{"id":1934,"date":"2016-07-25T16:57:31","date_gmt":"2016-07-25T13:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/?p=1934"},"modified":"2026-04-03T08:07:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T05:07:43","slug":"permalinks-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/permalinks-in-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are Permalinks in WordPress? How to Set Them and Why"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#d7d7d7;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#f1f1f1;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">TL;DR: Permalinks in WordPress = &ldquo;permanent links.&rdquo; Those are the permanent URLs of the blog posts and pages on your WordPress site. For example, the permalink of this very blog post that you&rsquo;re reading right now is: <code>https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/permalinks-in-wordpress\/<\/code><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Permalinks are also among the <strong>key parameters<\/strong> of any WordPress blog, and something that you should set right away after you launch your shiny new website.<\/p>\n\n\n    \r\n    <style>\r\n        :root {\r\n        --jtoc-progress-bar-color: #4267cf;\n        }\r\n                    .wpj-jtoc.--jtoc-theme-none.--jtoc-has-custom-styles {\r\n        --jtoc-width: 100%;\n--jtoc-toc-padding: 24px;\n--jtoc-toc-border: 1px solid;\n--jtoc-toc-border-color: #dedede;\n--jtoc-background-color: #f6f7f9;\n--jtoc-header-height: 20px;\n--jtoc-header-margin: 0;\n--jtoc-header-padding: 0;\n--jtoc-title-color: #393939;\n--jtoc-title-font-size: 1.2em;\n--jtoc-title-label-font-weight: 400;\n--jtoc-body-margin: 16px 0 0 0;\n--jtoc-body-padding: 0;\n--jtoc-headings-margin: 10px 0 0 0;\n--jtoc-link-font-size: 1em;\n--jtoc-link-font-weight: 400;\n--jtoc-link-color: #848484;\n--jtoc-link-color-hover: #4a66c8;\n--jtoc-link-color-active: #4a66c8;\n        }\r\n        .--jtoc-the-content{\r\ndisplay:none;\r\n}\r\n.--jtoc-is-active>.wpj-jtoc--item-content>a:before{\r\nmargin-left:3px;\r\n}\r\n.wpj-jtoc--nav>.wpj-jtoc--items li a::before{\r\ncontent:'\\203A';\r\ndisplay:block;\r\nfloat:left;\r\nheight:100%;\r\nfont-weight:700;\r\ncolor:#4267CF;\r\nline-height: 20px;\r\nmargin-right: 3px;\r\n}\r\n.sidebar .wpj-jtoc--toc{\r\nborder:0;\r\npadding:0;\r\n}\r\n.sidebar .wpj-jtoc--header,\r\n.sidebar .wpj-jtoc--body{\r\nbackground:transparent;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.sidebar .--jtoc-is-active>.wpj-jtoc--item-content>a{\r\ntext-decoration:none;\r\n}\r\n.sidebar-left .widget-first{\r\nposition:sticky;\r\ntop:70px;\r\nmargin-bottom:1250px;\r\n}\r\n.sidebar-left{\r\ndisplay:none;\r\nmax-width:300px;\r\nposition:absolute;\r\nleft:-330px;\r\ntop:0;\r\nheight:100%;\r\n}\r\n@media only screen and (max-width: 1900px) {\r\n.single-post .sidebar-left{\r\ndisplay:none !important;\r\n}\r\n.--jtoc-the-content{\r\ndisplay:block;\r\n}\r\n@media only screen and (max-width: 400px) {\r\n.wpj-jtoc--item .wpj-jtoc--item-content{\r\nmargin-top:5px;\r\n}\r\n.wpj-jtoc--header-main .wpj-jtoc--title{\r\nfont-size:1.1em;\r\n}\r\n}    <\/style>\r\n\r\n\r\n    <!-- jtoc progress bar widget -->\r\n    <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--widget-progress --progress-top\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--widget-progress-bar\"><\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n<div id=\"wpj-jtoc\" class=\"wpj-jtoc wpj-jtoc--main --jtoc-the-content --jtoc-theme-none --jtoc-title-align-left --jtoc-toggle-icon --jtoc-toggle-position-right --jtoc-toggle-1 --jtoc-header-as-toggle --jtoc-headings-full-row-clickable --jtoc-floating-toc-top --jtoc-floating-has-shadow --jtoc-has-custom-styles --jtoc-is-unfolded\" >\r\n            \r\n    <!-- TOC -->\r\n    <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--toc \">\r\n                            <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--header\">\r\n                <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--header-main\">\r\n                                        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--title\">\r\n                        <!-- <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" class=\"lucide lucide-columns-3\"><rect width=\"18\" height=\"18\" x=\"3\" y=\"3\" rx=\"2\"\/><path d=\"M9 3v18\"\/><path d=\"M15 3v18\"\/><\/svg> -->\r\n                        <span class=\"wpj-jtoc--title-label\">Table of contents<\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                                                        <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                                <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--body\">\r\n                        <nav class=\"wpj-jtoc--nav\">\r\n                <ol class=\"wpj-jtoc--items\"><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                        <a href=\"#h-why-permalinks-in-wordpress-are-important\" title=\"Why permalinks in WordPress are important\" data-numeration=\"1\" >Why permalinks in WordPress are important<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div> <\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                        <a href=\"#h-how-to-set-permalinks-in-wordpress\" title=\"How to set permalinks in WordPress\" data-numeration=\"2\" >How to set permalinks in WordPress<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div> <\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                        <a href=\"#h-1-how-to-set-the-permalink-structure-in-wordpress\" title=\"1. How to set the permalink structure in WordPress\" data-numeration=\"3\" >1. How to set the permalink structure in WordPress<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div> <ol class=\"wpj-jtoc--items\"><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h3\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content\" data-depth=\"3\">\r\n                        <a href=\"#h-1-1-setting-up-a-simple-permalink-structure\" title=\"1.1 Setting up a simple permalink structure\" data-numeration=\"3.1\" >1.1 Setting up a simple permalink structure<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div> <\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h3\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content\" data-depth=\"3\">\r\n                        <a href=\"#h-1-2-adding-custom-permalinks\" title=\"1.2 Adding custom permalinks\" data-numeration=\"3.2\" >1.2 Adding custom permalinks<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div> <\/li><\/ol><\/li><li