Changing Blog Permalinks

  • ownyourspace

    (@tomoys)


    6 years, 9 months ago

    Hi!

    Got a wordpress site several years old, but going through a phase of revamping both the UX and on-page SEO.

    I use wordpress “page” function for static, ever-green content, and the “blog” function to create news, bolster SEO and generate traffic.

    Permalinks are set to “post name”, and all PAGEs are optimised in a parent url structure that makes sense.

    I do however wish to change the blog url permalinks ONLY.

    Right now, they run straight from the homepage like: http://www.domain.co.uk/blog-post-name/

    What I want them to do is run from a particular main category of page: http://www.domain.co.uk/mis-sold-pensions/industry-news/blog-post-name – this way the “industry-news” page becomes the new /blog/ archive.

    QUESTION:
    If I change the permalinks from POST NAME setting to CUSTOM STRUCTURE, will this…

    A) Change ALL URLs (including PAGES) to this structure?
    B) Change all BLOG urls to this structure only?
    C) Change just future blog posts to this structure? Or all existing (requiring many 301 redirects)?

    Alternatively, is there another way I can achieve my desired URL structure without messing up, creating broken links and funking with my SEO?

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  • scotter84

    (@scotter84)

    6 years, 9 months ago

    Hi Tomoys,

    My understanding is that if you edit your permalinks in the admin panel to use a custom structure, then this will change all post links on your site – they will obey the custom structure you choose. So, /%category%/%postname%/ would satisfy your need for blog posts.

    This should not apply to static pages that you have created, since pages do not conform to that rewrite rule.

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