How to undo "edit page URL"?

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  morewarmth · Member · Mar 23, 2013 at 4:09 pm

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  You can edit the URL (“slug”) of a page to get a new URL. How do you undo this process, to go back to the original URL? Thanks.

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  timethief · Member · Mar 23, 2013 at 4:26 pm

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  See here please > http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/new-page-screen/#page-title-and-url

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  morewarmth · Member · Mar 23, 2013 at 4:44 pm

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  Ah, I get it, thanks!

  I knew about how to edit the URL (slug); I wanted to know how if I could edit it back. Having tried this now on a test blog, I see that it works.

  So, the answer I wanted was: You can edit the page URL again and again, including editing it back to what it originally was.

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  timethief · Member · Mar 23, 2013 at 4:47 pm

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  Yes but … are you aware of the effect of breaking links and creating 404 pages? http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2011/08/05/avoid-creating-404-pages/

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  morewarmth · Member · Mar 23, 2013 at 5:04 pm

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  Yes, thanks!

  I’m still in the process of creating my basic web site, and at this point I think it’s more important to get things right than to keep every link intact, especially since very few people are finding me at the moment. (Of course, my perfectionistic nature plays a part in this.)

  Later, when I “officially” release my site, I’ll be much more careful about changing links. Thanks for the caution.

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  timethief · Member · Mar 23, 2013 at 5:06 pm

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  You’re welcome.