Title: Setting Permalinks
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Setting Permalinks

 *  Resolved [brianrho](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brianrho/)
 * (@brianrho)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-permalinks/)
 * Hi,
 * What would be the correct setting for permalinks if I have a 93 PAGE website (
   not posts)? It will have about 3 or 4 posts as well.
    the website address is 
   [http://www.africanodysseysafaris.com](http://www.africanodysseysafaris.com).
 * If I have it wrong will it mess up the sites navigation if i change it? I am 
   basically using it as CMS.
 * I am a novice so please advice in simple terms:-)
 * Many thanks.

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 *  [Mukesh Panchal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mukesh27/)
 * (@mukesh27)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-permalinks/#post-2883688)
 * u r use right permalink
 *  [Zagadka](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zagadka/)
 * (@zagadka)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-permalinks/#post-2883690)
 * I’m going to take the liberty to piggyback my question to this, if you don’t 
   mind. It is of a similar nature.
 * Say I have a page at [http://domain.com/?page_id=262](http://domain.com/?page_id=262)
   as standard.
 * Now, I don’t want to change any other permalinks, I just want to have a link 
   like [http://domain.com/?p=name](http://domain.com/?p=name)
 * I’ve seen a few plugins etc, but nothing that I can find is up to date or suits
   that need.
 * Cheers.
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-permalinks/#post-2883701)
 * **[@zagadka](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zagadka/)**: It is impolite 
   to interrupt another poster’s ongoing thread with a question of your own and 
   it causes significant problems for the forum’s volunteers. Please post your own
   topic.
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-permalinks/#post-2883702)
 * **[@brianrho](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brianrho/)**: In theory, you
   can use any of the allowable permalink structures but I’d suggest using one of
   the date based presets in Settings -> Permalinks.
 *  Thread Starter [brianrho](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brianrho/)
 * (@brianrho)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-permalinks/#post-2883719)
 * [@esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * I am working in Genesis. At present the Post Name as below is selected.The site
   is a full blown “static” website on safaris.
 * Should that be ok and as I asked earlier will it mess everything up if I change
   it now. The website is up and running – all 95 pages of it?
 * Default [http://www.africanodysseysafaris.com/?p=123](http://www.africanodysseysafaris.com/?p=123)
   
   Day and name [http://www.africanodysseysafaris.com/2012/07/10/sample-post/](http://www.africanodysseysafaris.com/2012/07/10/sample-post/)
   Month and name [http://www.africanodysseysafaris.com/2012/07/sample-post/](http://www.africanodysseysafaris.com/2012/07/sample-post/)
   Numeric [http://www.africanodysseysafaris.com/archives/123](http://www.africanodysseysafaris.com/archives/123)
   Post name [http://www.africanodysseysafaris.com/sample-post/](http://www.africanodysseysafaris.com/sample-post/)
   Custom Structure
 * Many thanks,
 * Brian
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-permalinks/#post-2883776)
 * It shouldn’t matter what theme you are using. You can change the permalink structure
   at any time although you might be better off sticking to one of the presets that“
   rolling your own”. The only casualty of the change may be incoming links but,
   if you have been using the default permalink structure up to now, WP will handle
   all of the redirects. Also, bear in mind that the permalink structure only affects
   Posts directly. all Pages use %/pagename%/ automatically as soon as you use any
   non-default permalink structure.
 *  Thread Starter [brianrho](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brianrho/)
 * (@brianrho)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-permalinks/#post-2883786)
 * Thanks very much esmi

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