Comments on: Choosing the Best URL Permalink Structure for your WordPress Blog http://blog.auinteractive.com/choosing-the-best-url-permalink-structure-for-your-wordpress-blog AU Interactive - Internet Marketing Tips and Observations Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:41:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Chris http://blog.auinteractive.com/choosing-the-best-url-permalink-structure-for-your-wordpress-blog#comment-25934 Chris Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:13:36 +0000 http://blog.auinteractive.com/choosing-the-best-url-permalink-structure-for-your-wordpress-blog#comment-25934 with the latest wordpress installation you don't even need to worry about redirecting once you've changed your permalink structure. wordpress has it built in and it works great i can say. with the latest wordpress installation you don’t even need to worry about redirecting once you’ve changed your permalink structure. wordpress has it built in and it works great i can say.

]]> By: Daniel http://blog.auinteractive.com/choosing-the-best-url-permalink-structure-for-your-wordpress-blog#comment-25736 Daniel Sun, 01 Aug 2010 22:58:45 +0000 http://blog.auinteractive.com/choosing-the-best-url-permalink-structure-for-your-wordpress-blog#comment-25736 using a post id will help increase the speed at which your wordpress grabs your post from the DB. You can read more here http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2009/02/04/efficient-wordpress-permalinks I'm also using his tips on http://www.endofregulation.com/magazine using a post id will help increase the speed at which your wordpress grabs your post from the DB. You can read more here http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2009/02/04/efficient-wordpress-permalinks

I’m also using his tips on http://www.endofregulation.com/magazine

]]> By: Shovan http://blog.auinteractive.com/choosing-the-best-url-permalink-structure-for-your-wordpress-blog#comment-24562 Shovan Fri, 09 Jul 2010 07:50:35 +0000 http://blog.auinteractive.com/choosing-the-best-url-permalink-structure-for-your-wordpress-blog#comment-24562 Permalink migration plugin does not redirect and wordpress dosent support /%postname%/ to /%category%/%postname%/ Permalink migration plugin does not redirect and wordpress dosent support
/%postname%/ to /%category%/%postname%/

]]> By: Derek http://blog.auinteractive.com/choosing-the-best-url-permalink-structure-for-your-wordpress-blog#comment-3917 Derek Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:14:36 +0000 http://blog.auinteractive.com/choosing-the-best-url-permalink-structure-for-your-wordpress-blog#comment-3917 Has anyone ever heard of a wordpress theme not functioning any more if using anything other than the default permalink structure? I'm currently using a new theme with this very issue and it's driving me mad. Wordpress can be great, but 90% of the time there is some problem to address, whether it be dealing with a poorly coded and minimally tested theme, broken/out dated plugins, or trying to find a way around the wordpress limitations. The real shocker was when I built my first wordpress site only to realize that over publishing the same post in too short of time (editing?!) will mark you as a ping-spammer. It sure would be nice if wordpress was more upfront about these type of things. But anyway, if anyone can tell me why I can't change the permalink structure without my site going crazy, that would be great. Thanks. I've already asked the theme author for help, but he's clueless to why lol. Has anyone ever heard of a wordpress theme not functioning any more if using anything other than the default permalink structure? I’m currently using a new theme with this very issue and it’s driving me mad.

WordPress can be great, but 90% of the time there is some problem to address, whether it be dealing with a poorly coded and minimally tested theme, broken/out dated plugins, or trying to find a way around the wordpress limitations.

The real shocker was when I built my first wordpress site only to realize that over publishing the same post in too short of time (editing?!) will mark you as a ping-spammer. It sure would be nice if wordpress was more upfront about these type of things.

But anyway, if anyone can tell me why I can’t change the permalink structure without my site going crazy, that would be great. Thanks. I’ve already asked the theme author for help, but he’s clueless to why lol.

]]> By: Bluemontoya http://blog.auinteractive.com/choosing-the-best-url-permalink-structure-for-your-wordpress-blog#comment-2863 Bluemontoya Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:08:28 +0000 http://blog.auinteractive.com/choosing-the-best-url-permalink-structure-for-your-wordpress-blog#comment-2863 Thanks to this post my friend, I just changed two of my site for their <a href="http://mars-blue.com/best-permalinks-for-wordpress/" rel="nofollow">Permalink Structure</a>. My site now loads faster and seems to be getting little bit more traffic that before. Thanks! Thanks to this post my friend, I just changed two of my site for their Permalink Structure. My site now loads faster and seems to be getting little bit more traffic that before. Thanks!

