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WordPress URLs

by Vince Caso
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Hey all,

I have WordPress installed on my website, and enjoy it a lot. But I was wondering if someone could explain to me how to customize the URLs to be like, for example "www.website.com/sample-page/", instead of what I have, which is "www.website.com/?p=211", as an example.

I'm not SUPER coding or website-savvy. But if someone can tell me what to do, I can probably do it.

Thanks!

Vince
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  • Profile picture of the author chriswhiteley
    All you need to do is follow these easy steps:

    1. Login to your Dashboard
    2. Locate the Settings section in the sidebar (should be near the bottom)
    3. Click on the Permalinks option
    4. Under Common Settings click on radio button beside Custom Structure
    5. In the text box enter /%postname%/
    6. Click Save changes and wave your hands in the air (like you just don't care).

    Depending on how your server is set up you may need to add some code to your .htaccess file. For now just cross your fingers that you don't have to. If you do have we can cross that bridge when you get there.
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  • Profile picture of the author Vince Caso
    Thanks a ton! I'll try implementing this in a moment.

    You, sir, have been Thank'd.


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  • Profile picture of the author Vince Caso
    Gave it a shot, and the URL's worked! Only one tiny problem...

    My main page has a few Social Media buttons on it, which also appear on all of my pages and posts (in the left sidebar). But when I did the URL configuration to customize it, the social media buttons were still on my main page, but had disappeared from my post pages.

    Anyone know how to fix this?

    Thanks,
    Vince
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