Title: Will This Break WordPress?
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Will This Break WordPress?

 *  Resolved [andymike](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andymike/)
 * (@andymike)
 * [19 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/will-this-break-wordpress/)
 * I have noticed that when linking to a category from my own static navigation 
   menu I can use:
 * mysite.com/mycategory
 * instead of:
 * mysite.com/category/mycategory
 * WordPress still pulls up the correct category template and displays everything
   OK when I use the first method. Is it OK to do this or will it create some kind
   of conflict?
 * I realize I can’t go and name a Page the same name as my category . But does 
   it cause any other conflicts?
 * Just let me know if this causes any problems with WP.
 * Thanks

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 *  [Chris_K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/handysolo/)
 * (@handysolo)
 * [19 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/will-this-break-wordpress/#post-477390)
 * I’m envious – I sure can’t replicate that trick on my 2.0.5 install.
 * What version of WP are you running?
 * I don’t think it’ll cause any problems whatsoever, but I dunno that I’d count
   on it…
 *  [theiconoclast31](https://wordpress.org/support/users/theiconoclast31/)
 * (@theiconoclast31)
 * [19 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/will-this-break-wordpress/#post-477392)
 * Have you specified a special category permalink structure under Options > Permalinks?
   That might be it.
 *  Thread Starter [andymike](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andymike/)
 * (@andymike)
 * [19 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/will-this-break-wordpress/#post-477428)
 * My permalink structure is :
 * /%category%/%postname%/
 * Is that why this works?
 * I just don’t want to worry about it getting screwed up later.
 *  [theiconoclast31](https://wordpress.org/support/users/theiconoclast31/)
 * (@theiconoclast31)
 * [19 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/will-this-break-wordpress/#post-477429)
 * No, I’m referring to your *category* base, which is under “Optional” in the Permalink
   options screen.
 *  Thread Starter [andymike](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andymike/)
 * (@andymike)
 * [19 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/will-this-break-wordpress/#post-477431)
 * No I haven’t changed that, and I am running 2.0.5
 *  Thread Starter [andymike](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andymike/)
 * (@andymike)
 * [19 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/will-this-break-wordpress/#post-477458)
 * Can anyone tell me if this will have implications, like possibly breaking WP 
   in the future?
 * You can see a live demo of this by going here:
 * [http://www.freelovemd.com/section/ask-lovemd/](http://www.freelovemd.com/section/ask-lovemd/)
 * and
 * [http://www.freelovemd.com/ask-lovemd/](http://www.freelovemd.com/ask-lovemd/)
 * both work fine. So I would like to change it permanently to the second one, but
   I am worried it will cause problems in the future.
 * Anyone?
 *  Thread Starter [andymike](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andymike/)
 * (@andymike)
 * [19 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/will-this-break-wordpress/#post-477461)
 * Figured out a solution:
 * If you are going to use it as a CMS with a couple categories, like the example
   I am giving just create Page Templates that query the posts from the specific
   category:
 * <?php query_posts(‘cat=2’); ?>
 * put that before the loop, and then use all the same template tags you would use
   if you were creating a custom category page. Then you can use links to these 
   Pages without the /category/ because they will be Pages.
 * This is only useful if you are linking to your categories from a “static” navigation
   menu. If you are linking to the categories dynamically with a Template Tag WP
   will use the /category/ in the link.
 * Hope this helps someone.

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