Permalinks dilemma

mesmerist · 08-13-2011, 10:47 AM

/%category%/%postname%/

or

/%postname%/

and why?

Please vote using the poll above. Thanks

timpears · 08-13-2011, 11:22 AM

Way back when I was first taught to use WordPress, I was told to use /%postname%/ and I have been using it ever since.

If I had included the category, then my URLs would be longer and I for one don't want longer URLs.

BlakeM · 08-13-2011, 11:23 AM

That's all depends on the situation. Usually I would say /%postname%/ but there are situations where category would be better. Let's say I'm doing a small review site, all centered around 1 product...

The product name is xyz. I would make the category for all the posts xyz and make the permalink include category and then the postname would probably include xyz review.

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08-13-2011, 10:47 AM	#1
mesmerist HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 362 Thanks: 25 Thanked 29 Times in 29 Posts	Permalinks dilemma /%category%/%postname%/ or /%postname%/ and why? Please vote using the poll above. Thanks

08-13-2011, 11:22 AM	#2
timpears Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Vancouver, WA, USA. Posts: 3,500 Thanks: 327 Thanked 584 Times in 408 Posts	Re: Permalinks dilemma Way back when I was first taught to use WordPress, I was told to use /%postname%/ and I have been using it ever since. If I had included the category, then my URLs would be longer and I for one don't want longer URLs.
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08-13-2011, 11:23 AM	#3
BlakeM HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 233 Thanks: 31 Thanked 23 Times in 23 Posts	Re: Permalinks dilemma That's all depends on the situation. Usually I would say /%postname%/ but there are situations where category would be better. Let's say I'm doing a small review site, all centered around 1 product... The product name is xyz. I would make the category for all the posts xyz and make the permalink include category and then the postname would probably include xyz review.
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