Title: Remove hyphens between names
Last modified: August 23, 2020

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# Remove hyphens between names

 *  [ahearne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ahearne/)
 * (@ahearne)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-hyphens-between-names/)
 * Hello
 * Is there anyway to remove Hyphens in Links for the page names via permalinks 
   for example
 * Jane_Smith to Jane Smith
 * Or is this to do with WordPress code only I was not sure if I could do something
   in GeneratePress CSS thought ask permission before hand and if there is some 
   code could implement.
 * Thanks
    -  This topic was modified 5 years, 9 months ago by [ahearne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ahearne/).

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 *  [David](https://wordpress.org/support/users/diggeddy/)
 * (@diggeddy)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-hyphens-between-names/#post-13300521)
 * Hi there,
 * do you mean in the post URL ?
    If so Permalinks/URLs are handled by WP and you
   cannot have a spaces in the string.
 *  Thread Starter [ahearne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ahearne/)
 * (@ahearne)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-hyphens-between-names/#post-13300566)
 * Hi,
 * Thannks for your reply; I think I understand, it was to take out the hyphen and
   just have the full name in janesmith
 * Thought be sure to ask permission about the code and so forth.
 *  [David](https://wordpress.org/support/users/diggeddy/)
 * (@diggeddy)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-hyphens-between-names/#post-13301595)
 * You can use the `wp_unique_post_slug` filter to change the URL output:
 * [https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_unique_post_slug/](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_unique_post_slug/)
 * Heres an example of it in use:
 * [https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/a/264209](https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/a/264209)
 * But i am unsure of the SEO impact of doing this – and i would suggest you speak
   with a developer who understands the implications.
 * Hope that helps.

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