Changing Timestamp and 404s

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  jamesewelch · Member · Oct 24, 2007 at 5:11 am

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  I noticed that when I changed my post timestamp to a different day, the old URL (such as 2007/10/22/Title) wasn’t redirecting to the new post (such as 2007/10/23/Title). Do you think its possible that the WP engine could redirect based on the post title (or slug, etc.) if the exact date isn’t found in the URL?

  I was trying to keep one post updated with new info and update the timestamp at the same time, but then I noticed that anyone who had directly linked to my original post was getting 404s, so I changed the date back to yesterday, etc.

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  trent · Member · Oct 24, 2007 at 5:13 am

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  We are stuck with that naming structure here I am afraid. I never really thought about it, but that would be a problem because the post slug is one thing and the date is something that can’t be faked. Something to ask staff about in a support ticket I would imagine for some professional advise!

  Trent

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  jamesewelch · Member · Oct 24, 2007 at 4:59 pm

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  thanks

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  timethief · Member · Oct 24, 2007 at 5:01 pm

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