Descriptive WordPress URLs

In WordPress, when you first set it up, your urls when you post look something like this: www.chrisrat.com/blog/?p=123.  Not entirely the most descriptive!   I have to thank my friends over at BrainPOP UK for the tip here to turn that into a descriptive URL.

This is a short post, as it is super easy to sort.  In your WordPress control panel, go to ‘Settings’ then to ‘Permalinks’ and you will see something like this:

If you have never been here before, then the ‘Default’ radio button will be selected.  Simply select ‘Custom Structure’ and copy what I have put in above, and it will make it a lot more usable!

  1. simple, but effective. Thanks very much :-)

    • chrisrat
    • July 12th, 2010

    Cheers Ian!

    • oliverquinlan
    • August 5th, 2010

    Does this break any links people might have made to your site? Or do the previously set ones function as well?

    • Anonymous
    • August 23rd, 2010

    Thank you!

    • Anonymous
    • August 23rd, 2010

    No probs!

    • Anonymous
    • August 23rd, 2010

    Sorry, just seen this. I don’t think it breaks any links. They should still work.

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