given post with a permalink. TG
 *  Thread Starter [goborobo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/goborobo/)
 * (@goborobo)
 * [22 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalinks-basic/#post-37244)
 * Thanks. I determined that just before I read your post and realized that I had
   not asked the right question:
    How can I force a post to persist at the top of
   the listings without having to change the creation date? For example, if I create,
   say, a yearly schedule of events under an “Events” category. Is it possible to
   force that post always to appear as the first entry in that category. Can this
   be done by putting a category/subcategory link within a link tag?
 *  [TechGnome](https://wordpress.org/support/users/techgnome/)
 * (@techgnome)
 * [22 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalinks-basic/#post-37245)
 * OOhh… simple… um goto the Wiki (a link is under the Docs link at the top) and
   click the section fo WP Hacks. The one you’re going to be interested in is the“
   Sticky” hack. Follow the instructions carefully. You can then set posts to be“
   Sticky” which will cause them to float to the top every time.
    TG

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