How can I remove date stamp from post URLs?
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How can I remove date stamp from post URLs? For example, instead of this: “http://foo.wordpress.com/2011/01/15/abc/”, I want this: “http://foo.wordpress.com/abc/”. I know how to edit the descriptive portion “abc”, but that’s not good enough. Also, I know the date portion can be changed by changing the publish date, but I don’t like that option, because it will result in a broken link if someone bookmark’s my post.
My theme is INove with the purchased CSS editing upgrade.The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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People with self-hosted blogs get themselves into trouble all the time changing the permalink structure as you are suggesting because if you happen to have a page titled abc and a post titles abc, with with the permalink structure you want, the URLs would be the same. I’ve had to go in and edit databases and fix this when people have done it.
You cannot restructure permalinks here at wordpress.COM. The only part of the permalink you can edit is the “abc” at the end in the post editor (edit link right below the post title).
The CSS upgrade allows you to stylize the theme. It does not allow you to change the functionality of the theme. CSS is a styling document only.
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If possible, I’d prefer the flexibility of removing the date stamp from my URLs, and live with the risk of duplicate permalinks. I can’t enter 2 posts with the same title, and it’s unlikely I’d have a page and post with the same title. Broken URLs on external websites is more likely and a harder to resolve issue.
As an alternative, I’m considering creating all my content as pages instead of posts. However, can’t see the option to tag pages, just hierarchal categories. Is there a way to tag pages in a similar way as posts? -
Hi There!
Is there a way to tag pages in a similar way as posts?
Sorry there is not a option to tag pages…
Please read → Post vs. Page
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