Title: Irregular slug/permalink behavior
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Irregular slug/permalink behavior

 *  Resolved [soaringthor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/soaringthor/)
 * (@soaringthor)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/irregular-slugpermalink-behavior/)
 * Just upgraded from WP 3.6 to 3.8 and RSVPMaker 2.6 (ouch) to 3.0.1.
 * I am having some trouble changing the slug/permalink for RSVP Events. When inside
   the event editor, when I change the permalink and press OK, then press the Update
   button, the permalink changes back to the huge slug (example analyst-of-the-year-
   celebration-value-of-hdi-2014-1-21/). If I go back to the list of events (/wp-
   admin/edit.php?post_type=rsvpmaker), Quick Edit the event and change the slug,
   it changes the permalink OK but somehow unchecks “Collect RSVPs”. So I have to
   go back into the event, check the box, hit Update, and it changes the permalink
   back to the huge one.
 * Any thoughts?
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/rsvpmaker/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/rsvpmaker/)

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 *  Thread Starter [soaringthor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/soaringthor/)
 * (@soaringthor)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/irregular-slugpermalink-behavior/#post-4479681)
 * Update: I found the Tweak Permalinks option in the RSVPMaker settings, and that
   did not resolve the issue.
    The permalink format is set to /site/rsvpmaker/my-
   event.
 *  Plugin Author [davidfcarr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidfcarr/)
 * (@davidfcarr)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/irregular-slugpermalink-behavior/#post-4479771)
 * In one of the recent releases, I added a filter function that adds the date in
   Y-m-d format to the end of the slug. If you manually change the slug to edit 
   that out, the program adds it back in as part of a slug based on the title text.
   You should be able to change the slug to something like ‘custom-2014-1-8’ and
   have the change stick.
 * I may rethink how this works based on your feedback or provide some way of turning
   it off. Adding the date to the slug is desirable behavior for a couple of sites
   I manage where there are multiple events with the same headline but different
   dates. Default wordpress behavior is to add a number to the end of the slug to
   make sure that it is distinct. For events, I thought adding the date to the end
   was a more meaningful alternative.
 *  Thread Starter [soaringthor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/soaringthor/)
 * (@soaringthor)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/irregular-slugpermalink-behavior/#post-4479774)
 * I would see a couple of options if you were to change this behavior:
    - Add an advanced option under Tweak Permalinks named “Custom Permalinks” or
      something like that, for users that prefer fully custom links/slugs without
      having the date tacked to the end
    - Change the behavior so that the date is only appended to the slug if the event
      has the same title as a past event
 * I would personally love to be able to set custom slugs, if it is possible to 
   add that functionality back in.
 * Let me know your thoughts so I can mark this thread as resolved! As always, thanks
   for your speedy response and your awesome plugin!
 *  Plugin Author [davidfcarr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidfcarr/)
 * (@davidfcarr)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/irregular-slugpermalink-behavior/#post-4479852)
 * The latest version adds the date by default but will allow you to set a custom
   slug that does not include that (as long as it is unique).
 *  Thread Starter [soaringthor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/soaringthor/)
 * (@soaringthor)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/irregular-slugpermalink-behavior/#post-4479853)
 * Thank you!

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## Tags

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 * [slug](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/slug/)

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 * Last reply from: [soaringthor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/soaringthor/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/irregular-slugpermalink-behavior/#post-4479853)
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