Any reason not to use the second option, 'Date and name based'? Does this hurt SEO in any way? I appreciate being able to put a post into context by having the date embedded in the URL as well.
Andrew
· 2 years ago
@sacker yes, the date is a good option as well, for me it is not the most useful thing.
Kevin Menzie
· 2 years ago
That was too simple. Thanks for the tip! I've been wondering about that.
Chris Pratt
· 1 year ago
Personally, I like to see the date and name based structure. I helps when I'm scrolling through search results in Google and want to get information that's up to date.
Older posts can make good reference material, but I've been burned more than once following something from an article I later find out was dated.
Just an extra nicety for the end-user, but either way works just so long as there's no ugly question mark in the url.
Andrew
· 1 year ago
@Chris yes, the date can be very helpful
I wonder if it helps or hurts you? Does it cloud the URL or does it provide relevant data? Would a google search of 2008 simple permalink trick not work for my current structure, but work really well with yours?
Kevin Menzie
· 1 year ago
Just noticed that just using /%postname%/ actually breaks the WordPress in_category() function. However, if I use their pre-set date-based structure, it works fine.
Tara Anderson
· 1 year ago
Andrew, I just started my personal blog and am learning about Wordpress through a lot of trial and error. After publishing my second post, I saw the ugly permalink (?p=6) and immediately remembered this post you wrote. You helped me out and in the process, I learned how to rewrite some .htaccess files. While I'm not exactly sure what that means, I did it and now have beautiful permalinks. Thanks dude!
Matt Browne
· 1 year ago
You guys did better than CNBC, you made the _National_ Nightly news. I posted a link on my blog, mattbrowne.com. Great work!!
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Older posts can make good reference material, but I've been burned more than once following something from an article I later find out was dated.
Just an extra nicety for the end-user, but either way works just so long as there's no ugly question mark in the url.
I wonder if it helps or hurts you? Does it cloud the URL or does it provide relevant data? Would a google search of 2008 simple permalink trick not work for my current structure, but work really well with yours?