Understanding Permalinks for Posts and Pages
WordPress automatically creates a permalink every time you create a post/page.
Most of us just leave it at that and move on to the next piece of content, but it is not a bad idea to optimize your permalinks.
You can change your permalink using the "Edit" button.
This is the links that will be visible on search engines and also the links you will use for interlinking on you website and sharing on various social media platforms.
You cannot see the full permalink in the image above because there is not enough space. If the permalink is too long for display, only the first and last part is visible.
Why Do You Want to Optimize Your Posts/Pages' Permalinks?
- To enhance user experience
- To make it more memorable
- Make it easier to share
- Improve SEO
- Improve brand building
Changing your permalink does not mean you have to change your post/page title to accomplish this. You can just tweak your permalink a little and leave your post/page title as is.
Next: 3 Tips to Optimize Posts/Pages’ Permalinks for SEO (with examples)
So I just set up my second website for blogging and the content editing tools are not the same in my 2nd site as I have been using in my first site. I just upgraded to Premium a few days ago and I am a loss. I know this thread isn't about that topic but I couldn't find an article published relating to this issue.
Thanks Everyone!
Do I understand it correctly that I can't change the Permalink in WordPress before I publish my post? I always have to publish first and then change it?
I was thinking perhaps the other way I could do it is creating the title and permalink in WordPress and then publish it and put the post on draft or doesn't this make sense?
Is the manual way of changing the permalink in WordPress after publishing your content free of risks to get 404 errors or is there still a chance this can happen?
Looking forwards to hearing from you and thanks a lot for the training.
Jude