Title: Customize permalinks problems
Last modified: June 3, 2026

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# Customize permalinks problems

 *  [blondboy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blondboy/)
 * (@blondboy)
 * [4 days, 9 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-permalinks-problems/)
 * Hi everyone.
 * I’m asking for helping witn creating Customize permalinks.
 * FIRST CASE: This works
   Custom structure/%category%/%postname%/The list of urls:_[
   redundant link deleted ]_/blog/expert-articles//expert-articles/how-internet-
   marketing-increases-business-sales/
 * SECOND CASE: This doesn’t work
   Custom structure/blog/%category%/%postname%/The
   list of urls:/blog//blog/expert-articles//blog/expert-articles/expert-articles/
   how-internet-marketing-increases-business-sales/
 * When I click on the article, then it opens /blog/expert-articles/expert-articles/
   how-internet-marketing-increases-business-sales/ but 404 page
 * I need to make working the second case for correct site structure.
   Could I get
   some recommendations regarding how to make it working?
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 *  [Ryan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rrhode/)
 * (@rrhode)
 * [4 days, 3 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-permalinks-problems/#post-18927821)
 * Hi,
 * I noticed the URL you are getting has the category twice:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       /blog/expert-articles/expert-articles/how-internet-marketing-increases-business-sales/
       ```
   
 * That usually means one of these things is happening:
    1. The post slug or custom permalink already includes expert-articles/
    2. A permalink/custom permalink plugin has saved a manual URL for the post
    3. The permalink rules need to be refreshed
 * I would suggest checking the post edit screen first. Make sure the post slug 
   is only:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       how-internet-marketing-increases-business-sales
       ```
   
 * and not:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       expert-articles/how-internet-marketing-increases-business-sales
       ```
   
 * Then go to:
 * Settings > Permalinks
 * and click Save Changes without changing anything. This refreshes the rewrite 
   rules.
 * Also check if you are using any permalink-related plugin. If yes, look for a 
   custom permalink value on that post and remove the extra expert-articles/ part.
 * I believe the correct structure should be:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       /blog/category-slug/post-slug/
       ```
   
 * not:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       /blog/category-slug/category-slug/post-slug/
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [blondboy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blondboy/)
 * (@blondboy)
 * [3 days, 11 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-permalinks-problems/#post-18928313)
 * I had the mistake in the part of my first message about second case. 
   I have 
   not double category. It’s a misspell. I need to make working this url: /blog/
   expert-articles/how-internet-marketing-increases-business-sales/But if i add “
   blog” in custom permalink, then it doesn’t work. This custom permalink (/blog/%
   category%/%postname%/) breaks article’s link and it stops to open However, this
   link works “/blog/expert-articles/”. I can’t understand what the matter is
 *  [Ryan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rrhode/)
 * (@rrhode)
 * [2 days, 20 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-permalinks-problems/#post-18929162)
 * Hello,
 * Thank you for clarifying.
 * It looks like the issue may be that WordPress is already using blog for the category
   archive URL.
 * For example, this URL works:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       /blog/expert-articles/
       ```
   
 * So WordPress may be treating that as the category archive and according to the
   output of that page on your site that seems to be the case.
 * Then when you try this post URL:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       /blog/expert-articles/how-internet-marketing-increases-business-sales/
       ```
   
 * WordPress may try to read it as another category level instead of a post, and
   that can cause the 404.
 * I would suggest checking this first:
 * **Settings > Permalinks**
 * Then look at the optional field:
 * **Category base**
 * If it is set to:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       blog
       ```
   
 * try removing it or changing it to something else, then click **Save Changes**.
 * For example, you could use:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       /blog/%category%/%postname%/
       ```
   
 * for posts, but avoid also using **blog** as the category base.
 * So the conflict may not be the post slug now. It may be that both the category
   archive and the post permalink are trying to use the same /blog/category/ structure.

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