When I private publish and switch to public publish it changes the URL. Is there a way to make it so

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  doodlebugschildrenscenters · Member · Feb 17, 2015 at 4:49 pm

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  When I publish from private to public it changes the URL. for example this was the URL while it was private
  https://doodlebugsteachers.wordpress.com/2015/02/11/march-preschool-math-links/

  then it switches to this
  https://doodlebugsteachers.wordpress.com/2015/02/17/march-preschool-math-links/

  Is there a way to keep the URL the same? We insert our links into documents prior to publishing resources for our teachers to see. When it changes the links we have to go back into each of the 50 documents and insert the new link.

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  thatrobyn · Member · Feb 17, 2015 at 7:36 pm

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  Hey there!

  You can make sure the post has the same URL if you maintain its public date when you transition it from private to public.

  If you open up your private post in the editor, then take a look at the Publish data in the right hand menu, you’ll see “Published on.” Make sure you revert the date to the original “private” date, and the URL will remain the same.

  Make sure you click ok, and save your changes.

  That should do the trick! If I can help in any other way, please drop me a line. Cheers :)