Permalinks: where can I find them?

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  sallysusi000 · Member · Feb 16, 2016 at 11:04 pm

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  I’m trying to create pretty permalinks, but can’t find it in the Dashboard. I’m supposed to find them under Settings but it is not on the list.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · Feb 16, 2016 at 11:06 pm

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  Permalink structure cannot be changed on sites hosted by wordpress.COM. That can only be done on a WordPress.ORG software install.

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  sallysusi000 · Member · Feb 16, 2016 at 11:39 pm

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  Thanks. I do have my own site. I have been logging into the wordpress.com site builder. So now I have to download and install WordPress onto my computer in order to make pretty permalinks?

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  timethief · Member · Feb 16, 2016 at 11:45 pm

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  You are confused if you think that you can change permalink structure on any wordpress.COM hosted site by any means. And, you are confused if you think we provide support here for sites that are not hosted by wordpress.COM.

  We provide support only for wordpress.COM hosted sites like
  http://ontariofightslyme.wordpress.com/

  However, if you are referring to another site not hosted here then know that our wordpress.COM support docs do not apply to (1) local installs of wordpress.ORG software on your own server or (2) wordpress.ORG software installs on paid hosting, and we do not provide support for them at wordpress.COM.

  WordPress.COM and WordPress.ORG are completely separate and have different username accounts, logins, features, run different versions of some themes with the same names, and have separate support documentation and separate support forums. Read the differences here http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  If you want a site you can change permalink structure on see Moving to a Self-Hosted WordPress Site https://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-to-a-self-hosted-wordpress-site/

  If you don’t have a username account at WordPress.ORG account, then click http://wordpress.org/support/ and register one on the top right-hand corner of the page that opens, https://wordpress.org/support/register.php so you can post to the support forums there.
  Resetting your WordPress.ORG password http://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password
  WordPress.org support docs are at https://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page
  See also https://apps.wordpress.org/support/