class=\"wpj-jtoc--item --jtoc-h2\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpj-jtoc--item-content\" data-depth=\"2\">\r\n                        <a href=\"#h-2-how-to-set-the-individual-permalinks-for-posts-pages\" title=\"2. How to set the individual permalinks for posts\/pages\" data-numeration=\"4\" >2. How to set the individual permalinks for posts\/pages<\/a>\r\n                    <\/div> <\/li><\/ol>            <\/nav>\r\n                                                        <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading joli-heading jtoc-heading\" id=\"h-why-permalinks-in-wordpress-are-important\">Why permalinks in WordPress are important<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Basically, it&rsquo;s through permalinks that the world identifies the individual pieces of content on your WordPress blog &hellip; as grand as it might sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For instance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If another blogger wants to link to your content, they point to one of your permalinks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you want to share your content on social media, you share the permalink.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If Google wants to index a piece of your content, they use the permalink.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you want to show your content to a friend, by mentioning it in an email for example, then you give them the permalink.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>I might be missing some important uses, but you get the gist.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading joli-heading jtoc-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-set-permalinks-in-wordpress\">How to set permalinks in WordPress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Okay, luckily, this is very simple. But the task is two-fold:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You <strong>need to set the permalink structure<\/strong> right after you launch a new WordPress site.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You should set the <strong>permalinks for every piece of content<\/strong> individually.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>In that scenario, #1 will give your site the right structure to work with for the future. And with #2 you can fine-tune the individual permalinks of all your posts and pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&rsquo;s explain both of those quickly:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading joli-heading jtoc-heading\" id=\"h-1-how-to-set-the-permalink-structure-in-wordpress\">1. How to set the permalink structure in WordPress<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading joli-heading jtoc-heading\" id=\"h-1-1-setting-up-a-simple-permalink-structure\">1.1 Setting up a simple permalink structure<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To set your permalink structure, go to your WordPress <strong>Dashboard <\/strong>-&gt; <strong>Settings <\/strong>-&gt; <strong>Permalinks<\/strong>. Once there, select this option:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=576150173  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WordPress-Permalinks-settings-with-the-Post-name-option-selected.png\" alt=\"WordPress Permalinks settings with the Post name option selected\" class=\"wp-image-114701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:950\/h:441\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WordPress-Permalinks-settings-with-the-Post-name-option-selected.png 950w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:139\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WordPress-Permalinks-settings-with-the-Post-name-option-selected.png 300w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:768\/h:357\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WordPress-Permalinks-settings-with-the-Post-name-option-selected.png 768w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:50\/h:23\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WordPress-Permalinks-settings-with-the-Post-name-option-selected.png 50w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:480\/h:223\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WordPress-Permalinks-settings-with-the-Post-name-option-selected.png 480w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:794\/h:369\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WordPress-Permalinks-settings-with-the-Post-name-option-selected.png 794w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:296\/h:137\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WordPress-Permalinks-settings-with-the-Post-name-option-selected.png 296w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:390\/h:181\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WordPress-Permalinks-settings-with-the-Post-name-option-selected.png 390w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:270\/h:125\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WordPress-Permalinks-settings-with-the-Post-name-option-selected.png 270w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:950\/h:441\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WordPress-Permalinks-settings-with-the-Post-name-option-selected.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Just to make sure we&rsquo;re on the same page, it&rsquo;s the one labeled &ldquo;<strong>Post name<\/strong>.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, why this one?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quite simply, it holds the least amount of unneeded clutter&hellip; There are no seemingly random numbers, no dates, no arbitrary words (like &ldquo;archives&rdquo;). There&rsquo;s just the post name that you can control 100% (more on that in the next point).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff6e6\"><strong>Why you don&rsquo;t want dates in your permalinks?