Title: WordPress permalink keeps adding 2
Last modified: June 21, 2022

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# WordPress permalink keeps adding 2

 *  [therealthinkerblack2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/therealthinkerblack2/)
 * (@therealthinkerblack2)
 * [4 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-permalink-keeps-adding-2/)
 * The page without 2 has a 301 redirect to its parent page for some reason. I am
   not sure how to remove the 301 redirect. Also, I would like to know how the 301
   redirect happened so I can avoid it in the future.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fwordpress-permalink-keeps-adding-2%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [clayp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clayp/)
 * (@clayp)
 * [4 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-permalink-keeps-adding-2/#post-15760354)
 * Wordpress permalink that adding 2 is caused because probably you have the same
   existing slug that’s way WordPress itself add 2 to figures out a unique slug.
   Items in the trash also cause this issue. So you have to either change the URL
   of the post or permanently delete the same slug which is trashed.
 *  A 301 redirect because when you type an old URL into the browser or click on
   an old URL, you will redirect to a 301 as you specified, to its parent page.
 *  To remove 301 redirects, you must remove the same URL slug. or rename the existing
   URL that adds 2.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [clayp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clayp/)
 * Last activity: [4 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-permalink-keeps-adding-2/#post-15760354)
 * Status: not resolved

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