{"id":5768,"date":"2024-08-01T07:02:54","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T07:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kb.cloudhostgeek.com\/?p=5768"},"modified":"2025-11-05T10:45:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T10:45:07","slug":"access-permalinks-settings-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/access-permalinks-settings-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"Step-by-Step guide to accessing Permalink settings for your WordPress website"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fce34a53f82651e8c999cc918b36aa59\">Permalink Settings WordPress allows you to edit the structure of your website&#8217;s URLs (Uniform Resource Locators). The permalink structure determines the links to your posts, pages, and other content that are formatted and displayed in the browser&#8217;s address bar. By using descriptive and user-friendly URLs can surely improve SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and make your website more accessible to visitors.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bbad69421ac9619eb906f468c6d17c77\"><strong>Steps to Access Permalink Settings WordPress <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9940e3e85f7798ac8f568d621e17e4e8\">To access the Permalink Settings, follow these steps:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-50ed381d2d877ae8da4caf27639fb2df\">1. Log in to your WordPress Dashboard.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-059727b1d0d09d5ed652adf47f40d823\">2. In the left-hand menu, navigate to <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a00df\" class=\"has-inline-color\">&#8220;Settings&#8221;<\/mark><\/strong> and click on <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a00df\" class=\"has-inline-color\">&#8220;Permalinks&#8221;<\/mark><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudhostgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-2.png\" alt=\"Permalinks Settings  WordPress | BigCloudy KB \" class=\"wp-image-5769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-2.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-2-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-2-768x452.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fee0596490a1ddc04baf7a84b74ab808\">Now, let&#8217;s explore the different options available in the Permalink Settings:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-137b16082e5143782579f692f7fa17c3\"><strong>i. Common Settings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-32ee6ed8d91d7fe0484968b21439c4da\">\n<li><strong>Plain<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-83d00b3351822d6b802d012442010b2b\">This option uses plain, non-descriptive URLs that include a query parameter and post ID. For example:\u00a0https:\/\/abcshop.com\/?p=123.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9756d5992342a9caa3f8e3f07f1a439f\">\n<li><strong>Day and Name, Month and Name, Numeric, Post Name<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-474e48d77a479d896b2e55e8882b54a2\">These options allow you to include the post&#8217;s date and name or just the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudhostgeek.com\/wordpress\/create-post-in-wordpress\/\" style=\"color:#7a00df;\">post<\/a><\/strong> name itself in the URL. The <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a00df\" class=\"has-inline-color\">&#8220;Post Name&#8221;<\/mark><\/strong> option is the most commonly used and results in user-friendly URLs that include the post title. For example:&nbsp;https:\/\/abcshop.com\/sample-post\/.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c33854fa9ac34ba2653df3f1d241aa05\">\n<li><strong>Custom Structure<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8bb329296024a8a7947041975c2752bc\">If you want to create a custom permalink structure, you can use this option and specify the desired structure using placeholders and special tags. Some common tags include\u00a0%year%,\u00a0%monthnum%,\u00a0%day%,\u00a0%postname%,\u00a0%post_id%, and\u00a0%category%. For example:\u00a0\/%category%\/%postname%\/.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3785c1a083ce76dab15b22cce8adb34d\"><strong>ii. Optional<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2780b7bdf3e7da94bd71d64a8a8165f3\">\n<li><strong>Category Base<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-858920e22fac2c052ab2b21b0968c7d0\">If your permalink structure includes categories, this option allows you to specify a base word that appears before category names in the URL. For example, if you set the category base to <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a00df\" class=\"has-inline-color\">&#8220;topics,&#8221;<\/mark><\/strong> a URL might look like\u00a0https:\/\/abcshop.com\/topics\/uncategorized\/sample-post\/.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e0ac019c01251d2596a58cba3b471d28\">\n<li><strong>Tag Base<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c90f713346f7deeca196ee7e8073440f\">If you use post tags, this option allows you to specify a base word that appears before tag names in the URL.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4494cad04f67885e9fbf8bb7ac0d63c2\">\n<li><strong>Save Changes<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d7227e70966792883d5ac71dda52cabd\">After making any desired changes to the permalink structure or optional settings, don&#8217;t forget to click the <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a00df\" class=\"has-inline-color\">&#8220;Save Changes&#8221;<\/mark><\/strong> button to apply the new settings.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9b0fccfbf00a3b13973ce955d16eaa33\">Choosing the right permalink structure is important for optimizing your website&#8217;s URLs. 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The permalink structure determines the links to your posts, pages, and other content that are formatted and displayed in the browser&#8217;s address bar. By using descriptive and user-friendly URLs can surely improve SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and make your website more accessible to visitors.\u00a0 Steps to Access Permalink Settings WordPress To access the Permalink Settings, follow these steps:&nbsp; 1. Log in to your WordPress Dashboard.\u00a0 2. In the left-hand menu, navigate to &#8220;Settings&#8221; and click on &#8220;Permalinks&#8221;. Now, let&#8217;s explore the different options available in the Permalink Settings:&nbsp; i. Common Settings This option uses plain, non-descriptive URLs that include a query parameter and post ID. For example:\u00a0https:\/\/abcshop.com\/?p=123.\u00a0 These options allow you to include the post&#8217;s date and name or just the post name itself in the URL. 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