<\/strong> The main reason is because dates discourage your visitors from reading your older content. Any date that&rsquo;s older than last week (or so) looks like out-of-date information, despite the fact that it might still be very valid, or might even be evergreen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After you select that new permalink structure (&ldquo;Post name&rdquo;), just click &ldquo;<strong>Save Changes<\/strong>&rdquo; at the bottom of the settings page:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=275171573  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1663\" height=\"646\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Permalinks-settings-page-showing-the-Save-Changes-button.png\" alt=\"Permalinks settings page showing the Save Changes button\" class=\"wp-image-114702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1663\/h:646\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Permalinks-settings-page-showing-the-Save-Changes-button.png 1663w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:117\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Permalinks-settings-page-showing-the-Save-Changes-button.png 300w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1024\/h:398\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Permalinks-settings-page-showing-the-Save-Changes-button.png 1024w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:768\/h:298\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Permalinks-settings-page-showing-the-Save-Changes-button.png 768w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1536\/h:597\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Permalinks-settings-page-showing-the-Save-Changes-button.png 1536w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:50\/h:19\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Permalinks-settings-page-showing-the-Save-Changes-button.png 50w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:480\/h:186\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Permalinks-settings-page-showing-the-Save-Changes-button.png 480w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:794\/h:308\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Permalinks-settings-page-showing-the-Save-Changes-button.png 794w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1200\/h:466\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Permalinks-settings-page-showing-the-Save-Changes-button.png 1200w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:296\/h:115\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Permalinks-settings-page-showing-the-Save-Changes-button.png 296w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:390\/h:151\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Permalinks-settings-page-showing-the-Save-Changes-button.png 390w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:270\/h:105\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Permalinks-settings-page-showing-the-Save-Changes-button.png 270w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1663\/h:646\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Permalinks-settings-page-showing-the-Save-Changes-button.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading joli-heading jtoc-heading\" id=\"h-1-2-adding-custom-permalinks\">1.2 Adding custom permalinks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Another way to set up permalinks is by using a custom structure. In WordPress, a custom structure is any user-defined URL pattern built from structure tags, such as <code>\/%postname%\/<\/code>, <code>\/%category%\/%postname%\/<\/code>, or other variations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>File-like endings such as .html are optional and are mainly useful for migration or legacy URL setups. For example, a user might migrate a website that used a .html extension in the post URL and want to keep the links as close to the old format as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whatever the case, here&rsquo;s how to do it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are going to follow the same steps mentioned above, except this time we will use custom structure.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=585754529  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1567\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Permalinks-settings-showing-the-Custom-Structure-field-for-entering-a-pattern.png\" alt=\"Permalinks settings showing the Custom Structure field for entering a pattern\" class=\"wp-image-114703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1567\/h:765\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Permalinks-settings-showing-the-Custom-Structure-field-for-entering-a-pattern.png 1567w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:146\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Permalinks-settings-showing-the-Custom-Structure-field-for-entering-a-pattern.png 300w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1024\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Permalinks-settings-showing-the-Custom-Structure-field-for-entering-a-pattern.png 1024w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:768\/h:375\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Permalinks-settings-showing-the-Custom-Structure-field-for-entering-a-pattern.png 768w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1536\/h:750\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Permalinks-settings-showing-the-Custom-Structure-field-for-entering-a-pattern.png 1536w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:50\/h:24\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Permalinks-settings-showing-the-Custom-Structure-field-for-entering-a-pattern.png 50w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:480\/h:234\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Permalinks-settings-showing-the-Custom-Structure-field-for-entering-a-pattern.png 480w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:794\/h:388\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Permalinks-settings-showing-the-Custom-Structure-field-for-entering-a-pattern.png 794w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1200\/h:586\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Permalinks-settings-showing-the-Custom-Structure-field-for-entering-a-pattern.png 1200w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:296\/h:145\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Permalinks-settings-showing-the-Custom-Structure-field-for-entering-a-pattern.png 296w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:390\/h:190\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Permalinks-settings-showing-the-Custom-Structure-field-for-entering-a-pattern.png 390w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:270\/h:132\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Permalinks-settings-showing-the-Custom-Structure-field-for-entering-a-pattern.png 270w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1567\/h:765\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Permalinks-settings-showing-the-Custom-Structure-field-for-entering-a-pattern.