Title: Woo plugin causing pretty permalink failure Last modified: February 12, 2025 --- # Woo plugin causing pretty permalink failure * Resolved [discombobulated2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/discombobulated2/) * (@discombobulated2) * [1 year, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/woo-plugin-causing-pretty-permalink-failure/) * It seems as if the SEO-friendly pretty permalinks in WordPress don’t stick. Instead, any permalink that is used gets a plain permalink look with the query parameters attached to any web page (Example: /?v=5435c69ed3bc). This happens with parent or child theme, and another theme like twenty-twenty-five. With all plugins removed but Woo. Without the WooCommerce plugin, the issue goes away! * I have tried changing and refreshing permalinks settings, saving, and back again. Multiple Woo cache flushes too. Checked .htaccess on the server, (code says it is writable). The issue is viewed on multiple systems and browsers. Created a handler, mod_rewrite, in Appache Handlers on the remote hosted server thinking this might help with permissions, but I’m not sure that I implemented this correctly. That’s as far as I’ve got. But I have spent hours reading WP and Woo forum posts and searched for answers elsewhere. My host SYSOP didn’t have a clue. I can provide more details and a Woo status report if you feel it necessary. * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fwoo-plugin-causing-pretty-permalink-failure%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US) to see the link]_ Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) * Thread Starter [discombobulated2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/discombobulated2/) * (@discombobulated2) * [1 year, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/woo-plugin-causing-pretty-permalink-failure/#post-18302947) * ```wp-block-code WordPress Environment

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Site address (URL): https://www.dockswag.com
WC Version: 9.6.1
Legacy REST API Package Version: The Legacy REST API plugin is not installed on this site.
Action Scheduler Version: ✔ 3.9.0
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WP Memory Limit: 256 MB
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``` - This reply was modified 1 year, 3 months ago by [discombobulated2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/discombobulated2/). * Thread Starter [discombobulated2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/discombobulated2/) * (@discombobulated2) * [1 year, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/woo-plugin-causing-pretty-permalink-failure/#post-18303153) * Problem solved! The appendage to the address was to do with a geolocation integration in Woo. It does not affect pretty permalinks as first thought, or SEO. A simple setting choice found under woo settings/general. Scroll down. Choose either: Geolocate, or Geolocate (with page caching support). * [Moses M. (woo-hc)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mosesmedh/) * (@mosesmedh) * [1 year, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/woo-plugin-causing-pretty-permalink-failure/#post-18303805) * Hi [@discombobulated2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/discombobulated2/), * I’m happy to hear you were able to resolve the issue. Just so you know, selecting Geolocate (with page caching support) will cause the “v” variable to appear in your website URL. Choosing just Geolocate is an alternative solution. Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) The topic ‘Woo plugin causing pretty permalink failure’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/woocommerce/assets/icon.svg?rev=3234504) * [WooCommerce](https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woocommerce/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woocommerce/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woocommerce/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woocommerce/reviews/) * 3 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [Moses M. (woo-hc)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mosesmedh/) * Last activity: [1 year, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/woo-plugin-causing-pretty-permalink-failure/#post-18303805) * Status: resolved