Title: Post permalink changes when Saving Draft
Last modified: April 20, 2017

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# Post permalink changes when Saving Draft

 *  Resolved [bobred](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bobred/)
 * (@bobred)
 * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-permalink-changes-when-saving-draft/)
 * I’m having a problem where whenever I click Save Draft on a post I’m working 
   on, the permalink is changed back to that of the page title. For example…
    1. I click on the post to bring up the WordPress editor and it will show the permalink
       as “the-oranges-are-green”.
    2. I change the permalink to “oranges-green” and click Save Draft
    3. When the draft saves and the page reloaded the permalink is back to being “the-
       oranges-are-green”
 * I’ve tried the “Stop words in slugs” setting in Yoast both on and off and it 
   doesn’t make a difference.
 * I’m probably missing something obvious but can’t put my finger on it. Please 
   advise?
    -  This topic was modified 9 years, 1 month ago by [bobred](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bobred/).

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 *  Plugin Support [amboutwe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amboutwe/)
 * (@amboutwe)
 * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-permalink-changes-when-saving-draft/#post-9071611)
 * Sometimes strange behavior may be caused by a plugin or theme conflict. The fastest
   way to rule out conflicts is to deactivate all non-Yoast plugins and switch to
   a standard theme like [Twenty Seventeen](https://wordpress.org/themes/twentyseventeen/).
   If this resolves the issue, you have a conflict and should activate one plugin
   at a time until you locate the conflict. Finally, after all plugins are active,
   switch to your theme. This will narrow down the conflict to a specific plugin
   or theme.
 * If you are unfamiliar with checking for conflicts, we wrote a small guide that
   will walk you through the steps. You can find it here: [How To Check For Plugin Conflicts](https://kb.yoast.com/kb/how-to-check-for-plugin-conflicts/#utm_source=support&utm_medium=forum&utm_campaign=support-link)

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 * Last activity: [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-permalink-changes-when-saving-draft/#post-9071611)
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