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Usually, the custom structure will have the following code:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><code>\/%postname%\/<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don&rsquo;t see it, enter the above code in the custom structure box and hit the save button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, install the WordPress plugin titled <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/add-any-extension-to-pages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Add Any Extensions to Pages<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you do that you will be able to open it via <strong>Settings &rarr; Add Any Extension to Pages<\/strong>. Enter the <code>.html<\/code> or other extension that you&rsquo;d like to add and click on <strong>Update Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=342169758  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Add-Any-Extension-to-Page-1.1.png\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1615\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:eco\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Add-Any-Extension-to-Page-1.1.png\" alt=\"Add Any Extension to Pages plugin settings for adding an extension like .html to URLs\" class=\"wp-image-102950\" 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:296\/h:126\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Add-Any-Extension-to-Page-1.1.png 296w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:390\/h:166\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Add-Any-Extension-to-Page-1.1.png 390w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:270\/h:115\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Add-Any-Extension-to-Page-1.1.png 270w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1615\/h:686\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Add-Any-Extension-to-Page-1.1.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"></noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>One final step, go back to <strong>Settings &rarr; Permalinks<\/strong> and just click on the <strong>Save Changes<\/strong> button without actually changing any of the settings. This will reset the permalinks &ndash; a required step to make the new extensions work.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading joli-heading jtoc-heading\" id=\"h-2-how-to-set-the-individual-permalinks-for-posts-pages\">2. How to set the individual permalinks for posts\/pages<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have the overall permalink structure set, you can proceed to tweaking your individual posts and pages. This part of the permalink is often called the &ldquo;slug.&rdquo;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This can be done through each individual post&rsquo;s or page&rsquo;s editing screen. In the current editor, open the post or page settings sidebar and edit the URL slug in the permalink or link section.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=770772046  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/How-to-set-the-individual-permalinks-for-posts-pages.png\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"756\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:eco\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/How-to-set-the-individual-permalinks-for-posts-pages.png\" alt=\"WordPress editor sidebar showing where to edit the post URL slug\" class=\"wp-image-114698\" 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:390\/h:154\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/How-to-set-the-individual-permalinks-for-posts-pages.png 390w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:270\/h:106\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/How-to-set-the-individual-permalinks-for-posts-pages.png 270w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1920\/h:756\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/How-to-set-the-individual-permalinks-for-posts-pages.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"></noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Once the box appears, you can put pretty much whatever you wish there:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-opt-id=1420331153  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WordPress-editor-with-a-custom-post-slug-entered-in-the-URL-field.png\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"301\" height=\"245\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:eco\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WordPress-editor-with-a-custom-post-slug-entered-in-the-URL-field.png\" alt=\"WordPress editor with a custom post slug entered in the URL field\" class=\"wp-image-114699\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:300px;height:245px\" 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https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:166\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WordPress-editor-with-a-custom-post-slug-entered-in-the-URL-field.png 166w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:301\/h:245\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WordPress-editor-with-a-custom-post-slug-entered-in-the-URL-field.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\"></noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The standard, though, is to either use the given post&rsquo;s whole title or some simplified version of it. For example, this post&rsquo;s title is, &ldquo;What Are Permalinks in WordPress? How to Set Them and Why,&rdquo; but the permalink part is just, <code>permalinks-in-wordpress<\/code>, just like you can see above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff6e6\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> Try not to update the permalink structure once you publish your post or page. One of the main ideas behind permalinks is that they are <strong>permanent<\/strong>, hence the name. Changing those links later on makes finding your content more difficult for people as well as search engines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&rsquo;s pretty much all there is to permalinks in WordPress. The good thing is that you only have to do point #1 once after launching your site. And from there, WordPress is quite good at proposing optimized permalinks for your posts and pages on its own, so #2 becomes easy too. 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