How to Create Custom Permalinks in WordPress

Do you want to customize the permalinks for your WordPress posts, pages, and other post types? We've had users reach out to us wanting to customize this safely without breaking their links. In this video, we'll show you how to create custom permalinks in WordPress without affecting your SEO.

This video is sponsored by MonsterInsights, take a look at MonsterInsights here:
=================================
=================================

For the discount, use our code: WPBVIP

At the end of the video, we will show you how to create redirects but for sites with a visitor base, we would recommend caution before changing permalinks. For your standard permalinks, you can go under Settings, Permalinks and modify the permalink structure there. We normally recommend the post name structure for most sites.

Below the standard permalinks, there is the option to change the category and tag base. This would mean rather than your site/category/name it would be what you set here replacing category in the URL.

For individual posts or pages, with the block editor, you would go next to the title for modifying or in the document settings under permalink. This will allow you to change the final part of the permalink with the post's name only to let you make it the correct name that you are wanting.

For changing a category you would go under Posts, Categories, and click the edit link beneath the category name you want to modify. You will both have the option to change the name you see on the back end of your site as well as the slug which is what is added in the URL.

For editing the author slug we would recommend using the Edit Author Slug plugin found here:

With that active, you can go under Users, All Users and edit the user who's slug you want to modify. For the permalink for authors in general if you wanted to change that then you would want to go under Settings, Edit Author Slug.

For even greater control over your permalinks, we would recommend the Custom Permalinks plugin found here:

With the plugin activated you can edit the post you want and scroll down to find the custom permalink editor below. This will give you the power to make this specific content have any permalink you want. You can also visit the categories themselves to customize it there.

With the permalinks changed this can cause 404 errors when trying to visit their old links which is a greater problem for already set up sites. To solve this we will be using the Redirection plugin found here:

this will allow you to redirect the posts from their old locations to your new custom permalink.

If you liked this video, then please Like and consider subscribing to our channel here for more WordPress videos.

Feel free to take a look at the written version of this tutorial here:

Check us out on Facebook

Follow us on Twitter

Check out our website for more WordPress Tutorials
#WordPress #WordPressTutorial #WPBeginner

[keshavsood]

thankyou so so soooo much, I was sad whole day after change permalink setting. your video helped me.

[victorojedagallego]

Thaks a lot! Miss, You're the best!

[Diana.Molina]

Got my solution in 2 minutes, thank you!

[barbarasantos]

How would you apply this after migration from blogger? Since blogger permalinks have year/month structure in them.
Thanks!

[HiggonHarry]

Are these URLs absolute or relative? If you were to migrate/restore to a new site location would these change with the migration?

[persiaguitar]

Thanks, Let's say I had an old site with a link like /foldername/test.html Now moving to new site but want to preserve only that particular URL for on page only I tried to change the permanent link of one page but it does not accept test.html it only accepts test.html/ as a folder . Any way to do this?

[jfraser]

If I change a permalink on a page, do I also need to update the button that I have on my homepage which is linked to that page?

[promptreporters]

Permalink is not found in the list of the items under settings. Please help me out.
Settings>Permalink doesnt exist in my word press. The items I see under settings are:
General
Performance
Writing
Discussion
Reading
Media
Hosting Configuration

[FaithBiete]

I have just set up a woocommerce site, I have thousands of products, and I don't like the way the URL is set up. Is there a way I can bulk edit the URL?

[TimothyGRyanCHT]

I have a site that has been active for 9+ years. I did not understand what changing the structure of the permalinks would do and I changed the setting. The previous setting was a custom structure. I do not know what it was. Of course, I want to go back to it. Is there a way, other than restoring my site from a backup to restore the old custom structured permalink - maybe using file manager?

[aaronhov]

If I own multiple different domains, how do I get the domains to go to separate pages of my main website? Like if I search one of my domains, instead of it taking me to the front page of my main website it takes me to a specific page of my website?

[delacleautournevis]

hello i need write accent in my slug permalinks in whordpress, but wordpress block it, with this plugin or with you solution is its possible to do it please ? thanks yann

[Brandi-V-Blazin]

I purchased a domain and am using wordpress.org I just noticed that at the top my url is now completely different then what it was and I don't know how to fix it. Have you heard of that happening?

[research-partner]

If I add categories in my home navigation menu while keeping the main blog page as well, will it create a duplicate content issue?
like I have categories of
buying guides
product reviews
and my top navigation menu looks like

Home About Buying guides products reviews blogs contact


will it create a duplicate content problem? as I will be having posts that are common in categories and original blog page.

how to fix this?

please, I will be waiting for your timely response.

[jeffWDSD]

Hello. Do you know how I can change my shop page so that it is my new home page? Thank you for your time

[victornewman]

can we add a category in WordPress business website pages instead of post?

[DanZL]

So Squarespace post links have How do we have the same permalink structure in WP?

[kapilkarki]

Thank you Thank you so so much for this making plugin

[x_x]

i can't found menu "permalink" in my wordpress :(.. why?

[ChuckRosseel]

Say I have an established WP blog where all the post urls have the date in them. I know how to change the urls so they only show the post title in the url. I go to settings, permalinks and change it. However after doing that I will have lost all the links and seo I had developed with the old permalinks that had the date in them. Say there are over 100 posts. You really didn't explain how to universally redirect all those old post urls (containing dates) to the news urls (containing only post title) without suffering any link and/or seo damage. Will the "redirect" plugin you mentioned accomplish this? Do I have to change the css code or other code? Is there a simple way to do this?