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permalinks??

by fredo
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Hi. I have a blog in Wordpress and I have some noob questions, do you have to edit this kind of links when adding blog posts, ex: domainname.com/?p=40 ?????
Should I edit the link to: domainname.com/categoryname/blogposttitle??

Does it affect the SEO?
#permalinks
  • Profile picture of the author Sheryl Polomka
    I usually use the post name as the permalink. It is better for SEO if you have your keywords in the url.

    To change it just go to 'settings' >> 'permalinks' then 'custom' and put in /%postname%/
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    • Profile picture of the author fredo
      Originally Posted by Sheryl Polomka View Post

      I usually use the post name as the permalink. It is better for SEO if you have your keywords in the url.

      To change it just go to 'settings' >> 'permalinks' then 'custom' and put in /%postname%/

      Thanks Sheryl!
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  • Profile picture of the author phpbbxpert
    Its better to use /%category%/%postname%/
    for performance reasons
    WordPress suggests it also.

    Using Permalinks WordPress Codex
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    • Profile picture of the author fredo
      Originally Posted by phpbbxpert View Post

      Its better to use /%category%/%postname%/
      for performance reasons
      like what I've posted as an example: domainname.com/categoryname/blogposttitle


      Thanks phpbbxpert! I think I should opt for this method.
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