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# elastisch

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 *   Forum: [Requests and Feedback](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/requests-and-feedback/)
   
   In reply to: [random post-IDs instead of auto_incremented ones](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/random-post-ids-instead-of-auto_incremented-ones/)
 *  Thread Starter [elastisch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elastisch/)
 * (@elastisch)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/random-post-ids-instead-of-auto_incremented-ones/#post-2059219)
 * Someone already put it in more elaborate words:
    [http://www.brianp.net/2009/10/06/sequentially-assigned-ids-and-giving-away-competitive-intelligence/](http://www.brianp.net/2009/10/06/sequentially-assigned-ids-and-giving-away-competitive-intelligence/)
 *   Forum: [Requests and Feedback](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/requests-and-feedback/)
   
   In reply to: [random post-IDs instead of auto_incremented ones](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/random-post-ids-instead-of-auto_incremented-ones/)
 *  Thread Starter [elastisch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elastisch/)
 * (@elastisch)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/random-post-ids-instead-of-auto_incremented-ones/#post-2059207)
 * I often even (have to) use the post ID in the prettified URL because my authors
   sometimes change the slug (especially when they make typos like “obama” instead
   of “osama” and vice versa) and then WordPress’ automatic redirect sometimes would
   end up pointing to the wrong post.
 * Any chance this feature (random ID numbering) could end up in WP? Or maybe move
   this topic to “plugins and hacks” or “hacks”? Thanks.
 *   Forum: [Requests and Feedback](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/requests-and-feedback/)
   
   In reply to: [random post-IDs instead of auto_incremented ones](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/random-post-ids-instead-of-auto_incremented-ones/)
 *  Thread Starter [elastisch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elastisch/)
 * (@elastisch)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/random-post-ids-instead-of-auto_incremented-ones/#post-2059120)
 * Thanks for you reply. I already guessed that it would mean some core hacking.
   Maybe I’ll look into it. Maybe it just means coding a function that generates
   a random ID and checks if it’s unused. *optimisticthinking*
 * In the first place I was just wondering if nobody else had a problem with the
   way IDs are employed/deployed.
 *   Forum: [Requests and Feedback](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/requests-and-feedback/)
   
   In reply to: [random post-IDs instead of auto_incremented ones](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/random-post-ids-instead-of-auto_incremented-ones/)
 *  Thread Starter [elastisch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elastisch/)
 * (@elastisch)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/random-post-ids-instead-of-auto_incremented-ones/#post-2059108)
 * With a vanilla WP the IDs can’t be hidden effectively, AFAIK. You can always 
   loop through N on [http://www.example.com/?p=N](http://www.example.com/?p=N) .
 * For me it’s a privacy issue. I don’t want people to be able to estimate what 
   is going on behind the scenes of my site, how many drafts/revisions I’m on, what
   articles were started before article N. That’s all more or less. Enough reason
   for me. Hope you can understand.
 *   Forum: [Requests and Feedback](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/requests-and-feedback/)
   
   In reply to: [random post-IDs instead of auto_incremented ones](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/random-post-ids-instead-of-auto_incremented-ones/)
 *  Thread Starter [elastisch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elastisch/)
 * (@elastisch)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/random-post-ids-instead-of-auto_incremented-ones/#post-2059037)
 * I don’t want to renumber; I would like to hide the IDs by using a plug-in (via
   mapping or something) OR (rather for a new blog) I would like to have a random
   ID for each posting/page (or be able to pick one) instead of an autoincremented
   one.
 * Intention: to hide in which order posts/pages were created.
 * Maybe I should have asked in “plug-ins and hacks” forum? Shall I Xpost?

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