Title: Use two permalink structures at the same time? Last modified: March 17, 2018 --- # Use two permalink structures at the same time? * [micasuh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/micasuh/) * (@micasuh) * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/use-two-permalink-structures-at-the-same-time/) * My Permalink structure uses just `/%postname%/`. * When I publish a new blog post, it looks like: `https://example.com/slug-goes- here` * I want to keep this structure as I prefer it for both pages and posts. * In addition, I want to publish a post that has no title and uses `/%post_id%/` to avoid the `-2` suffix of the post number as title, so like this: * [https://example.com/123](https://example.com/123) * instead of: * [https://example.com/123-2](https://example.com/123-2) * Is there a method that allows both styles of permalinks? Maybe a plugin somewhere that could do this? Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) * [Pioneer Web Design](https://wordpress.org/support/users/swansonphotos/) * (@swansonphotos) * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/use-two-permalink-structures-at-the-same-time/#post-10084451) * The -2 is added when you add a post with a slug _**that is not unique**_. Simply make your slugs unique and if needed use a redirect for old URL’s. * That is the correct way to handle this. * Thread Starter [micasuh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/micasuh/) * (@micasuh) * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/use-two-permalink-structures-at-the-same-time/#post-10084452) * That’s correct but that is not the issue. * Using a permalink structure of only `/%postname%/`, it is not possible to create a post without a title which uses a slug without `-2`. That’s the issue I’m trying to solve. * In other words, because I choose to use only `/%postname%/`, WordPress is forcing un-titled post slugs to default to the Post ID and appends `-2` on every published post that does not have a title as the auto-generated slug. * My only alternative, which I’m trying to avoid, is to manually create a slug for posts that do not have titles. - This reply was modified 8 years, 2 months ago by [micasuh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/micasuh/). Reason: clarification - This reply was modified 8 years, 2 months ago by [micasuh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/micasuh/). * [Pioneer Web Design](https://wordpress.org/support/users/swansonphotos/) * (@swansonphotos) * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/use-two-permalink-structures-at-the-same-time/#post-10097220) * [@micasuh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/micasuh/), * I took some time today to further review this issue. I was able to replicate this issue on multiple sites running varying themes and plugins and even a default site install (latest WP version, default theme, no plugins). * I did find that whenever I use the permalink structure of `/%postname%/`, created a post, but did not add a title, the slug was in fact appended with a -2. * I believe this is a bug. Please report it and reference this post, providing additional information as needed. * [https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/testing/reporting-bugs/](https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/testing/reporting-bugs/) - This reply was modified 8 years, 2 months ago by [Pioneer Web Design](https://wordpress.org/support/users/swansonphotos/). * Thread Starter [micasuh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/micasuh/) * (@micasuh) * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/use-two-permalink-structures-at-the-same-time/#post-10097816) * Thank you for the feedback! I have reported this as a bug: [https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/43593](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/43593) * [Pioneer Web Design](https://wordpress.org/support/users/swansonphotos/) * (@swansonphotos) * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/use-two-permalink-structures-at-the-same-time/#post-10105942) * You are welcome. My thoughts based on the lead developers response at the trac is that if a post title is now not given that it defaults back to postid. Why it adds the -2 then is unclear sans i step thru every line of PHP to figure that out. * Thread Starter [micasuh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/micasuh/) * (@micasuh) * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/use-two-permalink-structures-at-the-same-time/#post-10106165) * The answer is way down in [ticket 5305](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/5305). * I believe [this post](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/5305#comment:86) is where the chain of devs stated this is a feature and not a bug. * I don’t know how to state my case on the ticket I created because I disagree with the outcome of what they’re trying to do specifically for `/%postname%/` since it’s designed to fix a problem with date based permalinks. * I also don’t understand [@dd32](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dd32/)’s comment about WordPress not supporting numeric based slugs when it seems clear that `/%post_id%/` is this support as a permalink? * His solution is to use [wp_unique_post_slug](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/wp_unique_post_slug/) but I’m not versed enough in PHP to know how to do this. Maybe someone reading this could help develop a plugin based around this function? Seems like it should be possible to do what I stated in the first post, which is to use the Post ID for titleless posts, checking with the `wp_unique_post_slug` function to make sure it’s unique? * What am I missing? - This reply was modified 8 years, 2 months ago by [micasuh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/micasuh/). * [Pioneer Web Design](https://wordpress.org/support/users/swansonphotos/) * (@swansonphotos) * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/use-two-permalink-structures-at-the-same-time/#post-10122038) * 1. That trac ticket was started 10 years ago – please take the time to review them in considered detail. * 2. When they write ‘not supported’, it means they will spend no more time on the issue for a very range of circumstances. * 3. Specifically, I am unsure why they also are no referencing here, where another has noted the same behavior with no plugins and a default theme. * 4. Often, these issues take time and may need a longer review. Often, in my experience, they can work them out, but full public disclosure will not be a part of this forum or trac, Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) The topic ‘Use two permalink structures at the same time?’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [permalink](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/permalink/) * [post](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/post/) * [slug](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/slug/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 7 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [Pioneer Web Design](https://wordpress.org/support/users/swansonphotos/) * Last activity: [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/use-two-permalink-structures-at-the-same-time/#post-10122038) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics