/%postname% vs /%postname%/ custom permalink

  • axtras

    (@axtras)


    12 years, 10 months ago

    Hi,

    I had a WP site with a old WP version (2.9.2) where I set as custom permalink /%postname%
    I updated version to 3.5.1 and set permalink like this /%postname%/
    Now two questions:
    1) do you think they are or shall I prefer one version?
    2) can this change generate SEO issues?
    seems to me that permalinks are auto-redirected by wp so I guess there should not be any issue.

    Thanks

    Andrea

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  • DJDoubleXL189

    (@djdoublexl189)

    12 years, 10 months ago

    Fortunately, this won’t cause any 310 redirect issues.

    However, this will cause SEO issues in the sense that your old URL is no longer valid, and the engines will have to reindex your new URLs. While the redirect should handle this, there’s no guarantee as to how long it will take to happen. There may be a lapse in the time that your old URLs disappear from rankings and your new ones appear.

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