]]> By: Wordpress: Creating An SEO Friendly Blog! | Demons Lounge - Affiliate Blog http://blog.auinteractive.com/choosing-the-best-url-permalink-structure-for-your-wordpress-blog#comment-1592 Wordpress: Creating An SEO Friendly Blog! | Demons Lounge - Affiliate Blog Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:38:33 +0000 http://blog.auinteractive.com/choosing-the-best-url-permalink-structure-for-your-wordpress-blog#comment-1592 [...] on these for example arguments)  domain.com/category/postname/, i personally opt instead for domain.com/postname/. Disregarding the category enables you to change or edit post categories with a lot more ease as [...] [...] on these for example arguments)  domain.com/category/postname/, i personally opt instead for domain.com/postname/. Disregarding the category enables you to change or edit post categories with a lot more ease as [...]

]]> By: prakash http://blog.auinteractive.com/choosing-the-best-url-permalink-structure-for-your-wordpress-blog#comment-1581 prakash Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:41:47 +0000 http://blog.auinteractive.com/choosing-the-best-url-permalink-structure-for-your-wordpress-blog#comment-1581 i used %postname% its worked.... i used %postname%
its worked….

]]> By: V.C http://blog.auinteractive.com/choosing-the-best-url-permalink-structure-for-your-wordpress-blog#comment-1578 V.C Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:36:36 +0000 http://blog.auinteractive.com/choosing-the-best-url-permalink-structure-for-your-wordpress-blog#comment-1578 It might be a good idea to leave a unique number in your permalinks. I often have posts with the same name and it can be troublesome unless you leave in date or post_id information. I currently use: /%category%/%post_id/%postname% It might be a good idea to leave a unique number in your permalinks. I often have posts with the same name and it can be troublesome unless you leave in date or post_id information. I currently use: /%category%/%post_id/%postname%

]]> By: Gary http://blog.auinteractive.com/choosing-the-best-url-permalink-structure-for-your-wordpress-blog#comment-1575 Gary Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:27:03 +0000 http://blog.auinteractive.com/choosing-the-best-url-permalink-structure-for-your-wordpress-blog#comment-1575 It may not be as SEO friendly as the above suggestions, but there is a performance issue relating to them. From the wordpress codex: For performance reasons, it is not a good idea to start your permalink structure with the category, tag, author, or postname fields. The reason is that these are text fields, and using them at the beginning of your permalink structure it takes more time for WordPress to distinguish your Post URLs from Page URLs (which always use the text "page slug" as the URL), and to compensate, WordPress stores a lot of extra information in its database (so much that sites with lots of Pages have experienced difficulties). So, it is best to start your permalink structure with a numeric field, such as the year or post ID. It may not be as SEO friendly as the above suggestions, but there is a performance issue relating to them.

From the wordpress codex:

For performance reasons, it is not a good idea to start your permalink structure with the category, tag, author, or postname fields. The reason is that these are text fields, and using them at the beginning of your permalink structure it takes more time for WordPress to distinguish your Post URLs from Page URLs (which always use the text “page slug” as the URL), and to compensate, WordPress stores a lot of extra information in its database (so much that sites with lots of Pages have experienced difficulties). So, it is best to start your permalink structure with a numeric field, such as the year or post ID.

]]> By: Markus http://blog.auinteractive.com/choosing-the-best-url-permalink-structure-for-your-wordpress-blog#comment-1573 Markus Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:43:35 +0000 http://blog.auinteractive.com/choosing-the-best-url-permalink-structure-for-your-wordpress-blog#comment-1573 after some more experience with both types of permalink structures, I'd probably recommend going with /%postname%/ 90% of the time. I'd only include post-id if you are almost sure you'll get into Google news (and know that you qualify). after some more experience with both types of permalink structures, I’d probably recommend going with /%postname%/ 90% of the time. I’d only include post-id if you are almost sure you’ll get into Google news (and know that you qualify).

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