Comments on: Smart Permalink Structure

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:33:55 +0000

I have been using the permalink structure of; Post# – category – Post name: /%post_id%/%category%/%postname%/.
My reasoning is that I have read where the post number is needed for proper tracking of the post.
The added category ID is to add a little more Google food and keyword identity.
Then of course the post name which should be keyword rich for the main topic of the article.
The number in the permalink is an important aspect whiter it’s a date, post number or a seed id that is related to one post only.
Just my idea on the subject from many different research efforts on the subject.

By: Isobel @ change your life

Isobel @ change your life — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 11:19:15 +0000

I realise this is an old post (although the permalink structure advice is still pertinent). However, ironically your link to the permalink migration plugin brings up a 404 error! Not your fault, the guy has obviously changed his site because even his internal links to the page aren’t working. Some days, you just can’t win

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By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 06:07:21 +0000

No IdeaRichard but are you using wordpress theme f it is then why don’t you directly contact wordpress support.

By: richard

richard — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:24:27 +0000

I am starting a blog and want to use this permalink, but .. as we have been ‘playing’ a lot with posts, pages etc, the first post will go out with a postID of 151.

Is there a way to have the posts start from ’1′ again?

richard

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By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 06:25:28 +0000

Also, for performance reasons, it is a good idea to start your permalink structure with a numeric field, such as the year or post ID. More info can be found here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks

By: Ray Cassidy

Ray Cassidy — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:09:27 +0000

My blog section is a bit more subtle than most of the blogs you refer to as it isn’t a strictly commercial website. I hope that the structure you outline will encourage a few more readers to get their local community information from the site.

In essence it isn’t a lot different to the writing structures taught in primary school over here in the UK.

By: Leigh Kostiainen

Leigh Kostiainen — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:48:36 +0000

Thanks Lynn, your permalinks advice was great, and I understood what you were talking about … as a result I think I have made some excellent changes to my site and the way I work with links. Ta Leigh in Australia.

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By: Carol Bremner (TorontoCarol)

Carol Bremner (TorontoCarol) — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:16:02 +0000

Thanks Lynn, for the mention about adding a post to more than one category. I was having trouble with that, so I stopped doing multiple categories. Glad to see there is another alternative.
Carol

By: Teli Adlam

Teli Adlam — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 04:31:22 +0000

You will have to 301 redirect the first to avoid duplicate content issues.

WP 2.3.x will automatically do that for you.

~ Teli

By: Giorgio

Giorgio — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:09:31 +0000

Little advice,

You will have to 301 redirect the first to avoid duplicate content issues.

A 301 redirect is a way to tell search engines the is permanently moved, thus you will not spoil PR this way.

1: http://www.clicknewz.com/577/
2: http://www.clicknewz.com/577/writing-reports/

Good luck!