The Ultimate Guide to WordPress Permalinks

Pretty permalinks are the default setting for URLs on WordPress sites, but what exactly makes them pretty

Permalinks, or permanent links, are URLs to individual pages and posts, as well as category and tag archives, on your website. They never change and are a permanent web address used to link to your content.

What are WordPress Permalinks?

“WordPress Permalinks are the permanent URLs to your individual weblog posts, as well as categories and other lists of weblog postings.”

We’ll cover:

1. Permalinks in WordPress
   “Ugly” Permalinks
   “Almost Pretty” Permalinks
   “Pretty” Permalinks
2. Changing Your Permalink Structure
3. Creating Custom Permalinks
4. SEO-Friendly Permalinks
5. Choosing the Right Permalink Structure for Your Site
6. Enabling Pretty Permalinks
   “Using Permalinks on Apache
   “Using Permalinks on Other Web Servers
7. Changing Permalinks on a Live Site

Summary

Permalinks are an incredibly useful feature of WordPress. You can use them to enhance user experience and boost your search engine rankings.