Title: permalink
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# permalink

 *  Resolved [darylgordon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/darylgordon/)
 * (@darylgordon)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-35/)
 * I’ve built my whole website using the default permalink setting it’s been suggested
   that I use the post name setting now if I change this will it cause broken links
   all over the shop so to speak should I just leave it alone
    regards Daryl

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 *  [Odai Athamneh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/heyodai/)
 * (@heyodai)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-35/#post-3454803)
 * It depends.
 * If you were using the `http://example.com/?p=123` type of permalink, changing
   to something else won’t break the old links, visitors will just be re-directed
   to the new url.
 * If you were using a different permalink structure, visitors from old links will
   get a 404 Not Found error. To remedy this, use a [plugin to redirect](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/redirection/)
   people to the new urls.
 *  Thread Starter [darylgordon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/darylgordon/)
 * (@darylgordon)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-35/#post-3454808)
 * Odi done and dusted
    thanks Odai

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

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 * Last reply from: [darylgordon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/darylgordon/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-35/#post-3454808)
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