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Wordpress problem

by magnus1
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Hi all,

I've just set up a blog but I can't get the categories working right.

If you look here you'll see what I mean.

If you go to "Blog" you'll see I have 1 post. I set it to show in both the "Blog" & "Uncategorized" sections. BUT, if you click on "Uncategorized" you'll notice that the url/permalink shows http:// marketingwithmichelle.com/finally-blog/. Which is the same url as the actual post.

Shouldn't this be http:// marketingwithmichelle.com/uncategorized/ or something similar? I can't get my head around it! Any help would be great!


Cheers,
Michelle
#problem #wordpress
  • Profile picture of the author joseph7384
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    • Profile picture of the author magnus1
      Hi,

      No, only the one post. But it's set to show in both categories.

      As for the home page... I'm still adding content. I'm just testing the structure first.


      Cheers,
      Michelle

      Originally Posted by joseph7384 View Post

      It looks as if you made two identical posts with one being this permalink Marketing with Michelle

      and in the Uncategorized you have a different permalink which is,
      Finally... A Blog! | Marketing with Michelle

      If you don't have one of theses set to nofollow it can be seen as duplicate content, and why does your homepage have no content on it?
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  • Profile picture of the author JDBradley
    if i understand correctly the issue. it is because your permalinks are set to postname

    therefore the url does not display the category.

    no need to change it, but if you want the categories in the url then set permalinks to
    /%category%/%postname%/

    hope that helps

    Jon
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  • Profile picture of the author magnus1
    UGHHH... Almost there! That's fixed that problem, but now my post pages don't work, i.e. if you click on the post in "Uncategorized" it should take you to http:// marketingwithmichelle.com/finally-blog/ but now it can't find it.

    Can I fix that somehow? It seems to be a common set up on a lot of blogs I've seen but I can't for the life of me figure it out! Thanks!


    Michelle
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  • Profile picture of the author JDBradley
    I'm not sure i follow, but i think maybe you need to go into the post, check the permalink url at the top near the title is correct for where you want it located.
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  • Profile picture of the author BlueXephos
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    Hello,

    I want to know if is any posibility to change the name of the categories?
    Thanks!
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    • Profile picture of the author lazypuppy
      Originally Posted by magnus1 View Post

      Can I fix that somehow? It seems to be a common set up on a lot of blogs I've seen but I can't for the life of me figure it out! Thanks!


      Michelle
      Viewing the source markup of your blog shows %postname%. This is a problem that could be caused by your theme, plugins, or any custom code you may have added in functions.php that deals specifically with permalinks.

      - Check WordPress Address (URL) and Site Address (URL) under Settings to make sure your url is correct.
      - Check your Permalinks settings and resave.
      - Check your plugins. Deactivate one at a time to see if any plugins are causing it.
      - Check your theme. Change it to WordPress' default theme twentyeleven to see if your theme is the problem.
      - Check any custom code.

      Without actually seeing what the problem is myself, the best thing to do would be to reinstall WordPress without any plugins, custom themes, or custom code, and then test out a permalink structure. Make sure you backup your database and files before deleting and reinstalling.

      Originally Posted by BlueXephos View Post

      Hello,

      I want to know if is any posibility to change the name of the categories?
      Thanks!
      Log into WordPress admin and click the Posts link (located on the left side of your screen within the main navigation menu). Within Posts, click the Categories link. Then click the category that you want to change. Within that screen you can change the name and slug of that category.
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  • Profile picture of the author rising_sun
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    First of all please check ,your wordpress is old version or new?then check is it match with the wamp or Xamp or not?Then you can take any step by your choice according to above suggestion.
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  • Profile picture of the author hostwindsEvanM
    I believe you can change the category names under the Posts tab.
    Sites coming together I see. Would recommend a new theme and a nice cache plguin.
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  • Profile picture of the author magnus1
    Thanks. Will try that.


    Cheers,
    Michelle
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