Title: Permalink troubles
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Permalink troubles

 *  Resolved [tomasi514](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tomasi514/)
 * (@tomasi514)
 * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-troubles-1/)
 * I am using only pages on my WordPress website.
    When I try to use other permalink
   setting like “Day and Name” or any other, I always have the same result : no 
   date appear in the address but only my page names. This is ok for me as I only
   want page names to appear but :
 * 1) Is is normal?
    2) Navigation seams to be slower when I use another settings
   than the default one, wnat can I do to avoid that? 3) Should I use a “Custom 
   Structure” to indicate only page names, something like “/sample-post”?
 * Thanks a lot, WordPress rocks!

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-troubles-1/#post-1213370)
 * > no date appear in the address but only my page names.
 * That’s perfectly normal.
 * > Navigation seams to be slower when I use another settings than the default 
   > one, what can I do to avoid that?
 * As soon as you use a permalink setting other than the default, you introduce 
   a re-write stage – which could then could slow the site down (although it should
   be noticeable). What permalink structure are you currently using?
 * > Should I use a “Custom Structure” to indicate only page names, something like“/
   > sample-post”?
 * That really shouldn’t be necessary.
 *  Thread Starter [tomasi514](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tomasi514/)
 * (@tomasi514)
 * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-troubles-1/#post-1213449)
 * Hey Esmi, thanks a lot for the feedback!
    I am using the “Day and Name” structure,
   I thought that could slow the navigation (because no date appear: is it because
   I am using pages? May it take more time because it looks for a date?) + I have
   another question: when I select another permalink structure than the default 
   one, the page names that appear in the address bar are the names page had when
   I first created them. How can I change these names? (I may want to change page
   names after its creation in the WP admin panel but address bar names do not change…).
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-troubles-1/#post-1213474)
 * > is it because I am using pages
 * Yes. Only Posts will use the “Day and Name” structure.
 * > May it take more time because it looks for a date?
 * In theory, yes, if you publish Posts. In reality, you’re probably talking about
   microseconds, so it’s not an issue of any real concern.
 * > How can I change these names?
 * Edit the pages and change their titles. WP uses the page title to construct the
   relevant link text.
 *  Thread Starter [tomasi514](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tomasi514/)
 * (@tomasi514)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-troubles-1/#post-1213649)
 * Thanks a lot for your answers Esmi, concerning the page names, I already changed
   them but they keep page names thay had when I first created them… How can I change
   this? Should I go in the database?
 * Concerning the loading time, it takes lots of time, what permalink structure 
   are you advising me for pages?: “/sample-post”
 * I wanna thank you for your excellent feed back, hope I’ll have another echo 😉

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## Tags

 * ["custom structure"](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/custom-structure/)
 * [address bar](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/address-bar/)
 * [common settings](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/common-settings/)
 * [page name](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/page-name/)
 * [permalink](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/permalink/)
 * [permalinks](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/permalinks/)
 * [settings](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/settings/)

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 * Last reply from: [tomasi514](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tomasi514/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-troubles-1/#post-1213649)
 * Status: resolved

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