Title: removing menu structure from permalinks Last modified: June 1, 2018 --- # removing menu structure from permalinks * [hansbeen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hansbeen/) * (@hansbeen) * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-menu-structure-from-permalink/) * I want to get rid of the menu structure in all of my website pages. I cannot edit menu-part of permalink if I edit the page. * If the page is a sub-item in the menu structure I get sometimes the menu structure in the URL. SO if I click menu item Hanuman Chalisa > Marathon, it shows in the browser bar as [http://kirtan.nu/hanuman-chalisa/hanuman-chalisa-marathon/](http://kirtan.nu/hanuman-chalisa/hanuman-chalisa-marathon/) In this case the first hanuman-chalisa comes out of the menu, hanuman-chalisa- marathon is the name of the page. So I want to get [http://kirtan.nu/hanuman-chalisa-marathon/](http://kirtan.nu/hanuman-chalisa-marathon/) * On other menu subitems the menu structure is not there. Eg Activiteiten > ecstatic Chant shows as [http://kirtan.nu/ecstatic-chant/](http://kirtan.nu/ecstatic-chant/) No idea where the difference comes from. * Permalink setting is on Post name. * Any thoughts? * If I make a new page it is ok, I just checked. * I just found out that if I ga to All pages and then quick edit, I can change the parent to no page. Is that the only way? * It seems that the “error” occured on pages I moved to another main menu item. Could that be the cause? - This topic was modified 8 years ago by [hansbeen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hansbeen/). - This topic was modified 8 years ago by [hansbeen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hansbeen/). - This topic was modified 8 years ago by [hansbeen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hansbeen/). - This topic was modified 8 years ago by [hansbeen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hansbeen/). - This topic was modified 8 years ago by [hansbeen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hansbeen/). * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fremoving-menu-structure-from-permalink%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US) to see the link]_ Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total) * Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/) * (@sterndata) * Volunteer Forum Moderator * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-menu-structure-from-permalink/#post-10349425) * Page parent/child relationships have nothing to do with the menu. How your menu is organized does not affect URLs. Parent/child relationships do. * Thread Starter [hansbeen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hansbeen/) * (@hansbeen) * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-menu-structure-from-permalink/#post-10349429) * Why would I want a page with a parent-child relationship? To get a structure in the URL or something like that? For me it makes the url way too long and complicated - This reply was modified 8 years ago by [hansbeen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hansbeen/). * Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/) * (@sterndata) * Volunteer Forum Moderator * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-menu-structure-from-permalink/#post-10349443) * > I just found out that if I ga to All pages and then quick edit, I can change > the parent to no page. * You set them up that way…. why did you do that? * You’d use a parent/child relationship if you explicitly want the page relationships to be part of their URLs. * Thread Starter [hansbeen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hansbeen/) * (@hansbeen) * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-menu-structure-from-permalink/#post-10349462) * That’s the point, I never set it up that way (or at least I think I didn’t :-). I have 2 other websites where I never ran into this problem. Is there no way or setting in which worpress does that automatic? * Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/) * (@sterndata) * Volunteer Forum Moderator * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-menu-structure-from-permalink/#post-10349467) * > Is there no way or setting in which worpress does that automatic? * no * Thread Starter [hansbeen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hansbeen/) * (@hansbeen) * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-menu-structure-from-permalink/#post-10349475) * Ok, now it’s all clear for me. Apparently I did some things or experimenting in the past that caused it, but I have no memory of that. Thanx for the quick answers 🙂 - This reply was modified 8 years ago by [hansbeen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hansbeen/). Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total) The topic ‘removing menu structure from permalinks’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [menu](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/menu/) * [menu structure](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/menu-structure/) * [permalink](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/permalink/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 6 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [hansbeen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hansbeen/) * Last activity: [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-menu-structure-from-permalink/#post-10349475) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics